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This newsletter is designed to help drama teachers, thespian sponsors, thespian troupes, theatre directors, worship directors, pastors, choir directors, worship leaders and actors and playwrights stay informed of the latest theatre products from Contemporary Drama Service and Meriwether Publishing.

Our one-act plays, full-length plays, one-act musicals and full-length musicals are perfect for middle schools, junior high schools, high schools, community theatres and professional theatres. In addition to our plays and musicals, we offer a comprehensive collection of theatre arts books, theatre textbooks, theatre DVDs and CDs, monologues, scenes and auditions, theatre games, improvisation books, makeup kits and much more. Our Christmas plays, Christmas musicals, Easter plays, Easter musicals, Christian drama and dinner theatre plays are perfect for churches of all denominations. Choose your perfect plays from over 800 titles by leading contemporary playwrights. Contemporary Drama Service is your best source for theatre and drama resources!

This newsletter will keep you up-to-date on all our new plays, theatre arts books and theatre news around the world. Let us know how we can serve you!

Where Can We Find Theatre Textbooks?

Just published ... an exciting selection of theatre textbooks and drama texts for your theatre group
Drama teachers and drama students are always looking for the latest new theatre textbooks for reference and education. Meriwether Publishing, the foremost publisher of theatre arts books, offers the most comprehensive collection of theatre books, drama texts, and theatre DVDs. Our latest new titles include:
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PermalinkSixty Comedy Duet Scenes for Teens
.A collection of 60 real-life situations in comedy/duet format for forensic duet competitions
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=895
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PermalinkYoung Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2
.Contemporary monologues for women from well-known contemporary playwrights; perfect for auditions and contests
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=897
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PermalinkDrama Games and Improvs
.Everything you need to teach basic dramatic skills using improv games; a semester-long improv curriculum guide
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=836
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PermalinkThirty Short Comedy Plays for Teens
.Thirty short plays give teenage performers a chance to portray the drama of their everyday lives
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=152
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Permalink112 Acting Games
.A comprehensive workbook of theatre games for developing acting skills
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=144
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PermalinkTheatre Arts Books, Theatre Books, Drama Books and Theatre DVDs from Meriwether Publishing
.America's foremost publishers of theatre textbooks!
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/default.aspx
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Searching for Drama Texts and Theatre Books?

Just published ... a fresh lineup of drama texts, theatre textbooks and theatre books for acting students
Acting students, drama teachers and theatre students are always searching for new drama textbooks and theatre books. Meriwether Publishing offers a wide selection of drama texts, theatre books and DVDs. Some of our latest titles include:
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PermalinkImprov Ideas
.Generating ideas from your own improv group is always best, but when you need a source for memory jogs and new inspirations to keep things lively, use this improv book.
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=8
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PermalinkArt By Committee
.This sequel to the best-selling improv book Truth in Comdey is designed to help improv performers move up to the more advanced levels of improvisation.
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=9
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Permalink100 Great Monologs
.A versatile collection of monologs, duologs, and triologs for student actors
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=5
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PermalinkLessons: The Craft of Acting
.100 plain-speaking lessons that simplify the art of acting for students and professionals.
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=10
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PermalinkTruth in Comedy
.This improv manual introduced the concepts of the "Harold" -- the innovative improvisational tool that helped Saturday Night Live's Mike Myers, Chris Farley, George Wendt, and many others on the road to TV and film stardom.
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=54
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PermalinkTheatre Arts books, Theatre Books, Drama Books and Theatre DVDs from Meriwether Publishing
.America's foremost publisher of theatre textbooks!
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/default.aspx
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Charna Halpern Takes Improv to the Next Level

"Truth in Comedy" and "Art By Committee" -- Two Invaluable Improv Resources
"The most important group work since they built the pyramids."
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Bill Murray

Endorsed by performers from Saturday Night Live, the Harold is the long-form improvisational tool that helped many actors on the road to TV and film stardom. This innovative method is described fully in the book Truth in Comedy by Charna Halpern, Del Close, and Kim "Howard" Johnson. This insightful book has become the bible for wannabe improvisers.

Art By Committee, Charna Halpern's sequel to the best-selling Truth in Comedy, comes with a DVD featuring performers demonstrating the instructions and ideas covered in the book. The subjects in this text progress from a discussion of the latest improvements to the Harold, to techniques used by today’s best improvisers, to anecdotes about the late Del Close and his work with the author in developing the Harold.

Charna Halpern recently celebrated her twenty-fifth year in business as director of i.O. Chicago (formerly ImprovOlympic) and i.O. West in Los Angeles. Watch for Charna and Truth in Comedy, featured on the current season of MTV's The Real World: Hollywood.

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PermalinkTruth in Comedy
.The manual of improvisation
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=54
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PermalinkArt By Committee
.A guide to advanced improvisation
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/CatalogDetails.aspx?cat=9
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PermalinkImprovisation
.Improv resources at Meriwether Publishing
.https://www.meriwetherpublishing.com/Catalog.aspx?cat=4
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PermalinkiO Improv
.The best in comedy improvisation
.http://ioimprov.com/
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