The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights

Lane and Shengold have done a most credible job selecting and editing several pieces for scene study. There is a fine broad range of pieces ranging from the comic to the serious. And of course, there is a wide range of quality. Some scenes are fantastic (Strange Snow, The Nerd, Laundry and Bourbon) and others wretched (you be the judge). Obviously there is absolutely no substitute for reading the entire play, but often in the face of an acting class, time is of the essence.However a warning I would give out is for all High School Acting teachers. Learning from experience, please understand that many of the scenes are racy and salty in their content. That is just a heads up for teachers wishing to build a scene study library-which this certainly belongs. You don't necessarily have to censor, you just have to be aware.

I've read a lot of scene books from my time in the theatre, but this one is probably one of the best that I've read. It has such a wide scope and range of different scenes and is a necessity for anyone serious about acting.

FAST AND NEW

I was decieved by the title, Scenes from New Plays. The term new is this case is relative as the copyright is 1985. Still some pretty good scenes within, but of temporarily classic plays. Definitely not new.

This book of scenes is okay. I really wanted a selection that was geared more for teenagers. This selection isn't bad, but just didn't suit my purposes.

A little over used…but I'm glad the previous owner gave it so much use! Looking forward to reading it myself