Ride the Wave: Challenging Short Plays and Monologues for Young Actors (Volume 1)

Ride the Wave is a raw and exciting collection of short plays and monologues for high school students and young actors of all levels. It will take young performers on a journey through complex life situations that tackle issues of identity, family, friendship and self-discovery. In the most provocative of the pieces, Being Big Brother, a family struggles to rescue the eldest of three siblings from his involvement in online hate and extremism. The scenarios and characters are edgy and vibrant, providing young actors with deep material that will push them to test their skills - as well as find and develop their voices - as artists of the stage. The three short plays and five monologues found in this collection will challenge performers to dig deep and seek out truth and honesty in their work by daring them to explore, uncover and go beyond the words of the text.