Monologues for Young Adults is an original collection of family-friendly, gender-neutral, stage and screen scripts to help young, up-and-coming actors nail their college drama program auditions and professional performances. Full voting member of the National Television Academy and longtime NBC Tonight Show with Jay Leno sketch comedy performer Mike Kimmel has been writing, acting, and producing for decades. He brings practical, real world experience from the Hollywood and New York trenches to the challenge of monologue auditions. With relatable, real-world topics applicable to young adults in their twenties and thirties, these scenes require no costumes or props, and discuss ethical questions ideal for deep thinkers to explore. If you like fresh content, optimistic spins, and challenging ideas, you’ll love this definitive new resource. Mike Kimmel delivers sixty original works in Monologues for Young Adults , a collection of uplifting, thought-provoking, and conversational oratory pieces written for aspiring actors. Each unique monologue presents a relatable situation, written in accessible language with little jargon. Kimmel's background in teaching and coaching is apparent, as he dispenses straightforward advice about how to prepare for an audition by selecting a monologue that highlights one's unique voice. ~ Manhattan Book Review One of the strengths of Monologues for Young Adults is the attention to detail in each monologue. The characters are well-developed, and the dialogue is authentic and engaging. Mike Kimmel has a great talent for capturing the voices of young adults, and the monologues are written in a way that allows actors to connect with their characters and bring them to life on stage. ~ Readers' Favorite Any collection strong in acting books in general and monologues in particular should consider Monologues for Young Adults . Its strength lies not just in lessons about diversity, delivery, and acting choices; but in its range of appropriate subjects that test the boundaries of not only the young actor's talents, but his or her belief systems and social and ethical choices in life. ~ Midwest Book Review Kimmel's years of expertise shine through in this book as a creative writer in his own merit and it is encouraging that the title's intended audience are the creatives of tomorrow. Young, impressionable minds which deserve the highest standard in writing. ~ Reedsy Discovery "The work kicks off with a thoughtful foreword by Valerie Marsch, lending an experienced perspective, followed by a 13-page introduction by Kimmel himself. More than a mere prelude, the introduction serves as a pragmatic guide with a sensible list of do's and don'ts for budding actors." ~ Literary Titan Mike Kimmel is a film, television, stage, and commercial actor and acting coach. He is a twenty-plus year member of SAG-AFTRA with extensive experience in both the New York and Los Angeles markets. He has worked with directors Francis Ford Coppola, Robert Townsend, Craig Shapiro, and Christopher Cain among many others. TV credits include Game of Silence, Zoo, Treme, In Plain Sight, Cold Case, Breakout Kings, Memphis Beat, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer. He was a regular sketch comedy player on The Tonight Show, performing live on stage and in pre-taped segments with Jay Leno for eleven years.Mike is a full voting member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the organization that produces The Emmy Awards. This is his tenth book in the Performing Arts.