Awareness Tour sponsored* by Mike Kimmel
The Children’s Book Review
Join us on this virtual book tour for One-Minute Monologues for Teens: 100 Original Monologues!
One-Minute Monologues for Teens is the latest addition to The Young Actor Series, written by film, television, stage, commercial actor, and acting coach Mike Kimmel. The 100 original monologues included are family-friendly and have positive messages and life lessons for young people. Ultimately, these monologues can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our teen performers – and their classmates and audiences too. Appropriate for film, television, and theater training and performance – as well as college drama program auditions.
Be sure to enter the giveaway below for a chance to win a copy of the book as well as three months of free virtual acting classes!
One-Minute Monologues for Teens Tour Dates
Wednesday, November 4, 2020
The Children’s Book Review
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Thursday, November 5, 2020
Lisa’s Reading
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Friday, November 6, 2020
Over Coffee Conversations
Giveaway: One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Monday, November 9, 2020
J.R.’s Book Reviews
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Tuesday, November 10, 2020
Word Spelunking
Giveaway: One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Wednesday, November 11, 2020
Barbara Ann Mojica’s Blog
A book review of Mike Kimmel’sOne-Minute Monologues for Teens
Thursday, November 12, 2020
icefairy’s Treasure Chest
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Friday, November 13, 2020
Confessions of a Book Addict
Giveaway: One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Monday, November 16, 2020
Prologue
Interview with Mike Kimmel
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Tales of a Wanna-Be SuperHero Mom
Giveaway: One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Wednesday, November 18, 2020
Library Lady’s Kid Lit
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
Friday, November 20, 2020
A Dream Within A Dream
A book review of Mike Kimmel’s One-Minute Monologues for Teens
One-Minute Monologues For Teens Awareness Tour Giveaway
Enter for a chance to win a copy of One-Minute Monologues For Teens, autographed by Mike Kimmel, and three months of online acting classes!
One (1) grand prize winner receives:
- A copy of One-Minute Monologues for Teens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
- A copy of Monologues for Kids and Tweens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
- Three (3) months of online group acting classes* from Mike Kimmel for a recipient age 12 and up
- Be written into an upcoming monologue in a book by Mike Kimmel
Five (5) winners receive:
- A copy of One-Minute Monologues for Teens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
How to Enter
- Fill out the required fields in the form below. It may take a moment to load.
- You can also gain daily bonus entries through the entry form.
- See below for complete giveaway rules.
The giveaway begins November 4, 2020, at 12:01 A.M. MT and ends December 4, 2020, at 11:59 P.M. MT.
One-Minute Monologues For Teens: 100 Original Monologues
Written by Mike Kimmel
Publisher’s Synopsis: One-Minute Monologues for Teens is a collection of 100 original comedy and drama scripts on a wide range of topics. They are easily relatable to teenage actors’ real-life roles as daughters, sons, students, student-athletes, and after-school employees. Each monologue is gender-neutral and may be performed by both male and female actors in a one-minute timeframe. No props or costumes are required. The monologues are clean, family-friendly, and include positive messages, life lessons, and ethical questions for young people written between the lines. Ultimately, these monologues can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our teen performers – and their classmates and audiences too. Appropriate for film, television, and theater training and performance – as well as college drama program auditions.
Ages 13+ | Publisher: Ben Rose Creative Arts | ISBN-13: 978-0998151380
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About the Author

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 has appeared in dozens of theatrical plays on both coasts, including Radio City Music Hall, Equity Library Theater, Stella Adler Theater, and Theater at the Improv. He trained with Michael Shurtleff, William Hickey, Ralph Marrero, Gloria Maddox, Harold Sylvester, Wendy Davis, Amy Hunter, Bob Collier, and Stuart Robinson. He has a B.A. from Brandeis University and an M.A. from California State University.
As an educator, Kimmel has taught at Upper Iowa University, the University of New Orleans, University of Phoenix, and in the Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Burbank, California public school districts. He is a two-time past president of New Orleans Toastmasters, the public speaking organization, and often serves as a speech contest judge. Mike has written and collaborated on numerous scripts for stage and screen. His full-length historical drama on Presidents Lincoln and Garfield was a 2013 semi-finalist in the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. He is the 2014 recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from Upper Iowa University. Mike is a full voting member of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (the Emmys).
www.mikekimmelauthor.com | www.mikekimmel.com | www.imdb.me/mikekimmel
Giveaway Rules
- NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER TO WIN.
- Complete and submit the entry form pursuant to the on-screen instructions listed here.
- Enter between 12:00 AM Mountain Time on November 4, 2020, and 11:59 PM on December 4, 2020.
- One (1) grand prize winner receives:
- A copy of One-Minute Monologues for Teens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
- A copy of Monologues for Kids and Tweens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
- *Three (3) months of online acting classes from Mike Kimmel, Saturday mornings 9-12 noon Pacific time
- Be written into an upcoming monologue in a book by Mike Kimmel
- Five (5) winners receive:
- A copy of One-Minute Monologues for Teens, autographed by Mike Kimmel
- Winners will be selected at random on or about November 10, 2020. The odds of winning will depend upon the total number of eligible entries received.
- Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia, who are thirteen years of age or older in their state or territory of residence at the time of entry. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
- Important Notice: You may be charged for visiting the mobile website in accordance with the terms of your service agreement with your carrier.
- The prize(s) that may be awarded to the eligible winner(s) are not transferable, redeemable for cash, or exchangeable for any other prize. Participants must provide valid and accurate contact information. If a winner cannot be contacted or is disqualified for any reason, The Children’s Book Review reserves the right to determine an alternate winner or not to award that winner’s prize, in its sole discretion.
- The Children’s Book Review is not responsible for undeliverable, lost, delayed, misdirected, or misaddressed email or any other issues regarding the electronic delivery of the contest form. This includes, but is not limited to, the speed at which your email service routes email through the internet. The sole determiner of eligibility for the final drawing will be the time the email or entry form is received at our offices.
- The Children’s Book Review is not responsible for prize fulfillment. Prizes courtesy of the sponsor: Mike Kimmel.
Thanks for following along with us on the One-Minute Monologues for Teens awareness tour, sponsored* by Mike Kimmel.
16 Comments
It’s hard to find appropriate reading material for this age group – especially in the humorous vein.
My grandson would enjoy this and benefit greatly from this fabulous resource and giveaway.
I’d like it for my two teens.
Have have a grand daughter that is quite a ham.
Would love to add this to our library!
I would save this for my niece for when she’s older
This would be the perfect prize for my nephew, an aspiring actor!
my teen is super interested in acting and i would love to support his dreams!
I’m sure my granddaughter would love the book!
My daughter is really interested in acting, thanks.
I would like to win this giveaway for my neighbor.
Im hoping this would help my teenage grandson come out of his shell,he is very shy
My son loves acting so I think these would be great for him.
This book will be real handy.! Two,s , Tweens and teenager stages can be challenging to say the least.
My grandson would love this book! He loves to speak and act! Thanks for the chance to win!
This is right up either of my twin teens’ alleys per se. They thoroughly enjoy creating and delving into all aspects of this art form. They wanted to go into drama during high school, but we are still in distance learning in our area due to COVID.