About the Book:

If someone gave you a book of names and their ancient meaning, would you be curious to look up your own name and find its significance?

Namely ME is the first in a series of thought-provoking monologue books for middle and high school students, based on the ancient or traditional meaning of a character's name. The monologues are funny, poignant glimpses into a teen's life that use a creative new format to teach the skills of drama. Use them as individual classroom pieces, a unit of study or to create a performance in which every child has a chance to shine.

Includes bonus teacher's guide for classroom integration
Namely ME has an easy-to-read chapter filled with exciting ideas to help teachers. Teaching such skills as memorization, getting into character and taking a moment, Namely ME gives teachers a wide range of inventive monologues to use in the classroom. Take your students into a deeper study of naming traditions throughout the ages and across cultures. The possibilities of creating an exhilarating final production from the monologues are also explained clearly in this bonus chapter.

Easy-to-produce performance instructions
The performances Maureen Brady Johnson has created from the name monologues are easy to produce, full of energy and delightful to show a wide variety of audiences. They also showcase what a teacher does in the classroom and solve the problem of finding a production with a part for every student.

By award-winning playwright, theater educator, and columnist
During the past years, Maureen Brady Johnson has heard from hundreds of teachers from all over the world about her books and how easy they are to use. Take what you have done with monologues in the past and explore the possibilities of doing MORE with Namely ME.

About the Author:

Maureen Brady Johnson has been theatre teacher and director for over over thirty years. She is the author of several books on teaching theatre, a popular contributor to EDTA's Teaching Theatre magazine. She is also an ward-winning playwright whose plays have been performed worldwide.