Acting for Young Actors covers everything a teen needs to know about acting professionally or for fun. The authors, veterans themselves, provide tons of information about “the business.” This is an especially thorough resource for the young artist who wants to learn more about the actor's craft. Fun and entertaining, the book introduces basic exercises, gives examples from plays, television and movie scripts and offers tips from the pros about everything from learning lines to starring in a movie.

Belli and Lenney see actors as creative thinkers, all the more well-rounded and responsible – focused, aware and tolerant -- for having pursued their acting training. Whether kids choose to act professionally or for fun, the craft of acting has the potential to make them better citizens of the world. Belli and Lenney treat their students as artists in their own right; this is a book to read again and again, for practical advice and for inspiration.