Reviewed by Jeremey for TeensReadToo.com

The cast from Orion is back in a sequel to Paul Ruditis' first DRAMA! story, THE FOUR DOROTHYS. Bryan, Sam, Hope, Holly, Alexis, and Belinda are all prepared for their next "big scene."

The school year is over for those at Orion, but just because academics are done does not mean acting is. During summer break a yearly, mandatory two-week theater camp begins, but instead of establishing a play, something new comes along.

Hartley Blackstone, a Broadway director, is using the two weeks to test all theater majors for a summer apprenticeship. To get this apprenticeship could be two lucky Orion students' big break.

During week one, everyone studies their individual monologues and performs for Hartley. After the performances, Mr. Blackstone critiques everyone's work, leaving nothing but shattered spirits. Now no one wants to go on with auditions.

In week two, Hope and her boyfriend are broken up. Done. Over. Which leads Bryan and Sam to hatch a plan to get Hope and her (ex) boyfriend back together.

This plan will take a lot of time away from Bryan once group auditions start. Will they be prepared? Who will win the summer apprenticeship?

Paul Ruditis' second DRAMA! book is very good. The whole time I was reading I thought, "this is like American Idol meets The Real World" (due to the singing and all of the drama in the book). I felt the story lacked a little in the middle, but was overall interesting to the end. ( )

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School may be out for the summer, but the drama's still in full swing. Orion Academy's summer theater school is in for a surprise - Hartley Blackstone, famous Broadway director, is going to be selecting one boy and one girl for his summer theater program in New York. The places are highly coveted, and between the half-sibling rivalry, dating disasters, and criticism worth of Simon Cowel to scar the budding actors' hearts, it's shaping up to be a rollercoaster ride.

I was glad to see that this series wasn't going to be another one of those with a pseudo-mystery popping up ever so conveniently in every new installment. Instead, Bryan's still coping with budding sexuality, coming out, and the dating problems of his friends. It's not heavy reading, nor very deep, and its saturated with enough classic movie and play references to keep interested readers busy looking things up on Wikipedia. But overall, it's an entertaining read. ( )