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(Applause Acting Series) . 5-Minute Plays for Teens is the latest collection from veteran editor Lawrence Harbison, a man who has...We know - we're already losing your attention. And that's okay! In keeping with the spirit of this book, we'll give it to you in five. 1.On any given day, the average teen spends nine hours engaging with digital media. A fair chunk of that time is spent watching viral videos, which run, on average, for about five minutes. 2. Needless to say, an average play runs far longer (and costs much more) . Accordingly, teens don't have the time (or money) for theater. 3. Adolescence is an emotional roller coaster rife with laughs and melodrama, reality and fantasy. Whatever a teen's mood, bite-sized bits of online entertainment keep him/her covered.