A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation!

A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation!
Author: Herb Parker
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2016-02-19
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 131731168X

A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition explains how to successfully tackle the "cattle call" acting audition with a sixty-second monologue. Through Q&As, tips, director’s notes, and a glossary full of outrageous actions meant to inspire the actor into truly connecting with the piece, this book shows actors where and how to find a monologue, edit it, and give the best audition possible.

Acting Shakespeare is Outrageous!

Acting Shakespeare is Outrageous!
Author: Herb Parker
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 233
Release: 2017-07-06
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1351816454

Performing the work of William Shakespeare can be daunting to new actors. Driven by language, the themes and plots are out of the ordinary - the very definition of outrageous. With exercises, improvisations, and coaching points, Parker helps actors use the words Shakespeare wrote as a tool to perform him.

Key Exchange

Key Exchange
Author: Kevin Wade
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Total Pages: 52
Release: 1982
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780822206095

The love lives of two cyclists are contrasted as one fights to save his marriage while the other avoids commitment. Background music. 9 scenes, 2 men, 1 woman, 1 exterior.

Contemporary American Monologues for Men

Contemporary American Monologues for Men
Author: Todd London
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Total Pages: 169
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1559367628

Audition monologues for male characters selected from recent works by American playwrights including Tony Kushner, Jon Robin Baitz, Constance Congdon, Paula Vogel, Donald Margulies, Emily Mann, Eric Bogosian, Nicky Silver, and others. Unique to the TCG monologue series is a bibliography of other works by the playwrights included.

The Outrage Industry

The Outrage Industry
Author: Jeffrey M. Berry
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 286
Release: 2014
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0190498463

A stimulating expose on how the roots of today's partisan rage lie in the "outrage industry" - deregulated, commodified media markets that will do anything for money and attention.

Contemporary American Monologues for Women

Contemporary American Monologues for Women
Author: Todd London
Publisher: Theatre Communications Group
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2012-10-25
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1559367636

Audition monologues for female characters selected from recent works by American playwrights including Tony Kushner, Jon Robin Baitz, Constance Congdon, Paula Vogel, Donald Margulies, Emily Mann, Eric Bogosian, Nicky Silver, and others. Unique to the TCG monologue series is a bibliography of other works by the playwrights included.

The Gutfeld Monologues

The Gutfeld Monologues
Author: Greg Gutfeld
Publisher: Threshold Editions
Total Pages: 304
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1501190733

The New York Times bestselling collection from FOX News star Greg Gutfeld features his best and pithiest monologues on the current state of the world, covering everything from pop culture to politics, annotated for the modern day with all new content. “Wherever I go, I am hit repeatedly by the same question: where can I read your monologues? It should be easy to find these little nuggets of knowledge.” Well, now it is. In the past few years, Fox News host Greg Gutfeld has covered everything from crazed academics, to unhinged celebrities, to the wildest election in recent history on his shows The Five and The Greg Gutfeld Show. In The Gutfeld Monologues, he brings together his best and favorite monologues in this funny, unconventional collection for new and longtime fans alike. Scored through with marginal edits, scratch-outs, 20/20 hindsight, and up-to-the-minute commentary on what he got wrong, this book isn’t your typical anthology collection. With his signature humor, wit, and insight, Greg explains it all in this memorable collection about some of our country’s most crucial—and not so crucial—modern moments.

Moving Parts

Moving Parts
Author: Nina Shengold
Publisher: Penguin Books
Total Pages: 290
Release: 1992
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

More than 125 monologues by Mamet, Shepard, August Wilson, and others.

The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues
Author: Eve Ensler
Publisher: Villard Books
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2008
Genre: Body image in women
ISBN: 0375505121

Drawing on conversations with hundreds of women about their genitalia, the author presents a collection of performance pieces from her one-woman show of the same name.

The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition

The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition
Author: Ed Hooks
Publisher: Back Stage Books
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007-10-16
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0823099490

All actors and acting teachers need The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, the invaluable guide to finding just the right piece for every audition. This remarkable book describes the characters, action, and mood for more than 1,000 scenes in over 300 plays. This unique format is ideal for acting teachers who want their students to understand each monologue in context. Using these guidelines, the actor can quickly pinpoint the perfect monologue, then find the text in the Samuel French or Dramatist Play Service edition of the play. Newly revised and expanded, the book also includes the author’s own assessment of each monologue.