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.

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.

The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020

The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020
Author: Lawrence Harbison
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2021-05-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1493053264

Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women’s monologues for actors to use for auditions and in class, all from recently produced plays. The selections include monologues from plays by both well-known playwrights such as Don Nigro, Saviana Stanescu, and Len Jenkin and future stars such as Lia Romeo, Steven Hayet, Lori Fischer, Will Arbery, and Carey Crim. There are terrific comic and dramatic pieces, and all represent the best of contemporary playwriting. This collection is an invaluable resource for aspiring actors hoping to ace their auditions and impress directors and teachers with contemporary pieces.

Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35

Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35
Author: Lawrence Harbison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 170
Release: 2014-11-01
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 1495013588

(Applause Acting Series). Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for men from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform. A few are story monologues and they're great stories. Actors will find pieces by star playwrights such as Don Nigro, Itamar Moses, Stephen Adly Guirgis, and Terence McNally; by exciting up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Crystal Skillman, Greg Kalleres, Reina Hardy, and J. Thalia Cunningham; and information on getting the complete text of each play. This is a must-have resource in the arsenal of every aspiring actor hoping to knock 'em dead with his contemporary piece after bowling over teachers and casting directors alike with a classical excerpt.

New Monologues for Women

New Monologues for Women
Author: Geoffrey Colman
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2016-06-30
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1472573544

New Monologues for Women features forty monologues from plays published by Bloomsbury Methuen Drama recently. The monologues are selected by the editor, Geoffrey Colman, on account of their relevance to drama school students and recent graduates entering the profession. Each monologue is preceded by an introductory paragraph, written by the editor, outlining the setting, character type, and point in the plot. Suggestions are offered for staging, character interpretation, points of significance in the text, and how to draw from decisions made in professional productions. This collection is the go-to resource for the auditioning actor with an insatiable appetite for new, original and excellent material.

Monologues for Women by Women

Monologues for Women by Women
Author: Tori Haring-Smith
Publisher: Heinemann Drama
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1994
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

This unique collection of monologues for women contains fifty pieces by women playwrights from all over the country.

Completeness

Completeness
Author: Itamar Moses
Publisher: Samuel French, Incorporated
Total Pages: 83
Release: 2013
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780573701467

How does a computer scientist hook up with a molecular biologist? He blinds her with science, of course. When Elliot builds a computer program to help Molly with her research project, the variables in their evolving relationship shift as rapidly as the terms of their experiment. This deft and imaginative new ROM-comedy shows that even the most sophisticated algorithm may freeze in the face of life's infinite possibilities.

50 Fabulous New Classical Monologues for Women

50 Fabulous New Classical Monologues for Women
Author: Freyda Thomas
Publisher: Samuel French, Inc.
Total Pages: 93
Release: 2008
Genre: Performing Arts
ISBN: 0573662738

Fifty fabulous, fresh, new classical monologues for men await you within these pages. Everyone from the ancient Greeks to novelists of the 19th century is represented. They are not translated; they are adapted to the actor's needs and accessible to modern audiences. There are 25 dramatic and 25 comic-the largest collection of comic classical monologues on the market. The book is divided into 4 sections: Young Women's Dramatic, Mature Women's Dramatic, Young Women's Comedic and Mature Women's Com

101 Winning Monologues for Young Performers

101 Winning Monologues for Young Performers
Author: Mark Weston
Publisher: Baker's Plays
Total Pages: 116
Release: 2011
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780874402629

Acting teacher Mark Weston has written a companion to his most successful Winning Monologues from the Beginnings Workshop. After observing his acting students over many years struggling with books that offered speeches and recitations in lieu of monologues, Mr. Weston wrote his true and original monologues for young performers. He is pleased to acknowledge that many young performers have benefitted. For the first time, 101 short, precise and valuable acting hints are included, deriving from his successful acting career and including direct quotes from his acting teacher Lee Strasberg. These monologues can be a big help for young people beginning to study and audition for careers in theatre, film or TV.