Author: Stephanie Coen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women
Author: Stephanie Coen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35
Author: Lawrence Harbison
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495013588
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
(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.
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 1495013588
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 170
Book Description
(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.
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues
Author: Nina Shengold
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780140096491
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This unique anthology provides a wealth of material for actors and acting students, and a wonderful overview of the best recent plays for anyone interested in theatre. The more than 150 monologues cover a diverse range of subjects, and offer a variety of dramatic styles and moods. Each monologue is introduced with a short description of the plot, setting, and character type by the leading plauwrights of our time. Featured dramatists include: Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, Lanford Wilson, Wallace Shawn, Tina Howe, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Beth Henley, Sam Shepard, David Henry Hwang, Harry Kondoleon, John Patrick Shanley, Larry Shue, Michael Weller, David Rabe, Marsha Norman, August Wilson, Albert Innaurato, Jules Feiffer, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Jose Rivera, Tom Stoppard, John Guare, David Mamet, Charles Fuller, William Matrosimone, Robert Patrick, Miguel Pinero
Publisher: Penguin Books
ISBN: 9780140096491
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
This unique anthology provides a wealth of material for actors and acting students, and a wonderful overview of the best recent plays for anyone interested in theatre. The more than 150 monologues cover a diverse range of subjects, and offer a variety of dramatic styles and moods. Each monologue is introduced with a short description of the plot, setting, and character type by the leading plauwrights of our time. Featured dramatists include: Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, Lanford Wilson, Wallace Shawn, Tina Howe, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Beth Henley, Sam Shepard, David Henry Hwang, Harry Kondoleon, John Patrick Shanley, Larry Shue, Michael Weller, David Rabe, Marsha Norman, August Wilson, Albert Innaurato, Jules Feiffer, Harold Pinter, David Hare, Jose Rivera, Tom Stoppard, John Guare, David Mamet, Charles Fuller, William Matrosimone, Robert Patrick, Miguel Pinero
The Audition: Monologues with Direction
Author: Jon Jory
Publisher: Stage Partners
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Conquer the audition! This truly unique collection of 52 original monologues with accompanying direction is the perfect tool for the aspiring student actor or drama classroom. Master director Jon Jory has crafted these gender-neutral pieces exploring heartache, hilarity, and everything in between. Student actors and theater teachers rejoice! Bonus material includes 10 Shakespeare monologue selections with advice and tips for tackling the Bard. Drama & Comedy Monologues. 1-2 minutes 52 original, gender-neutral pieces, 10 Shakespeare selections
Publisher: Stage Partners
ISBN:
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 70
Book Description
Conquer the audition! This truly unique collection of 52 original monologues with accompanying direction is the perfect tool for the aspiring student actor or drama classroom. Master director Jon Jory has crafted these gender-neutral pieces exploring heartache, hilarity, and everything in between. Student actors and theater teachers rejoice! Bonus material includes 10 Shakespeare monologue selections with advice and tips for tackling the Bard. Drama & Comedy Monologues. 1-2 minutes 52 original, gender-neutral pieces, 10 Shakespeare selections
Key Exchange
Author: Kevin Wade
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822206095
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN: 9780822206095
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
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 24 Hour Plays Viral Monologues
Author: The 24 Hour Plays
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350187550
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Since 1995 The 24 Hour Plays have been responding to theatre in the moment. As the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic brought an end to live theatre in the USA and Europe, the company sprang to work to keep the arts alive. Bringing together some of America's most prolific writers for the stage and screen, this unique and contemporary book of monologues collates the responses in dramatic fashion, making for an anthology of work that is timely, moving, irreverent and at its best, transcendent. Featuring original monologues by writers such as David Lindsay-Abaire, Clare Barron, Hansol Jung, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christoper Oscar Peña, Jesse Eisenberg and Monique Moses this is a rich collection that can be enjoyed by actors, writers and those looking for creative responses to the global COVID-19 crisis. With over 50 monologues from the first three weeks of the project, edited by Howard Sherman, this is an important collection that documents an unprecedented moment in history whilst also offering practical resource for actors and performers.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1350187550
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Since 1995 The 24 Hour Plays have been responding to theatre in the moment. As the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic brought an end to live theatre in the USA and Europe, the company sprang to work to keep the arts alive. Bringing together some of America's most prolific writers for the stage and screen, this unique and contemporary book of monologues collates the responses in dramatic fashion, making for an anthology of work that is timely, moving, irreverent and at its best, transcendent. Featuring original monologues by writers such as David Lindsay-Abaire, Clare Barron, Hansol Jung, Stephen Adly Guirgis, Christoper Oscar Peña, Jesse Eisenberg and Monique Moses this is a rich collection that can be enjoyed by actors, writers and those looking for creative responses to the global COVID-19 crisis. With over 50 monologues from the first three weeks of the project, edited by Howard Sherman, this is an important collection that documents an unprecedented moment in history whilst also offering practical resource for actors and performers.
The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020
Author: Lawrence Harbison
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493053264
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493053264
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
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.
Play the Scene
Author: Michael Schulman
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312318796
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A collection of over a hundred scenes and monologues from plays from the Elizabethan period to contemporary Tony Award winners.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312318796
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A collection of over a hundred scenes and monologues from plays from the Elizabethan period to contemporary Tony Award winners.
Short Plays and Monologues
Author: David Mamet
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822207207
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
These seven imaginative short theatre pieces by one of America's most inventive and highly regarded playwrights range widely in content, mood and style. The plays offer a stimulating challenge in terms of selecting, arranging, and mounting the diverse com
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
ISBN: 9780822207207
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
These seven imaginative short theatre pieces by one of America's most inventive and highly regarded playwrights range widely in content, mood and style. The plays offer a stimulating challenge in terms of selecting, arranging, and mounting the diverse com
Monologues for Young Actors
Author: Lorraine Cohen
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380761874
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In professional and student theater alike, a good monlogue can often mean the difference between a "Thank you . . . Next!" and a call-back. But sometimes it's hard for an aspiring actor to find the absolutely right audition piece that suits his or her personal style, type or age group. Monologues For Young Actors is a unique and invaluable collection of dramatic speeches from some of the world's greatest plays -- chosen specifically for actors in their teens and early twenties. Whether you're looking for something comedic or tragic, contemporary or classic, unorthodox or naturalistic, this superb compilation has the monologue you need -- an indispensible tool to help you hone you craft . . . and land that role.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0380761874
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
In professional and student theater alike, a good monlogue can often mean the difference between a "Thank you . . . Next!" and a call-back. But sometimes it's hard for an aspiring actor to find the absolutely right audition piece that suits his or her personal style, type or age group. Monologues For Young Actors is a unique and invaluable collection of dramatic speeches from some of the world's greatest plays -- chosen specifically for actors in their teens and early twenties. Whether you're looking for something comedic or tragic, contemporary or classic, unorthodox or naturalistic, this superb compilation has the monologue you need -- an indispensible tool to help you hone you craft . . . and land that role.