The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020
Title | The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020 PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Harbison |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
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
Title | Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35 PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Harbison |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
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.
American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women
Title | American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Coen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
To See the Stars
Title | To See the Stars PDF eBook |
Author | Cynthia Mercati |
Publisher | Dramatic Publishing |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780871299970 |
It's 1909 and the shirtwaist industry in New York is making profits of $50 million. But the young girls who work in the factories earn barely enough to live on, and their working conditions are brutal. When their pleas for help are rejected by the male-dominated union, the young girls who work at Johannsen's Shirtwaist Factory band together to fight for a better life. They endure beatings, starvation, and even prison but ultimately prevail ... This play is based on real people and actual events.
One on One
Title | One on One PDF eBook |
Author | Jack Temchin |
Publisher | Hal Leonard Corporation |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781557831521 |
(Applause Acting Series). Over 75 monologues for women from the contemporary stage, written by these and other major dramatists: David Mamet * Brian Friel * Steve Tesich * Harold Pinter * Alan Ayckbourn * Timberlake Wertenbaker * Neil Simon * John Patrick Shanley * Jane Anderson * Elizabeth Swados * Ariel Dorfman * Craig Lucas.
One on One
Title | One on One PDF eBook |
Author | Joyce Henry |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 310 |
Release | 2008-10-01 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1476849536 |
original paperback
The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019
Title | The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019 PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Harbison |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 193 |
Release | 2019-11-14 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1493053329 |
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 and future stars, including Michael Ross Albert, Don Nigro, Daniel Damiano, Molly Goforth, Seth Svi Rosenfeld, Brian Dykstra, Michael A. Jones, Sam Graber, Penny Jackson, Christi Stewart-Brown, George Sapio, Sarah M. Chichester, Constance Congdon, Steven Hayet, and Ashlin Halfnight. There are terrific comic pieces (laughs) and terrific dramatic pieces (no laughs), 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.