Contemporary American Monologues for Men
Title | Contemporary American Monologues for Men PDF eBook |
Author | Todd |
Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
Pages | 169 |
Release | 2012-10-25 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1559367628 |
Audition monologues from recent works by American playwrights.
Contemporary Monologues for Men
Title | Contemporary Monologues for Men PDF eBook |
Author | Trilby James |
Publisher | Good Audition Guides |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Acting |
ISBN | 9781854595638 |
Fifty fantastic speeches for men, from top plays by some of Britain's most exciting dramatists.
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 Men
Title | American Theatre Book of Monologues for Men PDF eBook |
Author | Stephanie Coen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 200 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN |
Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues
Title | The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues PDF eBook |
Author | Nina Shengold |
Publisher | Penguin Books |
Pages | 400 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780140096491 |
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
Goodbye Charles
Title | Goodbye Charles PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriel Davis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 54 |
Release | 2012-09-30 |
Genre | Disappeared persons |
ISBN | 9781480024663 |
One Act Play, Dark Comedy. Cast: 3 women, 2 men.Synopsis: Jill's husband Charles mysteriously disappears after she refuses to grant him a divorce. Concerned something has happened to her husband, Jill follows a string of clues to try and find out the secret Charles was keeping from her.
Unbearable Hotness
Title | Unbearable Hotness PDF eBook |
Author | Gabriel Davis |
Publisher | |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2014-07-27 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781500718480 |
A play in one act. Comedy. Cast: 3 women, 3 men. Synopsis: Andrew has thrown a house party in hopes that the girl of his dreams, Marisa, will attend. Once he learns she is somewhere in his home, he becomes set on winning her heart. Matters are complicated when Chuck arrives bent on the same goal, followed by Jill who reveals her ex boyfriend is pursuing Marisa. Beatrice (aka "Benny"), a tom-boy, watches on amused as her peers become more and more frenzied over the unbearably hot object of their affections. When Marisa finally enters, passions run high and Chuck is almost killed! In the end, an unexpected twist unites Marisa with her true love.