[PDF] Great Monologues eBook

Author : Craig Slaight
Publisher : Crossroad Press
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 41,47 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :

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As professional directors and teachers who work with young and adult actors at the Tony Award-Winning American Conservatory Theater, Slaight and Sharrar have years of experience helping actors uncover the dynamics of the monologue, as acting exercise and as audition material. Now in their impressive third volume of age-appropriate monologues, culled from plays by substantial playwrights from an international field, the editors have assembled an impressive collection to take the actor/director/teacher to new levels of sophistication and breadth. The volume's introduction is a concise guide to today's audition obstacles and how to overcome them. As in their other award-winning collections, Slaight and Sharrar have selected character speeches from the finest dramatic literature. In addition, they have included a special section on the use of the song lyric as an exciting and useful exercise in solo work. Some of the writers included are: Edward Albee, Lee Blessing, Constance Congdon, Kia Corthron, Bob Dylan, Horton Foote, Timothy Mason, Sharman Macdonald, Lynn Nottage, Adam Rapp, George Bernard, Shaw Shakespeare, Sam Shepard, John M. Synge

Author : Marisa Smith
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 18,20 MB
Release : 1986-12-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780140094756

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For actors, acting students, and film buffs, this book of more than 100 movie monologues has the juiciest roles that will help you create the perfect audition. Whether you need a long or short part, you'll find great selections of male and female characters for all types across diverse age ranges. Use this reference for the featured scenes from screenplays of such classics as Adam’s Rib by Ruth Gordon and Garson Kanin, The Goodbye Girl by Neil Simon, The French Lieutenant’s Woman by Harold Pinter, and The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola, among others.

Author : Michael Schulman
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 15,56 MB
Release : 1998-09-15
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780312966546

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Over 80 scenes and monologues from the finest plays of all time.

Author : Lawrence Harbison
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 44,67 MB
Release : 2014-11-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1495013588

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(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.

Author : Craig Slaight
Publisher : Smith & Kraus
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,50 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781880399156

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Presents a collection of monologues and scenes from familiar plays and books for young actors to perform.

Author : Glenn Alterman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 15,3 MB
Release : 2023-02-21
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1621538060

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A must-have resource for aspiring actors: both monologues to audition with and a step-by-step guide on the best monologue audition preparation! Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditions is primarily for actors looking for excellent acting monologues for their monologue auditions. There are original monologues written specifically for auditions, as well as monologues from award-winning playwright Glenn Alterman’s plays. There are comedic, dramatic, and serio-comedic monologues for all audition calls. Great Monologues also offers a step-by-step process to prepare for all monologue auditions. The monologues offered run from one minute to five minutes, thus covering all audition times. There are also a number of in-depth interviews with major casting directors, directors, and theatre company artistic directors. If you are an aspiring actor in need of an audition monologue, or want the best advice on how to properly audition with a monologue, Great Monologues: And How to Give Winning Auditions is a must-have in your collection! Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.

Author : Rebecca Young
Publisher : Meriwether Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,39 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Acting
ISBN : 9781566081719

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A sequel collection of winning monologues in the style and format of "100 Great Monologs" by the sane author. Rebecca Young knows how teenagers think and act -- and what they like to talk about. These monologues and duologues may be used for auditions, class assignments or contest competitions. With such a wide variety of topics, there is a monologue to fit any student's personality. All of the monologues are non-theatrical in style -- they speak as teenagers live. Easy to stage.

Author : Joyce Henry
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 45,58 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476849536

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original paperback

Author : Stephanie Coen
Publisher :
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 24,68 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Drama
ISBN :

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Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.

Author : Nina Shengold
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780140096491

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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