Download or read book Acting Monologues A New Collection Volume I written by Freddie Underwood and published by Austin Macauley Publishers. This book was released on 2024-02-02 with total page 71 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a diverse and exciting new collection of modern and historical pieces for young performers, aged 7 to 17 years. A selection of speeches designed to empower and authenticate young girls, teenagers, and individuals who identify as female, as well as numerous gender-fluid roles. The monologues are suitable for acting examinations, competitions, and auditions – or any situation where a solo scene is required from a published book of monologues. For those learners who study LAMDA examinations, the collection provides options for the learner’s ‘own choice’ category from grades Entry – Grade 5. Vitally, the themes are fresh and relevant to young people in a modern world; giving learners wider opportunities to explore, learn, and grow as actors, inspired by new and original writing, which is fun, challenging, and meaningful to perform.
Download or read book The Actor s Book of Movie Monologues written by Marisa Smith and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1986-12-02 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Actor s Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues written by Nina Shengold and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1987 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book Great Monologues for Young Actors Vol 2 written by Craig Slaight and published by Crossroad Press. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
Download or read book The Big Book of Moliere Monologues written by Timothy Mooney and published by . This book was released on 2012-02-01 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Big Book of Molière Monologues brings you over 160 New Molière Monologues! Classical Monologues they haven't seen before! You get winning insight into seventeen Molière plays, and an understanding of the funniest playwright who ever walked the boards! With precise stylistic/acting advice from adaptor and master actor, Timothy Mooney, you can showcase your classical abilities a their very best!"--Cover
Download or read book Monologues for Young Actors written by Lorraine Cohen and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1994-08 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Download or read book The Actor s Book of Monologues for Women written by Various and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 1991-09-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diverse collection of monologues featuring the voices of women through the ages Drawn from poetry, fiction, diaries, journals, and documents of public record, these selections, although not originally intended for theatrical or cinematic performances, offer unique dramatic opportunities for actors, speakers, students, or anyone interested in women’s studies. Stefan Rudnicki has brought together selections from well-known as well as obscure authors, providing a tremendous range of women’s perspectives from a variety of sources: poems by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Emily Dickinson, Christina Rossetti, and Sappho, among others; passages from Mary Shelley’s journal, the diaries of Anais Nin, and the memoirs of Isadora Duncan; polemics from Mary Wollstonecraft and Joan of Arc, as well as Susan B. Anthony’s “On Woman’s Right to Suffrage”; and selections from the novels of Emily and Charlotte Bronte, Jane Austen, Ursula K. LeGuin, and others.
Download or read book Outstanding Women s Monologues written by Craig Pospisil and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2010 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editors Craig Pospisil and Danna Call compiled this new collection of more than fifty monologues selected exclusively from Dramatists Play Service publications from recent seasons. Inside these pages you will find an enormous range of voices and subject matter, characters from their teens to their sixties and authors of widely varied styles, but all immensely talented. These monologues represent some of the best writing in the American theatre today, and we are proud to bring them together in this new volume.
Download or read book American Theatre Book of Monologues for Men written by Stephanie Coen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
Download or read book My First Monologue Book written by Kristen Dabrowski and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2006 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This groundbreaking new series is for truly young actors- monologues, scenes, and technique book for the elementary school set. Each book builds on the one before it, so skills grow as students grow. Often, young children are given work written for older actors that is difficult for them to understand and retain. This material is comprehensible, relatable, and fun. For all the young characters and performers, there is finally a book for you!And within this series, an exciting collection that breaks down barriers: Square pegs don?t fit into round holes. It''s that simple.Specifically for young actors of Hispanic descent, M. Ramirez has written a group of books for second, third, fourth generation immigrant kids who don''t often feel included in a lot of the literature they?re surrounded with. References to abuelos, abuelas, and other cultural specifics help make these performance pieces a little more accessible to kids who might or might not be speaking English as a second language. all with a specific flavor that will help young actors find their voices and stretch themselves, performing pieces that speak not only about them, but directly to them.Because of the Latino flavor incorporated into this material, these kids can focus on what they are meant to focus on performing without any cultural barriers.KIDS: These books tell you about how to act and give you some excellent characters to play! There are also many, many games and activities. (P.S. They may also make you the smartest kid you know!)TEACHERS: This series provides ample material for classroom use. In addition, the Teacher''s Guide will give tips and ideas to use in classrooms.PARENTS: If you''ve got a natural performer in the house, this book provides some simple pieces for auditioning, horsing around, or performing in the living room. These books are both fun and educational.AGENTS/MANAGERS: These monologues are immediate and active, with different emotions and levels within each monologue. Great for auditions.Everyday life was never so nutty! Inside you''ll find imaginative "what if" pieces for would-be princesses, cowboys, robots, and superheroes as well as real-life issues like unfair bedtimes, making new friends, and the horrible taste of broccoli. At this stage in life there are lots of firsts, too, like going to a new school and losing your teeth, so there are plenty of topics for children to connect with. "short, accessible selections on common topics such as games, families, food, friends, school, and wishes. The true-to-life experiences and emotions are delivered in a child''s voice and run the gamut from funny to serious. . . . The book has several classroom applications, including public speaking, memorization, journal writing, and storytelling. While there are other monologue titles for elementary children . . . the selections in My First Monologue Book are much shorter and easier to memorize or analyze."SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNALKRISTEN DABROWSKI is a writer, actress, teacher, and director residing in New York City. Kristen has written eighteen books so far for Smith and Kraus, including The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens 3, 11, and 12; the 10+ series of short plays, scenes and monologues (6 volumes); the Teens Speak series (4 volumes), 20 Ten-Minute Plays for Teens 1; and The Ultimate Monologue Book for Middle School Actors 1 and 4. Additionally, she is author of Clown: A Love Story, a full-length play for 5 actors. Kristen is a member of Actors Equity and The Dramatists Guild.M. RAMIREZ is a Miami native and a graduate of NYU?s Dramatic Writing program. His monologues and scenes for young actors have won Critic?s Choice Awards at Thespian Society Competitions at District, State, and National Levels. He is a two-time winner of the Latino Playwriting Award from the Kennedy Center''s American College Theatre Festival. His plays have been produced at Fringe NYC, the Mad Cat Theatre Company, City Theatre''s Summer Shorts, and Actors Theatre of Louisville.
Download or read book Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18 35 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2014-11-01 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (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.
Download or read book One Minute Monologues for Teens written by Mike Kimmel and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-08 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One-Minute Monologues for Teensis a collection of 100 original comedy and drama scripts on a wide range of topics. They are easily relatable to teenage actors' real-life roles as daughters, sons, students, (student athletes, ) and after-school employees. Each monologue is gender-neutral and may be performed by both male and female actors in a one-minute timeframe. No props or costumes are required. The monologues are clean, family-friendly, and include positive messages, life lessons, and ethical questions for young people written between the lines. Ultimately, these monologues can help parents and teachers encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our teen performers - and their classmates and audiences too. Appropriate for film, television, and theater training and performance - as well as college drama program auditions.
Download or read book Hear Me Now written by Titilola Dawudu and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brand-new collection of original audition pieces written by and for actors of colour, commissioned by Tamasha Theatre Company and edited by Titilola Dawudu, with a foreword by Noma Dumezweni. Hear Me Now is a unique collection of over eighty original audition monologues, expressly created by a range of award-winning writers brought together by producer Titilola Dawudu and Tamasha Theatre Company. They're ideal for actors of colour searching for speeches for auditions or training, writers, teachers, and theatre-makers who are passionate about improving diversity. The book provides varied, nuanced stories that expand beyond the range of existing material available – from a cross-dressing Imam, to the first Black Prime Minister, the British Indian girl with dreams of becoming a country music star, or the young Black boy who loves baking as much as football – Hear Me Now is an essential tool for actors of colour to showcase their range, and seeks to inspire, empower, and create a legacy for generations to come.
Download or read book Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors 2 54 High Quality Monologues for Kids Teens written by Douglas M. Parker and published by Contemporary Monologues for Yo. This book was released on 2019-10-15 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors 2 presents 54 original monologues created specifically for actors and acting students aged 7-15, and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with them. Written by award-winning New York City playwright Douglas M. Parker, author of the best-selling books Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors, Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors, and Contemporary Scenes for Young Actors, these refreshing monologues give younger actors the opportunity to have fun while exploring and expanding their acting skills.Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors 2 offers: * 54 monologues with a wide variety of age-appropriate characters, emotions and situations * Performance pieces ranging from comedic to quirky to heartfelt * Contemporary language and situations that young performers will find easy to relate to * Gender neutral writing, so every monologue can be performed by any actor * A selection broad enough to ensure that both slightly younger actors and slightly older actors will find monologues that appeal to them * Pieces suitable for auditions, performance, or classroom use
Download or read book American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women written by Stephanie Coen and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.
Download or read book Actor s Choice written by Jason Pizzarello and published by Playscripts, Incorporated. This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether for a class or competition, Scenes for Teens has wide variety of comedic and dramatic scenes.
Download or read book Audition Monologues for Young Women 2 written by Gerald Lee Ratliff and published by Meriwether Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of the world's best monologues for women actors featuring well-known playwrights and emerging new writers.
