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 Outstanding Men s Monologues 2001 2002 written by Craig Pospisil and published by Dramatists Play Service Inc. This book was released on 2002 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Editor Craig Pospisil has drawn exclusively from Dramatists Play Service publications to compile this collection, which features over fifty monologues. You will find an enormous range of voices and subject matter, characters from their teens to their seve
Download or read book Outstanding Men 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 One on One written by Rebecca Dunn Jaroff and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Books). Covering the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental theatre since 2000, One on One challenges actors to explore the inner self, develop skill and artistry for auditions, and deliver a knockout onstage performance. These monologues sometimes comic, sometimes serious, and often both tackle issues ranging from race, class, gender, relationships and romance to coming of age, mortality, 9/11, and the Iraq war.
Download or read book One on One written by Joyce E. Henry and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Acting Series). Three editors, each associated with theatre, collaborated on this book of monologues for actresses. What they discovered, besides bravura pieces for auditions, acting classes, and study, was the pulse of the millennial theatrical scene. A follow-up to the popular previous edition from the 1990s, One on One: The Best Women's Monologues for the 21st Century includes the work of over 70 playwrights, spotlighting the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental writings since 2000. A special introduction also explains how to choose, practice, and perform a speech for auditions. Comic or serious or both the monologues are written for young, old, and multicultural players by famous names and up-and-coming talent. Anna Deavere Smith records abuse in "real" relationships ( House Arrest ); August Wilson relates trials of those who survived coming to America and those who did not ( Gem of the Ocean ); and William Gibson recreates the dark, fledgling days of Israel ( Golda's Balcony ). Additional works include Are You Ready? by David Auburn, Bad Dates by Theresa Rebeck, The Committee by Brian Dykstra, and many others.
Download or read book The Best Men s Stage Monologues 2021 written by Debbie Lamedman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To say the 2020/2021 theatrical season was unique is a vast understatement! Because of the global pandemic, theatres shuttered for the longest period of time we have ever seen be¬fore. But theatre people are the most tenacious bunch I¿ve ever met, and when the going gets tough, the tough find other ways to present their art and reach an audience. Theatres and artists continue to produce within the context of new venues. Here, in this book, you will find 50 very diverse monologues written for men. Typically, these monologue books are great resources for auditions and classwork.
Download or read book One on One written by Jack Temchin and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1993 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gathers brief comic and dramatic monologues from a variety of plays
Download or read book Outstanding Men s Monologues 100 saints you should know written by Craig Pospisil and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Best Men s Monologues from New Plays 2019 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-11-14 with total page 185 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned editor Larwrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published men’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 Jonathan Yukitch, Don Nigro, Lloyd Su, Daniel Damiano, Molly Goforth, Carlyle Brown, Seth Svi Rosenfeld, Brian Dykstra, Steven Hayet, David MacGregor, and Nat Cassidy. 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.
Download or read book The Best Men s Stage Monologues of 2000 written by Jocelyn Beard and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2002 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 The Best Men s Stage Monologues of 2007 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2008 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This latest in Smith and Kraus's popular series contains only material from published, readily available plays, all first published or produced in 2006/2007, and most appropriate for use by student actors and working actors in need of audition material. A partial list:BEL CANTO by Renee Flemings BFF by Anna Ziegler BLOOD ORANGE by David Wiener CAROL MULRONEY by Stephen Belber DARK PLAY; OR STORIES FOR BOYS by Carlos Murillo THE DARLINGS by Susan Eve Haar DEDICATION; OR by THE STUFF OF DREAMS by Terrence McNally DIRECT FROM DEATH ROW THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS by Mark Stein DISCONNECT by Rob Ackerman DRACULA RIDES AGAIN by Jeff Goode THE FIRST ANNUAL ACHADAMEE AWARDS by Alan Haehnel HOME FRONT by Greg Owens. Also gender-specific are The Best Men¿s Stage Monologues of 2007, and The Best Women¿s Stage Monologues of 2007, both edited by Lawrence Harbison. Some of the playwrights represented are familiar (Theresa Rebeck, A.R. Gurney, Terrence McNally), but much of the material is from new and emerging authors ¿ once again giving the performer access to well crafted, but not overexposed works. Stage Directions - Off The Shelf, May 2008
Download or read book Outstanding Men s Monologues Among friends written by Craig Pospisil and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Best Men s Monologues from New Plays 2020 written by Lawrence Harbison and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-05-01 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published men’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, Theresa Rebeck, Rob Ackerman, Len Jenkin, Stephen Belber, and Tim Blake Nelson, and future stars such as David MacGregor, Reina Hardy, Chris Daftsios, Frank Basloe, and Will Arbery. 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.
Download or read book Solo written by Michael Earley and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 1987 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a collection of powerful monologues for actors, written by the decade's most influential and popular dramatists from the United States and Great Britain.
Download or read book In Performance written by JV Mercanti and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2016-02-01 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: (Applause Acting Series). In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of a piece, the book provides a synopsis of the plays, character descriptions, and lists of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance with a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.
Download or read book The Best Men s Stage Monologues of 1999 written by Jocelyn Beard and published by Smith & Kraus. This book was released on 2001 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
