The Actor's Book of Movie Monologues
The Actor's Book of Movie Monologues

Author: Marisa Smith

Publisher: Penguin Books

Published: 1986-12-02

Total Pages: 276

ISBN-13: 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.

Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35
Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2014-11-01

Total Pages: 170

ISBN-13: 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.

The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors
The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors

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Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2013-12-10

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 1783195568

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Foreword by Kwame Kwei-Armah How many Black British plays can you name? Inspired by both classical and contemporary plays, The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors gives readers an insight into some of the best cutting-edge plays written by black British playwrights, over the last sixty years. This collection features over twenty speeches by Britain’s most prominent black dramatists. The monologues represent a wide-range of themes, characters, dialects and styles. Suitable for young people and adults, each selection includes production information, a synopsis of the play, a biography of the playwright and a scene summary. The aim of this collection is that actors will enjoy working on these speeches, using them to help strengthen their craft, and by doing so, help to ensure these plays are always remembered.

Solo!
Solo!

Author: Michael Earley

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 1987

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9780936839660

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Presents a collection of powerful monologues for actresses, written by the decade's most influential and popular dramatists from the United States and Great Britain.

Monologues for Teens
Monologues for Teens

Author: Mike Kimmel

Publisher:

Published: 2018-03-25

Total Pages: 154

ISBN-13: 9780998151311

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Monologues for Teens is a collection of 60 original monologues on a wide variety of topics. They are designed to help teenage actors reach, stretch and stand out from the crowd. Each individual piece is gender-neutral and may be performed equally well by both male and female actors. These monologues are clean, thought-provoking, and designed to encourage positive attitudes and behaviors in our youth ¿ and audiences. They are appropriate for film, television, and theater training. Includes a foreword by Emmy Award winner Jean Carol, and a detailed introduction to monologue selection, preparation and performance by the author. Monologues for Teens also includes helpful, behind-the-scenes suggestions on actor training and audition psychology.

The Actor's Book of Monologues for Women
The Actor's Book of Monologues for Women

Author: Various

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 1991-09-01

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 0140157875

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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.

300 Monologues
300 Monologues

Author: Vin Morreale, Jr.

Publisher:

Published: 2018-11

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780999147337

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A Unique Collection of Original Character Voices and audition pieces to widen the range of any actor

Sensational Movie Monologues
Sensational Movie Monologues

Author: Robert Cettl

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2014-04-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781497541344

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The 50 monologues collected in this book represent the scope of its potential: from the dramatic, political, feminist to the comical, emotional and fantastical. There's a diverse wealth of spoken-word art in this anthology. Each monologue is introduced as the historical context, set-up and character to give an indication of how each monologue is framed. The monologues are arranged alphabetically by film title and survey some 60 years of sound film.