The Best Men's Monologues from New Plays, 2019
The Best Men's Monologues from New Plays, 2019

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-11-14

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1493053302

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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.

The Best Men's Monologues from New Plays, 2020
The Best Men's Monologues from New Plays, 2020

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 181

ISBN-13: 1493053248

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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.

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 Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019
The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-11-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1493053329

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Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women’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 Michael Ross Albert, Don Nigro, Daniel Damiano, Molly Goforth, Seth Svi Rosenfeld, Brian Dykstra, Michael A. Jones, Sam Graber, Penny Jackson, Christi Stewart-Brown, George Sapio, Sarah M. Chichester, Constance Congdon, Steven Hayet, and Ashlin Halfnight. 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.

Scenes and Monologues from Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, 2008-2012
Scenes and Monologues from Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, 2008-2012

Author: Bruce Burgun

Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

Published: 2013-08-01

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 1480370223

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(Applause Acting Series). Culled from the finalists for the prestigious Steinberg/American Theatre Critics New American Play Award from the years 2008-2012, Scenes and Monologues from Steinberg/ATCA New Play Award Finalists, 2008-2012 presents some of the finest, sharpest, and most immediate scenes and monologues from contemporary American drama. The book is divided into male-female, male-male, female-female scenes as well as male and female monologues and multiple character scenes. Actors, teachers, students of drama, as well as theater lovers will be thrilled by entries from such recent hits as Time Stands Still , Superior Donuts , Detroit , Water by the Spoonful , and Dead Man's Cell Phone , as well as material from such lesser known-but soon to be widely celebrated plays as 9 Circles , Becky's New Car , Perfect Mendacity , Splinters , and On the Spectrum . All are superbly constructed dramas told with ferocity, passion, wit, and supreme insight. Collectively, these scripts by our most promising and creative playwrights including Sarah Ruhl, Tracy Letts, Lee Blessing, Rebecca Gilman, Donald Margulies, Naomi Iizuka, Bill Cain, Rinne Groff, Quaira Alegria Hudes, and Yussef El Guindi reflect a collective vision of today's America that is startling in its ability to reveal the pressing circumstances and realities, the diverse characters and conflicts, and the "forms and pressures" of our emerging millennial era.

The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020
The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2021-05-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 1493053264

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Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women’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, Saviana Stanescu, and Len Jenkin and future stars such as Lia Romeo, Steven Hayet, Lori Fischer, Will Arbery, and Carey Crim. 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.

Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2
Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2

Author: Gerald Lee Ratliff

Publisher: Meriwether Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13:

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So well-liked was the first collection of these contemporary monologues that we offer this sequel by popular demand. The monologues are wildly funny, tragically sad and yet courageous. The ultimate journey for this collection is to create the possibility of living lovingly as equals in our modern world. The monologues are organised in chapter themes with brief sketches to set the scene. The collection features well-known playwrights - Arthur Miller, Wendy Wasserstein, August Wilson - and many superb, emerging new writers. There are several original monologues written especially for classroom discussion and exploration. Sample titles include: "The Last Yankee" by Arthur Miller, "Boy Meets Girl" by Wendy Wasserstein, "The Underpants" adapted by Steve Martin, "Romantic Fools2 by Rich Orloff, "Voices from September 11" by Lavonne Mueller, "Funnylogues for Women" by Mort Kaufman, Roger Karshner and Zelda Abel, "W.A.C. Iraq" by Mel Nieves and many more.

The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2018
The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2018

Author: Lawrence Harbison

Publisher:

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781575259260

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Here you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues for men, most of which are from plays which were produced and/or published in the 2017-2018 theatrical season. Many are for younger performers (teens through 30s) but there are some excellent pieces for older men as well. The age of the character is indicated in each monologue, but you will find that many may be done by actors of different ages. Some are comic, some dramatic. Some are rather short, some rather long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. The monologues include those by Chelsea Marcantel, Stephen Cittrich, Caridad Svich, Greg Kallares, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Don Nigro, Dominque Morisseau, Gary Richards, Steven Haworth, Barret O¿Brien, Joseph Krawczyk, Sandra Daley-Sharif, Steve Koppman, Molly Smith Metzler, Erik Christian Hanson, Aaron Posner, Deborah Savadge, Penny Jackson, Neal Reynolds, Tanya Saracho, Andre Biss, Brian Park, Richard Nelson, Michael Bradford, Kermit Frazier, Rhea MacCallum, John Patrick Bray, Anthony Clarvoe, Cary Gitter, Vincent Amelio, Susan Cinoman, Susan Eve Haar, Guillermo Calderon, Molly Kirschner, Leslye Headland, David Eliet, C.S. Hanson, Irene Kapustina, James Hindman, Patricia Cotter, Ross Howard, Cayenne Douglass, Anderson Cook, Lisa Grisson, Laruen Ferebee, Michael Tooher, Christina Masciotti, Karen JP Howes, Joshua James, Sam Graber, Brian Letscher, Arlitia Jones, Dan Aibel, Paola Lazaro, Daniel Guyton, Isla van Tircht, A.J. Ciccotelli, Lynn Rosen, Trish Harnetiaux, Deb Margolin, and Hamish Linklater.

The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2020
The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2020

Author: Larry Silverberg

Publisher:

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 142

ISBN-13: 9781575259512

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Here's our 30th Anniversary edition of select monologues for men for a range of ages from 12 to over 70. The age of the character is indicated in each monologue, but you will find that many may be done by actors of different ages. Some are comic, some dramatic. Some are rather short, some rather long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. Monologues include those by John McEneny, Philip Dawkins, Anne Johnstonbrown, John Levine, David-Matthew Barnes, Tom Gough, Laura Hirschberg, Monte Monteleagre, Gabriel Davis, Peter Fox, Joseph Paquette, Barbara Blatner, Michael Hilton, Joe Calarco, T.J. Walsh, Elayne Heilveil, Adam Szymkowicz, Jason Odell Williams, Arthur Boatin, Andrew Heinze, Carol Lashof, David Schwingle, Susan Soon He Stanton, Melissa Bell, David Simpatico, Jackie Martin, Gary Powers, S.M. Dale, Re McGregor, Natalie Symons, Peter Langman.