The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2018


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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.




Best Women's Monologues Of 2019


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Welcome to our new book of monologues for women, chosen for you by the team at True Acting Institute. The monologues that have been chosen are presented here in the book along with details about the playwrights.




The Invisible Actor


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The Invisible Actor presents the captivating and unique methods of the distinguished Japanese actor and director, Yoshi Oida. While a member of Peter Brook's theatre company in Paris, Yoshi Oida developed a masterful approach to acting that combined the oriental tradition of supreme and studied control with the Western performer's need to characterise and expose depths of emotion. Written with Lorna Marshall, Yoshi Oida explains that once the audience becomes openly aware of the actor's method and becomes too conscious of the actor's artistry, the wonder of performance dies. The audience must never see the actor but only his or her performance. Throughout Lorna Marshall provides contextual commentary on Yoshi Oida's work and methods. In a new foreword to accompany the Bloomsbury Revelations edition, Yoshi Oida revisits the questions that have informed his career as an actor and explores how his skilful approach to acting has shaped the wider contours of his life.




The Dead Eye Boy


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THE STORY: Fierce, mercurial, twenty-nine-year-old Shirley-Diane met Billy, a thirty-two-year-old ex-con, and fell in love with him at their North Carolina working-class Narcotics Anonymous meeting. Together the two of them are striving for a clean




The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020


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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.




Monologues They'll Remember You by


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Finding the right monologue can often be a frustrating task. Too frequently, monologue books rely on time-worn staples that have been heard a million times before, or are padded out with aimless, insipid pieces that often aren't even taken from actual plays. In Monologues They'll Remember You By you'll find 80 (40 male, 40 female) fresh, engaging monologues that will allow you to create memorable character portraits of depth and vitality for that all-important moment in the spotlight. Divided into male and female comedic, dramatic, and seriocomic categories, this book also provides a useful guide on how to look beyond age and gender in many of these monologues in order to broaden your performance options. Additionally, each monologue is preceded by a brief summary of the plot, setting, and character profile. Whether a professional or a student actor, you'll find this book an invaluable resource for landing that coveted role or winning that competition.




Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35


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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.




Miriam's Flowers


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The Best Women's Stage Monologues


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Here you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues for women, 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 women 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 Anna Ziegler, Chelsea Marcantel, Joshua James, Lindsey Ferrentino, Tira Palmquist, Clare Lizzimore, Greg Kalleres, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Don Nigro, Clare Barron, Joshua James, Deborah Laufer, Dominque Morisseau, Boni Alvarez, Sandra Daley-Sharif, Julie Myatt, Molly Metzler, Aaron Posner, Tanya Saracho, Rinne Groff, Steven Haworth, Anton Dudley, Meghan Gambling, Libby Emmonds, Gerry Sheridan, Sarah Ruhl, Kayla Cagan, Brooke Berman, Anna Wilcoxen, Torben Betts, Catherine Filloux, Guillermo Calderon, Andre Biss, Adam Szymkowicz, Alena Smith, Irene Kapustina, John Cariani, C.S. Hanson, Emma Goldman-Sherman, Sam Graber, Meghan Kennedy, Maura Campbell, Beau Willimon, Jeff Tabnick, Lauren Ferebee, Karen JP Howes, A.J. Ciccotelli, Susan Eve Haar, David Simpatico, Chisa Hutchinson, Susan Soon He Stanton, Mora Harris, Greg Kalleres, Merridith Allen, Deborah Savadge, Dana Goldstein, Lynn Nottage, Cayenne Douglas, Susan Bernfield, Paola Lazaro, Martha Patterson, Amy witting, Catherine Weingarten, Daniel Guyton, Bara Swain, David MacGregor, Nandita Shenoy, Wendy MacLeod.