Monologues for Show-offs


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sBuy this book It is a clever mix of fresh and wildly inventive monologues. The casting call will never be the same. Producers rejoice Laughter and joy return to the audition. - Jeff SharpFilm Producer, Boys Don't CrysFinally Original monologues thatsare actually original. These gals know how to write sharp, witty material. The laughter and tears are all in the right places. - Charles BuschPlaywright/ActorsMake them remember you. That's your goal at every audition. Make them remember you, get the callback, get the part. The right audition material is the first step.sFun. Bold. Brassy. Monologues for Show-Offs will get you noticed. sBesides having plenty of attitude, these showpieces alsosssssss are brand new. You won't rehash someone else's audition with these 74 original pieces to choose from. sssssss include performance notes. Daley and Halston offer their expertise in making your audition pop.sssssss offer plenty of material for both sexes.sssssss provide audition pieces of every length so you'll find just what you need in these pages.sssssss include smart advice on auditioning from industry insiders.sDon't just make a good impression, make a lasting one. Show Off Use Monologues for Show-Offs at your next audition and give the director something to remember - YOU




Key Exchange


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The love lives of two cyclists are contrasted as one fights to save his marriage while the other avoids commitment. Background music. 9 scenes, 2 men, 1 woman, 1 exterior.




The Monologue Audition


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"All the elements of preparing a monologue audition - script analysis, staging, voice, timing, gesture, movement and self-presentation skills - are thoroughly explored here. The goal of the book, as Ms. Kohlhaas states in her Introduction, is not only to help you prepare for auditions, but to make working on monologues a regular and enjoyable part of your acting life. As you follow the author along the path she charts, you are not only learning to rehearse monologues effectively, you are learning to turn auditions into exciting ways to grow and challenge yourself as an actor."--BOOK JACKET.




Great Monologues for Young Actors, Vol. 2


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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




Feiffer's People


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A long-run Broadway hit, this warmly humorous--and human--play by our theatre's most renowned comic writer, offers a wise and witty examination of a family hilariously beset by marital and domestic problems. ...one of the most professional pieces of work Bro




Monologues for Teens


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100 (monologues)


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This new collection by one of America’s premier performers and most innovative and provocative artists includes 100 monologues from his acclaimed plays and solo shows including: Drinking in America; Men Inside; Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead; Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll and more. Also included are additional pieces from Talk Radio and Notes from Underground.




American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women


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Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American theatre magazine since 1985.







The Classical Monologue (M)


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The Classical Monologue in two volumes, one for men and one for women, is a fresh selection of the best speeches from the repertoire of the classical theatre, from the Greeks to the beginning of the 20th century. These great dramatic monologues--from all periods and styles, all varied in tone and genre--make an indispensable actor's companion for auditioning, rehearsing and performing. Each monologue is accompanied by textual notes explaining any unusual vocabulary or syntax, and by commentary in which the editors offer interpretative points and practical advice in preparing the speech for performance. Both beginners and experienced actors will find TheClassical Monologue a treasury of theatrical riches waiting to be released on stage.