• Monologues They'll Remember You By: 80 Unique and Compelling Monologues That Leave a Lasting Impression

    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 from award-winning playwright Andrew Biss that 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... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1974174859
    • ASIN: 1974174859
    • ISBN: 1974174859
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • A Raisin in the Sun

    This groundbreaking play starred Sidney Poitier, Claudia McNeill, Ruby Dee and Diana Sands in the Broadway production which opened in 1959. Set on Chicago's South Side, the plot revolves around the divergent dreams and conflicts within three generations of the Younger family: son Walter Lee, his wife Ruth, his sister Beneatha, his son Travis and matriarch Lena, called Mama. When her deceased husband's insurance money comes through, Mama dreams of moving to a new home and a better neighborhood in Chicago. Walter Lee, a chauffeur, has other plans, however: buying a liquor store and being his own... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0679755330
    • ASIN: 0679755330
    • ISBN: 0679755330
    • Brand: Vintage
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2017

    Here you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues for men from plays which were produced and/or published in the 2016-2017 theatrical season. Most are for younger performers (teens through 30s)but there are also some excellent pieces for older actors as well. Some are comic, some are dramatic. Some are short, some are long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. monologues from Kenny Finkle, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Sheila Callaghan, Nicole Pandolfo, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Alexandra Gersten-Vassiliaros, June Guralnik, Beau Willimon, Philip Dawkins, Evan Linder, Chris... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1575259133
    • ASIN: 1575259133
    • ISBN: 1575259133
    • Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

  • Best Womens Stage Monologues of 1990 (Best Women's Stage Monologues) (Best Women's Stage Monologues & Scenes)

    The best-selling first book in the Smith and Kraus women's monologue series. Including selections from: Elliot Loves by Jules Feiffer, Vital Signs by Jane Martin, Shirley Valentine by Willy Russell, Brilliant Traces by Cindy Lou Johnson, Lettice & Lovage by Peter Shaffer, Woman From The Town by Samm-Art Williams.The Women's Book include selections from:Amulets Against The Dragon Forces by Paul ZindelAugust Snow by Reynolds PriceElliot Loves by Jules FeifferThe Film Society by Jon Robin BaitzMiriam's Flowers by Migdalia CruzShirley Valentine by Willy RussellVital Signs by Jane Martin

    • ASIN: 0962272213
    • ASIN: 0962272213
    • ISBN: 0962272213
    • Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

  • The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2007

    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:RELATIVITY by Cassandra MedleyRESTORING THE SUN by Joe SuttonSHOUT! by Phillip George and Peter Charles MorrisSOMEBODY S SOMEBODY by Gary RichardsTHEY RE JUST LIKE US by Boo KillebrewTROUT STANLEY by Claudia DeyUNCLE JACK by Jeff CohenVICTORIA MARTIN: MATH TEAM QUEEN by Kathryn WalatTHE WATER S EDGE by Theresa RebeckWISHING WELL ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1575255871
    • ASIN: 1575255871
    • ISBN: 1575255871
    • Brand: Brand: Smith n Kraus
    • Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

  • The Calculating Stars: A Lady Astronaut Novel

    Mary Robinette Kowal's science fiction debut, The Calculating Stars, explores the premise behind her award-winning "Lady Astronaut of Mars." Winner 2018 Nebula Award for Best NovelWinner 2019 Locus Award for Best NovelHugo Finalist for Best Novel2019 Campbell Memorial Award FinalistLocus Trade Paperback Bestseller ListPublishers Weekly Best Books of 2018―Science Fiction/FantasyWinner 2019 RUSA Reading List for Science Fiction―American Library AssociationLocus 2018 Recommended Reading ListBuzzfeed―17 Science-Fiction Novels By Women That Are Out Of This World Locus Bestseller ListChicago ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0765378388
    • ASIN: 0765378388
    • ISBN: 0765378388
    • Manufacturer: Tor Books

  • Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35

    Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for women 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 monologuesand theyre great stories. Actors will find pieces by star playwrights such as Don Nigro, Itamar Moses, Adam Bock, and Jane Martin; by exciting up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Crystal Skillman, Greg Kalleres, Daniel Guyton, and Franc... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1480369624
    • UPC: 884088968274
    • ASIN: 1480369624
    • ISBN: 1480369624
    • Brand: Harbison, Lawrence (EDT)
    • Manufacturer: Applause

  • The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2019 (Applause Acting Series)

    Renowned editor Larry 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... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1538131552
    • ASIN: 1538131552
    • ISBN: 1538131552
    • Manufacturer: Limelight Editions

  • Monologues for Teens: 60 Original Monologues to Stand Out, Inspire, and Shine

    This is the new book from the author of Scenes for Teens and Acting Scenes for Kids and Tweens. 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 teen 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 for... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0998151319
    • ASIN: 0998151319
    • ISBN: 0998151319
    • Manufacturer: Ben Rose Creative Arts

  • Black Theatre, USA: Plays by African Americans: The Recent Period, 1935-Today

    This revised and expanded Black Theatre USA broadens its collection to fifty-one outstanding plays, enhancing its status as the most authoritative anthology of African American drama with twenty-two new selections.This collection features plays written between 1935 and 1996.

    • ASIN: 0684823071
    • ASIN: 0684823071
    • ISBN: 0684823071
    • Brand: Brand: Free Press
    • Manufacturer: Free Press

  • The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens: 111 One-Minute Monologues (Young Actors Series)

    The monologue Book you have been waiting for! Award-winning material written specifically for today's teens. Challenging monologues in real language and real situations that are really fun to work on. By Janet Milstein

    • ASIN: 1575252368
    • ASIN: 1575252368
    • ISBN: 1575252368
    • Brand: Brand: Smith Kraus
    • Manufacturer: Smith & Kraus

  • Gender Outlaw: On Men, Women, and the Rest of Us

    “I know I’m not a man . . . and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m probably not a woman, either. . . . . The trouble is, we’re living in a world that insists we be one or the other.” With these words, Kate Bornstein ushers readers on a funny, fearless, and wonderfully scenic journey across the terrains of gender and identity. On one level, Gender Outlaw details Bornstein’s transformation from heterosexual male to lesbian woman, from a one-time IBM salesperson to a playwright and performance artist. But this particular coming-of-age story is also a provocative investigation i... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1101973242
    • ASIN: 1101973242
    • ISBN: 1101973242
    • Brand: Kate Bornstein
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • Medea and Other Plays (Penguin Classics)

    Four plays which exemplify his interest in flawed, characters who defy the expectations of Greek society The four tragedies collected in this volume all focus on a central character, once powerful, brought down by betrayal, jealousy, guilt and hatred. The first playwright to depict suffering without reference to the gods, Euripides made his characters speak in human terms and face the consequences of their actions. In Medea, a woman rejected by her lover takes hideous revenge by murdering the children they both love, and Hecabe depicts the former queen of Troy, driven mad by the prospect of he... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0140441298
    • ASIN: 0140441298
    • ISBN: 9780140441291
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

  • 50 Fabulous Classical Monologues for Women

    Fifty fabulous, fresh, new classical monologues for men await you within these pages. Everyone from the ancient Greeks to novelists of the 19th century is represented. They are not translated; they are adapted to the actor's needs and accessible to modern audiences. There are 25 dramatic and 25 comic-the largest collection of comic classical monologues on the market. The book is divided into 4 sections: Young Women's Dramatic, Mature Women's Dramatic, Young Women's Comedic and Mature Women's Comedic. Most are in iambic pentameter, in keeping with their originals, but some are in prose as well.... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0573662738
    • ASIN: 0573662738
    • ISBN: 0573662738
    • Brand: Brand: Samuel French, Inc.
    • Manufacturer: Samuel French, Inc.

  • 27 Wagons Full of Cotton And Other One-Act Plays

    The thirteen one-act plays collected in this volume include some of Tennessee Williams's finest and most powerful work. They are full of the perception of life as it is, and the passion for life as it ought to be, which have made The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire classics of the American theater. Only one of these plays (The Purification) is written in verse, but in all of them the approach to character is by way of poetic revelation. Whether Williams is writing of derelict roomers in a New Orleans boarding house (The Lady of Larkspur Lotion) or the memories of a venerable trave... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0811202259
    • ASIN: 0811202259
    • ISBN: 0811202259
    • Manufacturer: New Directions

  • The Gutfeld Monologues : Classic Rants from the Five

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A dynamic and annotated collection of Fox News star and New York Times bestselling author Greg Gutfeld's sharp, hilarious monologues on everything from politics to pop culture--updated with new commentary for

    • UPC: 111264295

  • American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women

    The best monologues from 15 years of American Theatre magazine

    • UPC: 1156585

  • Contemporary Monologues for Women : The Good Audition Guides

    Fifty fantastic speeches for women, from top plays by some of the UK's most exciting contemporary

    • UPC: 35392862

  • The Methuen Book of Modern Monologues for Women

    This is a selection of speeches for women drawn from the great landmark plays of the 20th century. An appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editor's introductions and commentaries, which set the plays

    • UPC: 30685373
    • Rating: 4.0

  • Monologues and Duologues from the Plays of Ruth Wolff - eBook

    This is a treasure trove of scenes and speeches from a treasure trove of plays. Monologues and Duologues from the Plays of Ruth Wolff is a collection of scenes and speeches excerpted from the nineteen

    • UPC: 814695160

  • Royalty Free Short Monologues & One Act Plays: For High Schools and Older Teens - eBook

    These popular monologues for both men and women are free for students, schools and non-profits. One reviewer wrote: "Dramatic monologues that have contemporary spunk." Author Rick Doble received over a hundred emails from teens and

    • UPC: 859844834

  • The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors: Classical and Contemporary Speeches from Black British Plays: Monologues for Men a Volume 1 : Classical and Contemporary Speeches from Black British Plays

    An invaluable resource for monologues from the best cutting-edge plays written by black British playwrights over the last sixty

    • UPC: 29512661

  • The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors: Classical and Contemporary Speeches from Black British Plays: Monologues for Women a Volume 1 : Classical and Contemporary Speeches from Black British Plays

    An invaluable resource for monologues from the best cutting-edge plays written by black British playwrights over the last sixty

    • UPC: 29511905

  • Young Women's Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2 : Professional Auditions for Aspiring Actresses

    This eclectic collection of 78 monologues and eight duologues for women from recently produced contemporary plays is ideal for auditions, contests, workshops, and acting classes, offering selections from both established and emerging new writers. The

    • UPC: 8589789

  • Drama Start, Drama Activities, Plays And Monologues For Young Children (Ages 3 to 8). - eBook

    ‘Drama Start’ is a collection of drama activities, including games, role playing ideas, action poems, plays and monologues, suitable for children between the ages of 3 and 8. It can be used in Early Years’

    • UPC: 302683984

  • 2011 Top 12 One Minute Monologue Competition Finalists

    How to Find Audition Monologues | Acting Advice for Plays and Musicals!

    Timothée Chalamet - "Miss Stevens" award winning monologue