Best Monologues From Plays - April 2024

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

Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays (Applause Books)

In this anthology, theater expert Roger Ellis culls together dramatic scenes and monologues that all deal with spiritual experience. From various religious and non-religious perspectives, the book explores various aspects of spirituality – religious faith, martyrdom, death and afterlife, fate and destiny, mercy, and romantic love. The material comes from contemporary plays by some of the most gifted playwrights – Arthur Miller, Tony Kushner, John Patrick Shanley, John Pielmeier, Tammy Ryan, Elie, Wiesel, Karen Sunde, and others. Perfect for high-school through college-age students, as well... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00GLRNR1A
• ASIN: B00GLRNR1A
• Manufacturer: Applause

The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition: An Actor's Reference to Over 1,000 Scenes and Monologues from More than 300 Contemporary Plays

All actors and acting teachers need The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, the invaluable guide to finding just the right piece for every audition. This remarkable book describes the characters, action, and mood for more than 1,000 scenes in over 300 plays. This unique format is ideal for acting teachers who want their students to understand each monologue in context.  Using these guidelines, the actor can quickly pinpoint the perfect monologue, then find the text in the Samuel French or Dramatist Play Service edition of the play. Newly revised and expanded, the book also includes the ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0823099490
• ASIN: 0823099490
• ISBN: 0823099490
• Brand: Brand: Back Stage Books
• Manufacturer: Back Stage Books

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One is a must for actors of all ages – beginners as well as seasoned veterans – and belongs in the libraries of all theater teachers looking for new and exciting material for their students. The monologues in this volume are excerpted from the outstanding series Best American Short Plays, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today, presenting taut, engaging single-character pieces that range from zany comedy to poignant tales of love and loss. Each monologue includes a short introduction and a reference identify... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1480331554
• UPC: 884088887261
• ASIN: 1480331554
• ISBN: 9781480331556
• Brand: Demastes, William W. (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Applause

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

Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theater audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know.The monologues in this volume are full of such blows, striking at our imaginations and our memories, generating responses such as joyful laughter or chilling surprise. Others squeeze us into worlds we've never experienced, or perhaps exper... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1480397407
• UPC: 888680023430
• ASIN: 1480397407
• ISBN: 1480397407
• Brand: Demastes, William W. (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Applause

MASTER HAROLD AND THE BOYS: A Play (Vintage International)

A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" (Time).Originally produced in 1982, "Master Harold and the Boys" is now an acknowledged classic of the stage, whose themes of injustice, racism, friendship, and reconciliation traverse borders and time.

• ASIN: 0307475204
• ASIN: 0307475204
• ISBN: 9780307475206
• Brand: Vintage Books USA
• Manufacturer: Vintage

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

The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique -- The 12-Step Acting Technique That Will Take You from Script to a Living, Breathing, Dynamic Character

In The Power of the Actor, a Los Angeles Times bestseller, premier acting teacher and coach Ivana Chubbuck reveals her cutting-edge technique, which has launched some of the most successful acting careers in Hollywood.The first book from the instructor who has taught Charlize Theron, Brad Pitt, Elisabeth Shue, Djimon Hounsou, and Halle Berry, The Power of the Actor guides you to dynamic and effective results. For many of today’s major talents, the Chubbuck Technique is the leading edge of acting for the twenty-first century. Ivana Chubbuck has developed a curriculum that takes the theories o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1592401538
• ASIN: 1592401538
• ISBN: 1592401538
• Brand: Gotham Books
• Manufacturer: Avery

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village

Newbery Medal Winner! Step back to an English village in 1255, where life plays out in dramatic vignettes illuminating twenty-two unforgettable characters.Maidens, monks, and millers’ sons — in these pages, readers will meet them all. There’s Hugo, the lord’s nephew, forced to prove his manhood by hunting a wild boar; sharp-tongued Nelly, who supports her family by selling live eels; and the peasant’s daughter, Mogg, who gets a clever lesson in how to save a cow from a greedy landlord. There’s also mud-slinging Barbary (and her noble victim); Jack, the compassionate half-wit; Alice... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0763650943
• ASIN: 0763650943
• ISBN: 0763650943
• Brand: Candlewick Press
• Manufacturer: Candlewick

Audition

When Streisand, Redford, Vereen, Tomlin, Midler, and Hoffman got their first breaks Michael Shurtleff was there.Michael Shurtleff has been casting director for Broadway shows like Chicago and Becket and for films like The Graduate and Jesus Christ Superstar. His legendary course on auditioning has launched hundreds of successful careers. Now in this book he tells the all-important how for all aspiring actors, from the beginning student of acting to the proven talent trying out for that chance-in-a-million role!Twelve guideposts for actors plus:Style • Pace • Over-Acting • Distractions �... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553272950
• ASIN: 0553272950
• ISBN: 9780553272956
• Manufacturer: Bantam

All My Sons (Penguin Classics)

A Penguin ClassicJoe Keller and Steve Deever, partners in a machine shop during World War II, turned out defective airplane parts, causing the deaths of many men. Deever was sent to prison while Keller escaped punishment and went back to business, making himself very wealthy in the ensuing years. In Miller’s  work of tremendous power, a love affair between Keller's son, Chris, and Ann Deever, Steve’s daughter, the bitterness of George Keller, who returns from the war to find his father in prison and his father's partner free, and the reaction of a son to his father's guilt escalate towar... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0141185465
• ASIN: 0141185465
• ISBN: 0141185465
• Brand: Penguin Classics
• Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

This second volume of the best monologues from the Best American Short Plays series features a diverse selection drawn from the outstanding works from many of today's best American playwrights. In these monologues, the playwrights capture much of the flavors, feelings, and thoughts of American culture over the past several decades. The result is a collection of taught, engaging monologues offering fascinating perspectives. They are written with an eye toward the stage that makes them excellent source material for actors young and old alike. And they offer a freshness and directness that make t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1480385484
• UPC: 884088995409
• ASIN: 1480385484
• ISBN: 1480385484
• Brand: Demastes, William W. (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Applause

The Penguin Arthur Miller: Collected Plays (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

To celebrate the centennial of his birth, the collected plays of America’s greatest twentieth-century dramatist in a Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition In the history of postwar American art and politics, Arthur Miller casts a long shadow as a playwright of stunning range and power whose works held up a mirror to America and its shifting values. The Penguin Arthur Miller celebrates Miller’s creative and intellectual legacy by bringing together the breadth of his plays, which span the decades from the 1930s to the new millennium. From his quiet debut, The Man Who Had All the Luck, and All M... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143107771
• ASIN: 0143107771
• ISBN: 9780143107774
• Brand: Penguin Books
• Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

Robert Frost: Collected Poems, Prose, and Plays (Library of America)

Justly celebrated at home and abroad, Robert Frost is perhaps America’s greatest twentieth-century poet and a towering figure in American letters. From the publication of his first collections, A Boy’s Will (1913) and North of Boston (1914), Frost was recognized as a poet of unique power and formal skill, and the enduring significance of his work has been acknowledged by each subsequent generation. His poetry ranges from deceptively simply pastoral lyrics and genial, vernacular genre pieces to darker meditations, complex and ironic.Here, based on extensive research into his manuscripts... [Read More]

• ASIN: 188301106X
• ASIN: 188301106X
• ISBN: 9781883011062
• Brand: Library of America
• Manufacturer: Library of America

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

The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2015

The Best Women's Stage Monologues

• UPC: 44878654

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays

Presents a collection of monologues for actors of all ages from a variety of American playwrights who are active

• UPC: 23780080

Vagina Monologues

9780822217725

• UPC: 25236717
• Rating: 3.952

Best Monologues from the Best American Short Plays, Volume Three

BEST MONOLOGUES FROM THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS VOLUME

• UPC: 40793118

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

Applause Books Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Volume Three Best American Short Plays Softcover

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and

• UPC: 528382519
• Color: White

The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need : From Tuning Your Instrument and Learning Chords to Reading Music and Writing Songs, Everything You Need to Play like the Best

Your one-stop guide to learning guitar!Whether you've been strumming the guitar since you were a kid or are just starting out, The Only Guitar Book You'll Ever Need will help you take your music to

• UPC: 29147276
• Rating: 5.0

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

Love on the Subway: A One-act Play with Monologues - eBook

In this short one-act play (10-20 min), three strangers stranded on a subway swap stories about the first time they fell in love. The play consists of a brief segment of dialogue, followed by three

• UPC: 649327763

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Vol One by Demastes

• UPC: 163690711274
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Vol Two by Demastes

• UPC: 133052818371
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

NEW - Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays

• UPC: 401759898281
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 21 USD

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Paperback by Demastes, Willia...

• UPC: 382909084617
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 20 USD

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One by William W. Demaste

• UPC: 380819097587
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 23 USD

Best Monologues from the Best American Short Plays, Volume Two by Daniel Gallant

• UPC: 223502951061
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays

• UPC: 302431851129
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One

• UPC: 273710457662
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 3 USD

Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays

• UPC: 133054386936
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

Best Monologues from the Best American Short Plays

• UPC: 143242316957
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 6 USD