Best Scenes From Plays - April 2024

Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues

Alexander Dumas * Christopher Durang * Beth Henley * Kenneth Lonergan * Donald Margulies * Steve Martin * Nicky Silver * Bernard Shaw * Alfred Uhry * Paula Vogel A collection of the greatest scenes and monologues ever written-ranging from Elizabethan to Tony Award-winning plays-this comprehensive anthology spans over five hundred years of theatre. Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues by coauthors Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler includes scenes and monologues from classic plays by such notable authors as Edith Wharton as well as the best in c... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312318790
• ASIN: 0312318790
• ISBN: 9780312318796
• Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin

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

The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights

Today's most exciting work for the stage is emerging far from Broadway's "mainstream," at Off and Off-off Broadway theaters, at regional companies around the country, and from abroad.  Here is an up-to-the-minute collection of scenes—ideally suited for both classroom and audition use—from the best dramatists now being produced.

• ASIN: 0140104879
• ASIN: 0140104879
• ISBN: 0140104879
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35

(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 Terrence McNally; by exciting up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Crystal Skillman, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1480369616
• UPC: 884088968267
• ASIN: 1480369616
• ISBN: 1480369616
• Brand: Harbison, Lawrence (EDT)
• Manufacturer: Applause

The Actor's Scenebook: Scenes and Monologues From Contemporary Plays

Here is wonderful, up-to-date material for scene study, selected from the best plays from recent theater seasons. More than 20 monologues for both men and women, carefully chosen to display the widest range of dramatic ability, are essential for auditioning actors. A large selection of parts for woman provide exciting opportunities to sharpen acting skills in roles that brought accolades from New York's toughest critics. More than 80 scenes in all, many previously unpublished, allow every actor, professional, amateur or student, to choose from either smart, sassy, often outrageous comedy or de... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0553263668
• ASIN: 0553263668
• ISBN: 0553263668
• Manufacturer: Bantam

Jaws: Memories from Martha's Vineyard: A Definitive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Greatest Suspense Thriller of All Time

The filming of the blockbuster film Jaws is regarded as a landmark event in both the history of motion pictures and the quaint New England island of Martha's Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated the hiring of hundreds of locals to work as actors and laborers. Among this virtual army of hometown participants were numerous professional and amateur photographers, each with full access to the production's inner workings--for the first time ever this compiles their behind-the-scenes photographs and stories into a treasure trove of Jaws rarities. Included are a foreword by director ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1781163022
• ASIN: 1781163022
• ISBN: 1781163022
• Brand: Titan Books UK
• Manufacturer: Titan Books

The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from More Than 70 Playwrights

This unique anthology provides a wealth of material for actors and acting students, and a wonderful overview of the best recent plays for anyone interested in theatre. The more than 150 monologues cover a diverse range of subjects, and offer a variety of dramatic styles and moods. Each monologue is introduced with a short description of the plot, setting, and character type by the leading plauwrights of our time. Featured dramatists include: Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, Lanford Wilson, Wallace Shawn, Tina Howe, Caryl Churchill, Athol Fugard, Beth Henley, Sam Shepard, David Henry Hwa... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140096493
• ASIN: 0140096493
• ISBN: 0140096493
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays

Moving Parts offers actors the best monologues from great plays—pieces by both well-known and up-and-coming playwrights, including many minority artists—that offer a variety of dramatic styles for beginning and experienced actors. Included are more than a hundred monologues from such contemporary voices as Eric Bogosian, Caryl Churchill, Christopher Durang, Maria Irene Fornes, Athol Fugard, Philip Kan Gotanda, Václav Havel, Lanford Wilson, and George C. Wolfe. Designed for easy browsing, the monologues are indexed by gender, age, and subject to help actors locate appropriate material, an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0140139923
• ASIN: 0140139923
• ISBN: 0140139923
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

Great Scenes from Shakespeare's Plays (Dover Classic Stories Coloring Book)

Hamlet in the graveyard, musing over the skull of Yorick the jester; Juliet on her balcony and Romeo in the courtyard below, exchanging rapturous reflections on their new-found love; mad King Lear, railing at the elements in the midst of a howling storm upon the heath — these and other immortal scenes from Shakespeare’s best-known and most-loved works appear in this unique coloring book.Colorists of all ages will thrill to these finely-rendered depictions of memorable tableaux from Macbeth, Othello, Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra, The Merchant of Venice, Richard III, Twelfth Night, an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486409600
• UPC: 800759409600
• ASIN: 0486409600
• ISBN: 0486409600
• Brand: Dover Publications
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

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

These 94 gender-specific monologues are all original, recently produced works not found in other published versions. Suitable for classroom discussion, performance or audition, the chapters are divided into "thematic" ages from The Age of Innocence through The Golden Age. Each monologue includes a brief character analysis and an appropriate age range to help promote authentic character portraits in performance. Featured authors include both well-established writers who voice traditional views on current women's issues and new, contemporary writers who offer fresh and provocative insights on si... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1566080975
• ASIN: 1566080975
• ISBN: 1566080975
• Brand: Brand: Meriwether Publishing
• Manufacturer: Meriwether Pub

On the Farm (Magnetic Story & Play Scene)

On the Farm Magnetic Story and Play Scene from Top That Publishing is a magnetic novelty book for children age 3+.Pre-school children will enjoy placing the colorful magnetic pieces in this fun-filled title illustrated by Barry Green. Once the magnets have all been placed, a giant play scene can be folded out from the back of the book, so children can create their own farm scenes.

• ASIN: 1846660874
• ASIN: 1846660874
• ISBN: 1846660874
• Brand: Imagine That
• Manufacturer: Imagine That

Audition Monologs for Student Actors II: Selections from Contemporary Plays

The monologues in this theatre text are highly original works not found in other published versions. All are from recently produced plays from both established and emerging new writers. The 50 selections are for actors 10 to 24 years of age, suitable for competitive auditions, forensics, oral interpretation, or acting exercises. The monologue collection is divided equally between male and female characters, with a variety of pieces for minority actors. Through the work of 40 contemporary playwrights, these monologues address the major trends and conflicts of society as we know it. A must for a... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1566080738
• ASIN: 1566080738
• ISBN: 1566080738
• Manufacturer: Meriwether Pub

The Complete America's Test Kitchen TV Show Cookbook 2001 - 2019: Every Recipe from the Hit TV Show with Product Ratings and a Look Behind the Scenes

19 Years of the Hit TV Show Captured in One Complete VolumeHere is your last chance to find every recipe prepared on public television's top-rated cooking show over 19 seasons all in a single compendium, including the new season that debuts in January 2019. You'll also get up-to-date equipment and ingredient ratings drawn from the show's equipment testing and taste-testing segments. And you'll see the behind-the-scenes action--how the show comes together, what it takes to be a test cook, and more.Cook along with the latest season as it airs with these new recipes: Next-Level Chicken Piccata, B... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1945256540
• ASIN: 1945256540
• ISBN: 1945256540
• Manufacturer: America's Test Kitchen

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

The Ultimate Book of Vehicles: From Around the World

Vehicles, vehicles, vehicles—nearly 100 of them—in all shapes and sizes! A giant crane hovers over a construction site, a space ship roars into space. . . . Supersized spreads feature marvelously detailed illustrations that just beg to be pored over again and again. Best of all, lots of flaps, popups, pull-tabs, and rotating wheels bring the various vehicles to life. Readers will poke into a ship's hold, explore the innards of a garbage truck, and help demolish a house. Any child who's ever been intrigued by the roar of an engine will adore this extraordinary collection of things on the go... [Read More]

• ASIN: 2848019425
• ASIN: 2848019425
• ISBN: 2848019425
• Brand: Twirl
• Manufacturer: Twirl

Scenes & Monologs from the Best New Plays

Designed to solve many monologue needs, this book is short length for audience use, contains monologues and dialogs for both sexes, scenes for all ages, play context lead-in for each scene and a bibliography of

• UPC: 47478486

More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays: An Anthology of New Dramatic Writing from Professionally-Produced Plays (Paperback)

This sequel edition contains new works from plays produced in the US and Europe. It offers young actors a broad spectrum of challenges with contemporary styles and relevant topics in a variety of lengths. In

• UPC: 6084470

From Morn to Midnight : A Play in Seven Scenes (1922)

From Morn to Midnight: A Play in Seven Scenes

• UPC: 53021748
• Rating: 2.0

Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays

SCENES AND MONOLOGUES OF SPIRITUAL EXPERIENCE FROM THE BEST CONTEMPORARY

• UPC: 23834725

Multicultural Theatre : Scenes and Monologs from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays

This book contains 37 scenes and monologs by new writers of the multicultural experience. It is an excellent collection for expressing cultural diversity while offering a range of new material. Within the three-section book, the

• UPC: 52923729

Sophocles, Greek Playwright, and a Scene from His Play Oedipus at Colonus Framed Print Wall Art

Giclee PrintThis giclée print offers beautiful color accuracy on a high-quality paper (235 gsm) that is a great option for framing with its smooth, acid free surface. Giclée (French for “to spray”) is a printing

• UPC: 734974136
• Color: White
• Size: 30" x 20"30 x 20

Sophocles, Greek Playwright, and a Scene from His Play Oedipus at Colonus Wood Mounted Print Wall Art

Wood mount is a contemporary option featuring black beveled edges for an attractive finished look. Each print is mounted on 3/8"thick wood board and is finished with a protective UV coating. Handcrafted in the USA.

• UPC: 744555656
• Color: MulticolorBlack
• Size: 20 x 1220" x 12"

Sophocles, Greek Playwright, and a Scene from His Play Oedipus at Colonus Print Wall Art

Giclee PrintThis giclée print offers beautiful color accuracy on a high-quality paper (235 gsm) that is a great option for framing with its smooth, acid free surface. Giclée (French for “to spray”) is a printing

• UPC: 511261000
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 30" x 20"30 x 20

The School-Shakspeare; Or, Plays and Scenes from Shakspeare Illustrated for the Use of Schools, with Glossarial Notes, Selected from the Best Annotators, by the REV. J. R. Pitman, Etc.

The School-Shakspeare

• UPC: 803457004

Scene from Shakespeare's Play Macbeth Print Wall Art

Giclee PrintThis giclée print offers beautiful color accuracy on a high-quality paper (235 gsm) that is a great option for framing with its smooth, acid free surface. Giclée (French for “to spray”) is a printing

• UPC: 301638262
• Color: Multicolor
• Size: 16" x 24"16 x 24

Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays : An Anthology of New Scenes from...

• UPC: 362945795873
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 16 USD

Playing Scenes from Classic Literature : Short Dramatizations from the Best o...

• UPC: 362951004486
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 16 USD

Scenes & Monologs from the Best New Plays

• UPC: 302390239010
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 4 USD

Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays

• UPC: 293484003342
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 19 USD

More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays : An Anthology of New Scenes...

• UPC: 362948858111
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 18 USD

NEW - Scenes & Monologs from the Best New Plays by Roger Ellis

• UPC: 264588592726
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 16 USD

More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays:

• UPC: 302337361957
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

More Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays : An Anthology of New...

• UPC: 143447995275
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays : An Anthology of New Dramatic...

• UPC: 193320676527
• Category: Fiction & Literature
• Price: 3 USD

Scenes and Monologues of Spiritual Experience from the Best Contemporary Plays

• UPC: 372710502211
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD