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MONOLOGUES
100 TRUE SOLILOQUIES FOR MEN — Edited by Jennie Wyckoff. ISBN 1 57525 304 6
100 TRUE SOLILOQUIES FOR WOMEN — Edited by Jennie Wyckoff. ISBN 1 57525 303 8
ACT! ALONE. Scene-Stealing High Comedy Monologues & Verse for Performers and Speakers. By Lynda K. Robinson
Using her vast experience as a professional performer as inspiration, the author gives us a wonderful original collection of hilariously funny monologues and verse that are capable of catapulting your performance or audition far and away from your closest competitor. She has an innate gift for what is just plain funny. ISBN 0 9542887 0 X
THE ACTOR’S AUDITION MANUAL — Volume I. Dean Carey
The Australian handbook for every actor, fully revised with 150 new speeches. A wealth of practical advice and a fresh, diverse range of speeches for both men and women that will help you make your audition powerful and effective.
ACTORS’ AUDITION SPEECHES FOR ALL AGES AND ACCENTS — Jean Marlow
ACTRESSES’ AUDITION SPEECHES FOR ALL AGES AND ACCENTS — Jean Marlow
Finding good, interesting auditions pieces is a demanding and difficult process for actors. Jean Marlow has brought together 50 selections, the majority of which have never appeared in an audition book before.
ACTOR’S BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY STAGE MONOLOGUES — More than 150 Interviews with Monologues from more than 70 playwrights. Edited by Nina Shengold. ISBN 0 14 009649 3
THE ACTOR’S BOOK OF MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN — Stefan Rudnicki
A collection drawn from poetry, fiction, diaries, journals, and documents of public record, featuring the voices of women through the ages. They offer dramatic opportunities include Emily Dickinson, Charlotte Brontee, Jane Austen, Sappho, and Isadora Duncan.
ACTOR’S BOOK OF MOVIE MONOLOGUES. Edited by Marisa Smith and Amy Schewel
More than one hundred monologues from the world’s great movies, many never before published.
ACTORS WRITE FOR ACTORS — A Collection of Original Audition Monologues. Jason Milligan, Deborah Cowles Scott, Robert Spera
A collection of 47 monologues for men and women, ranging from comic, to sentimental, to fiercely dramatic, written for the Actor’s Theatre of Louisville’s famed Apprentice Company by two former apprentices and the former co-director of the company.
ALL GALL — Malicious Monologues and Ruthless Recitation. Selected and Adapted from the French by Norman R. Shapiro. Illustrated by David Schorr
Finally, a monologue book for actors with a malicious sense of humour — and a ruthless sense of Joie de vivre! This galling collection contains scenes drawn from the masters of French humour Georges Feydeau, Fernand Raynaud, et al., written directly for the popular French farce theatre world, as well as from works intended primarily for the printed page: brief journalistic vignettes of Alphonse Allaise, the fictions of Apollinaire, and others. ISBN 1 55783 391 5
ALTERNATIVE SHAKESPEARE AUDITIONS FOR MEN/FOR WOMEN — Simon Dunmore
Two new collections of fascinating, fresh and unusual audition speeches from Shakespeare’s plays (fifty in each book). Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references — all written from the viewpoint of the auditioning actor.
AMERICAN THEATRE BOOK OF MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. Edited by Stephanie Coen
AMERICAN THEATRE BOOK OF MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. Edited by Stephanie Coen
Since 1984, American Theatre magazine has published more than 100 of the best new American plays by our most important playwrights. These plays, many of which were printed first in AT, provide actors with original and challenging material for their most rigorous auditions. ISBN 1 55936 198 0
AUDITION MONOLOGUES FOR STUDENT ACTORS — Selections from contemporary Plays. Edited by Roger Ellis. ISBN 1 56608 055 X
AUDITION MONOLOGUES FOR STUDENT ACTORS II — Selections from Contemporary plays. Ed by Roger Ellis. ISBN 1 56608 073 8
A collection of 50 audition monologues from recently produced contemporary plays. Many scripts are for women and minority actors.
AUDITION SPEECHES FOR MEN — Jean Marlow. ISBN 0 7136 5285 3 (Including speeches from "Art", "Cressida", or films like "Pulp Fiction" and "Seven")
AUDITION SPEECHES FOR WOMEN — Jean Marlow. ISBN 0 7136 5276 4 (Including speeches from "Comic Potential", "The Lady and the Van", or films like "Pulp Fiction" and " Life is sweet")
The author presents a generous selection of speeches of all types, classic and contemporary. In addition there is helpful advice from directors, actors and teachers, including film and theatre director Sir Peter Hall, casting director Doreen Jones, stage and film dialect coach Penny Dyer, commedia dell’arte director Barry Grantham, voice teacher Robert Palmer, and Principal of the Academy Drama School Tim Reynolds
AUDITION SPEECHES FOR YOUNG ACTORS 16+. 50 Audition Pieces for Actors and Actresses. Jean Marlow.
This revised edition contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or produced recently, such as Nathan the Wise, All the Ordinary Angels, The Woman before (first performed at the Royal Court in 2005), Oleanna, (David Mamet), Pygmalion and New Boy. ISBN 0 7136 7889 5
BEST MEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES OF 1990 —2000
Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard. (10 books)
BEST WOMEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES OF 1990-2000. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard (10 books)
THE BEST WOMEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES — Edited by D. L Lepidus.
2001 — ISBN 1 57525 350 X
2002 — ISBN 1 57525 327 5
2003 — ISBN 1 57525 333 X
2004 — ISBN 1 57525 402 6
THE BEST MEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES — Edited by D. L. Lepidus.
2001 —ISBN 1 57525 351 8
2002 — ISBN 1 57525 326 7
2003 — ISBN 1 57525 334 8
2004 —ISBN 1 57525 403 4
CITY WOMEN — 20 Powerful Contemporary Monologues Embracing Characters of the Naked City. Cynthia Smith
Dramaline’s original monologues are of ideal duration, embrace contemporary subjects, have definite points of view, are written in today’s speech, and have beginnings, middles and ends. They are presented in readable spacing and printed on non-glare, eye-easy paper. ISBN 0 940669 50 1
CLASSICAL AUDITION SPEECHES FOR MEN.
CLASSICAL AUDITION SPEECHES FOR WOMEN. Edited by Jean Marlow
Fifty classical speeches selected from plays of several periods: Elizabethan-Jacobean, Restoration, eighteenth century, and late nineteenth century to early twentieth century. Comprehensive introductions, detailed notes and audition advice are included.
THE CLASSICAL MONOLOGUE — MEN
THE CLASSICAL MONOLOGUE — WOMEN. Edited by Michael Earley and Philippa Keil
Two separate books of 50 essential classic monologues by the great world dramatists, enhanced by the editor’s commentaries and textual notes. Suitable for both the beginner and experienced actor. Includes: Sophocles; Euripides; Marlowe; Shakespeare; Jonson; Moliére; Ibsen; Chekhov; Wilde; Shaw.
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES FOR MEN
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN— Monologues from 16th, 17th and 18th century plays. Edited by Kyle Donnelly
The range of dramatic pieces provided includes only one piece by Shakespeare! The book will free the actor or actress from spending perhaps months searching for fresh material. The monologues have also been edited in order to provide a beginning, a middle, and an end to satisfy most audition situations.
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES From Aeschylus to Racine. Volume 3. Edited by Leon Katz. ISBN 1 55783 614 0
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES From the Restoration to Bernard Shaw. Volume 4. Edited by Leon Katz. ISBN 1 55783 614 0
Covering the full scope of Western drama, from the ancient Greeks to the twentieth century, the two volumes of Classical Monologues: Women contain more than 250 monologues form sources other than Shakespeare’s plays. The excerpts range from the celebrated to the obscure, spanning 2,000 years of theatrical history.
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. Edited by Todd London
CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. Edited by Todd London
"This collection has a simple aim: to make matches. You’re an actor searching for the right monologue — for auditions or acting class — and here are the cuttings from dozens of the most exciting American plays of the last two decades." TL
CONTEMPORARY IRISH MONOLOGUES. 60 Audition Speeches for Men and Women—Edited by Jim Culleton and Clodagh O’Donoghue. Introduced by Joe Dowling
Sixty diverse audition speeches for men and women, selected from the Irish plays of the last thirty years, explore a broad diversity of themes, moods and characters — from the serious to the comical, the real to the surreal. A short introductory note also firmly sets into place contexts and backgrounds to each piece. The writers include Brian Friel, Tom Murphy, Sebastian Barry, Frank McGuinness, Conor McPherson, Marina Carr, Martin McDonagh and Marie Jones. ISBN 1 874597 92 8
CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. Edited by Shaun McKenna
A collection of speeches form plays written since 1985, suitable for both teenagers and young adults. The selections are varied in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief outline of the context and setting. The compilation will provide any performer with opportunities for exploring a range of contemporary characters and stories. ISBN 1 84002 424 0
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES — From Aeschylus to Bernard Shaw.
Volume 1. Younger Men’s Roles. Edited by Leon Katz with the assistance of Georgi Iliev. ISBN 1 55783 575 6
CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES — From Aeschylus to Bernard Shaw.
Volume 2 Older Men’s Roles. Edited by Leon Katz with the assistance of Georgi Iliev. ISBN 1 55783 576 4
CREATING YOUR OWN MONOLOGUE. Glenn Alterman
This is a one-kind-of a book that shows actors how to write and produce successful monologues. The writing process is explained in easy-to-follow steps that cover how to: get started, Develop characters, write dialogue, do rewrites and editing, shape your material, know when the monologue is complete, rehearse and perform your monologue, market and promote solo shows.
DEMYSTIFYING THE MONOLOGUE. Your Road Map to a Compelling Performance. Leonard Peters.
Demystifying the Monologue takes you deep inside one of acting’s most beloved forms and one of the most difficult to master. Read it, dog ear it, and leave the mystery of the monologue where it belongs, with your audience. ISBN 0 325 00764 0
DIALECT AND MONOLOGUES VOL. 1 and 2. Roger Karshner and David Alan Stern.
An essential for anyone wanting to sharpen their dialect skills. Listen to the tape and follow the text. Dialects include: Black African; Northern Irish; Welsh; Cajun; Canadian; Afrikaans; Liverpudlian; Asian India; Hebrew; Australian; Russian; Scottish. Suitable for auditions, workshops, and classrooms.
DIALECT MONOLOGUES. CD and book version. Roger Karshner and David Alan Stern
Here, for the first time, on CD with a corresponding book of monologues, in one convenient package are 13 essential dialects: Texas, Irish, British, French, New York City, Boston, Mountain Southern, Chicago German, Yiddish, Spanish, Cockney, and Italian. Each has been applied to a contemporary speech — speeches to be delivered with or without the accent for audition, workshop, and classroom purposes. A must for every actor and actress seriously pursuing their craft. ISBN 0 940669 47 1
ELVIS MONOLOGUES — Edited by Lavonne Mueller
Thirty monologues all relating to the legend of Elvis, this one-of-a-kind collection provides untapped resource of inspiring and witty monologues. ISBN 0 435 07044 4
ENCORE! — More Original Audition Monologues. Jason Milligan, Deborah Cowles Scott, Robert Spera
A follow-up to Actors Write for Actors. Provides fresh, new material for a wide range of types — both male and female.
EVEN MORE FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN — Ed by Tori Haring-Smith
ISBN 0 325 00247 9
THE FABER BOOK OF MONOLOGUES: MEN. — Edited by Jane Edwardes. ISBN 0 571 21764 8
THE FABER BOOK OF MONOLOGUES: WOMEN. — Edited by Jane Edwardes. ISBN 0 571 21785 6
With 25 speeches for characters ranging in age from 20 to 65, The Faber Book of Monologues contains a rich variety of tragic, comic, realistic and absurdist works by a stunning assembly of playwrights. Each selection includes a synopsis of the play together with character commentary as well as recommendations for accents and reference to first performance.
50 AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDITION MONOLOGUES. Gus Edwards
A collection of powerful, original monologues for African American men and women. ISBN 0 325 00457 9
57 ORIGINAL AUDITIONS FOR ACTORS — A Workshop of Monologues for Professional and Non-professional Actors. Eddie Lawrence. Intro. by Jason Robards
A collection of short characterizations permitting the auditioning actor to display his or her own versatility in the shortest amount of time.
FIRST FOLIO: Speeches for Women. Chosen by Patrick Tucker Speeches for Men. Chosen by Patrick Tucker
The speeches contained in these volume, accompanied by detailed notes on how to approach Shakespeare’s text to achieve vividness, style and emotional truth, range from the most famous to the less familiar, and appear with exactly the same layout and punctuation as in the First Folio.
FIRST PERSON SINGULAR — A Book of Monologues. Florence Ryerson and Colin Clements
A collection of character sketches written in the first person singular. Ideal for reading aloud or for reading to oneself.
FOR ALL OCCASIONS —Poems, Prose and Party Pieces for Reading Aloud. Compiled by Peter Barkworth
An anthology of just over 200 poems and prose pieces which go well when read aloud. Included are the authors inspired selections for Christmas, New year, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Armastice Day, Theatre Benefits, Church Concerts, Charity Do’s, Musical Evenings, Lunches and dinners, christenings Weddings, funerals, and Memorial Services, The Four Seasons and a bravura collection of show-off poems.
FOR WOMEN: MORE MONOLOGUES THEY HAVEN’T HEARD. Susan Pomerance
30 powerful contemporary scene-study pieces.
FOR WOMEN— Pocket Monologues From Shakespeare. Edited by Dick Dotterer
FUNNYLOGUES FOR WOMEN — The Best of Dramaline Comedy. Mort Kaufman, Roger Karshner and Zelda Abel. ISBN 090466955 2
FURTHER FUN FOR THE FOOTLIGHTS. Courtney Hope
Contains 13 sketches and 21 monologues. Six are for all-women casts, four are for 1 man and 1 woman, and there are three others for small mixed casts. The monologues are for women.
GOING SOLO — 100 Original Audition Monologues. Jason Milligan
50 for men and 50 for women, young and old. Material ranges from hilarious comic pieces to wrenching dramatic pieces to quiet "story" pieces. Something for everyone.
GREAT MONOLOGUES FROM THE MARK TAPER FORUM. Edited by Kristin Graham. Introduction by Gordon Davidson
52 great audition pieces for men and women including selections from Jo Carson’s The Bear Facts, and Van Itallie’s and Chaikin’s Struck Dumb.
GREAT SPEECHES FROM EUROPEAN DRAMA — Translated and Edited by Robert David MacDonald
This compilation contains speeches from great works of European drama that have been translated or adapted by Robert MacDonald, director of the Citizens’ Theatre Company for over thirty years. ISBN 1 84002 002 4
HOW TO AUDITION FOR TV COMMERCIALS. From the Ad Agency Point of View. W. L. Jenkins
Learn how to land television commercials with this insider’s guide to what ad agencies are really looking for. Written by a former actor turned ad exec, How to Audition for TV Commercials gives step-by-step guidance to help actors understand the process from the ad agency’s point of view. ISBN 1-58115-419-4
I CAN EXPLAIN. 50 ORIGINAL MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS — Clare Price and Antony Wieland
A selection of fifty original monologues, suitable for auditions, festivals, speech and drama examinations or just for fun.
ISBN 0 9539989 3 2
ICE BABIES OF OZ — Original Character Monologues. L.E. McCullough
The original monologues in this collection addresses topics ranging from religion and country music to homelessness and racism with the author’s characteristically fresh, evocative, cut-to-the-nerve storytelling. ISBN 1 880399 82 2
KISS AND TELL — Restoration Comedy of Manners: Monologues, Scenes and Historical Content. Michael Dixon and Michele Volansky
"These monologues contain all the essential themes from the Restoration canon. This material is great fun to do. The demands of period style work are not a nuisance, but rather a way of freeing the actor from the constraints of American Realism." Scott Zigler
LUNA PARK — Short Plays and Monologues. Donald Margulies
This book collects Donald Margulies’s best short plays and monologues spanning three decades. Taken as a whole, the work is an extraordinary representation of a particularly American reality of the twentieth century. ISBN 1 55936 206 5
MASTER CLASS — The Actor’s Audition Manual. Dean Carey
Men’s and Women’s volumes available
Close to 100 monologues by authors from around the world provide an arsenal of audition pieces for young actors — from classics such as Chekhov and Racine, to moderns such as Berkoff, Gems, Henley, Miller, Thomson and Williamson. Master Class is a unique handbook for actors, student actors and teachers, with separate volumes for women and men. "This book is a ‘must read’ for any actor facing auditions, not only because it is practical, helpful and full of good ideas, but because Dean’s entertaining examples and inspiring insight unite us all in a common love for the work and an aspiration to do our best."
THE METHUEN AUDITION BOOK FOR MEN. Compiled by Annika Bluhm
A collection of fifty audition speeches for men selected from the finest plays of the last twenty years, including Road, Serious Money, Real Thing and Class Enemy, which covers a wide range of mood and character. Each is accompanied by a synopsis setting it firmly into its context.
THE METHUEN AUDITION BOOK FOR WOMEN. Compiled by Annika Bluhm
A collection of fifty audition speeches for women selected from the last twenty years, including Educating Rita, Thatcher’s Women and Our Country’s Good, which covers a wide range of mood and character. Each is accompanied by a synopsis setting the extract firmly in its context.
THE METHUEN BOOK OF CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. Edited by Chrys Salt.
Classical Monologues is an invaluable resource for use in classes, competitions, auditions and rehearsals. Monologues of all types — both serious and comic — provide a dynamic challenge for actors at all levels: the student, the amateur, and the professional. ISBN 0-413-77533-X
THE METHUEN BOOK OF CLASSICAL MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. Edited by Chrys Salt
Drawn from landmark plays of ancient Greek and Roman theatre right through to those of nineteenth-century Russia and Scandinavia, this is a selection of forty great classical speeches for actors. In a truly international compendium, Elizabethan and Jacobean favourites sit with lesser-known gems in a rich and varied collection. ISBN 0-413-77534-8
THE METHUEN BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR MEN, Edited by Chrys Salt
This is an exciting collection of the best stage monologues of the past three decades. I brings together a selection from some of the most vital and award-winning plays by major playwright produced by British and American theatres. ISBN 0 413 77292 6
THE METHUEN BOOK OF CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN — Edited by Chrys Salt
This is an exciting collection of the best stage monologues of the past three decades. It brings together a selection of the most vital and award-winning plays by major playwrights produced by British and American theatres. Authors include: Martin McDonagh, Anthony Minghella, Terry Johnson, Caryl Churchill and many more. ISBN 0 413 77291 8
THE METHUEN BOOK OF MODERN MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. Edited by Chrys Salt
Plucked from the best stage monologues of the second half of the nineteenth century to the 1970s, this collection is an invaluable resource in t he armoury of any actor. ISBN 0 413 77425 2
THE METHUEN BOOK OF MODERN MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. Edited by Chrys Salt
Plucked from the best stage monologues of the second half of the nineteenth century to the 1970s, this collection is an invaluable resource in t he armoury of any actor. ISBN 0 413 77424 4
MISADVENTURE: MONOLOGUES AND SHORT PIECES By Donald Margulies
This brings together sixteen short works from one of the finest and provocative voices in contemporary American theatre, Donald Margulies. ISBN 0 8222 1972 7
THE MODERN MONOLOGUE: MEN and THE MODERN MONOLOGUE: WOMEN — Edited by Michael Earley and Phillipa Keil
An exciting selection of speeches drawn from the landmark plays of the twentieth-century. Serious, comic, realist, absurdist are some of the types represented. Suitable for the beginner, the amateur, or the professional. The editor’s introduction and commentaries further enhance the speeches.
THE MONOLOGUE INDEX — A Guide to 1,778 Monologues from 1,074 plays. Edited by Karen Morris
MONOLOGUES FOR ACTORS OF COLOR. Edited by Roberta Uno
Women
Men
The author has carefully selected monologues that represent African-American, Native American, Latino, and Asian-American identities. Each monologue comes with an introduction and notes on the character and stage direction to set the scene for the actor.
MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. Richard Corson
MONOLOGUES FOR MEN BY MEN. Ed by Gary Garrison and Michael Wright.
These pieces reflect what men are thinking in the new millennium and how they are putting those thoughts and feelings into theatrical expression. The range of monologues reflects a diversity of characters, linear and nonlinear play constructions, and simple storytelling. They are grouped by subject. ISBN 0 325 00374 2
MONOLOGUES FOR MEN BY MEN. Volume II. Ed by Gary Garrison and Michael Wright
In this volume, the authors have assembled a collection of reflections by men about what it means to be male these days, particularly in the wake of September 11, 2001, and how they are putting their thoughts and feelings into theatrical expression. ISBN 0 325 00559 1
MONOLOGUES FROM GEORGE BERNARD SHAW
A collection of monologues for men and women taken from scenes of fourteen of his major plays.
MONOLOGUES FROM MOLIÈRE. Dick Dotterer
The first available collection of speeches from Molière rendered into contemporary prose for the actor.
MONOLOGUES FROM OSCAR WILDE. Edited by Ian Michaels
25 monologues for men and women selected from the plays of Oscar Wilde.
MONOLOGUES FROM THE CLASSIC PLAYS 468 - 1960 A.D. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard
113 classical audition pieces from 62 of the world’s greatest playwrights. "This remarkable book is the perfect complement to Smith and Kraus’ excellent collections of monologues from contemporary plays — a prize for auditioning actors." Jane Alexander
MONOLOGUES FROM THE CLASSICS. LAMDA Edited by Shaun McKenna
This contains a collection of speeches for men and women from the Greek, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Restoration, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century repertories, designed to complement LAMDA Graded Examinations in Acting at Advanced Level. ISBN 1 84002 422 4
MONOLOGUES ON BLACK LIFE. Gus Edwards
Together, these sets of monologues are a vital resource for actors and actresses looking for honest and vibrant material. The characters range in age from fifteen to fifty.
MONOLOGUES THEY HAVEN’T HEARD. Roger Karshner
MORE MONOLOGUES THEY HAVEN’T HEARD. Roger Karshner
New, fresh contemporary speeches for men and women.
MORE ALTERNATIVE SHAKESPEARE AUDITIONS FOR WOMAN. Simon Dunmore
MORE ALTERNATIVE SHAKESPEARE AUDITIONS FOR MEN. Simon Dunmore ISBN 0 7136 6321 9
Each speech is accompanied by a helpful character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words phrases and references.
MORE FOOTLIGHT FUN. Courtney Hope
Twelve sketches and twelve monologues. Ten sketches are for all-women casts; four of these are for 2 women; three are for 3 women and the others are for 4, 5, and 6 women. Also included is a sketch for 3 men and 4 women, and one for 1 man and 1 woman. All the monologues are for women.
MORE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN. Edited by Tori Haring-Smith
An outstanding source of audition pieces for professional actresses, this volume is also an excellent sourcebook for acting students, drama students, theatre companies looking for new plays by women, and anyone with a general interest in women’s studies.
MOVING PATS — MONOLOGUES FROM CONTEMPORARY PLAYS — Edited by Nina Shengold and Eric Lane
More than 100 Monologues by John Guare, Tina Howe, David Mamet, Wallace Shawn, Sam Shepard, Wendy Wassserstein, August Wilson, & Others.
MULTICULTURAL THEATRE — Scenes and Monologues from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays. Edited by Roger Ellis
Contemporary American theatre is alive with works representing many cultures: Arabic, Japanese, Native American, Caribbean, Vietnamese and others. Inevitably, as a larger number of dramatic works emerge from these and other ethnic categories, the picture will change.
NEIL SIMON MONOLOGUES — Speeches from the Works of America’s Foremost Playwright. Edited by Roger Karshner. ISBN 0 940669 34 X
NEW MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN — Edited by Tori Haring-Smith & Liz Engleman
The styles and subject matter of these wide-ranging monologues include everything from the comic and the serious to the political and the personal, and the characters inside them off the opportunity for any actress to stretch out and explore the idiosyncrasies of another woman’s personality. ISBN 0 325 00626 1
NEXT! 100 AUDITION MONOLOGUES. Jason Milligan
Also contains guidelines for a successful audition.
99 FILM SCENES FOR ACTORS. — Angela Nicholas.
This book is a cornucopia of cinematic classics for actors eager for their close-up. ISBN 0 380 79804 2
ONE HUNDRED MEN’S STAGE MONOLGUES FROM THE 1980’S. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard. Introduction by Gregory Mosher
ONE HUNDRED WOMEN’S STAGE MONOLOGUES FROM THE 1980’S. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard. Introduction by Timothy Near
100 winning new audition pieces from the best plays of the decade
ONE ON ONE — The Best Men’s Monologues for the Nineties
ONE ON ONE — The Best Women’s Monologues for the Nineties. Both edited by Jack Temchin
ORIGINAL SOLO SCENES — Feminine Zones. Sharon McCoy
40 original and contemporary monologues highlighting relationship issues for teenagers and young women. ISBN 0 9537770 9 X
THE PERFECT PIECE — MONOLOGUES FROM CANADIAN PLAYS. Edited by Tony Hamill
POCKET MONOLOGUES FOR MEN — Convenient Scene-Study Pieces for Today’s Demanding Actor. Roger Karshner
Here is a handy big-little book stuffed full of monologues embracing a wide range of characters from rural America through Shakespeare and classical literature. It is convenient, comprehensive, and conceivably save your life out there on the battlefield of drama where it can be used to attack those all-important auditions, workshops, and class assignments.
RADIOACTIVE MONOLOGUES FOR MEN. For Radio, Stage and Screen. Edited by Marina Calderone and Marilyn Le Conte
Radioactive Monologues for Men brings together over thirty extracts from the best contemporary plays for radio and stage to provide a dynamic collection, perfect for audition, competition and performance work. ISBN 0 413 77579 8
RADIOACTIVE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. For Radio, Stage and Screen. Edited by Marina Calderone and Marilyn Le Conte.
For actors starting out or already experienced in radio work, and for those looking for speeches suitable for radio, stage or screen, Radioactive Monologues for Women is an explosive selection of scenes from the finest plays. ISBN 0 413 77580 1
RELATIONSHIPS. Original Monologues and Scenes. Ken Friedman
More than 50 new monologues and scenes for actors and actresses from American author Ken Friedman
SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FROM THE BEST NEW PLAYS — An Anthology of New Dramatic Writing From Professionally Produced American Plays. Edited by Roger Ellis
Includes: short length for audition use (under 10 minutes); dialogues for 2 women; dialogues for 2 men; dialogues for 1 man and 1 woman; monologues for men and women; scenes for all ages (most 18-30 years); play context lead in for each scene; bibliography of script sources.
SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FROM THE NEW AMERICAN THEATRE. Edited by Frank Pike and Thomas G. Dunn
Over 60 new scenes and monologues from the bold, exciting theatre of America’s dynamic young playwrights including: David Mamet, Sam Shepard, Tina Howe and others. For 2 men, 2 women, 1 man, and 1 woman, plus 19 outstanding monologues for both men and women.
SHAKESPEARE FOR ONE — Men. The Complete Monologues and Audition Pieces. Edited by Douglas Newell
This volume collects virtually all of the monologues for men from Shakespeare’s 37 plays. ISBN 0 325 00488 9
SHAKESPEARE FOR ONE — Women. The Complete Monologues and Audition Pieces.
Edited by Douglas Newell
This volume collects virtually all of the monologues for women from Shakespeare’s 37 plays. ISBN 0 325 00487 0
SHAKESPEARE’S MONOLOGUES THEY HAVEN’T HEARD. Edited by Edith B. Maag
SINGULARLY SPEAKING — A Collection of Ten Monologues For Woman. A.C Wicox
SOLILOQUY! THE SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES. Edited by Michael Earley and Phillipa Keil
A collection of all Shakespeare’s greatest soliloquies, monologues and set speeches, divided and classified for ease of use by the general reader or working actor. Notes setting the scenes, highlighting difficult words and passages, and performance commentary accompany each section.
. SOLO. A Guidebook for Individual Performance. Michael Anderson.
Including over twenty performance pieces, Solo brings you a fresh, diverse range of Australian pieces that suit the format for your assessment. They come from a variety of genres and writers, some well known, others previously unpublished. From Patrick White writing in the 1940’s to Kate Mulvany in 2005, there’s something here for everybody ISBN 0 86819 757 2.
SOLO —The Very Best Monologues of the 80’s. Ed. by Michael Earley & Phillipa Keil
Two volumes — one for actors and one for actresses — each comprising of seventy-five solo speeches and performance pieces selected from the finest contemporary theatre in America and Britain. Acting notes are included together with a quick, easy guide to the art of auditioning.
SOLO SPEECHES FOR MEN (1800-1914). Edited by Shaun McKenna. ISBN 1 84002 421 6
SOLO SPEECHES FOR WOMEN (1800-1914). Edited by Shaun McKenna. ISBN 1 84002 420 8
These contain selections of monologues from the lesser-known plays of the nineteenth century. The collections includes extracts form English and European repertoire for a range of ages.
SOLO VOICES — Monologues 1987 — 2004. Neil Bartlett
Collected for the first in time in print, over a decade of texts from one of British theatre’s most fiercely individual voices, documenting the extraordinary site-specific solo performances which have run parallel to Bartlett’s acclaimed work as a mainstream director. ISBN 1 84002 465 8
SINGULARLY SPEAKING — A Collection of Ten Monologues For Woman. A.C Wicox
SPIRIT OF AMERICA. Patriotic Monologues and Speeches for Middle and High School Students. Edited by D. Tulla Lightfoot. ISBN 1-57525-375-5
THE STANLEY HOLLOWAY MONOLOGUES. Edited by Michael Marshall
A first collection of Holloway’s comic monologues. Illustrated.
STREET TALK — Character Monologues for Actors. Glenn Alterman
"These monologues have a dramatic punch that leaves a long lasting impression. I highly recommend them to any actor willing to try something new and exciting to showcase their talents." Dulcina Elsen, theatrical agent
TALKING WITH. J. Martin
Monologues of simplicity and little movement.
THE THEATRE AUDITION BOOK. Gerald Lee Ratliff
144 monologues from Contemporary, Modern, Period, Shakespeare and Classical Plays
THIRTEEN MONOLOGUES. Cocteau Feydeau. Translated by Peter Meyer
Two of the seven monologues by Cocteau in this edition were written for Edith Piaf. The other five were written for his friend, Jean Marais to perform on the radio. These exquisite miniatures remain a fascinating form of his dramatic expression.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE — Shakespeare’s Soliloquies — Ed. by Michael Kerrigan ISBN 0 146 003 772
TWO-MINUTE MONOLOGS — Glenn Alterman
Original audition scenes for professional actors.
TWO MINUTES AND UNDER. Glenn Alterman
70 short character monologues for actors.
TWO MINUTES & UNDER. Volume 2. Glenn Alterman
59 Short Character Monologues. ISBN 1 57525 324 0
TWO MINUTES & UNDER. Volume 3. Glenn Alterman
Over 60 Powerful Original Audition Pieces. ISBN 1 57525 395 X
TWO MINUTES TO SHINE (Book I, II, III) — Thirty Potent New Monologues for the Auditioning Actor. Pamela Sackett
The highly original American playwright, Pamela Sackett, has put together a collection of monologues for men and women. All contemporary, they range from funny to hilarious, sad to pathetic, all bordering on the slightly quirky.
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION — 222 Monologues 2 Minutes and Under. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard.
Selections include monologues: American Buffalo by David Mamet. The Beggars Opera by John Gay. A Doll’s House by Ibsen. The Hairy Ape by Eugene O’Neill etc. ISBN 1 57525 066 7.
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK Vol.2 — 222 Monologues 2 Minutes and Under from Literature. Edited by John Capecci, Laurie Walker, Irene Ziegler.
A selection of classic and contemporary monologues drawn from fiction, essays and poetry. ISBN 1 57525 270 8
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK VOL. 4. 222 COMEDY MONOLOGUES 2 MINUTES & UNDER. Edited by Irene Ziegler Aston and John Capecci.
ISBN 1-57525-420-4
THE ULTIMATE MONOLOGUE INDEX — Second Edition. 2610 Monologues from 1420 Plays. Edited by Karen Morris. ISBN 1 57525 183 3
THE ULTIMATE SCENE AND MONOLOGUE SOURCE BOOK. Edited by Hooks
A guide to selecting audition pieces with synopsis, analyses, publishing details for students to help with choice, plus lists according to age and genre.
UPTOWN — Character Monologues for Actors. Glenn Alterman
"Glen Alterman monologues have the uncanny ability of pairing off humour and sadness, insanity and serenity ... in to incredible material for actors and directors to work with." Sharon Lee Connors, director, producer
WOMAN SPEAKS — Women Famous, Infamous and Unknown. Lydia Consentino
A collection of writings from women who laid the groundwork for the liberated woman of today, reminding us how multi-textured their lives were and how they spoke out for themselves or through the voices of their characters.
YOUNG WOMEN’S MONOLOGS FROM CONTEMPORARY PLAYS. Professional Auditions for Aspiring Actresses. Edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff
A collection of 94 monologues for women from recently produced contemporary plays for auditions, contests, workshops and acting classes. ISBN 1 56608 097 5
DUOLOGUES AND SCENES
THE ACTOR’S BOOK OF SCENES FROM NEW PLAYS — Seventy Scenes for Two Actors, from Today’s Hottest Playwrights. Edited by Eric Lane and Nina Shengold
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, including Beth Henley, Tina Howe, David Mamet, Marsha Norman, David Rabe, John Guare, Alice Childress, John Patrick Shanley, Lanford Wilson, Shelagh Delaney, Harold Pinter, Joe Orton, Athol Fugard, Caryl Churchill, Simon Gray, José Rivera, Sam Shepard, etc. ISBN 0 14 010487 9
AN ACTOR’S DICKENS — Scenes for Audition and Performance from the Works of Charles Dickens. Adapted and Edited by Beatrice Manley.
The author has adapted 80 scenes from Dickens’ classic novels, introducing each with a brief discussion of the emotional life of the characters, and a summery of events leading into the scenes. Two practical and inspirational chapters explores the richly theatrical nature of Dickens’ characters and Ms Manley’s natural approach to making acting as simple as breathing. ISBN 1 55783 469 5
AUDITION PIECES AND CLASSROOM EXERCISES — Jack Sharkey
To assist you in trying to master the material in this book, the author provides notes for particular ways of playing particular scenes wherever necessary.
AUDITION SCENES FOR STUDENTS — Volumes I and II. Ed. by John Wray Young
These books are divided into scenes for one, two, three, four and five players. They take serious and comedy pieces from well-known plays such as Look Back in Anger, A Man Called Peter, Luther, Tight Little Island, Tom Jones and The Brass Butterfly.
BEST STAGE SCENES OF 1992-96. 98-2000. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard
Great audition scenes from US theatrical seasons
THE BEST STAGE SCENES 2001 — Edited by D. L. Lepidus. ISBN 1 57525 352 6
THE BEST STAGE SCENES 2003 — Edited by D. L. Lepidus. ISBN 1 57525 335 6
BEST STAGE SCENES FOR MEN FROM THE 1980s. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard
BEST STAGE SCENES FOR WOMEN FROM THE 1980s. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard
THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS— 2 or More Actors. 2004. Edited by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Liz Engelman. ISBN 1 57525 336 4
THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS— 3 or More Actors. 2004. Edited by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Liz Engelman. ISBN 1 57525 337 2
BEYOND THE FRINGE — Alan Bennett, Peter Cook, Jonathan Miller, Dudley Moore
A Revue.
THE BOOK OF SCENES FOR ACTING PRACTICE. Marshall Cassady
A variety of styles, characters, and types of drama to sharpen your acting skills. From Sophocles and Shakespeare to O’Neill and Ionesco, you will find scenes grouped by the number of players.
A BRAVE AND VIOLENT THEATRE: MONOLOGUES, SCENES AND HISTORICAL CONTEXT FOR 20TH CENTURY IRISH DRAMA. Edited by Michael Bigelow Dixon and Michele Volansky
A splendid anthology covering almost a century of Irish theatrical writing and including selections from the work of internationally renowned dramatists as well as from younger authors.
BY ACTORS FOR ACTORS — Vols 1, 2 and 3. Catherine Gaffigan
An original collection of monologues and scenes written by the people who best understand an actor’s needs — other actors! The real-life experiences portrayed, often deeply personal and moving, will make your auditions stand out from the crowd.
CABARET PERFORMANCE. EUROPE 1890-1920 — Songs, Sketches, Monologues, Memoirs. Edited by Laurence Senelick
A collection of pieces from France, Italy, Germany, Holland, Poland, Sweden, and Russia.
CABARET PERFORMANCE. VOL II: EUROPE 1920-1940. Sketches, Monologues, Memoirs. Selected and translated with commentary, by Laurence Senelick
Post WW1: the European cabaret begins to change into a forum for social and political commentary and a mirror for postwar society. Material ranges from naked dancing that characterised the hysteria of German inflation to the anti-Nazi songs of exiled performers.
CHUNKY. Victoria Wood
This Victoria Wood omnibus contains the three best-selling collections of sketches from her award-winning television shows, Up To You Porky, Barmy and Mens Sana In Thingummy Doodah, together with some previously unpublished material.
COMEDY DUETS NO. 5. Five outrageous scenes for student actors. Steve Wadleigh
CONTEMPORARY SCENES FOR ACTORS— WOMEN
CONTEMPORARY SCENES FOR ACTORS —MEN. Edited by Michael Early and Philippa Keil
These collections contain over 30 two-character scenes. The selection of scenes encompasses the widest range of dramatic styles — from serious to comic and shades in between — providing a varied challenge for any actor. Here is an invaluable resource for auditions, acting classes, competitions and rehearsals.
DOUBLETALK — 50 Comedy Duets for Actors. Bill Majeski
These comedy American duets have been divided into dialogues for 2 men, 2 women, 1 man and a woman or optional men or women. They are suitable for drama competitions as well as auditions, as they are short and require minimum staging and costumes.
DUO! Best Scenes for the 90s. Edited by John Horvath, Lavonne Mueller and Jack Temchin
Over one hundred and thirty great scenes erupt from page to stage in this addition to the Applause Acting Series.
DUOLOGUES FROM THE CLASSICS — Edited by Shaun McKenna
This contains a collection of speeches for men and women from the Greek, Elizabethan, Jacobean, Restoration, Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century repertories, designed to complement LAMDA Graded Examinations in Acting at Advanced Level. ISBN 1 84002 423 4
DUOLOGUES FOR ALL ACCENTS AND AGES. Eamonn Jones and Jean Marlow
This collection of forty-five duologues is selected from a range of plays, from Elizabethan to contemporary. The authors, both experienced teachers and working actors, have chosen duologues which vary in style, offer a range of emotions and include parts for a variety of accents and ages.
DUOS AND TRIOS — Ten Two and Three-Character Comedy Skits. Daron Scott McFarland
FIFTY PROFESSIONAL SCENES FOR STUDENT ACTORS — A Collection of Short Two-Person Scenes. Gary Micheal Kluger
This book is designed for professional actors seeking roles in TV shows, Commercials and stage productions, but may be used by student performers who wish to work at a professional level.
FORENSICS SERIES VOLUME 1 — Duo Practice & Competition. Thirty-five 8-10 Minute Original Comedic Scenes. Barbara Lhota and Janet B Milstein. ISBN 1 57525 308 9
FORENSICS SERIES VOLUME 2 — Duo Practice & Performance. Thirty-five 8-10 Minute Original Dramatic Scenes. Barbara Lhota and Janet B Milstein.
Crammed full of material, these scenes will challenge and inspire students, coaches, and judges alike. Rich, balanced characters are presented in dynamic, topical situations. ISBN 1 57525 309 7
FORENSICS SERIES VOLUME 3 — Duo Practice & Performance. Thirty-five 8-10 Minute Original Comedic Plays. Ira Brodsky and Barbara Lhota. Edited by Janet Milstein.
35 original comedic plays for two females that run the gauntlet of female experience. ISBN 1 57525 380 1
FURTHER FUN FOR THE FOOTLIGHTS. Courtney Hope
Contains 13 sketches and 21 monologues. Six are for all-women casts, four are for 1 man and 1 woman, and there are three others for small mixed casts. The monologues are for women.
GOOD EVENING — A Comedy-Revue in Two Acts. Peter Cook and Dudley Moore
GREAT SCENES FROM MINORITY PLAYWRIGHTS — Seventy-four Scenes of Cultural Diversity. Marsh Cassady
Seventy-four of the best scenes by outstanding minority playwrights. Five categories: Native-American Theatre, Hispanic Theatre, African-American Theatre, Jewish-American Theatre, Asian-American Theatre plus a history of the development of Minority Theatre and a chapter on working with the scenes.
GREAT SCENES FROM WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS — Classic and Contemporary Selections for One to Six Actors. Marsh Cassady
More than fifty of the best scenes by outstanding women playwrights, including Sophie Treadwell and Tina Howe.
INTIMACY AT EIGHT-THIRTY. David Climie, Peter Myers, Alec Grahame. Music by John Pritchett, Ronald Cass, Norman Dannatt
Sketches and lyrics from Intimacy at Eight-thirty.
KISS AND TELL — Restoration Comedy of Manners: Monologues, Scenes and Historical Content. Michael Dixon and Michele Volansky
"These monologues contain all the essential themes from the Restoration canon. This material is great fun to do. The demands of period style work are not a nuisance, but rather a way of freeing the actor from the constraints of American Realism." Scott Zigler
LADIES ONLY — Book 1. Four Sketches for Women. Brian J. Burton
A collection of four short plays lasting between six and eight minutes each. Scenery and props can be minimum.
Light Entertainment — 4 women
Sheltered Lives — 2 women
When Shall We Three ...? — 4 women
On the Boards — 4 women
LADIES ONLY — Book 2. Four Sketches For Women. Peter Horsler
A collection of four short plays lasting between six and eight minutes each. Scenery and props can be minimum.
Senior Citizens — 3 women
Widows — 3 women
Christmas Spirits — 4 women
Penny Plain, Tuppence Coloured — 3 women
LISTEN TO THIS — Sketches and Monologues. Michael Frayn
LIVING FOR PLEASURE — Twelve Items for Revue. Arthur Macroe and Richard Addinsell
Sketches and lyrics from Living for Pleasure.
LUNA PARK — Short Plays and Monologues. Donald Margulies
This book collects Donald Margulies’s best short plays and monologues spanning three decades. Taken as a whole, the work is an extraordinary representation of a particularly American reality of the twentieth century. ISBN 1 55936 206 5
MISADVENTURE: MONOLOGUES AND SHORT PIECES By Donald Margulies
This brings together sixteen short works from one of the finest and provocative voices in contemporary American theatre, Donald Margulies. ISBN 0 8222 1972 7
MORE COMEDY VARIETY SKETCHES. A Collection of Ten Comic Skits. Chestley L. Duft
MORE FOOTLIGHT FUN. Courtney Hope
Twelve sketches and twelve monologues. Ten sketches are for all-women casts; four of these are for 2 women; three are for 3 women and the others are for 4, 5, and 6 women. Also included is a sketch for 3 men and 4 women, and one for 1 man and 1 woman. All the monologues are for women.
MORE DUOLOGUES FOR ALL ACCENTS AND AGES — Eamonn Jones and Jean Marlow
These duologues range from Elizabethan to contemporary plays. Alan Ayckbourn, April de Angelis and the actor Frances Cuka are amongst those contributing helpful advice.
ISBN 0 7136 6527 0
MORE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN. Edited by Tori Haring-Smith
An outstanding source of audition pieces for professional actresses, this volume is also an excellent sourcebook for acting students, drama students, theatre companies looking for new plays by women, and anyone with a general interest in women’s studies.
MORE SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE — Twenty Cuttings for Acting and Directing Practice. Michael Wilson
Designed to solve many classroom or workshops performance needs: Only scenes with small casts are included * Each scene contains two to seven characters * Scenes are between five and twenty minutes in length * Each scene is preceded by a plot synopsis and settings * Scenes include character descriptions and motivation * Excellent contest material
MULTICULTURAL THEATRE — Scenes and Monologues from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays. Edited by Roger Ellis
Contemporary American theatre is alive with works representing many cultures: Arabic, Japanese, Native American, Caribbean, Vietnamese and others. Inevitably, as a larger number of dramatic works emerge from these and other ethnic categories, the picture will change.
NEW ONE —ACT PLAYS FOR ACTING STUDENTS. A new anthology of complete one-act plays for one, two, or three actors. Edited by DBE Bert & Norman A. Bert
A new anthology of twenty-five contemporary one-act plays by nationally-known playwrights. Designed to solve many needs: playing times 8 to 15 minutes. About 5 minutes acting time per character. No walk-ons with all balanced roles. Contest-caliber scripts by professional playwrights. Helpful guides for the rehearsal process. Provides a variety of performance options. A book for actors, directors, playwrights, and theatre instructors. ISBN 1 56608 084 3
99 FILM SCENES FOR ACTORS. — Angela Nicholas.
This book is a cornucopia of cinematic classics for actors eager for their close-up. ISBN 0 380 79804 2
ON STAGE! — Short Plays for Acting Students. Robert Mauro
Containing 24 short one-act plays for small casts, monologue or duologue staging. This versatile source-book for auditions will also help in workshops or classrooms. The parts are balanced for many ages and the contemporary characters and situations range from serious drama to comedy.
ONE ACT PLAYS FOR ACTING STUDENTS — An Anthology of One-act Plays for One, Two or Three Actors. Norman A. Bert
A collection of one-act plays which is ideal for actors, directors, playwrights and theatre instructors. The complete pieces have a playing time ranging from 8-15 minutes and helpful guides for the rehearsal process with a variety of options.
ONE TO ANOTHER — Sketches. John Mortimer, N. F. Simpson, Harold Pinter
THE ORIGINAL MICHAEL FRAYN. Michael Frayn
ORIGINAL MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN. R. Kossez
Written by a professional actor who knows what you want.
OUTSTANDING STAGE MONOLOGUES AND SCENE FROM THE ’90s — Professional auditions for student actors. Edited by Stephen H. Gale
A book of selected monologues, dialogues and scenes from the best professionally produced plays of the ’90s. ISBN 1 56608 058 4
PARODY VARIETY SKETCHES. A Comedy Variety Show. By Judy Wicklund.
PLAYING CONTEMPORARY SCENES — Thirty-One Famous Scenes and How to Play Them. Geraldine Lee Ratliff
Beckett, Mamet, Pinter, Ionesco, Martin, Medoff, O’Neill, Innaurato, Wasserstein, Durang,Wagner, Foote and more ...
SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FROM THE BEST NEW PLAYS — An Anthology of New Dramatic Writing From Professionally Produced American Plays. Edited by Roger Ellis
Includes: short length for audition use (under 10 minutes); dialogues for 2 women; dialogues for 2 men; dialogues for 1 man and 1 woman; monologues for men and women; scenes for all ages (most 18-30 years); play context lead in for each scene; bibliography of script sources.
SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FROM THE NEW AMERICAN THEATRE. Edited by Frank Pike and Thomas G. Dunn
Over 60 new scenes and monologues from the bold, exciting theatre of America’s dynamic young playwrights including: David Mamet, Sam Shepard, Tina Howe and others. For 2 men, 2 women, 1 man, and 1 woman, plus 19 outstanding monologues for both men and women.
THE SCENEBOOK FOR ACTORS — Great Monologs and Dialogs From Contemporary and Classical Theatre. Edited by Norman A. Bert
A collection of scenes from the world’s leading playwrights (Pinter, Mamet, Goldsmith, Ionesco, Wilde, and many more) to solve many needs, including auditions, monologues and dialogues with a wide age range for men and women, and advice on how to find and develop an audition scene.
SCENES 4 3 2 10 PLAYERS — Sandy Hill.
This book is a collection of original scenes written and illustrated by Sandy Hill. There are ten scenes in the book with varying playing times suitable for a wide age range from as young as seven to adult. The flexible use of sets and props have made these pieces particularly useful for examination boards group acting examinations and have proved to be immediately popular and successful. They can also be used effectively at drama festivals, for classroom drama and school assemblies and have various other theatrical application. ISBN 0 9537770 8 1
SCENES FOR STUDENT ACTORS — Dramatic Selections from New Plays Volumes I, 11, II, IV, V. Edited and with notes by Frances Cosgrove
These books will be invaluable to all drama students. All scenes in the books have been classified by characters to enable the student to make immediate selection depending on the requirements of the individual.
SCENES FROM CLASSIC PLAYS — 468 B.C. to 1970 A.D.
" ... A textually and chronologically well balanced collection ... Those with aspirations to competence in the classics will find [this book] essential." Small Press
SCENES FROM PLAYS — Key Moments from World Drama. Selected and edited by Michael Marland
A marvellous range of drama in powerful scenes of moral, and human tension by great twentieth century playwrights: Ibsen, to Caryl Churchill, J. B. Priestley to Willy Russell, T. S. Eliot to Brecht.
SCENES FROM SHAKESPEARE — Fifteen Cuttings for the Classroom. Michael Wilson
Selected scenes from his best known plays. Each scene has 2-7 characters and last between 15-25 minutes. Each scene has a plot synopsis and setting with character descriptions.
SCENES I'VE SEEN ... A Casting Director’s Original Scenes and Interpretative Notes. Dorian Dunas. ISBN 1 57525 292 9
SHAKESCENES — Shakespeare For Two. Edited by John Russell Brown
Thirty-five scenes for 2 women, 1 man and 1 woman, and 2 men. Advice to actors, a description of character and situation, notes on each selection and a director’s commentary are included.
SHORT TWO-CHARACTER COMEDY SKITS. Ten comedy scenes for student actors. By Ken Buis
THE SOAPS — Scene Stealing Scenes for Actors. Karen Dent
These scenes were expressly written for a soap production class in New York. While written with the camera in mind, they lend themselves to any kind of audition situation — theatre, film, tape or class work.
THE SUBWAY PLAYS. HB Playwrights Short Play Festival. Edited by William Carden and Pamela Berlin. ISBN 1 57525 339 9
TAKE TEN: New Ten-Minute Plays. Edited by Eric Lane and Nina Shengold
An electrifying anthology of thirty-two ten-minute plays by writers ranging from John Guare and Laura Cunningham to Tony Kushner and August Wilson — living proof that, in the theatre, less is more. ISBN 0 679 77282 0
TAKE TEN II — MORE TEN-MINUTE PLAYS. A Dazzlingly Diverse Anthology of Thirty-Five Short Plays Spanning the Theatrical Spectrum. Edited by Eric Lane and Nina Shengold. ISBN 1 4000 3217 2
THEY FIGHT CLASSICAL TO CONTEMPORARY STAGE FIGHT SCENES — Kyna Hamill
Great for the classroom or for examination fights, this volume features 43 scenes from the classical to contemporary repertoire, chosen specifically for actors and teachers who are working in the area of stage combat or would like to add more physical action to their scene study work. ISBN 1 57525 322 4
35 FOR TWO. Original Comedy Scenes. Ken Friedman
35 brand new comedy duologues on the subject of actors and actresses by American author Ken Friedman. ISBN 0 9641946 1 9
THIRTY MODERN SCENES — Contemporary Scenes For Men and Women. Roger Karshner
A selection of over thirty original scenes for 2 women, 2 men or 1 woman, 1 man, covering drama, comedy, and absurdist fantasy.
THIRTY TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 4,5 & 6 Actors—From Actors Theatre of Louisville’s National Ten-Minute Play Contest. Ed by Michael Bigelow Dixon, Tanya Palmer, Brendan Healy
THIRTY TEN-MINUTE PLAYS FROM THE SANTA CRUZ FESTIVALS 1-VI. — Edited by Wilma Marcus Chandler and John Howie Patterson. ISBN 1 57525 242 2
TO BE OR NOT TO BE — Shakespeare’s Soliloquies — Ed. by Michael Kerrigan ISBN 0 146 003 772
GEORGE, DON’T DO THAT… Joyce Grenfell with original illustrations by John Ward.
Brilliantly observed, funny, bittersweet, Joyce Grenfell’s witty sketches and songs never fail to entertain. This edition contains all the material in the original volumes of George, Don’t do that and Stately as a Galleon, including the bloodthirsty "Ethel" and the unforgettable nursery school monologues. HB ISBN 0-340-89676-0
TURN BACK THE CLOCK. Joyce Grenfell
A collection of Grenfell’s best sketches and songs. "Her characterisations are brilliant: with just a few words she’s able to give you a deep and accurate picture of the person she ‘is’ at that moment". The Lady
TWO-CHARACTER COMEDY SKETCHES. Susan Stepp
Ten Comedy Sketches for Two Actors
TWO CHARACTER PLAYS FOR STUDENT ACTORS — A Collection of 15 One-act Plays. Robert Mauro
A superb workshop or classroom collection. The plays have a wide variety of roles, from comedy to tragedy, with playing times ranging from ten to thirty minutes for men only, women only, or men and women.
THE ULTIMATE SCENE AND MONOLOGUE SOURCE BOOK. Edited by Hooks
A guide to selecting audition pieces with synopsis, analyses, publishing details for students to help with choice, plus lists according to age and genre.
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES VOLUME I. 101 Scenes for Groups. Edited by Wilma Marcus Chandler. ISBN 1 57525 222 8
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES VOLUME II. 102 Scenes for 2 Actors. Edited by Jocelyn A. Beard. ISBN 1 57525 153 1
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES VOLUME III. 103 Scenes for 3 Actors. Edited by Wilma Marcus Chandler. ISBN 1 57525 220 1
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES VOLUME IIII. 104 Scenes for 4 Actors. Edited by Wilma Marcus Chandler. ISBN 1 57525 221 X
VOICE OF COLOUR — 50 Scenes and Monologues by African American Playwrights. Woodie King, Jr
A primary resource of African American artists in search of their own voice for the stage.
WOMAN SPEAKS — Women Famous, Infamous and Unknown. Lydia Consentino
A collection of writings from women who laid the groundwork for the liberated woman of today, reminding us how multi-textured their lives were and how they spoke out for themselves or through the voices of their characters.
ADVICE, TIPS AND GUIDANCE FOR AUDITIONING
THE ACTOR’S AUDITION — David Black. Foreword by Eli Wallach
This practical, hands-on guide by a veteran producer covers every aspect of the auditioning process: the monologue; the cold reading; the musical audition and the interview. It also provides advice on how to sell yourself even before stepping into character.
ACTOR’S GUIDE TO AUDITIONS AND INTERVIEWS. Margo Annett & Nikolas Simmonds
Auditions and interviews can be disappointing and frustrating. This guide outlines the techniques needed to achieve success, whether it is for a place in drama school or a part in the theatre, television, film or commercials.
AN AUDITION HANDBOOK FOR STUDENT ACTORS — R. Ellis
The author, a drama teacher, shows actors how to form a healthy competitive attitude toward presenting themselves in public. They are helped to form a more self-confident attitude which will shine through at auditions. Includes sample audition pieces, tip sheets, résumés, casting notices and a reference section.
AUDITION MONOLOGUES and how to prepare for auditions — Adam Darius
This volume of original and dramatic monologues offers drama students a vast array of choice. With fifty monologues ranging from potent tragedy to outlandish comedy, young actors will find, at their fingertips, impacting playlets in which to frame their talent.
THE AUDITION SOURCEBOOK — Do’s, Don’t, and an Online Guide to 2,100 + Monologues and Musical Excerpts. Randall Richardson & Don Sandley
Finding the perfect piece to showcase your talent has been no small task — until now. A one-stop reference for any or singer preparing for an audition, The Audition Sourcebook and accompanying website have harnessed the power of technology to make your search for material and more wide-ranging. ISBN 0 325 00335 1
AUDITION SUCCESS — An Olympic Sports Psychologist Teaches Performing Artists How to Win. Don Greene, Ph.D.
Turn good auditions into great ones with Audition Success. Master audition coach Don Greene, Ph.D. teaches you everything you need to know about how to use those backstage jitters to nail your audition and reach your goals. ISBN 0 878 30121 6
AUDITIONING — AN ACTOR-FRIENDLY GUIDE — Joanna Merlin. Foreword by Harold Prince.
Joanna Merlin has written the definitive guide to auditioning for stage and screen. Merlin has spent her career on both sides of the auditioning process, both as an award-winning casting director who has worked with such directors as Harold Prince, Bernardo Bertolucci, and James Ivory, and as an accomplished actor herself. Auditioning provides everything the actor needs to achieve self-confidence and artistic honesty in an audition — from basic practical advice to an in-depth framework for preparing a role. ISBN 0 375 72537 7
AUDITIONING FOR MUSICALS — Peter Mapleson
Written in a lively and confidence-inspiring style, this book contains practical advice for all actors, singers and dancers planning to audition for any musical production, with advice on preparation, technique, choice of material, rehearsing a song, readings and improvisation, and what to expect on the day.
THE BACKSTAGE GUIDE TO CASTING DIRECTORS. Who they are. How they work. What they look for in actors. Hettie Lynne Hurtes
There is a wealth of inside information to be gleaned from talking to casting directors, and in this brand-new second edition the author offers first-hand profiles with more than fifty people in the business in Los Angeles and New York City. They reveal their thinking and convey expert advice on how to get in the door, prepare effectively for readings, and show good audition behaviour. It includes a contact list of casting directors around the nation and is full of engaging stories about casting coups and actors’ fateful auditions. ISBN 0 8230 8806 5
CALLBACK — How to Prepare for the Callback to Succeed in Getting the Part. Ginger Howard Friedman
You got the audition. Now how do you get the part? Through creative visualization techniques and exercises the author prepares you for virtually any role. Scenes from classic and contemporary plays are utilized as exercise material.
CASTING DIRECTORS’ SECRETS — Inside Tips for Successful Auditions. Ginger Howard Friedman
Ginger Howard Friedman, casting director and leading authority on audition and rehearsal technique, takes actors behind the scenes to hear what working casting directors have to say about preparing for and performing first-rate auditions. ISBN 087910309 4
THE COMPLETE PROFESSIONAL AUDITION. A Commonsense Guide to Auditioning for Musicals and Plays. Darren Cohen with Michael Perilstein. Foreword by Jason Robert Brown.
"Finally, an intelligent and accurate handbook for the musical theatre performer. Read every word and you will be 100 miles ahead of all your competition." Mark Simon, casting director. ISBN 0-8230-7683-0
GUIDE TO AUDITIONS — Ed. by Stephen Peithman and Neil Offen
This is book is different from other audition books in that it addresses the needs of both actors who are auditioning and directors who are conducting the auditions. Piethman and Offen begin with a general overview of the audition process and then turn to a number of veteran directors and actors working in community, regional, and academic theatre, who share their expertise on a range of topics. ISBN 0 325 00083 2
HOT TIPS FOR COLD READINGS — Some Do’s and Don’ts for Actors at Auditions. Nina Finburgh
An illustrated book of practical notes amusingly compiled which will calm anyone’s nerves.
HOW NOT TO AUDITION — Avoiding the Common Mistakes Most Actors Make. Ellie Kanner and Denny Martin Flinn
Kranner and Flinn share the common errors that most inexperienced actors make; they offer details on proper etiquette for auditions and cold reading and include strategies and techniques that can help any actor land a job in film, television, commercial of theatre. While Kanner and Flinn can’t guarantee actors a gig, they can guarantee that if actors follow these simple guidelines, they will have a more successful auditioning experience. ISBN 1 58065 049 X
LOVING TO AUDITION. Larry Silverberg
In this book you will learn the essential and vital skills of great auditioning and you will begin to bring your most passionate and creative self into the audition room rather than leaving it outside the door!
THE MONOLOGUE AUDITION — A Practical Guide for Actors. Karen Kohlhaas. Foreword by David Mamet.
The author’s aim is to help the aspiring actor meet the challenges of performing audition monologues for theatres, agents, casting directors, and training programmes. She provides pointers on choosing audition monologues, and goes on to give actors a step-by-step approach, illustrated by line drawings and photographs, that is applicable to any monologue they might choose. ISBN 0 87910 291 8
THE MONOLOGUE WORKSHOP — From Search to Discovery in Audition and Performance. Jack Poggi
An indispensable guide in finding, rehearsing and performing monologues, which discovers new pieces before they have become over familiar, excavates material that has been neglected and includes some adaptations from non-dramatic sources. Also contained are chapters on writing original monologues and creating solo performances in a particular style.
THE PERFECT MONOLOGUE — How to Find and Perform the Monologue That Will Get You The Part. Ginger Howard Friedman. Foreword by Michael Shurtleff
Ginger Howard Friedman, veteran casting director, playwright and teacher, reveals her winning formula for a monologue audition that lands you the part.
SOME DO’S AND DON’TS OF SIGHT READING FOR ACTORS AT AUDITIONS. Nina Finburgh
A comically illustrated book of guidelines.
SUCCESSFUL SINGING AUDITIONS — Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher
What makes a singing auditions successful? Looking at auditions from the actor’s and dancer’s point of view, Gillyanne Kayes and Jeremy Fisher provide a complete guide to the auditioning process. The book covers all aspects of singing auditions from assessing you skills and preparing your songs, to handling the audition itself. ISBN 0 7136 5807 X
THANK YOU VERY MUCH Stuart Ostrow
This get-to-the-point guide is an attempt to distil all the printed audition detritus and focus on the central objective — how do you get me to hire you? … The purpose of this book is to give the professional actor, singer, and dancer a practising producer’s point of view from the other side of the lights … ISBN 1 57525 301 1
THEATRE GAMES FOR THE LONE ACTOR — A Handbook. Viola Spolin. With a foreword by Paul Sills.
Available for the first time, this handbook presents more than forty exercises that allow actors to side coach themselves at home, in rehearsal, or in performance. ISBN 0 8101 4010 1
WINNING AUDITIONS: 101 Strategies for Actors. Mark Brandon.
This book isn’t about methods. It’s not another how to book. Winning Auditions: 101 Strategies for Actors is a revelation: a shared collection of actors’ trade secrets — tricks of the trade divulged by professionals in an experimental workshop that lasted nearly a year. ISBN 0-87910-316-7
ACTING ANTHOLOGY — Volume I. LAMDA. Introduced by Catherine Weate.
This presents the set selections for candidates entering Graded Examinations in Acting at Levels 1 and 2 in 2004-2009. The collection includes monologues and duologues from both classical and contemporary plays for young actors. 1 84002 398 8
ACTING ANTHOLOGY — Volume XVI. LAMDA. Introduced by Roger McGough
This presents the set selections for candidates entering Graded Examinations in the Speaking of Verse and Prose in 2004-2009. The collection includes both classical and contemporary literature suitable for reading aloud. This xciting compilation also stands alone as a rewarding and stimulating read. ISBN 1 84002 397 X
ACTING NATURAL — Monologs, Dialogs and Playlets for Teens. Peg Kehret
A collection of 60 original pieces which require no special props or costumes, and the roles can mostly be played by either a male or female. Perfect for the classroom and speech classes. The pieces also provide teens with insights into their joys and problems.
ACTING SCENES AND MONOLOGS FOR YOUNG WOMEN. Maya Levy
Something more than just scenes! Now a collection of wonderfully "gender specific" scenes about the joys and heartaches of growing up female.
ALL NEW SCENES FOR THE YOUNG ACTOR. Jill Donnellan
Jill Donnellan, a teacher in Los Angeles, noticed the lack of fresh resources and started to write her own which are collected in this book.
ALONE IN MY ROOM — MONOLOGUES. Ken Pickering
Provocative issues such as poverty and land abuse are explored and adaptations from Jane Eyre, Oliver Twist, Gulliver’s Travels and Pinocchio are included and given a fresh perspective. The scenes provide new monologue material suitable for speech and drama examinations and have a wide variety of theatrical and school applications. Each monologue has a brief background description and acting notes.
AUDITION SPEECHES — for 6—16 Year Olds. Jean Marlow
Each speech has a short introduction, suggested age range and description of the character. In addition there is helpful advice from writers, actors and directors working in the theatre and television, including Alan Ayckbourn, television writer Richard Carpenter, actress Margo Selby and Carol Schroder (from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art)
BIG ISSUES. — Scripts and Sketches for Citizen ship. Ann Cartwright
HEINEMAN COLLECTION
This collection of original short plays for students aged 11-14 is designed to be used in English and Drama classrooms, as well as addressing the Citizen curriculum. ISBN 0 435 23335 1
BY KIDS FOR KIDS — A Collection of Original Monologues for Kids and Teenagers 6-18 Years Old. Edited by Catherine Gaffigan
Written by authors six years and older. This gives unwatched authenticity. Great for auditions, classes, readings and teachers.
COMEDIES OF ERRORS. Larry Hillhouse
Ten Monologues of teenage experience.
CLASS ACTS — Monologues for Teenagers. Clare Dowling and Caroline Williams. With an introduction by Dermot Bolger
Thirty lively, contemporary monologues for use in the classroom or drama workshop. A diverse range of themes include bullying, holiday romances, exam pressure, career choices and relationships. An invaluable aid for teachers and students alike!
CHILDSPLAY — A Collection of Scenes and Monologues for Children. Edited by Kerry Muir
For children from 7-13, here is a treasure chest of excerpts from a rich and exciting variety of sources. Scenes and monologues come from such plays and films as The Diary of Anne Frank, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Curse of the Starving Class, The Secret Garden and Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings; and most appropriately, from writings by children themselves.
CHITCHAT. Shirley Ullom
Seven comedy monologues for teenage women.
CLASSIC MOUTH — Monologues for Boys and Girls from Classic Literature. Edited by Lydia Cosentino
Ideal for classroom, audition and workshop purposes. The material has been adapted for maximum dramatic presentation, plot summaries and character delineations are provided, as well as information which establishes intent and places the reader in each scene.
CLASSICS FOR TEENAGERS. Edited by Shaun McKenna
This collection of fifty-one solo and duologue scenes from before 1914 provides excellent material for the teenage performer. Ideal for auditions and LAMDA Acting examinations.
COOL CHARACTERS FOR KIDS — 71 One-Minute Monologues. Ages 4-12. By Janet B. Milstein.
The characters in this book were created to showcase your talent and let your personality shine. Inside you’ll find 71 monologues, one-minute and under, that will make your audience sit up and listen, laugh, cry or even cheer. You performance is sure to be real, original, and unforgettable. And because the monologues are short, they’re perfect for auditions and easy to memorise. ISBN 1 57525 306 2
THE COMPLETE AUDITION BOOK FOR YOUNG ACTORS. A comprehensive guide to winning by enhancing acting skills. Roger Ellis
This is a step-by-step guide for training young actors to audition well by developing acting skills. Contains more than sixty relevant acting "explorations" (exercises) plus fourteen sample audition pieces from contemporary playwrights. ISBN 1 56608 088 6
CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN. Edited by Shaun McKenna
A collections of speeches from plays written since 1985, suitable for both teenagers and young adults. The selections are varied in content, tone and style and are accompanied by a brief outline of the context and setting. The compilation will provide any performer with opportunities for exploring a range of contemporary characters and stories. ISBN 1 84002 424 0
DUOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Introduced by Imogen Stubbs. Edited by Anne Harvey
A selection of scenes for actors ages eleven years and above suitable for performance at auditions, acting classes, festivals and examinations. Ranging from Renaissance to contemporary plays, the scenes are varied in subject, tone and style and are equipped with an introduction setting the context.
ENCORE! — More Winning Monologues for Young Actors. Peg Kehret
The second collection of monologues for young people. Ideal for speech training, auditions and classroom use.
FITTING IN — Monologues for Boys and Girls. Raf Mauro
American Raf Mauro has been an actor, writer, and director for more than thirty years and has created a useful book full of vibrant original monologues for children.
THE FLIP SIDE II — 60 More Point-of-View Monologs for Teen. Heather H. Henderson
A collection of sixty original monologues for teenage actors divided into three sections: Who We Are. Who We Were, and Who We Pretend to Be. Topics range from humorous real-life teen issues to historical figures and fairy-tale parodies. Every situation has two monologues from contrasting points of view on each subject, the "Flip Side." No special settings, minimal costumes, and props. Excellent for: speech competitions, variety shows, acting exercises, auditions, discussion starters and classroom use. ISBN 1 56608 074 6
GET IN THE ACT! — 60 Monologues, Dialogues and Skits for Teens
A collection of 60 original monologues, dialogues and skits for teenagers which require no special setting, props, or costumes, excellent for Drama Competitions, Discussions Starters, Variety Shows and Classroom Use.
GREAT MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Volumes I and II. Edited by Craig Slaight and Jack Sharrar. Forward by Horton Foote
GREAT SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FOR CHILDREN AGES 7-14. Volume II. Edited by Craig Slaight and Jack Sharrar
45 exciting selections from the contemporary stage, the classical stage, and literature for young actors. ISBN 1 57525 224 4
GREAT SCENES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. VOLUME II — 58 exciting selections for actors aged 14-22. Edited by Craig Slaight and Jack Sharrar.
Introduction and acting notes for scenes for young men and women including scenes from: Arcadia by Tom Stoppard. The Kentucky Cycle by Robert Schenkan. All My Sons by Arthur Miller. Tango Place by Marie Irene Fornes. ISBN 1 57525 107 8
HIDDEN TALENT — 50 Original Monologues for Young Actors. Clare Price and Antony Weiland ISBN 0 9539989 0 8
100 GREAT MONOLOGS. A versatile collection of monologs, duologs, and trialogs for student actors. Rebecca Young.
Each monolog is two to three minutes. Great tools for opening discussion on teen issues.
With 100 monolgs to choose from, this book offers something for everyone. ISBN 1-56608-104-1
ICE BABIES OF OZ — Original Character Monologues. L.E. McCullough
The original monologues in this collection addresses topics ranging from religion and country music to homelessness and racism with the author’s characteristically fresh, evocative, cut-to-the-nerve storytelling. ISBN 1 880399 82 2
JELLY BEANS — Scenes. Joseph Mcnair Stover
A collection of 10-15 minute one act original scenes by the American writer. The scenes for 2-4 characters are suitable for 11 year olds through to adults. The minimal use of sets and props makes the pieces ideal for group acting examinations, classroom drama, assemblies and other theatrical applications.
KID’S STUFF — 30 Great Audition Pieces for Children. Ruth Mae Roddy
Speeches are written generically so that each may be delivered effectively by each gender. There are 30 monologues for either boy or girl. Subjects are clean and presented in real, uncluttered prose.
LAMDA — ANTHOLOGY OF VERSE AND PROSE Vol. XV. Introduction by Andrew Motion
MILLENNIUM MONOLOGS — 95 Contemporary characterizations for young actors. Edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff
A collection of 95 monologs from recently produced contemporary plays for auditions, contests, workshop and acting classes.(Playwrights include Arthur Miller, Christopher Durang, Wendy Wasswestein, Steven Martin, etc.) ISBN 1 56608 082 7
MINUTE MONOLOGUES FOR KIDS — Contemporary Scene Study Pieces for Kids. Ruth Mae Roddy
Here is a collection of contemporary speeches of shorter duration for boys and girls 7 to 11. Each has been timed to run approximately one minute or slightly less, durations more suitable to the auditor as well as the memorization capabilities of the ages represented. A convenient, lined worksheet accompanies each speech. ISBN 0 940669 45 5
MONOLOGUES FOR ASPIRING ACTORS. Marsh Cassady
A collection of cuttings from plays featuring young characters — adolescents to young adults. Playwrights range from Sophocles to David Henry Hwang.
MONOLOGUES FOR KIDS. Ruth Mae Roddy
MONOLOGUES FOR TEENAGE GIRLS — Contemporary Scene-Study for Young Actresses. Susan Pomerance
These original monologues are of ideal duration, embrace contemporary subjects, have definite points of view, are written in today’s speech, and have beginnings, middles and ends. And they are not over-worked warhorses. They are fresh slices of modern life that focuses maximum attention on you.
MONOLOGUES FOR TEENAGERS. Roger Karshner
MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. (Methuen Book). Edited by Anne Harvey
For the ages of 11 and above. Suitable for auditions, acting classes, festivals and examinations. The pieces are varied in content, tone and style. An introduction sets the context.
MORE MONOLOGUES FOR TEENAGERS. Contemporary Scene-Study Pieces for Young Actors. Roger Karshner
Unless delivered in relation to the total piece, monologues from great plays seem totally out of context. Dramaline monologues are of ideal durations, embrace contemporary subjects and are written in today’s language. They also have definite beginnings, middles, and ends. The material is fresh, and will make any casting director sit up and notice.
MONOLOGUES IN DIALECT FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Ed by Kimberly Mohne Hill.
Russian, American south, New York, Standard British, Cockney, Irish. ISBN 1 57525 250 3
NEW AUDITION SCENES AND MONOLOGS FROM CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHTS. Edited by Roger Ellis.
This anthology contains over forty monologs and scenes from the work of contemporary
Playwrights, selected for use by young students and actors age twelve to twenty-four years old. The material is appropriate for all audiences in terms of language and situations, and the selections vary in length from one to two minutes to approximately
Nine to ten minutes in order to offer a range of challenges for students who are just beginning to find their voice in theatre. ISBN 1-56608-105-X
SCENES IN DIALECT FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Ed by Kimberly Mohne Hill.
Russian, American south, New York, Standard British, Cockney, Irish. ISBN 1 57525 251 1
These books together represent an essential new resource specifically for young actors. This is the first dialect collection for young actors and features work by internationally-renowned playwrights. Young actors, teachers, and directors will find expert guidance as well as exciting monologues and scenes.
MULTICULTURAL MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Edited by Craig Slaight and Jack Sharrar
62 Monlogue selections for young actors including works from The coloured Museum by George G. Wolfe; For Julia by Margareta Garpe; Talking Bones by Shay Youngblood; The Young Graduates by Victor Rosov; The Sound of Waves by Yukio Mishima. ISBN 1 880399 47 4
ORIGINAL SOLO SCENES — Feminine Zones. Sharon McCoy
40 original and contemporary monologues highlighting relationship issues for teenagers and young women. ISBN 0 9537770 9 X
PEARS DUOLOGUES — Heather Stephens
Unusual short original scenes written to provide new duologue material for speech and drama festival candidates in the 8-14 year age range and beyond.
REAL SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FOR URBAN YOUTH. By Pannell
This contains monologues and scenes for young people 8 to 18, with roles for girls and boys just about evenly divided. The pieces are short, funny, sad, punchy, withdrawn, desperate, full of hope and showing no hope at all. The scripts, just waiting to be performed, will obviously provide young people with opportunities to act and learn and perhaps also to see the world they inhabit in a somewhat different way. ISBN 0 87910 973 4
SCENES FOR KIDS. Ruth Mae Roddy
Thirty short duologues for single and mixed doubles.
SCENES FOR TEENAGERS. Roger Karshner
Ideal length for readings, auditions, workshops, and classwork. Subjects are contemporary with each having a point of view. In today’s modern language and with maximum dramatic impact.
SCENES FOR TEENAGERS. Edited and adapted by Shaun McKenna
This collection of fifty original and adapted scenes offers a wide range of material suitable for 13-18 year olds. All scenes are suitable for auditions, festivals and LAMDA Acting examinations.
SCENES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Edited by Lorraine Cohen
The innovative scene-book gives young actors the opportunity of studying and performing scenes in which the characters are their own age. Each scene is accompanied by a thorough description of plot and characters.
SCENES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. A Scene Study Resource Book. Tony Woollams
Containing over fifty scenes from Australian and New Zealand plays, Scenes for Young Actors is an invaluable resource book for the school classroom as well as for practising actors and acting students, both male and female. ISBN 0 86819 507 3
SCENES THAT HAPPEN — Dramatized Snapshots About the Real Life of High Schoolers. Mary Krell-Oishi
Includes scenes for 2 and 3 boys; 2 and 3 girls; 1 boy and 1 girl; mixed small casts; classroom or stage; contest scripts.
SHORT SCENES AND MONOLOGUES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTORS. Mary Hall Surface
Written by a leading playwright of theatre for young audiences, this book offers: Monologues with clear emotional turning points and transitions that allow an actor to explore a wide range of emotion. Two and four actor scenes with strong relationships, specific objectives, and compelling physical circumstances. Multiple-actor scenes, draw from multi-cultural sources, in which the roles have relatively equal weight. Outstanding short audition pieces. ISBN 1 57525 179 5
THE SIEVE — and Other Scenes. Heather Stephens
Unusual short original scenes written to provide new monologue material for speech and drama candidates aged 8-14 and beyond. Each piece is perceived through the eyes of a young person. Scenes from this book have been winning entries in festivals.
SOLO SPEECHES FOR UNDER 12s. Edited by Shaun McKenna
A wide-ranging and imaginative collection of new scenes, specially written for the young performer.
SPEECHES FOR TEENAGE GIRLS. Contemporary Scene-Study Pieces for Young Actresses. Susan Pomerance. ISBN 0 940669 58 7
SPOTLIGHT: SOLO SCENES FOR STUDENT ACTORS. Stephanie S. Fairbanks
A collection of fifty-five original monologues for teenage boys and girls. Easy to perform. No special settings, minimal props and costumes.
TEEN SPEAK — SIXTY ORIGINAL MONOLOGUES. Kristen Dabrowski
Girls Ages 13 to 15. ISBN 1 57525 412 3
Boys Ages 13 to 15. ISBN 1 57525 413 1
Girls Ages 16 to 18 ISBN 1 57525 414 X
Boys Ages 16 to 18 ISBN 1 57525 415 8
One-two minute monologues follow several very different characters through various scenarios (Friends, family, school, strangers, siblings, and more) with both dramatic and hilarious results.
TEENAGE MOUTH — Modern Monologues for Young Men and Women. Roger Karshner
Unless delivered in relation to the total piece, monologues from great plays seem totally out of context. Dramaline monologues are of ideal durations, embrace contemporary subjects and are written in today’s language. They also have definite beginnings, middles, and ends. The material is fresh, and will make any casting director sit up and notice.
TEENS HAVE FEELINGS, TOO! — 100 Monologues for Young Performers. Deborah Karczewski
These characters talk like, think like and feel like real-life teenage boys and girls. One to three minutes in length, the characterizations portray life’s funny situations and its pathos. ISBN 1 56608 056 8
THREE NEW PLAYS FOR YOUNG ACTOR’S STUDIO — Ed. by Kerry Muir
Promenade by Josh Adell
Summer by Gideon Brower
Befriending Bertha by Kerry Muir
This book contains many rich parts for young actors: they get to play characters who, more often than not, are themselves playing characters. ISBN 0 87910 957 2
TOUGH ACTS TO FOLLOW — Seventy-five monologues for teens — Shirley Ullom
Honest, outspoken, hilarious, rude, outrageous, emotional, inquisitive — an unbeatable resource for drama contests, discussion starters and auditions. ISBN 1 56608 057 6
TWENTY 10-MINUTE PLAYS Volume One for Teens. By Kristen Dabrowski
These twenty plays reflects the interests, issues, humour, and speech patterns of today’s teens. Varying from four to twenty-two characters, the plays range from gritty drama to farcical comedy — they can even interlock to create a longer piece, if desired! This is the must-have book for teachers and students looking for appropriate and interesting material for teens. ISBN 1 57525 405 0
TWIN DILEMMA — 28 Original Duologues for Young Actors
A selection of duologues for young actors, suitable for auditions, festivals, speech and drama examinations or just for fun. ISBN 0 9539989 1 6
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 6— 111 ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUES. Janet B. Milstein. ISBN 1 57525 236 8
Finally, the monologue books you’ve been waiting for! Fabulous award-winning material written specifically for today’s teens. Hilarious situations, heartfelt confessions — full of wit, pain, charm, and struggle — designed to showcase your talent! And the best part? It all happens in a minute! Challenging monologues in real language and real situations that are really fun to work on! 111 One-Minute Monologues: the answer to virtually all of your audition needs.
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 2 — 111 ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUES. L.E. McCullough. ISBN 1 57525 237 6
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 3. 111 ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUES . By Lisa Bansavage and L. E. McCullough. ISBN 1 57525 356 9
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 4.111 ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUES by Debbie Lamedman. ISBN 1 57525 307 0
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 5. 111 SHAKESPEARE MONOLOGUES by Kristen Dabrowski. ISBN 1 57525 307 0
THE ULTIMATE AUDITION BOOK FOR TEENS 6. 111 One-Minute Monologues for teens by teens. Edited by Debbie Lamedman.
"Any teen looking for audition material will love this book. The short monologues cover a range of genres from comedy to dramatic coming-of-age pieces… Lamedman provides both boys and girls with monologues tailored to their needs and with stories that allow them to use their abilities to the fullest." BOOKLIST The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens Vol.4. ISBN 1-57525-411-5
THE ULTIMATE MONOLOGUE BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTORS VOLUME 1. 111 ONE-MINUTE MONOLOGUES by Kristen Dabrowski. ISBN 1 57525 346 1
THE ULTIMATE MONOLOGUE BOOK FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL ACTORS. 111 One –minute Monologues. By L. E. McCullough
This presents a wide range of situations, emotions, and characters expressing the dreams, doubts, joys, and sorrows of modern adolescence. These are fresh, realistic, and powerful audition pieces guaranteed to make a memorable impression. ISBN 1 57525 419 0
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES FOR TEENS 1. 60 SHAKESPEARE SCENES. By Lisa Bansavage, L. E. McCullough, and Jill K. Swanson
ISBN 1 57525 359 3
THE ULTIMATE SCENE STUDY SERIES FOR TEENS 2. 55 SHORT SCENES. By Debbie Lamedman
A collection of original two-person scenario that allow female and male teen actors to create and develop characters who are similar in nature to themselves. A perfect resource for all acting classes and workshops. ISBN 1 57525 338 0
WORDS OF ALOUD! BOOK 1. Chosen by Anne Harvey
This book offers children a wonderful introduction to literature with a kaleidoscope of worlds to capture the imagination. Anne Harvey has chosen material that is ideal for reading, learning by heart and speaking aloud. The book provides a resource for English in the National curriculum an supports the Guildhall School’s graded examinations in speech communication and Drama. Book 1 provides material suitable for Key stages 1&2, Speech and Drama Junior Preliminary to Grade 1 and Speech Communication Arts Level 1 to 3.
WORDS OF ALOUD! BOOK 2. Chosen by Anne Harvey
Book 2 provides material suitable for: Key stages 2&3, Speech and Drama Grades 2&4.
WILD AND WACKY! 60 One-Minute Monologues for Kids. L.E. McCullough
Childhood is a time of unexcelled wonder and imagination. These 60 monologues by children’s play-wright L.E. McCullough focus on the magical moments of delight and discovery that make being a kid one of the best things anyone ever does in life. ISBN 1 57525 305 4
WINNING MONOLOGUES FOR YOUNG ACTORS. Peg Kehret
Sixty-five short monologues for young people for use in speech contests, class practice, auditions, and special programmes.
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