El. knyga: Best Contemporary Monologues for Women 18-35

Here is one of editor Lawrence Harbison's regular monologue collections. It contains almost 100 selections from recently produced and published plays. Harbison chooses pieces he judges to be good audition material. They are classified as dramatic, comic or seriocomic. Many of these have sexual subject matter, but overall, there is reflected a diverse range of concerns: motherhood, rocky relationships, fame and celebrity, murder, sexual obssession, abortion, and vampires, among others. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)

(Applause Acting Series). Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for women from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform. A few are story monologues and they're great stories. Actors will find pieces by star playwrights such as Don Nigro, Itamar Moses, Adam Bock, and Jane Martin; by exciting up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Crystal Skillman, Greg Kalleres, and Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig; and information on getting the complete text of each play. This is a must-have resource in the arsenal of every aspiring actor hoping to knock 'em dead with her contemporary piece after bowling over teachers and casting directors alike with a classical excerpt.