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| Acknowledgments |
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Mark's monologue from Abstract Nude |
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3 | (2) |
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Belen's monologue from Adoration of the Old Woman |
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5 | (2) |
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Jake's monologue from An Artful Marriage |
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7 | (2) |
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Emma's monologue from Artifice |
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9 | (2) |
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Neighbor monologue from Boy Small |
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11 | (2) |
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Rita monologue from Breeders |
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13 | (2) |
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Elliot monologue from Class |
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15 | (2) |
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Roberto monologue from Death and the Maiden |
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17 | (2) |
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Mitzi monologue from Fast Girls |
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19 | (2) |
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Viola monologue from Ironing Life |
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21 | (2) |
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Jean monologue from What Remains |
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23 | (2) |
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Woman monologue from Juice |
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25 | (2) |
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Samir's monologue from Language Rooms |
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27 | (2) |
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Thomas monologue from Making God Laugh |
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29 | (2) |
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Ms. Bee monologue from A to Z |
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31 | (2) |
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Ellen monologue from My First Pedicure |
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33 | (2) |
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Woman monologue from On the Brink of Middle Age |
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35 | (2) |
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Cam monologue from Play Memory |
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37 | (2) |
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Richie monologue from Richie |
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39 | (2) |
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Barney monologue from The Killer and the Comic |
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41 | (2) |
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Danny monologue from The Secret Wisdom of Trees |
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43 | (2) |
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Mom monologue from Where's Julie? |
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45 | (4) |
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Marguerite and Joe scene from A Body of Water |
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49 | (4) |
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No Breathing Room scene from Alabama Bound |
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53 | (4) |
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Franny and Theodora scene from Beautiful Clear-Eyed Woman |
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57 | (6) |
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Brian and Stella scene from Bitten |
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63 | (4) |
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Homer and Frank scene from Black Forest |
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67 | (4) |
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Carl and Lee scene from Breeders |
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71 | (6) |
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Billie, Marcia, and Brad scene from Cleaning House |
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77 | (6) |
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Veronika and Carolyn scene from Dead and Breathing |
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83 | (4) |
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Phil and Rose scene from Engagement Rules |
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87 | (4) |
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Marina and Pearl scene from Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl |
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91 | (2) |
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Arthur and Mick scene from How to Make a Rope Swing |
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93 | (4) |
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Sarah and Eleanor scene from Lady-Like |
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97 | (6) |
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Maggie and Katia scene from Memory House |
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103 | (4) |
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Too Much Information scene from Rachel Holds Court |
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107 | (6) |
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Miranda and Sprinkles scene from Rainbow Sprinkles |
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113 | (4) |
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Brock and Roth scene from The Secret Order |
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117 | (6) |
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Uncle Dub and Dorothy scene from Southern Fried Funeral |
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123 | (4) |
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Lolly and Eleanor scene from Spook |
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127 | (4) |
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Ian and Carol scene from The Herd |
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131 | (6) |
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Jo and Darwin scene from Home Front |
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137 | (4) |
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Great Man and Biographer scene from The Great Man |
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141 | (6) |
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Rain and Maggie scene from The Penetration Play |
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147 | (6) |
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The Private Meeting Room scene from Welfarewell |
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153 | (8) |
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Len and Lottie scene from You Haven't Changed a Bit |
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161 | (4) |
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| Play Sources and Acknowledgments |
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