Exit exam / A hard rain / Mara Wilson. Sondra / Laura Cahill ; The day I stood still / Kevin Elyot ; Burnt orange / Lila Feinberg ; Baby girl / Edith Freni ; How we got on / Idris Goodwin ; The tutor / Allan Havis ; The greatest show on Earth / Michael Kimmel ; Henry's law / Stacie Lents ; Snow angel / David Lindsay-Abaire ; Peddling / Harry Melling ; Apocalypse apartments / Allison Moore ; girl. / Megan Mostyn-Brown ; The connector / Tim Murray ; Madame Melville / Richard Nelson ; Edith can shoot things and hit them / A. Rey Pamatmat ; Lessons from an abandoned work / Mona Pirnot ; 3:59AM : a drag race for two actors / Marco Ramirez ; Four / Christopher Shinn ; The curious incident of the dog in the night-time / Simon Stephens ; Exit exam / Mara Wilson -- Women's monologues. Dig dig dig / Nikole Beckwith ; Untitled matriarch play (or seven sisters) / Nikole Beckwith ; Great Falls / Lee Blessing ; Sondra / Laura Cahill ; Perched / Lila Feinberg ; Burnt orange / Lila Feinberg ; Baby girl / Edith Freni ; Cutting / Kathleen Germann ; How we got on / Idris Goodwin ; Strike-slip / Naomi Iizuka ; Appropriate / Branden Jacobs-Jenkins ; Don't talk, don't see / Julie Jensen ; Chronicles Simpkins will cut your ass / Rolin Jones ; Unlikely jihadist / Michael Kimmel ; Henry's law / Stacie Lents ; All hail hurricane Gordo / Carly Mensch ; girl. / Megan Mostyn-Brown ; Franny's way / Richard Nelson ; Edith can shoot things and hit them / A. Rey Pamatmat ; Playing with grown ups / Hannah Patterson ; Lessons from an abandoned work / Mona Pirnot ; A numbers game / Tanya Saracho ; Port / Simon Stephens ; Ancient gods of the backwoods / Kathryn Walat ; Exit exam / Mara Wilson.
Summary:
"In this thoughtfully curated collection, teen actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director. Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of the piece, the book provides a synopsis of each play, a character description, and a list of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance that has a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation."-- Provided by publisher.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.