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"The international sensation, "a compelling rhapsody of the female essence" (Chicago Tribune), relaunched with new material for its 20th anniversary. This expanded edition of the bestseller that changed the way women think about their bodies features a diverse set of new monologues in addition to those previously included, as well as a new introduction by a leader in feminist thought and a new afterword about the global influence of The Vagina Monologues....
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This is a collection of six monologues by the master of one-man drama. Included are "Sex and Death at the Age of 14," "Booze, Cars, and College Girls," "47 Beds," "Nobody Wanted to Sit Behind a Desk," "Travels through New England," and "Terror of Pleasure: The House." Also includes a preface by the author.
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Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Starting with an understanding that all actors are by nature unconventional, Monologues from the Edge presents performers with a wide range of monologues featuring characters who stand outside social norms and ideas of acceptability." --
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Nick Hern Books
Pub. Date
2006.
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English
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"As an actor at any level - from school exam to professional casting - you are likely to be called upon to perform one or more audition pieces - often a 'classical' piece is specified. A great deal will depend on your coming up with something fresh that is suited both to your particular performing skills and to the period of the play you are auditioning for. Which is where this volume of The Good Audition Guides comes in."
"Drawing on her enormous...
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Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published men's monologues for actors to use for auditions and in class, all from recently produced plays. The selections include monologues from plays by both well-known playwrights such as Don Nigro, Theresa Rebeck, Rob Ackerman, Len Jenkin, Stephen Belber, and Tim Blake Nelson, and future stars such as David MacGregor, Reina Hardy, Chris Daftsios, Frank Basloe,...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
1989.
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English
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"Richard Howard's first new book of poems in five years features two long narrative poems plus an extraordinary group of dramatic meditations on a fascinating variety of subjects: Proust searching for his novel's title; Rodin evading the perverse importunities of his admirers; Loie Fuller trying to wheedle radium from Madame Curie; Fuseli, Wordsworth and Kafka obliquely evoked; Virginia Woolf plotting a novel about Byron--while other poems are lyric...
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Theatre Communications Group
Pub. Date
1994.
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English
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One of America's premier performers and most original playwrights, Eric Bogosian has earned increasing fame for his disturbing, comic appearances on stage, on film, and on the page. From his earliest evenings of monologues (Men Inside; Voices of America; Funhouse), to his best-known solo shows (Drinking in America; Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll) and his remarkable first play (Talk Radio), Bogosian has explored the dark underbelly of the American dream...
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Kids Are So Dramatic
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
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"An entertaining book of original monologues for kids that are not only uplifting but filled with funny characters for the young artist to perform! Bonus tips from the award winning author/director, Miss Tracey Ann Ball, as well as links to educational videos make this book a complete package! This is a wonderful book for educators & parents who often find it challenging to find positive monologues for kids to perform. Miss Ball includes a glossary...
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Picador
Pub. Date
2003.
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English
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Alan Bennett's award-winning series of solo pieces is a classic of contemporary drama, universally hailed for its combination of razor-sharp wit and deeply felt humanity. In Bed Among the Lentils, a vicar's wife discovers a semblance of happiness with an Indian shop owner. In A Chip in the Sugar, a man's life begins to unravel when he discovers his aging mother has rekindled an old flame. In A Lady of Letters, a busybody pays
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