Monologues from Classic Plays: 468 B.C. to 1960 A.D. (Monologue Audition Series) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1880399091 ISBN 13: 9781880399095

Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc, 1992

Synopsis

A collection of monologues from such playwrights as Shakespeare and Jonson for use by actors and actresses as audition pieces

About this title

About the Author:

Playwright/Editor Jocelyn A. Beard, a veteran of NYU's film school and the Yale School of Drama, has edited almost forty monologue books for Smith and Kraus. Her Screenplay, Igor and the Lunatics, was made into a feature film and subsequently listed in Heavy Metal magazine as "One of the 10 Sleaziest Movies Ever Made!" Notwithstanding, Jocelyn lives in an old haunted house in the Hudson River Valley with her husband, Kevin Kitowski, their beautiful daughter, Blythe, and lots of dogs.

From Library Journal:

This newest title in a series of monolog books for actors brings thespians an intelligently chosen wealth of classical world theater. Most ages of drama are covered in the volume's selections, which are culled from 74 representative plays. Each scene is set by a brief introduction and an age indicator of the male or female character. One of the best things about this collection is that, while the plays selected for inclusion are indeed classics, many are not stock titles. Even better, the particular sections are not the obvious monolog choices. For example, in the women's section, there are two monologs from Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth. One is Sabrina's play opener, a standard, but the other is a speech by the Fortune Teller in Act II, which is a less likely selection. These are challenging pieces for the advanced performer. For serious theater collections.
- Diane H. Albosta, Episcopal H.S. Lib., Alexandria, Va.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 1880399091
• ISBN 13: 9781880399095
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 236
• Editor: Jocelyn A. Beard