Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The Modern Monologue in two volumes, one for men and one for women, is an exciting selection of speeches drawn from the landmark plays of the 20th century. The great playwrights of the British, American and European theatre-- and the plays most constantly performed on stage throughout the world--are represented in this unique collection.
Monologues of all types--both serious and comic, realistic and absurdist--provide a dynamic challenge for all actors: the student, the amateur and the professional.
A fuller appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editors' introduction and commentaries that set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts.
The Modern Monologue: Men contains 50 speeches from such plays as:
Old Times, Harold Pinter
Murder in the Cathedral, T.S. Eliot
Pygmalion, Bernard Shaw
The Tooth of Crime, Sam Shepard
Huis Clos, Jean-Paul Sartre
The Modern Monologue is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, rehearsals and auditions.
Synopsis
The Modern Monologue in two volumes, one for men and one for women, is an exciting selection of speeches drawn from the landmark plays of the 20th century. The great playwrights of the British, American and European theatre-- and the plays most constantly performed on stage throughout the world--are represented in this unique collection.
Monologues of all types--both serious and comic, realistic and absurdist--provide a dynamic challenge for all actors: the student, the amateur and the professional.
A fuller appreciation of each speech is enhanced by the editors' introduction and commentaries that set the plays and individual speeches in their dramatic and performance contexts.