Synopses & Reviews
This excellent book contains 64 monologues designed specifically for auditions where the actor desires exciting monologues that are fresh and unfamiliar. The monologues are catalogued by gender and age.
These monologues were selected from the Last Frontier Theatre Conference monologue workshop. The Last Frontier Conference is one of the longest running theater conferences of its kind. It has been held every year in Valdez, Alaska for the last 20 years.
“The Last Frontier Theater Conference is one of the most dynamic opportunities for theater artists in the United States.... established with the guidance of playwrights like Edward Albee, August Wilson, Terrence McNally, and a host of other prominent writers....
..... The core of Laura (Gardner) and Frank (Collison)´s influence at the conference is contained in their Monologues Workshop, wherein they expand the skills that sharpen and deepen an actor´s process. The performance of the monologues on stage at the end of the conference is one of the highlights of each summer.”
— Marshall W. Mason, Founding Artistic Director of Circle Repertory Company and author of Creating Life on Stage
Dawson Moore is a playwright and coordinator of the conference.
Laura Gardner teaches acting at the Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles and conducts a monologue workshop at the Last Frontier Conference with her acting husband Frank Colson.
Synopsis
A collection of 64 monologues categorized by gender for use in the audition process, be it professional audition or audition course.
Synopsis
The book contains 64 monologues designed specifically for use in the audition process. These monologues were derived from the Last Frontier Theatre Conference, one of the longest running theater conferences of its kind, held every year in Valdez, Alaska from 2009 to 2012.
The monologues are honed for freshness, length, and effect and are designed for actors who are taking an audition/monologue workshop. Also included are some tips on creating monologues by Last Frontier Director Dawson Moore and for acting with the monologues by actor and mentor, Laura Gardner, both of whom selected and edited the monologues. The monologues are catagorized by gender and sorted by age of the speaker.
Synopsis
This excellent book contains 64 monologues designed specifically for auditions where the actor desires exciting monologues that are fresh and unfamiliar. The monologues are catalogued by gender and age.
These monologues were selected from the Last Frontier Theatre Conference monologue workshop. The Last Frontier Conference is one of the longest running theater conferences of its kind. It has been held every year in Valdez, Alaska for the last 20 years.
Dawson Moore is a playwright and coordinator of the conference.
Laura Gardner teaches acting at the Howard Fine Studio in Los Angeles and conducts a monologue workshop at the Last Frontier Conference with her acting husband Frank Colson.
About the Author
Laura Gardner has been on the faculty of the Howard Fine Acting Studio in Los Angeles for over 16 years. In addition to the LA studio she now teaches Foundation, scene study and Intensive Workshops at their satellite school in Australia. She has taught workshops all over the states and in the UK. A working actress as well, Laura has appeared on and off Broadway, in national tours, and in major regional theatres throughout the US and in the UK. Her extensive tv and film credits include The West Wing, Criminal Minds, Law and Order: LA, and My Name is Earl, where she recurred with her husband, Frank Collison.
Dawson Moore lives in Valdez, Alaska, where he coordinates the Playwriting AFA program at Prince William Sound Community College. He has attended the Last Frontier Theatre Conference since 1995, taking over coordination in 2003.
Table of Contents
Monologues for WomenDaniel Guyton’s Where’s Julie? 15
Jonathan Minton’s The Monkey Virus of Mildred Valley 15
Amy Tofte’s Roadmap of the Jilted Lover Late teens to early 20s
Judah Skoff’s Circus Teens to 20s
Cody Goulder’s The Halfway House Early 20s
Tom Moran’s Boundary Early 20s
Ryan Buen’s Now Boarding 22
Kate Mulley’s The Tutor 27
David Clark’s An Inexcusably Fantastic Theatrical Work… 20s
Lillian DeRitter’s Discourse 20s
Jerry D. McDonnell’s Back Home 20s
Nicholas Walker Herbert’s Coming Clean 20 to 30
Corey Ann Haydu’s Café Manhattan mid to late 20s
Rand Higbee’s The Interview 20 to 30
Dennis Schebetta’s Green Eyed Monster 20s to 30s
Daniel Damiano’s Maya 20 to 40
Antoinette Winstead’s Refugee 34
George Sapio’s Headstrong 36
Schatzie Schaefer’s A Fabulous Coat 30s
Scott Tobin’s Struck 30s
Kavelina Torres’ Something In The Living Room 30 to 40
Kenneth L. Stilson’s The Cow and the Milk 30s to 40s
Ron Pullins’ The Boss is Dead 35 to 55
Paul Brynner’s Pivot Point 40s
E.J.C. Calvert’s The Bear (A Tragedy) 40s
Judd Lear Silverman’s Faith 40s
Jennifer Williams’ Sexual Fantasies 40s
David Guaspari’s New and Selected 40s to 50s
Linda Ayres-Frederick’s Years Later: I Smell the Rain Middle-aged or older
Rand Higbee’s Edith 50
Lois Simenson’s Glaciers and Demons Mid 50s
Karyn Traut’s Caffeine? 50 to 65
Henry Murray’s Treefall 60s
Jeanne Beckwith’s The Man in the Hat old
Kevin Six’s Integrity Problem Indeterminate age
Monologues for Men
Ryan Buen’s Hey, Judae 20
Tom Moran’s Boundary Early 20s
Dawson Moore’s Revenge Fantasy 20s
David Clark’s An Inexcusably Fantastic Theatrical Work… 20s
Cody Goulder’s The Halfway House 20s
Nicholas Walker Herbert’s Teddy Berg’s Story 20s
Rand Higbee’s A Tribute to the Late, Great Bird 25
Gail High’s Breathe In Breathe Out 25
Laura Neubauer’s The Chasm mid 20s
Jonathan Minton’s Someone to Watch Over Me Late 20s/Early 30s
Eoin Carney’s ‘Corse I Know Marcie 30s
Melissa Gawlowski’s Spring Tides 30s
Elena Hartwell’s The Last Train to Hicksville 30s
Carolyn Kras’ The Virus 30s
Michael Parsons’ Fire Dance 30s
Henry Murray’s Treefall 30s to 40s
Jeanne Beckwith’s Filmed in Bagdad At least 35
Ron Pullins’ The Dollartorium At least 35
Erica Silberman’s In the Night Everyone is Equal Late 30s
Arlitia Jones’ The Ugly Children of Eve Late 30s
Amy Tofte’s FleshEatingTiger Late 30s to 40s
Damon Chua’s Film Chinois 30-50
Joe Barnes’ Father Francis Gives His Farewell Sermon Middle-aged or older
Al Frank’s Ain’t No Place Like Home 63
Jerry D. McDonnell’s Engines of Time Late 80s
Jaron Carlson’s Stalker Any age
Monologues for Men or Women
Allan Lefcowitz’s Colleagues 40s or older
Barry Levine’s The Dreamer Ageless
Tom Moran’s Pac-Man Any age
Joe Barne’s October 18, 2009 Any age
Index by playwright