Great Scenes and Monologues for ActorsGreat Scenes and Monologues for Actors, spanning nearly 500 years of drama, from Shakespearean England to Contemporary Broadway, is a useful tool for every student or actor wanting to improve their acting skills. Included are 80 scenes and monologues from playwrights ranging from William Shakespeare to Anton Chekhov to Wendy Wasserstein. This small and affordable book by Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler can help improve memory, concentration, and confidence. |
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Contents
THE DINING ROOM by A R Gurney | 3 |
THE FOURPOSTER by Jan de Hartog | 13 |
3 | 20 |
THE DEATH OF A MINER | 26 |
MONDAY AFTER THE MIRACLE | 34 |
MEASURE FOR MEASURE by William | 86 |
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by William | 90 |
KING RICHARD III by William Shakespeare | 93 |
SIGHT UNSEEN by Donald Margulies | 188 |
ANTON CHEKHOVS THE DUEL adapted | 198 |
BREAKING THE CODE by Hugh Whitemore | 206 |
BLOBOS BOY by Albert J Zuckerman | 218 |
A COUPLA WHITE CHICKS SITTING AROUND | 229 |
AN IDEAL HUSBAND by Oscar Wilde | 235 |
SAY GOODNIGHT GRACIE by Ralph Pape | 241 |
UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov translation | 247 |
MACBETH by William Shakespeare | 100 |
A TASTE OF HONEY by Shelagh Delaney | 111 |
THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST by Beth | 117 |
ISNT IT ROMANTIC by Wendy Wasserstein | 125 |
ANTON CHEKHOVS THE DUEL adapted | 133 |
ABSENT FRIENDS by Alan Ayckbourn | 140 |
STEEL MAGNOLIAS by Robert Harling | 148 |
TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL | 154 |
SPEEDTHEPLOW by David Mamet | 161 |
OTHER PEOPLES MONEY by Jerry Sterner | 169 |
COVER by Jeffrey Sweet with Stephen Johnson | 182 |
SEXUAL PERVERSITY IN CHICAGO by David | 253 |
THE FACULTY LOUNGE by Michael Schulman | 261 |
TWELFTH NIGHT OR WHAT YOU WILL | 269 |
A MIDSUMMERNIGHTS DREAM by William | 275 |
UNCLE VANYA by Anton Chekhov translation | 283 |
THE THREE SISTERS by Anton Chekhov | 285 |
translation by Ann Dunnigan | 309 |
DEATH OF A SALESMAN by Arthur Miller | 311 |
HURLYBURLY | 325 |
translation by Ann Dunnigan | 327 |
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A.R. Gurney AARONOW actor ANDREW ANNA PETROVNA ANNE ANNELLE ANNIE ANTON CHEKHOV AUSTIN BEATRICE beautiful BELYAEV BENEDICK better BRUTUS CAITLIN CARNELLE CASSIUS character CHEVELEY CLAUDIO CONSTANZE DARLENE David Mamet DIANA DYLAN EDDIE Edward Albee ELAIN eyes FANIA feel FRANK fucking GARFINKLE GARY George girl GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS GLOUCESTER GOULD Hamlet HANNAH HARRIET hear HELEN HORST husband JACK JANIE JEFF JOHNNY JONATHAN KATE KATHARINA LADY MACBETH LAYEVSKY listen live look MARGE MARJORIE married MARTY MARY ALICE MARYA mean MONA monologue MOSS Nadyezhda Natalya Petrovna never NICK night OLIVIA Pause PETRUCHIO PIAF play RAUL Richard III ROSS RUTH SALIERI SAMOILENKO scene SIR ROBERT CHILTERN SISSY someone sorry SPEED-THE-PLOW SYLVIA talk tell Terrence McNally thee there's things thou TOINE told TRUVY TURING VIOLA What's wife William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ACT woman Yeah young