Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for women from contempora
ry plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 perfect for auditions
or class. There are comic monologues (laughs) and dramatic monologues (no laughs
). Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform. A few are
story monologues and they're great stories. Actors will find pieces by star play
wrights such as Don Nigro, Itamar Moses, Adam Bock, and Jane Martin; by exciting
up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo, Peter Sinn Nachtrieb, Crystal Skillman,
Greg Kalleres, and Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig; and information on getting the complet
e text of each play. This is a must-have resource in the arsenal of every aspiri
ng actor hoping to knock 'em dead with her contemporary piece after bowling over
teachers and casting directors alike with a classical excerpt.
