In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties
In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director.

Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of a piece, the book provides a synopsis of the plays, character descriptions, and lists of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance with a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.
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In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties
In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director.

Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of a piece, the book provides a synopsis of the plays, character descriptions, and lists of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance with a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.
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In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties

In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties

by JV Mercanti
In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties

In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties

by JV Mercanti

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Overview

In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent 2014 Broadway production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, chosen from the point of view of a professional acting teacher, director, and casting director.

Along with covering the basics of how to match the best monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of a piece, the book provides a synopsis of the plays, character descriptions, and lists of questions specific to each monologue that will direct the actor toward shaping a complex, honest, and thoughtful performance with a strong emotional connection, a clear arc, and playable actions. There is also a brief lesson on appropriate rehearsal behavior and preparation.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781495063640
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 01/01/2000
Series: Applause Acting Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 280
File size: 1 MB

About the Author

JV Mercanti (New York City) is the director of acting for the musical theater program at Pace University's School of the Arts. He is also is a professional director and casting director, who has worked on such shows as the recent Broadway revival of Romeo and Juliet with Orlando Bloom, and the Kevin Kline revival of Cyrano de Bergerac co-starring Jennifer Garner. JV is currently developing a new country-and-western adaptation of The Seagull, titled Songbird, with book by Michael Kimmel and music/lyrics by Lauren Pritchard (world premiere at 59E59 Theaters, October 2015).
JV Mercanti is a tenured associate professor in Pace University’s Musical Theatre BFA program. He has worked as a casting director for the Broadway revivals of Cyrano de Bergerac (starring Kevin Kline and Jennifer Garner) and Romeo&Juliet (starring Orlando Bloom and Condola Rashad); as the associate director on the 2022 Emmy-winning TV production of Jesus Christ Superstar Live; and as the associate director on the Britney Spears jukebox musical Once Upon a One More Time. He is also editor of the monologue series “In Performance,” published by Applause Books.

Table of Contents

Preface xi

Introduction: Approaching the Monologue 1

Etiquette for Scene Study, Rehearsal, and Beyond 27

Men's Monologues

Stanton's Garage Joan Ackermann 33

Great Falls Lee Blessing 37

Jericho Jack Canfora 41

The Day I Stood Still Kevin Elyot 45

Middletown Will Eno 49

The Hologram Theory Jessica Goldberg 52

Victory Jones Idris Goodwin 56

Death Tax Lucas Huath 61

While You Lie Sam Holcroft 66

Strike-Slip Naomi Iizuka 70

The Veri**on Play Lisa Kron 73

The Method Gun Kirk Lynn Rude Mechs 77

Brooklyn Boy Donald Margulies 81

Dinner with Friends Donald Margulies 85

Dinner with Friends Donald Margulies 89

Bad Habits Terrence McNally 93

Elemeno Pea Molly Smith Metzler 97

We All Knew It Was Coming Allison Moore 101

Butterfly Kiss Phyllis Nagy 104

What Didn't Happen Christopher Shinn 108

What Didn't Happen Christopher Shinn 112

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Simon Stephens 116

Creedy Kalhrvn Walat 120

Ancient Gods of the Backwoods Katbryn Walat 124

Brontosaurus Lanford Wilson 128

Women's Monologues

Stanton's Garage Joan Ackermann 135

Sondra Laura Cahill 139

Poetic License Jack Canfora 143

Place Setting Jack Canfora 147

The Road Down the Mountain Jack Canfora 151

Burnt Orange Lila Feinberg 155

Recall Eliza Clark 159

God Cave Us Aunts Idris Goodwin 163

The Tutor Allan Havis 167

The tutor Allan Havis 171

Death Tax Lucas Hnath 175

While You Lie Sam Holcroft 180

The Whale Samuel D. Hunter 184

Strike-Slip Naomi Iizuka 188

Appropriate Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 192

Appropriate Branden Jacobs-Jenkins 196

The Veri**on Play Lisa Kron 200

The Method Gun Kirk Lynn Rude Mechs 204

Bad Habits Terreuce MeNally 208

Elemeno Pea Molly Smith Metzler 212

Bob Peter Sinn Nachtrieb 216

Butterfly Kiss Phyllis Nag 220

Madame Melville Richard Nelson 224

Playing with Grown Ups Hannah Patterson 228

A Numbers Game Tanya Saracho 232

Getting Back to Mother Kathrvn Walat 235

Brontosaurus Lanford Wilson 239

Breakfast at the Track Lanford Wilson 243

Say de Kooning Lanford Wilson 246

Acknowledgments 251

Play Sources and Acknowledgments 253

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