She Persisted: One Hundred Monologues from Plays by Women over Forty

by Lawrence Harbison (Editor), Jacquelyn Reingold (Preface by), Theresa Rebeck (Introduction)

Overview

She Persisted: One Hundred Monologues from Plays by Women over Forty is a collection of monologues from plays by members of Honor Roll!, an advocacy group of women over forty. About Honor Roll!: "Honor Roll! is an advocacy and action group of women+ playwrights over forty—and our allies—whose goal is our inclusion in theater. The term "women+" refers to a spectrum of gender identification that includes women, non-binary identifiers, and trans. We are the generation excluded at the outset of our careers because of sexism, now overlooked because of ageism. We celebrate diversity in theater, and work to call attention to the negative impact of age discrimination alongside gender, race, ethnicity, faith, socioeconomic status, disability, and sexual orientation in the American Theatre and beyond." "These women are in their forties and fifties and sixties, and they have been writing a long time, and they are at the height of their craft. These are tight, complex, nuanced pieces of writing, which no one has seen because for too long they weren't looking. These are important writers, and important plays." —Theresa Rebeck, from the introduction

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493061310
Publisher:	Applause
Publication date:	11/01/2021
Series:	Applause Acting Series
Pages:	213
Sales rank:	1,143,430
Product dimensions:	5.33(w) x 7.80(h) x 0.58(d)

About the Author

Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisitions for Samuel French, Inc., for over thirty years. He edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights and women playwrights, best ten-minute plays, and monologues for men and for women. His column, "On the Aisle with Larry," is a regular feature at www.applausebooks.com. Harbison was a member of the Drama Desk Nominating Committee for the 2010–2011 and 2011–2012 seasons. He works with individual playwrights to help them develop their plays (see his website: www.playfixer.com). Harbison is the editor of Best Contemporary Monologues for Women, Best Contemporary Monologues for Men, and Best Contemporary Monologues for Kids, also from Applause, who published his book How I Did It: Establishing a Playwriting Career in 2015.

Table of Contents

Preface Jacquelyn Reingold xi

Introduction Theresa Rebeck xv

Editor's Note Lawrence Harbison xix

110 Stories Sarah Tuft 1

110 Stories Sarah Tuft 3

110 Stories Sarah Tuft 5

110 Stories Sarah Tuft 7

The Agency Laura Rohrman 9

All Me, All the Time Susan Cinoman 11

Apologies To Vietnam C.S. Hanson 13

Apple Cove Lynn Rosen 15

The Appraisal Jeanne Dorsey 17

Bad Daughter Julie Weinberg 19

Callie's Tally Betsy Howie 21

Callie's Tally Betsy Howie 23

Callie's Tally Betsy Howie 25

The Chaos Trade T. Cat Ford 27

Chess and the Middle East Martha Patterson 29

Chicken and the Egg Dana Leslie Goldstein 31

Child Soldier J. Thalia Cunningham 33

Circle Game Julie Weinberg 35

Clearing Barbara Blatner 37

Cyclone and the Pig-Faced Lady Dana Leslie Goldstein 39

Daughters of the Sexual Revolution Dana Leslie Goldstein 41

Daughters of the Sexual Revolution Dana Leslie Goldstein 43

Doing School Carol S. Lashof 45

Do I have To? Felice Locker 47

Elevator Intentions Shellen Lubin 49

Extreme Whether Karen Malpede 51

Face It Julie Weinberg 53

Father's Day Yvette Heyliger 55

A Field Guide to the Amazon Phoebe Eaton 57

Flesh and Blood Annie LaRussa 59

Freedom Summer Cynthia Grace Robinson 61

Getting in Touch with Your Dark Side Laura Rohrman 63

Ghosts of Bogotá Diana Burbano 65

Gin and Bitters Susan Cinoman 67

Go Down, Moses Dana Leslie Goldstein 69

Go Down, Moses Dana Leslie Goldstein 71

Good Mourning, America Lucy Wang 73

Good Mourning, America Lucy Wang 75

Good Mourning, America Lucy Wang 77

Good Mourning, America Lucy Wang 79

Guilty Until Proven Innocent Christine Toy Johnson 81

Halo Hallo Birthday Christine Toy Johnson 83

The Haunted Widow Lincoln Donna Latham 85

A Hit Dog Will Holler Inda Craig-Galván 87

A Hit Dog Will Holler Inda Craig-Galván 89

The Holding Space Kate Schwartz 91

House Rules Cynthia Chapman 93

I Know Jacquelyn Reingold 95

Identity Crisis Royal Shirée 97

Identity Crisis Royal Shirée 99

Jane Anne LaRussa 101

Looking for the Pony Andrea Lepcio 103

Marilyn Monroe in the Desert Barbara Blatner 105

Marrying Kind Andrea Lepcio 107

Marrying Kind Andrea Lepcio 109

Mermen T. Cat Ford 111

The New Deal Christine Toy Johnson 113

Off the Map Christine Foster 115

On the Road to Holeness J. Lois Diamond 117

Options Carol S. Lashof 119

O.T.D. (Off the Derech) Sharl Albert 121

Other Than We Karen Malpede 123

Paradise Laura Maria Censabella 125

Poolside T. Cat Ford 127

The Quadroon and the Dove Charlene A. Donaghy 129

Roar Lions! Roar! T. Cat Ford 131

Sam Victoria Z. Daly 133

Sam Victoria Z. Daly 135

Scrapbook Junkies Elizabeth Dement 137

She's Not There Ali MacLean 139

The Shrew Must Go On Lori M. Myers 141

Sky Chef Cynthia Chapman 143

Splitting Infinity Jamie Pachino 145

Splitting Infinity Jamie Pachino 147

Strait of Gibraltar Andrea Lepcio 149

The Substitute Teacher's Tale C. Denby Swanson 151

Thin Walls Alice Eve Cohen 153

Thin Walls Alice Eve Cohen 155

Thin Walls Alice Eve Cohen 157

Thin Walls Alice Eve Cohen 159

This Will Be Our Year Ali MacLean 161

TV in My Bones C.S. Hanson 163

Twentieth Century Blues Susan Miller 165

Ushuaia Blue Caridad Svich 167

A Very Present Presence Ann Timmons 169

Victoria and Henry T. Cat Ford 171

Vulcanic Surrender J. Lois Diamond 173

War Orphan Shellen Lubin 175

War Orphan Shellen Lubin 177

War Orphan Shellen Lubin 179

What Would Jesus Do? Yvette Heyliger 181

When Nightfalls Cynthia Grace Robinson 183

White Ashes Barbara Blatner 185

The Wish Crystal Adaway 187

Wit's End Christine Foster 189

Wolves at the Door Ali MacLean 191

Woman Descending a Staircase Phoebe Eaton 193

Woman Descending a Staircase Phoebe Eaton 197

Woman Descending a Staircase Phoebe Eaton 201

Zoom Birthday Party Saviana Stanescu 205

Rights and Permissions 207