The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from Over 70 Playwrights

378 Pages·1987·5.37 MB·English

by  Nina Shengold (ed.)

THE
ACTOR'S BOOK
OF
CONTEMPORARY
STAGE
MONOLOGUES

THE
ACTOR'SB OOK
OF
CONTEMPORARY
STAGE
MONO LOGUES
EDIETD BY
NinaS hengold
A SMITH AND KRAUSI NC.B OOK
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CONTENTS
EDITOR'SP REFACE xi
A ConversawtitihSo wno osKiuer tz xiii
MONOLOGUES
TheA ctosrN 'ightmaCrhres itopDhuerra ng 1
AngeFlasl Ll anfWoirsldo n 3
TheA rotf D ini(n2g)T inHao we 5
AunDta n aLnemdo n WallSahcaew n 9
Baby wtieht Bha twhaterC hristDouprhaenrg1 2
Balmi nG ilaed LandfW oirlson 14
BetweenD ayliagnhdBt oo nvillMea HW illia1m5s
BirdbatLheo ndaM relfi 17
TheB looKdn o(t2 A)t hFoulg ard 19
BlueW indoCw raiLgu cas 24
Bluefsor M itseCrh alri(e2 )j amBeasdl win 26
Bosomasn dNe glte cjohGnu are 29
BrontosauLraunsdf W oirlson 32
CalmD own Motehr MegaTne rry 34
ChristmaMsa rosHn a rryK ondoleon 35
CloudN ine CarCyhluc rhli l 37
Come Backt ot eh5 & DimeJ,i mmDyea n,
JimmDye anE dG rac::..yk 39
CowboMy outhS amS hepard 41
CoytoeU glyL ynnS iefert 43
Criemso ft eh HeartB etHhe enyl 44
Cursoeft ehS tairvnCgl a(ss2 S) amS hepard4 6
DaddiDeso ugGloawse r 51
The Dancea ndt hRea rioladD avHiedrn yH u,·a54n g
Danny atnehd DeBelupe S ea( 2)
johPna trSihcakn ley 56
A Dayi nt eh DeatohfJ oeEg g PetNeiroc lhs 58
viii CONTENTS
The DayNsih gtaosnfB d e ebFeeen sterm(a2k)e r
WillSinaymd er 61
DeaCtohm etsoU sA lMla,r Ayg nes
ChirstoDpuhrearn g 64
TheD eaotfha � �i nePra uCliaz mar 66
'denCtriistiCysh irstoDpuhrearn g 68
TheE ffeocftG ammRaa vosnM an-inM-otohne -
MarigoPladusZl i ;nld 70
F.BO..( 2)D avHiedn Hryw ang 72
TheF aiGrayr deHna rKroyn odleon 75
Fenc(e4s)A ugusWti lson 77
TheF irBserte zoefS umemrL eslie Lee8 3
Fishilt.1in cgh Waeellle r 86
TheF oreigLnaerrSr hyeu 88
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GemiAnil blertnu nraato 91
GettOiun(tg2 )M arsNhoan nan 93
GlegnarGrelyn R osDsa vMiadm et 96
GlorainaEd spera(n2zj)a u lBiovea sso 99
TheG reaNte haui ln OrLiaofnno rWdis lon 130
GrowUnp sj ulFeesfif er 150
TheH omeocminHga orlPdi nter 170
TheH ousoefB luLee av(e2s)j ohGnu aer 190
TheH ousoefR amoIng lejsoisRaei vae r 131
In Btohoem BRoooom(m 2 )D avRiadb e 151
Jesasnetd h Bea ndQiute eDn avFirde eman1 81
KennedyC'hisl d(r3e)Rn obteP ratrick 191
TheL adayn d Ctlhaer (i2n)Me itc hCarie.r�lt o1f22e r
LakeboData vMiadm et 162
Landscaopfte h e BojdoyhG nu aer 172
LaterC orijnancek er 129
Lieaf nLdi mbK eiRtehd din 103
TheL isbTorna viTaetrar MecnNcael ly 123
LitFtoloet stTeepds Tally 143
LitMtulred erjsu lFeesfif er 173
LooEsned sM ichWaeelrll e 193
LunchtLiemoen Maerlfid 141
CONTENTS ix
MaR aineByl'ascB okt otm( 3)A ugusWti lns o 142
TheM ad DogB lueSsa mS headpr 147
TheM adneosfLs ad yB righLta nfWoirsldo n 150
A Map of the WDoarvlHidad er 125
Maroc PoSlniog as Soljoo hGnu aer 154
TheM arargieo fB etatne dB oo( 2)
ChirstoDpuhrearn g 156
A MidnigMhootn a tt hGer eaSspyo o(n2 )
MiguPeiln ero 161
TheM oundB uildeLarnsf doW rilson 164
MuseumT inHao we 166
NatiSvpeec eh EriOcv ermyer 196
OhD adP,o oDra dM,a ma'Hsun gY oui n Ctlhoes et
andI 'Fme elSionS ga dA rthuKro pit 127
OldT imeHs aorlPdi nter 147
OrphanLsy lKee ssler 167
Paniting hCehs(u 3r)Tc inHao we 177
PassGianmge S teTvesei ch 138
PastorDaelbe oEriashe gn ber 185
A PrayfeorMr y D augh(t2er)T homBaasb e 187
TheP riamrEyn gliCslha sIss rHaoeorlv itz 193
TheR eaTlhi ngT omS toppard 195
Reckl(e2s)Cs ra iLgu cas 196
Reuionn DavMiadme t 199
SavaigneL imbo( 3j) ohPna trSihcaekny l 201
SayG oodinghGtra,ic eR alPpahp e 205
SocotTehro maMsak esIt t ot hTeo po ft he
WorldP etPearr nell 207
TheS eaH ores( 2)E dwarMdo]o.r e 209
SerenaLdouiinegL andfW oirlson 211
ShairveeW illMiaasmt rosimone 213
ShoErty es( 2)M iguPeiln ero 215
SistMearryI gnatEixpulsna siI tAl flro Y ou( 2)
ChristoDpuhrearn g 223
SmallC rfta Warninsg( 2)T ensnseeWei lliams22 8
SoaOpp er(a2 )R aplhP ape 232