A Grand Entrance: Scenes and Monologues for Mature Actors

by McDonough, Ann; Brown, Kent R.

• ISBN13: 9780871299338
• ISBN10: 087129933X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-08-01
• Publisher: Dramatic Pub Co

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Tips for the Actor	x
Preparing the Monologue	xvi
Monologues for Women
Lather	3	(3)
Carleen R. Jaspers
The Cactus Pirate: Relative value	6	(3)
Davey Marlin-Jones
N.I. M. B. Y. (Not in My Backyard)	9	(3)
Leslie Blake
Faith	12	(2)
Louis Broome
Esther's Last Stand	14	(2)
Adam Kraar
The Keepsake	16	(3)
Staci Swedeen
Kneading	19	(3)
Michael Wright
They Were All Good Lovers	22	(3)
Mike Thomas
Children	25	(2)
Innes-Fergus McDade
Old Woman	27	(2)
Joseph Robinette
High Track	29	(4)
Roger Cornish
Bertie the Beauty Queen	33	(4)
Shelly Pruitt-Wykes
Summer's Last Call	37	(3)
Bruce Post
The Late Show	40	(3)
Mike Thomas
My Greatest Failing	43	(4)
Innes-Fergus McDade
Monologues for Men
Stargazer	47	(3)
Kent R. Brown
The Third Scourge	50	(2)
Vin Morreale, Jr.
Progressive Passion	52	(2)
Mike Thomas
Record Holder	54	(4)
Joseph Robinette
The Time-Share Rag	58	(4)
Kent R. Brown
The Bonfires	62	(2)
Kenneth Robbins
It's Half-Full	64	(9)
Michael Wright
Preparing the Scene	67	(6)
Duets
Que Sera, Sera (1m, 1w)	73	(8)
Katherine Snodgrass
Sweet Tuesday Falls (1m, 1w)	81	(3)
Julie Jensen
The Inheritance (2w)	84	(8)
Vin Morreale, Jr.
The Gallery (1m, 1w)	92	(7)
Loretta Novick
Friday (1m, 1w or 2w)	99	(8)
Carol Wright Krause
Sniff (2m or 1m, 1w)	107	(7)
Jules Tasca
Out on the Ice (2m)	114	(11)
Mark Steven Jensen
The Color of Heat (1m, 1w)	125	(8)
Saul Zachary
Prime Time Ago (1m, 1w)	133	(8)
Steven Packard
Death on the Doorstep (1m, 1w)	141	(6)
Jeffery Scott Elwell
The Tea Cozy (2w)	147	(4)
Joan Calof
Whose Turn Is It? (2m)	151	(5)
Phillip Potak
Flamingo Fantasy (1m, 1w)	156	(9)
Linsey Hamilton
Blackout (1m, 1w)	165	(7)
Sheryle Criswell
The Lost Party (1m, 1w)	172	(9)
Hudson Plumb
Gawk (2w)	181	(11)
Gary Garrison
Gray Matter (1m, 1w)	192	(9)
Jeanette Farr
The Question (1m, 1w)	201	(5)
Mayo Simon
Having a Good Time (1m, 1w)	206	(11)
Steve Allen
Trios
Scenes from the Penitentiary (2m, 1w)	217	(8)
Anne Harris
The Talking Bench (1m, 2w)	225	(11)
Kent R. Brown
The Family Tree (3w)	236	(8)
Karen Smith Vastola
The Grand Mommy (3w)	244	(5)
Adam Kraar
The Open Window (3w)	249	(7)
Kent R. Brown
Pain and Paint (2m, 1w)	256	(8)
Nicholas Zagone
Last Laughs (1m, 2w)	264	(8)
Rachel Feldbin Urist
The Pickup (1m, 2w or 2m, 1w)	272	(9)
Kent R. Brown
The Bookmobile Doesn't Come By Anymore (3w)	281	(9)
Billy M. Pullen
Food Is Love (2m, 1w or 1m, 2w)	290	(9)
Sandra Fenichel Asher
Carry Me Home (3w)	299	(7)
Angela Counts
Mr. Wonderful (2m, 1w)	306	(8)
Olga Humphrey
Memorizing Tips and Techniques	314	(2)
Other Tips For Performance and Auditioning	316	(3)
About The Playwrights	319	(13)
Permission Acknowledgments	332