Original Monologs That Showcase Your Talent

by WATSON, DWIGHT

• ISBN13: 9781581154252
• ISBN10: 1581154259
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2005-09-01
• Publisher: Allworth Press

Summary

More than 60 new monologs that spotlight special abilities Great for auditions as well as classrooms and scene study Versatile actors can now set themselves apart from the competition! This collection of more than sixty fresh, serious, and comic pieces allows actors to show off their talents for stage dialects, tap dancing, singing, skateboarding, miming, baton twirling, and much more. Each monolog inOriginal Monologs That Showcase Your Talentis designed to show off a different specific vocal and physical gift. Thirty three-to-five-minute monologs plus thirty-three one-minute monologs, each one complete with synopses, character profiles, and prop lists, make this a great asset for actors and teachers.

Author Biography

Dwight Watson, a professor of theater at Wabash College, has directed more
than sixty productions. His plays have been produced across the country, and his monologs have appeared in several compilations. He lives in Crawfordsville, IN.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	v
Introduction	vi
Prepping a Monolog for Performance	1	(6)
Synopsis and Character Objectives for Female Monologs	7	(6)
Synopsis and Character Objectives for Male Monologs	13	(6)
Monologs for Women	19	(50)
Princess Ipia---Birth of a Star	21	(3)
Alissa---Bon Voyage	24	(2)
Zenith Blacketer---Hoofer	26	(3)
Julie Stalbird---Tractors and Twirlers	29	(3)
Audrey---Ode to Little Audrey	32	(3)
Shelley---Hummers, Rockets, and Split Comets	35	(3)
Sarah---F=Wd	38	(3)
Nicole---Stage Fright Pianologue	41	(1)
Katie Belle---Buckaroo Belle and the Bull Rider	42	(5)
Virginia Dare---Chocolate Thin Mints	47	(3)
Torrie---The Twilight Arch	50	(3)
Lizzie---Lizzie's Lilliput	53	(3)
Kari---Two Blushing Pilgrims	56	(3)
Darcy Wells---Hard Knocks	59	(3)
Charlotta---Head Shots and Hot Buttered Biscuits	62	(4)
Renee---Beast Ballet	66	(3)
Monologs for Men	69	(40)
Otto Gunther---A Lean, Mean, Singing Machine	71	(3)
Joel---Peter Pan and the Square-rigger	74	(3)
Allen---A Seamless Pitch	77	(3)
1st Dead Man---The 1st Dead Man in Grover's Corners	80	(3)
Adam---Dodgeball Matador	83	(2)
George Bottom---Bottom's Dream	85	(2)
Henri---Fie Upon't!	87	(2)
Mitchell Gray---Rein in the Sterling Sphinxes	89	(2)
Barry Gascon---The Line-up	91	(3)
Slick---Shorty's Old Man's Board or S'up?	94	(3)
Rosen---Styling with William	97	(2)
Eddie Halley---Halley's Fat Strat	99	(3)
Thurston---The Big Bang	102	(3)
Tony---The Piano Tuner	105	(4)
One-Minute Monologs for Women	109	(30)
One-Minute Monologs for Men	139	(30)
The Newton Monolog Project in Performance	169	(4)
Property and Costume Plot	173	(8)
About the Author	181