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In Performance
Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties
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About this book
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.
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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Yes, you can access In Performance by JV Mercanti in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Acting & Auditioning. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction Approaching the Monologue
- Etiquette for Scene Study, Rehearsal, and Beyond
- Menās Monologues
- Stantonās Garage
- Great Falls
- Jericho
- The Day I Stood Still
- Middletown
- The Hologram Theory
- Victory Jones
- Death Tax
- While You Lie
- Strike-Slip
- The Veri**on Play
- The Method Gun
- Brooklyn Boy
- Dinner with Friends
- Dinner with Friends
- Bad Habits
- Elemeno Pea
- We All Knew It Was Coming
- Butterfly Kiss
- What Didnāt Happen
- What Didnāt Happen
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
- Greedy
- Ancient Gods of the Backwoods
- Brontosaurus
- Womenās Monologues
- Stantonās Garage
- Sondra
- Poetic License
- Place Setting
- The Road Down the Mountain
- Burnt Orange
- Recall
- God Gave Us Aunts
- The Tutor
- The Tutor
- Death Tax
- While You Lie
- The Whale
- Strike-Slip
- Appropriate
- Appropriate
- The Veri**on Play
- The Method Gun
- Bad Habits
- Elemeno Pea
- Bob
- Butterfly Kiss
- Madame Melville
- Playing with Grown Ups
- A Numbers Game
- Getting Back to Mother
- Brontosaurus
- Breakfast at the Track
- Say de Kooning
- Acknowledgments
- Play Sources and Acknowledgments