
- 240 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
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About this book
"The superheroines of the theater are backand better and bolder than ever." Backstage
"These plays have been developed and vetted for artistic excellence; they just happen to possess the added bonus of representing a voice that's currently being underproduced. It's part of a larger movement to say: There's an embarrassment of riches here." Sheila Callaghan for the Kilroys
Not your typical book of monologues, this new collection embodies the mission of the Kilroys, an advocacy group founded in 2013 to raise awareness for the underutilized work of female and trans* playwrights. The collection is comprised of ninety-nine monologues, each from a different play off "The List" from 2014 and 2015, featuring the most unproduced (or under-produced), yet highest-recommended, plays by women in the United States. The monologues selected for this volume serve to highlight the talents of these writers in a wide array of pieces that vary in genre, style, and gender.
As it says on their website, the Kilroys "Make Trouble and Plays."
The Kilroys are a gang of playwrights and producers in Los Angeles, California, who advocate for the visibility of women playwrights in theatre. Founded in 2013, the Kilroys are named after the iconic graffiti tag "Kilroy Was Here" that was first left by WWII soldiers in unexpected places, a playfully subversive way of making their presence known. The members include Zakiyyah Alexander, Bekah Brunstetter, Sheila Callaghan, Carla Ching, Annah Feinberg, Sarah Gubbins, Laura Jacqmin, Joy Meads, Kelly Miller, Meg Miroshnik, Daria Polatin, Tanya Saracho, and Marisa Wegrzyn.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- About The Kilroys
- Zakiyyah Alexander
- Christina Anderson
- Jaclyn Backhaus
- Tanya Barfield
- Clare Barron
- Katie Bender
- Hilary Bettis
- Jocelyn Bioh
- Rachel Bonds
- Jami Brandli
- Bekah Brunstetter
- Sarah Burgess
- Sheila Callaghan
- Eugenie Chan
- Sam Chanse
- Mia Chung
- Eliza Clark
- Alexandra Collier
- Fernanda Coppel
- Erin Courtney
- Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig
- Sarah Delappe
- Lydia R. Diamond
- Jackie Sibblies Drury
- Laura Eason
- Larissa Fasthorse
- Halley Feiffer
- Lindsey Ferrentino
- Leigh Fondakowski
- Madeleine George
- Sarah Gubbins
- Dipika Guha
- Karen Hartman
- Amina Henry
- Laura Jacqmin
- Hansol Jung
- MJ Kaufman
- Nambi E. Kelley
- Georgette Kelly
- Boo Killebrew
- Basil Kreimendahl
- Kimber Lee
- Martyna Majok
- Mona Mansour
- Meg Miroshnik
- Rehana Lew Mirza
- Anna Moench
- Dominique Morisseau
- Julie Marie Myatt
- Janine Nabers
- Mary Kathryn Nagle
- Lynn Nottage
- Jiehae Park
- Lisa Ramirez
- Theresa Rebeck
- Gabrielle Reisman
- Amelia Roper
- Melissa Ross
- Sharyn Rothstein
- Tanya Saracho
- Laura Schellhardt
- Heidi Schreck
- Jenny Schwartz
- Jen Silverman
- Charise Castro Smith
- Ruby Rae Spiegel
- Susan Soon He Stanton
- Kate Tarker
- Stephanie Timm
- Mfoniso Udofia
- Paula Vogel
- Kathryn Walat
- Timberlake Wertenbaker
- Calamity West
- Leah Nanako Winkler
- Bess Wohl
- Lauren Yee
- Stefanie Zadravec
- Anna Ziegler
- Author Biographies
- The Kilroys: Founder Biographies