Applause Acting Series Lawrence Harbison has selected terrific monologues for men from contemporary plays all by characters between the ages of and perfect for auditions or class There are comic monologues laughs and dramatic monologues no laughs Most have a compelling present-tense action for actors to perform A few are story monologues and theyre great stories Actors will find pieces by star playwrights such as Don Nigro Itamar Moses Stephen Adly Guirgis and Terrence McNally by exciting up-and-comers such as Nicole Pandolfo Peter Sinn Nachtrieb Crystal Skillman Greg Kalleres Reina Hardy Daniel Guyton and J Thalia Cunningham and information on getting the complete text of each play This is a must-have resource in the arsenal of every aspiring actor hoping to knock em dead with his contemporary piece after bowling over teachers and casting directors alike with a classical excerpt.
