100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists (Mentor) [Paperback]

Laura Harrington (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0451626885 | ISBN-13: 978-0451626882 | Publication Date: May 2, 1989

The 100 monologues in this superb collection have all been created specifically for this edition--and have all been tested in a simulated audition/workshop setting by professional actors with input from directors, casting directors and dramaturgs. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Signet (May 2, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451626885
• ISBN-13: 978-0451626882
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #603,968 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Laura Harrington is the 2008 Kleban Award winner for most promising librettist in American Musical Theatre. Harrington has twice won both the Massachusetts Cultural Council Award in playwriting and the Clauder Competition for best new play in New England. Additional awards include a Boston IRNE Award for Best New Play, a Bunting Institute Fellowship at Harvard/ Radcliffe, a Whiting Foundation Grant-in-Aid, the Joseph Kesselring Award for Drama, a New England Emmy, and a Quebec Cinemateque Award.

Some recent credits include: Joan of Arc (music: Mel Marvin) Nautilus Music Theatre, MN 2011; Alice Unwrapped, (music: Jenny Giering), a Premieres, Inc Production at The Zipper Factory, NYC, 2008, Nautilus Music Theatre, MN, Spirit in the House Festival, MN, Minneapolis Fringe Festival, 2009; Crossing Brooklyn (music: Jenny Giering) Transport Group, NYC, 2007, Pace University, NYC, 2008, Bristol Riverside Theatre, PA, 2010; Resurrection, (music: Tod Machover) adapted from Tolstoy's last novel, Houston Grand Opera and Boston Lyric Opera. Available on CD from Albany Records. N (Bonaparte), a tragicomedy about Napoleon in exile, Pilgrim Theatre Company, Boston Center for the Arts and the KO Festival. N (Bonaparte) is available in the Spring 2007 issue of Theatre Forum. Hallowed Ground, Boston Playwrights' Theatre, winner of the IRNE Award for Best New play, Portland Stage Company, Tulane University, winner of a "Big Easy" Award. Martin Guerre (Music: Roger Ames), Hartford Stage Company, directed by Mark Lamos, nominated for 3 Connecticut Critics Circle Awards, including "Outstanding Musical." Marathon Dancing, (directed by Anne Bogart) En Garde Arts, NYC and Munich, Germany. The Perfect 36 (Music: Mel Marvin), Tennessee Repertory Theatre, the NAMT festival, NYC and the Hartt School of Music. Lucy's Lapses, (Music: Christopher Drobny), Portland Opera and Playwrights Horizons, NYC. The Book of Hours, New Harmony Project, Wellesley Summer Theatre; Einstein + The Angels, The Heart of an Emperor, Dress Right, Universal Soldier, and Flag Girls, Boston Playwrights Theatre; Joan of Arc, (Music: Mel Marvin), Suffolk University Boston Music Theatre Project, Manhattan Theatre Club Workshop, Wellesley College; The Song of the Silkie, (music: Elena Ruehr) Rockport Chamber Music Festival, 2006 and 2010; Babes in Toyland, Houston Grand Opera, etc; and Sleeping Beauty, (Music: Roger Ames) North Shore Music Theatre.

Laura teaches playwriting at MIT where she was awarded the 2009 Levitan Prize for Excellence in Teaching. She has also been a frequent guest artist at Tufts, Harvard, Wellesley, and the University of Iowa.

For additional information, production histories, photographs and reviews, please visit:
www.laura-harrington.com

Laura has recently published her debut novel, Alice Bliss, with Pamela Dorman Books, Viking/ Penguin. Alice Bliss is a "People Pick" with 4 out of 4 stars, has been chosen as "The Best Books of the Summer" by Entertainment Weekly, and has been selected for the Barnes & Noble "Discover Great New Writers" program. School Library Journal named Alice Bliss to its "Best Books of 2011" list. Foreign rights have been sold in the UK, Italy and Denmark. Read more at: www.lauraharringtonbooks.com

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69 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bit eccentric, but good nonetheless, December 2, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists (Mentor) (Paperback)

I have read this book and plan on using some of the monologues in some upcoming auditions I have. I was, however, disappointed in the fact that there were more for men than for women, so more than half of the book was useless to me. Be wary, some of the audition pieces are a bit eccentric and need to be edited for language (depending on the show), but for the most part I was quite pleased with what I read, and I recommend it for new actors and actresses.

30 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars CAN'T GO WRONG HERE, July 2, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists (Mentor) (Paperback)

An excellent sourcebook for actors searching for Monologues for auditions or performances. Sections for both male and female actors. Many of the monologues were written specifically for this book, so have not been widely performed. Background notes provided to set the scene and mood of the performance. A wide range of emotional content is also here. If you cannot find a good audition piece here, you probably won't find it!

19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a very good book!!!, June 21, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists (Mentor) (Paperback)

The book, 100 Monologues, is etremely helpful when I had to choose a contemporary scene for my high school. It included a very funny scene about a man who had just finished eating a 72-ounce steak and other items of food. It is simply hilarious. It contains some very good character work and a variety of different roles to play. In the end, I would recomend this book to anyone who needs to find a solo scene.