The Best Men's Stage Monologues and Scenes, 2010 [Paperback]

Lawrence Harbison (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2010 | ISBN-10: 1575257734 | ISBN-13: 978-1575257730 | Edition: Lawrence Harbison

This year Smith and Kraus Publishers has again combined its annual best monologues and best scenes anthologies. Here, you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues and scenes from plays that were produced and/or published in the 2009-2010 theatrical season. Most are for younger performers (teens through thirties), but there are also some excellent pieces for men in their forties and fifties, and even a few for older performers. Some are comic (laughs), some are dramatic (generally, no laughs).


Some are rather short, some are rather long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting.


Several of the monologues are by playwrights whose work may be familiar to you, such as:

Don Nigro

Theresa Rebeck

Craig Lucas

David Ives

Craig Wright



Others are by exciting up-and-comers like:

Christine Evans

Martin Blank

Shawn Nacol

Rachel Axler

Justin Warner

Lisa Dillman



The scenes are by master playwrights, such as:

Theresa Rebeck

Terrence McNally



And by exciting new writers, such as:

Qui Nguyen

Maura Campbell

Henry Meyerson

Geoffrey Nauffts

Daniel Talbot

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

ABOUT THE EDITOR For over thirty years Lawrence Harbison was in charge of new play acquisition for Samuel French, Inc., during which time his work on behalf of playwrights resulted in the first publication of such subsequent luminaries as Jane Martin, Don Nigro, Tina Howe, Theresa Rebeck, José Rivera, William Mastrosimone, Charles Fuller, and Ken Ludwig, among many others; and the acquisition of musicals such as Smoke of the Mountain, A...My Name Is Alice, Little Shop of Horrors and Three Guys Naked from the Waist Down. He is a now a free-lance editor, primarily for Smith and Kraus, Inc., for whom he edits annual anthologies of best plays by new playwrights and women playwrights, best ten-minute plays and best monologues and scenes for men and for women. For many years he wrote a weekly column on his adventures in the theater for two Manhattan Newspapers, the Chelsea Clinton News and The Westsider. His new column, On the Aisle with Larry, is a weekly feature at Smithandkraus.com. He works with individual playwrights to help them develop their plays (see his website, Playfixer.com).

Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus; Lawrence Harbison edition (September 1, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575257734
• ISBN-13: 978-1575257730
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #634,626 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)