Kiss and Tell [Paperback]

Michael Bigelow Dixon (Author, Editor), Michele Volansky (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1880399385 | ISBN-13: 978-1880399385 | Publication Date: December 1993 | Edition: 1

Actors will adore this collection of early 18th century Restoration monologues that unabashedly gives voice to the bawdy sexual and social mores of that time period. Kiss and Tell is a volume of comic and romantic monologues from plays by Behn, Wycherly, Centlivre, Etherege, Dryden, Vanbrugh, and others.

This collection of monologues was performed at the Eighth Annual Classics in Context Festival at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in October, 1992. The Classics in Context Festival is a month-long multi-disciplinary event that revitalizes dramatic literature's masterworks for today's audiences by examining the social, political, and aesthetic influences surrounding the creation of the play.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"brings the delights of Restoration acting within American range. ..a crucial addition to theatre training and a damn good time." -- Jon Jory, Actors Theatre of Louisville

A treasure trove for any actor! -- Aimee K. Michel, Associate Artistic Director, Director's Project, Drama League

These monologues contain all the essential themes from the Restoration canon. This material is great fun to do. -- Scott Zigler, Actors theatre of Louisville

About the Author

Michael Bigelow Dixon has served as literary manager at Actors Theatre of Louisville throughout the second decade of the Humana Festival of New American Plays. He's also held positions as literary manager at the Alley Theatre and literary associate at South Coast Repertory. He has been a Theatre Management Fellow at the National Endowment for the Arts, and has taught at North Carolina Central University, UC-Riverside, Rice University, and Action Theatre in Singapore. He has co-edited ten volumes of plays and criticism, and co-written more than twenty plays, fifteen of which are published. He is now the associate artistic director at the Actors Theatre of Louisville.

Michele Volansky is the assistant literary manager and dramaturg at Actors Theatre of Louisville, where she works on the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays and the Classics in Context Festival.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus Pub Inc; 1 edition (December 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880399385
• ISBN-13: 978-1880399385
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #312,625 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)