2 Minutes and Under: Character Monologues for Actors (Monologue Audition Series.) [Paperback]

Glenn Alterman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1880399490 | ISBN-13: 978-1880399491 | Publication Date: September 1, 1993 | Edition: 1

The monologues in this volume come from the following plays by Glen Alterman:

The Pain in the Poetry, Once in a Blue Moon, Goin' Round on Solid Rock Ground, The Dangers of Strangers, Nobody's Flood.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

A winning stage audition depends heavily on the material used, as well as the talent of the actor. These original character monologs for men and women cover a variety of types, ages, and moods and range from serious to comic. The characters include husbands and wives, wheeler-dealers, gay people, the unemployed, someone with AIDS, and the parent of someone with AIDS. Alterman is the author of Street Talk: Character Monologues for Actors (Smith & Kraus, 1991) and other monolog and dialog plays. Actors looking for challenging, contemporary audition material should find a gold mine here. Recommended for theater arts collections.
- Howard E. Miller, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mechnical Coll. Lib., Laconia
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Review

"...a must for all actors!" --Grant Wilfley, Wilfley-Todd Casting

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Product Details

• Paperback: 93 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus; 1 edition (September 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1880399490
• ISBN-13: 978-1880399491
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 5.1 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #935,181 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A WONDERFUL collection of GREAT monologues!!!!!, December 12, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 2 Minutes and Under: Character Monologues for Actors (Monologue Audition Series.) (Paperback)

Glen Alterman is fantastic!! 2 minutes and under is a great collection of great monologues...all original. Glen Alterman has created characters that are very real and very much a part of society today. This is such a diverse collection of work, you are deafinetly going to find what you want in this book. These are fantastic audition pieces!! You will without a doubt find yourself using this book for years on end. I highly recomed this book to any actor...particularly the student actor. It's truly a must have!!

25 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Varied collection to choose from, September 7, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: 2 Minutes and Under: Character Monologues for Actors (Monologue Audition Series.) (Paperback)

This has some great monologues but it doesn't say who wrote the plays or what plays the monologues even came from so I can't go very in-depth in character development.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, August 13, 2005

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This review is from: 2 Minutes and Under: Character Monologues for Actors (Monologue Audition Series.) (Paperback)

I have been looking for monologue books for quite some time and I now realize it's generally not the best thing to do.

This book is loaded with out of nowhere scenarios that generally look ridiculous when performed. I find when the question comes up, what happened in the scene before for this character or what play is this from, things take a turn for the worse.

There are so many interesting plays out there, and when you say oh it's from a monologue book, or I made back story up, it doesn't go over well.

Read real plays, screen plays, watch movies, and pick true monologues, and in the end when agents, casting director's, producers, admissions people interview you, you'll look like you did your homework.