The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition: An Actor's Reference to Over 1,000 Scenes and Monologues from More than 300 Contemporary Plays [Paperback]

Ed Hooks (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 16, 2007

All actors and acting teachers need The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, the invaluable guide to finding just the right piece for every audition. The unique format of the book is ideal for acting teachers who want their students to understand each monologue in context. This remarkable book describes the characters, action, and mood for more than 1,000 scenes in over 300 plays. Using these guidelines, the actor can quickly pinpoint the perfect monologue, then find the text in the Samuel French or Dramatist Play Service edition of the play. Newly revised and expanded, the book includes the author’s own assessment of each monologue.

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About the Author

Ed Hooks is the author of The Actor’s Field Guide, The Audition Book, Acting Strategies for the Cyber Age, and many other books. An actor for more than 30 years, he lives in Chicago.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Back Stage Books; Second Edition edition (October 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823099490
• ISBN-13: 978-0823099498
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.9 x 9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #64,627 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #27 in Books > Education & Reference > Publishing & Books > Bibliographies & Indexes

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Monologue Book!, January 28, 2010

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For anyone, whether you're a teen or all the way up to your 50's, this is a great book to have when you need common monologue practice or something new that no one's heard of before! Not only does it give you great pieces to work with, it'll tell you who it's for [age, sex, with a partner, alone] as well as the tone it sets with a brief description of what's going on! This is not a book that PROVIDES the monolgues, but the sources to it and how to go about acting it. It's a source that'll quickly show you if the monologues made for you or isn't. It's a quick find and amazing to understand. I can't wait to try this out for an audition!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for actors, February 26, 2010

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Frank Catalano (California) - See all my reviews

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This is a great resource for student actors. Most acting students are terrified of learning and performing monologues.This book is a great starting point that puts them on the right track. It should be in every actor's library.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST for actors, directors, coaches, December 11, 2009

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This review is from: The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition: An Actor's Reference to Over 1,000 Scenes and Monologues from More than 300 Contemporary Plays (Paperback)

Ed's book is the BEST for finding excellent material for scene work, monologues, and even for getting acquainted with plays you may not know that well. It's thorough, well-written, and well-organized to easily find what you need. Ed is a superb acting coach himself, so he knows what he's doing when putting this together for the rest of us...

An indispensable addition to your acting/coaching/teaching library...