Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors (Mass Market Paperback)

by Michael Schulman (Author), Eva Mekler (Author) "This play consists of a number of intense, short scenes connected only by the fact that they take place in the dining room of a..." (more)
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"A compilation of some of the greatest scenes and monologues ever written—ranging from Shakespeare to Broadway productions—this book is broken down by category into scenes and monologues for one man and one woman, scenes for two women, scenes for two men, and monologues for both men and women."—Ingram
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"A compilation of some of the greatest scenes and monologues ever written—ranging from Shakespeare to Broadway productions—this book is broken down by category into scenes and monologues for one man and one woman, scenes for two women, scenes for two men, and monologues for both men and women."—Ingram

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks; 1st edition (September 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312966547
• ISBN-13: 978-0312966546
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.2 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #129,035 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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27 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent addition to your bookshelf..., March 15, 2000

By	Dawn Kidle "dawn_dramaqueen" (Tampa, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The first 15 pages are devoted to creating the character and I found them very insightful. A nice, wide variety of monologues & scenes and I really liked the addition of several Shakespearean monologues at the end of each section. It's a plus that there Shakespeare monologues that are not often used. Some of the monologues/scenes in the book are from: An Ideal Husband, The Three Sisters, Master Class, I Hate Hamlet, Conversations with my Father, The Miss Firecracker Contest, Steambath, and much more...I highly recommend this book.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A wide range of material for all capabilities, September 12, 1999

By A Customer

I found that this book was really useful because there is such a wide range of material, however, I did find that when I found a good monalogue and wanted to read the whole play it was not available anywhere on the net that I looked. This was bit annoying because it is impossible to successfully create a character from just a monalogue and is even difficult with the whole play. As I mentioned before there is a very wide range of plays, from Shakespeare to the author himself.

14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I liked the Wide Selection!, May 10, 2000

By	R. Kathleen Robel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book has a great many scenes and monologues, and nearly anyone can find one that works for them. While some of the plays that are excerpted are a bit obscure, I found this to be only a minor setback, thanks to the magic of online book purchasing.