Finding Scenes and Monologues

A Carolina Day School Library Helpsheet

Plays:   

American Drama

browse the 812s or search in the catalogue under “American drama ” , by the playwright's name or by the play's title

British Drama

browse the 822s or search in the catalogue under “English drama”, by the playwright's name or by the play's title

Other countries

Plays are shelved with the literature of the country. French plays, for example, are in the 842s, Norwegian drama in the 839s, and Greek drama in the 882s. Search the catalogue under the author's name (Moliere or Ibsen or Euripides in the above examples) or by country (French drama, Norwegian drama, or Greek drama).

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The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook : An Actor's Guide To Over 1,000 Monologues And Scenes From More Than 300 Contemporary Plays / 016.808 Hoo 1994

A catalogue of monologues and scenes , broken down by gender and number of actors required per scene . Loads of pieces are listed here, with a description of the scene and characters. Since it contains so many possibilities, the scenes and monologues themselves are not printed here, but the library may well have the play available. Be sure and ask!

The Actor's Scenebook : Scenes and Monologues from Contemporary Plays / 792 Act 1984

More than 20 monologues and 80 scenes for both men and women, carefully chosen to display the widest range of dramatic ability. - from the publisher. Includes indexes.

Fifty More Professional Scenes and Monologues for Student Actors: A Collection of Short One- and Two-person Scenes / 792.02 Klu 2004

This newest collection of Kluger characterizations offers both professionals and students a challenging, new variety of believable roles and dramatic styles. The book is divided into Comedy and Drama sections. Most scenes are easily adaptable to male or female actors. Published in response to popular demand, this sequel provides tested monologs and scenes workable for actors of all ages and talent levels.

The Best Stage Scenes of 2002 / 792.028 Bes 2002

The scenes printed in this book are: Scenes for One Man and One Woman -- A.M.Sunday / Jerome Hairston -- Armitage / Don Nigro -- Beast With Two Backs / Don Nigro -- Boys And Girls / Tom Donaghy -- Carl The Second / Marc Palmieri -- Cellini / John Patrick Shanley -- Dirty Blonde / Claudia Shear -- Endpapers / Thomas Mccormack -- Fortune's Fool / By Ivan Turgenev, Adapted By Mike Pointon -- Four / Christopher Shinn -- Golden Ladder / Donna Spector -- Good Thing / Jessica Goldberg -- The Graduate / Terry Johnson -- Last Call / Kelly Mcallister -- Limonade Tous Les Jours / Charles L. Mee -- Months On End / Craig Pospisil -- The Ninth Circle / Edward Musto Other People / Christopher Shinn -- The Parker Family Circus / Jan Buttram -- Race / By Ferdinand Bruckner, Adapted By Barry Edelstein -- Red Herring / Michael Honninger -- Signature / Beth Henley -- Something In The Air / Richard Dresser -- Stranger / Craig Lucas -- Trudy Blue / Marsha Norman -- U.S. Drag / Gina Gionfriddo -- Scenes for Two Women -- All It Is In Heaven / Arlene Hutton -- Bang / Laura Shame Cunningham -- Beautiful Bodies / Laura Shame Cunningham -- Bingo Babes / Isabel Duarte -- Black Thang / Ato Essandoh -- Boys And Girls / Tom Donaghy -- Buffalo Gl / A.R. Gurney -- Golden Ladder / Donna Spector -- Sorrows And Rejoicings / Athol Fugard -- U.S. Drag / Gina Gionfriddo -- Where's My Money? / John Patrick Shanley -- Scenes For Two Men -- Months On End / Craig Pospisil -- The Mystery Of Attraction / Mariane Meyer -- Scenes At Mount Rushmore / Quincy Long -- Other People / Christopher Shinn -- Tape / Stephen Belber -- The Test / Paula J. Caplan

Duo! : The Best Scenes for The 90's : Scenes for Two / 792.028 Duo 1994

Offers a full spectrum of age range, region, character, level of difficulty, and non-traditional casting potential. Each scene has a synopsis of the play, character descriptions and notes on how to propel the scene to full power. Over 500 pages with 135 scenes .

The Complete Audition Book for Young Actors : A Comprehensive Guide to Winning by Enhancing Acting Skills / 792.028 Ell

More than just a nuts-and-bolts auditioning book, this title is meant to help high school and college students hone their skills in preparation for a career on the stage, with the audition being just one part of the process. It is a practical guide, with chapters on training, background skills, how to select and prepare material for an audition, cold readings, musical theater, and supporting materials such as resume and head shots. A revised edition of the author's Audition Handbook for Student Actors ), it adds more introductory-level acting material, more practical exercises, resources and references for younger actors in high school, and Internet resources. Chapters are well organized into subtopics, and important ideas are in bold italics, making them easy to skim. However, the writing is so engaging that it is a pleasure to read straight through. Ellis speaks to his readers as a trusted advisor or coach. Exploration exercises and questions for review and reflection at the end of each chapter make this a useful textbook for an acting course. Several sample audition pieces are included, and resources for college auditions and scholarships are appended. Acting teachers looking for a text and students looking for a useful and inspiring guidebook will welcome this title. - School Library Journal

Contents: Introduction -- Chapter One: The Fundamentals-" Gimmee Attitude" -- Motivation and Self-Respect - The Fun of Competition - Ongoing training - Background Skills --Chapter Two: School Days-"Beam Me Up, Scotty" -- The Importance of Schooling - Seeking Out Competition - Broadening Your Background - Taking Criticism - Keeping a Journal -- Chapter Three: The Auditions Context-"O Brave New World!" -- High School Auditions - Community Theatre Auditions - University Auditions - ACTF & URTA Auditions - Summer Theatre Auditions -- Chapter Four: Background Skills-"Cut to the Chase" -- Self-Image and Type - Voice & Movement Training - Reading Aloud and Memorizing - Oral Interpretation Skills -- Chapter Five: Selecting Material-"Words, Words, Words" -- Appropriate Material - Original Material - Personally Using Oneself - Condensing Monologs and Scenes -- Chapter Six: Preparing the Audition-"No Excuses, Please" -- Preparing the Script - Paraphrasing - Goals, Obstacles & Actions - Vocal Rehearsals - Movement and Staging - Working With a Coach -- Chapter Seven: Performing the Audition-"Your Little Nugget" -- Staying Fresh or Going Stale - Arrival & Preparation - The Performance - The Afterglow -- Chapter Eight: Cold Readings & Interviews-"The Chips Are Down" -- Why Cold Readings? - Preparing for Cold Readings - Performing Cold Readings -Callbacks and Interviews - The Wrap -- Chapter Nine: Musical Theatre Auditions-"Get the Leg Up" -- Allure of the Musical - Building a Healthy Attitude - Problems with Musical Auditions - Rehearsing the Scene - Selecting the Song - Rehearsing the Song - Staging Tips for Musicals -- Chapter Ten: Supporting Materials-"The Paper Chase" -- Developing Your Acting Resume - Developing You Photo Materials - Reviews, Testimonials & Cover Letters - Your Audition Wardrobe -- Chapter Eleven: Auditions and the Computer-"Get Wired!" -- Correspondence & Networking - Industry News - Background Resources - Job Information - Computer Savvy -- Appendix A: Scenes & Monologs for Study -- Appendix B: Selected Auditioning Resources -- Appendix C: Media Acting for University Students -- Appendix D: Auditioning for Colleges, College Scholarships, and Graduate Schools .

Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors / 808.82 Gre 1998

Contents: Creating A Character / Michael Schulman -- SCENES FOR ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN -- The Dining Room / A.R. Gumey --A Month In The Country / Ivan Turgenev (translation / Richard Freeborn) --The Fourposter / Jan De Hartog --Extremities / William Mastrosimone -- The Death Of A Miner / Paula Cizmar -- Later Life / A.R. Gurney-- Monday After The Miracle / William Gibson -- The Three Sisters / Anton Chekhov (translation / Ann Dunnigan ) -- Hurlyburly / David Rabe -- Beyond Therapy / Christopher Durang -- The Sea Gull / Anton Chekhov (translation / Ann Dunnigan ) -- Annie And Arthur / Michael Schulman -- Amadeus / Peter Shaffer--Frankie And Johnny In The Clair De An Ideal Husband / Oscar Wilde -- Measure For Measure / William Shakespeare -- Much Ado About Nothing / Willam Shakespeare -- King Richard Iii / William Shakespeare -- The Taming Of The Shrew / William Shakespeare -- SCENES FOR TWO WOMEN -- A Taste Of Honey / Shelagh Delaney -- The Miss Firecracker Contest / Beth Henley -- All The Way Home / Tad Mosel -- Isn't It Romantic / Wendy Wasserstein -- Playing For Time / Arthur Miller -- Anton Chekhov's "The Duel" / Adapted / Michael Schulman And Eva Mekler , -- Come Back To The 5 And Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean / Ed Graczyk -- Absent Friends / Alan Ayckbourn -- Sylvia / A. R. Gurney -- Steel Magnolias / Robert Harling -- Piaf / Pam Gems -- Twelfth Night Or, What You Will / William Shakespeare -- SCENES FOR TWO MEN -- Speed-The-Plow / David Mamet -- Suburbia / Eric Bogosian -- Other People's Money / Jerry Sterner-- Glengarry Glen Ross / David Mamet-- Cover / Jeffrey Sweet, With Stephen Johnson And Sandra Hastie -- Sight Unseen / Donald Margulies -- I Hate Hamlet / Paul Rudnick-- Anton Chekhov's "The Duel" / Adapted / Michael Schulman And Eva Mekler , Translation / Ana Dunnigan -- Breaking The Code / Hugh Whitemore -- Bent / Martin Sherman -- Blobo's Boy / Albert J. Zuckerman-- Julius Caesar / William Shakespeare-- MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN -- A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking / John Ford Noonan -- Absent Friends / Alan Ayckbourn -- Master Class / Terrence Mcnally -- An Ideal Husband / Oscar Wilde -- Anton Chekhov's "The Duel" Adapted / Michael Schulman And Eva Mekler , Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- A Month In The Country / Ivan Turgenev / Translation / Richard Freeborn -- Say Goodnight, Gracie / Ralph Pape -- Double Solitaire / Robert Anderson -- Uncle Vanya / Anton Chekhov / Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- Three Tall Women / Edward Albee -- Sexual Perversity In Chicago / David Mamet -- Seascape With Sharks And Dancer / Don Nigro -- Eat Your Heart Out / Nick Hall -- The Faculty Lounge / Michael Schulman -- Whiskey / Terrence Mcnally -- Ivanov / Anton Chekhov/ Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- Twelfth Night Or, What You Will / William Shakespeare -- The Two Gentlemen Of Verona / William Shakespeare -- Romeo And Juliet / William Shakespeare-- A Midsummer-Night's Dream / William Shakespeare -- The Winter's Tale / William Shakespeare -- MONOLOGUES FOR MEN -- Uncle Vanya / Anton Chekhov / Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- The Three Sisters / Anton Chekhov / Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- Conversations With My Father / Herb Gardner -- Say Goodnight, Gracie / Ralph Pape -- The House Op Blue Leaves / John Guare -- A Delicate Balance / Edward Albee -- The Substance Of Fire / Jon Robin Baitz -- Steambath / Bruce Jay Friedman -- One For The Road / Harold Pinter -- Lips Together, Teeth Apart / Terrence Mcnally -- Lolita / Edward Albee, Adapted From The Novel / Vladimir Nabokov -- Anton Chekhov's "The Duel" Adapted / Michael Schulman And Eva Mekler , Translation / Ann Dunnigan -- Death Op A Salesman / Arthur Miller -- Much Ado About Nothing / William Shakespeare --King Richard / William Shakespeare.

Real-Life Drama for Real, Live Students : A Collection of Monologues, Duet Acting Scenes , and A Full-Length Play / 808.8245 Mec 1997

Monologues from Literature : A Sourcebook for Actors / 808.8245 Mon 1990

Classic and contemporary written words from literature have now been excerpted for stage presentation by actors. Running from 20 seconds to three minutes and covering all ages, styles, and subject matter, these 200 monologues provide fresh material for auditions, drama school tryouts, and class scene work.

Monologues for Young Actors / 808.8245 Mon 1994

"From classic to contemporary--an unparalleled collection of audition pieces for the student or young professional"

American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women / 812 Ame 2003

Audition monologues selected from plays first published in American Theatre magazine since 1985. The magazine has published many of the most important contemporary American plays over the last 15 years, including Angels in America, Three Tall Women, M. Butterfly, Talk Radio, The Baltimore Waltz, Buried Child , to name a few.

Play the Scene: From Checkov to Tony Award-winning Plays – More than 100 Scenes / 812.508 Pla 2004

Contents: Introduction: "On audition readings" / by Michael Schulman -- [1] Scenes for one man and one woman -- Picasso at the Lapin Agile / Steve Martin -- The Graduate / adapted for the stage by Terry Johnson -- Vincent in Brixton / by Nicholas Wright -- The shape of things / by Neil LaBute -- How I learned to drive / by Paula Vogel -- Dinner with friends / by Donald Margulies -- The tale of the allergist's wife / by Charles Busch -- This is our youth / by Kenneth Lonergan -- Heartbreadk House / by Bernard Shaw -- Flyovers / by Jeffrey Sweet -- In the moonlight Eddie / by Jack LoGiudice -- Impossible Marriage / by Beth Henley -- Life during wartime / by Keith Reddin -- Blithe spirit / by Noel Coward -- The Nina variations / by Steven Dietz -- The last night of Ballyhoo / by Alfred Uhry -- Fresh horses / by Larry Ketron -- Sorrows of Stephen / by Peter Parnell -- Camille: the lady of the Camellias / by Alexandre Dumas -- [2] Scenes for two women -- Collected stories / by Donald Margulies -- Wit / by Margaret Edson - - Spike Heels / by Theresa Rebeck -- The tale of the Alergists ' wife / by Charles Busch -- Women in motion / by Donald Margulies -- Fast girls / by Diana Amsterdam -- Impossible marriage / by Beth Henley -- Defying gravity / by Jane Anderson -- Desdemona: a play about a handkerchief / by Paula Vogel -- Independence / by Lee Blessing -- Nightswim / by Julia Jordan -- [3 ] Scenes for two men -- Lobby Hero / by kenneth Lonergan -- Our lady of 121st street by Stephen Adly Guirgis -- The value of names / by Jeffrey Sweet -- Mojo / Jez Butterworth -- Bluff / by Jeffrey Sweet -- As is / by William M. Hoffman -- The chosen / adapted by Aaron Posner and Chaim Potok from the novel by Chiam Potok -- Buying time / by Michael Weller -- Night Maneuver / by Howard Korder -- [4] Monologues for women -- Kissing Christiane / by John Patrick Shanley -- Picasso at the Lapin Agile / by Steve Martin -- How I learned to drive / by Paula Vogel -- Wit / by Margaret Edson -- Blown sideways through life / by Claudia Shear -- Collected stories / by Donald Margulies -- Lobbo hero / by Kenneth Lonergan -- Lucky spot / by Beth Henley -- The altruists / by Nicky Silver -- The Nina variations / by Steven Dietz -- Lola / by Donald Margulies -- Defying gravity / by Jane Anderson -- The young man from Atlanta / by Horton Foote -- Appearances / by Tina Howe -- Lives of the great waitresses / by Nina Shengold -- Laughing wild / by Christopher Durang -- [5] Monologues for men -- Cobb / by Lee Blessing -- This is our youth / by Kenneth Lonergan -- Spike heals / by Theresa Rebeck -- The Lisbon Traviata / by Terrence McNally -- Bluff / by Jeffrey Sweet -- As is / by William M. Hoffman -- Dylan / by Sidney Michaels -- Life during wartime / by Keith Reddin -- Cyrano de Bergerac / by Edmond Rostand, translated by Brian Hooker - - Dinner with Freinds / by Donald Margulies -- Flyovers / by Jeffrey Sweet -- Stray cats / by Warren Leight -- Fresh horses / by Larry Ketron .

Woman: Ten One-Act Scenes / 808.8254 Pom 1995

Written specifically for this book; can be cut if necessary

Plays for Actresses / 812 Pla 1997

Seven full-length plays and ten one-acts offer rich, diverse, all-female roles for audition or production. Casts range from one to six actresses. Most of the plays were written in the 1980s and 1990s and have been produced in Off-Broadway and regional theaters.

Contents: Three tall women / Edward Albee -- Independence / Lee Blessing -- Beautiful bodies / Laura Cunningham -- Bedtime / Mary Gallagher -- The most massive woman wins / Madeleine George -- Tea / Velina Hasu Houston -- Appearances / Tina Howe -- David's redhaired death / Sherry Kramer -- Catholic school girls / Casey Kurtti -- Waterbabies / Adam LeFevre -- Credo / Craig Lucas -- Poof! / Lynn Nottage -- The winged man / José Rivera -- Lives of the great waitresses / Nina Shengold -- Desdemont : a play about a handkerchief / Paula Vogel -- Workout / Wendy Wasserstein -- The role of Della / John J. Wooten.

Take Ten : New 10-Minute Plays / 812.04108 Tak 1997

Contents: Siobhan / John Augustine -- Anything for you / Cathy Celesia -- Flop cop / Laura Cunningham -- Mrs. Sorken / Christopher Durang -- Brother / Mary Gallagher -- New York actor / John Guare -- The Philadelphia / David Ives -- The man who couldn't dance / Jason Katims -- Hold for three / Sherry Kramer -- Reverse transcription / Tony Kushner -- A bowl of soup / Eric Lane -- Railing it uptown / Shirley Lauro -- Stars / Romulus Linney -- A sermon / David Mamet -- Shasta Rue / Jane Martin -- Ferris wheel / Mary Miller -- Yesterday's window / Chiori Miyagawa -- Two eclairs / Joe Pintauro -- That midnight rodeo / Mary Sue Price -- The spirit is willing / Nicole B. Quinn -- The battle of Bull Run always makes me cry / Carole Real -- Gas / José Rivera -- Duet for bear and dog / Sybil Rosen -- Phone sex and a dumb show / Steven Sater -- Welcome to the moon / John Patrick Shanley -- Brights / David Smilow -- R.A.W. ('cause I'm a woman) / Diana Son -- Judgment call / Frederick Stroppel -- Love poem #98 / Regina Taylor -- Breakfast serial / Megan Terry -- The janitor / August Wilson -- Helen at risk / Dana Yeaton .

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