Title:
Later chapters : the best monologues and scenes for actors over fifty / compiled and edited by Diana Amsterdam.
ISBN:
9781495072475
Publication Information:
Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2018.
Physical Description:
xiv, 173 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Monologues. Mark's monologue from Abstract Nude / Gwydion Suilebhan ; Belen's monologue from Adoration of the Old Woman / Jose Rivera ; Jake's monologue from An Artful Marriage / Martha Patterson ; Emma's monologue from Artifice / Anne Flanagan ; Neighbor monologue from Boy Small / M.T. Cozzola ; Rita monologue from Breeders / Bob Ost ; Elliot monologue from Class / Charles Evered ; Roberto monologue from Death and the Maiden / Ariel Dorfman ; Mitzi monologue from Fast Girls / Diana Amsterdam ; Viola monologue from Ironing Life / Mary M. McCullough ; Jean monologue from What Remains / Martha Patterson ; Woman monologue from Juice / Pat Montley ; Samir's monologue from Language Rooms / Yussef El Guindi ; Thomas monologue from Making God Laugh / Sean Grennan ; Ms. Bee monologue from A to Z / Monica Raymond ; Ellen monologue from My First Pedicure / Katherine Burkman ; Woman monologue from On the Brink of Middle Age / Yvette Heyliger ; Cam monologue from Play Memory / Joanna M. Glass ; Richie monologue from Richie / Diana Amsterdam ; Barney monologue from The Killer and the Comic / Andy Rooster Bloch ; Danny monologue from The Secret Wisdom of Trees / Christine Toy Johnson ; Mom monologue from Where's Julie? / Daniel Guyton.
Scenes. Marguerite and Joe scene from A Body of Water / by Neena Beber ; No Breathing Room scene from Alabama Bound / by Charlotte Higgins ; Franny and Theodora scene from Beautiful Clear-Eyed Woman / by Diana Amsterdam ; Brian and Stella scene from Bitten / by Penny Jackson ; Homer and Frank scene from Black Forest / by Anthony Giardina ; Carl and Lee scene from Breeders / by Bob Ost ; Billie, Marcia, and Brad scene from Cleaning House / by Marj O'Neill-Butler ; Veronika and Carolyn scene from Dead and Breathing / by Chisa Hutchinson ; Phil and Rose scene from Engagement Rules / by Rich Orloff ; Marina and Pearl scene from Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl / by Barbara Pease Weber ; Arthur and Mick scene from How to Make a Rope Swing / by Shawn Fisher ; Sarah and Eleanor scene from Lady-Like / by Laura Shamas ; Maggie and Katia scene from Memory House / by Kathleen Tolan ; Too Much Information scene from Rachel Holds Court / by Bara Swain ; Miranda and Sprinkles scene from Rainbow Sprinkles / by Stacey Lane ; Brock and Roth scene from The Secret Order / by Robert Clyman ; Uncle Dub and Dorothy scene from Southern Fried Funeral / by Eppler ; Lolly and Eleanor scene from Spook / by Alan Bowne ; Ian and Carol scene from The Herd / by Rory Kinnear ; Jo and Darwin scene from Home Front / by Greg Owens ; Great Man and Biographer scene from The Great Man / by Charlie Schulman ; Rain and Maggie scene from The Penetration Play / by Winter Miller ; The Private Meeting Room scene from Welfarewell / by Cat Delaney ; Len and Lottie scene from You Haven't Changed a Bit / by Donna Hoke.
Summary:
"In this anthology of diverse monologues and scenes, mature actors will find material by a wide-range of playwrights and their best work. Marriage, sex, work, the changes in a maturing body, memories, and loss of memory, among other themes that reflect the life experiences of middle age and aging are presented for the benefit of actors who are over fifty, as well as younger actors seeking to expand their range. Never before compiled in a single volume, these moving and unusual pieces will serve as a valuable reference and ever-inspiring source of material."--Publisher's description.
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OCLC Number:
on1015258929
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