- Paperback: 176 pages
- Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books (July 2000)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0325002894
- ISBN-13: 978-0325002897
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 13.7 x 0.9 cm
- Shipping Weight: 227 g
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From Library Journal
Nothing evokes as much dread and anguish from both actors and directors as the obligatory audition monolog. The "What-are-you-going-to-do-for-us?" call has all too often been met with the chronically abused Blanche DuBois or Sam Shepard response. Fortunately, publishers like Smith & Kraus and Heinemann have raised the monolog selection bar considerably in recent years, with contemporary collections that often address neglected constituencies like African Americans and women. As he did in his 1997 collection, Monologues on Black Life, Edwards (theater, Arizona State Univ.) addresses the paucity of relevant selections for modern black actors by offering a twist on the orthodox monolog compilation. The 50 pieces he assembles are original, including a beautifully elegaic six-part monolog play, "The Sorrows of Elva." Divided among half a dozen short story-like sections, Edwards's speeches are alternately raw and poetic, reflecting a wide diversity of ages, settings, and contemporary themes that are more individually complete and whole than the typically out-of-context three-minute speech. In the third installment of her popular "Monologues for Women by Women" series, Haring-Smith (English and theater, Brown Univ.) takes a more traditional approach. She gathers 57 selections that collectively represent the freshest and most vibrant assemblage of monologs for women by women now available in the contemporary, fringe, alternative, and international theater (the inclusion of playwrights outside the United States is new). Like Edwards's collection, the monologs included here are all over the emotional and social map. Haring-Smith also provides an extremely actor-friendly subject index that groups the speeches by broad subject headings like "Body Image and Issues," "Race and Ethnicity," and "Aging," among others. She also includes a useful section that offers tips for auditioning with a monolog and brief notes on each playwright. Both titles are most enthusiastically recommended for theater and acting collections at all levels serving the needs of black and female actors.DBarry X. Miller, Austin P.L., TX
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Book Description
In acting classes all over the country, African American students are routinely given monologues either from old Black plays like A Raisin in the Sun or contemporary Anglo plays, prompting them to ask, "Where are the new works aimed at us?" Students need material that is fresh and authentic, material that speaks in their language and to their concerns.
Gus Edwards returns with a second collection of probing and practical monologues on Black life. Whether you are an African American seeking audition and performance material written in contemporary language or an educator trying to offer students of color something more than tired, hand-me-down monologues, this collection presents fresh material written in a voice that reflects the modern African American experience.
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Plethora of Monologues on Black Life, Jun 15 2010
By Pamela Jarmon-Wade "Tx Red Rose" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: More Monologues on Black Life (Paperback)
More Monologues on Black Life by Gus Edwards provided a wealth of prime options for me. I was having a hard time finding monologues that I could relate to or that were not the usual that most other actors were using. Most books provided more selections for men than women, but Gus Edwards did not forget about the women. So regardless of your sex, if you need a monologue that represents a real individual, be it flawed or heroic...then you may want to check this book out. The monologues are well written and covers a variety of age groups. The collection is categorized into six sections and each section has a brief intro to let the actor know where he is, who he is talking to and what he is feeling. This book is a must for the actors' library.
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