60 Seconds to Shine: 221 One-minute Monologues For Men [Anglais] [Broché]

Actors looking for short pieces to work on in class or to use for auditions need look no further. This volume is loaded with choices from contemporary and classic plays, novels, and stories. Shakespeare, Molière, and Chekhov are represented, along with contemporary writers such as Philip Roth and Steve Tesich. Many of the monologues in this book are from less well-known authors, making it the perfect choice for actors looking for something fresh--something auditioners have never seen before.

Irene Ziegler is an actor, teacher, playwright, and novelist. Most recently, she played Maggie Runyon in The Contender (nominated for two academy awards) and can currently be seen as Mrs. Laughlin in Showtime's series, Going to California. She has taught speech, oral interpretation, and acting at Eastern Michigan University, Old Dominion University, and the University of Richmond, where she was an Artist in Residence.

John Capecci holds a Ph.D. in Speech Communication and has nearly twenty years experience coaching, teaching, and presenting public performances. John has taught communication techniques and performance theory and practice to high school, undergraduate, graduate, and adult learners. He is an editor, along with Irene Ziegler, of The Ultimate Audition Book II: 222 Monologues from Literature, Two Minutes and Under,The Ultimate Audition Book III: 222 Monologues, Two Minutes and Under from the Movies, The Ultimate Audition Book IV: 222 Comedy Monologues, Two Minutes and Under. He also has published essays on the performance of literature.

The Clandestine Marriage George Coleman and David Garrick

Play 18-20 Seriocomic Classical

Miss Sterling has managed to snag a fiancé above her station, and she won’t let her sister forget it.

Never do I desire it—never, my dear Fanny, I promise you—Oh, how I long to be transported to the dear regions of Grosvenor Square—far—far from the dull districts of Aldersgate, Cheap, Candlewick, and Farringdon Without and Within!—My heart goes pit-a-pat at the very idea of being introduced at Court!—gilt chariot!—piebald horses!—laced liveries!—and then the whispers buzzing around the circle: "Who is that young lady? Who is she?" "Lady Melvil, ma’am!" Lady Melvil! My ears tingle at the sound—And then at dinner, instead of my father perpetually asking: "Any news upon ’Change!" to cry: "Well, Sir John! Anything new from Arthur’s?"—or to say to some other woman of quality: "Was your ladyship at the Duchess of Rubber’s last night?—Did you call in at Lady Thunder’s? In the immensity of crowd I swear I did not see you—Scarce a soul at the opera last Saturday—Shall I see you at Carlisle House next Thursday?"—Oh, the dear beau-monde! I was born to move in the sphere of the great world.