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Activated Monologues for Female Characters is a resource for actors filled with dynamic comedic and dramatic monologues from contemporary plays. There are endless discoveries to make as you craft them for auditions, study, and performance. Each monologue introduction includes a highlighted action as a springboard to approach the piece. Engaging prompts throughout the book offer helpful notes from the play, related monologues and works to explore, and exercises to develop performance. Best of all, every monologue includes a link to the play on the Stage Partners site, where you can read the entire script for free! Our playwrights have created unforgettable characters with surprising things to say. Now, all you have to do is activate them. Includes monologues from published plays by: Leah Barker, James DeVita, A.M. Dittman, Kristen Doherty, Peter Gil-Sheridan, Patrick Greene, Emily Hageman, Min Kahng, Finegan Kruckemeyer, e.b. lee, Jason Lemire, Jon Jory, Nina Mansfield, Del Martin, Maria McConville, Carrie McCrossen, Ian McWethy, Rocco Natale, Laura Neill, Jason Pizzarello, Adam Szymkowicz, Werner Treischmann, Claire Wittman, Don Zolidis

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Kathryn Funkhouser is a theatre professional and writer whose plays have been produced throughout the U.S. and internationally. She is currently Director of Publications and Creative Projects at Stage Partners. In her previous position as the Sr. Manager of Play Publications at Playscripts, Kathryn oversaw the publication of over 120 plays and curated two anthologies of connected short plays. Kathryn's published plays have received over 300 productions, and include Yellow Wallpaper, Knock Knock, Careless People: A Great Gatsby, Double Double, Unbreakable Timmy Cratchit, Do You Read Me?, Weekend Warriors, and Badger Poison. Her articles and essays have appeared in publications such as The Toast, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, The Atlantic, and The Nation. Member of the Dramatists Guild, Athena Writes (2018), and Project Y Theater Writer's Group (2018-2019).

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