Overview

All of the monologues in this book are from produced plays by award-winning, well-known, or emerging new playwrights. These challenging character studies are suitable for competitive auditions, acting or literature classes, forensic contests, and more. The selections are for actresses from 13 to 30 years of age. Individual chapters are divided into ""thematic"" ages that introduce characters at a particular event or time in their lives. Features monologues from: The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, Trojan Barbie by Christine Evans, Laughing Wild and Miss Witherspoon by Christopher Durang, The Mineola Twins by Paula Vogel, God in Bed by Glenn Alterman, Random Women and Enigma by Carolyn Carpenter, My Battle with Bulimia by Peter Langman, and many more.

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Gerald Lee Ratliff is an award-winning author of numerous articles and textbooks in classroom teaching strategies and performance activities. He has served as national president of the Eastern Communication Association, Association of Communication Administration, and Theta Alpha Phi, the national theatre fraternity. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Award by both the Eastern Communication Association and Theta Alpha Phi; named a Fulbright Scholar to China; selected as a U.S.A. delegate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts to Russia; and has received multiple teaching awards for pioneering innovative curriculum design and instructional practices. He is currently active as a program consultant and frequent workshop facilitator.

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