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More monologues on Black life / Gus Edwards ; [foreword by Beth Turner].
Van Pelt - Class of 1979 Seminar Room (305) PS3555.D925 M67 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, Gus.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African Americans--Drama.
- African Americans.
- City and town life.
- United States.
- City and town life--United States--Drama.
- Monologues.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 159 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2000]
- Summary:
- In acting classes all over the country, African American students are routinely given monologues from either 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.
- Contents:
- We is Who We Want to Be
- Just Cause (Lorraine
- 30s) 3
- The Imposter (Dennis
- 30s) 5
- In Violence We Trust (Joanie
- 20s) 9
- The Trainer (Louie
- 40s) 11
- Sunday Morning Memories (Cynthia
- 30s) 14
- The Lottery Winner (Sophie
- 50s) 18
- Hate (Barney
- 30s) 20
- Dream Lover: Mr. Blues (April
- 30s) 24
- You Can't Win for Losing (Preston
- 40s) 26
- The Cellist (Renee
- 20s) 28
- The Magician (Wilson
- 50s) 30
- Some Men (Laurie
- 20s) 33
- The Evangelist (Yannis
- 30s) 36
- The Living Symbol (Fletcher
- 40s) 38
- Us (Jamilia
- 20s) 40
- Silent No More (Harris
- 20s) 41
- Moody's Mood Cafe
- This Business (Nunez
- 30s) 45
- An Old, Old Story (Ruth
- 40s) 47
- A Puzzlement (Ronny
- 30s) 50
- Something Artistic (Tiny
- 20s) 54
- Taking It Slow (Mr. Aubrey
- 60s) 56
- Dreams: A Warning (Ben
- 20s) 58
- Best Excuse in the World (Eugenie
- 30s) 60
- Man in the News (Olivia
- 30s) 62
- The Projects
- Moving Around (Tony P.
- 20s) 67
- Coming to Terms (Maya
- 20s) 70
- Forty Deuce Street (Ike
- 40s) 71
- Six Weeks (Venessa
- 19) 75
- Remembering Teddy (Clarence
- 40s) 78
- What It's All About (Floyd
- 18) 81
- A Military Man (Jake
- 40s) 84
- It Just Goes to Show (Clemmie
- 40s) 86
- Slow Dancing with Nichelle (Donzell
- 20s) 89
- A Different World (Wilson
- 60s) 91
- The Sorrows of Elva
- A Monologue Play in Six Parts
- A Fool Not to Marry 95
- Nicest Man in the World 98
- Ain't Like It Used to Be 101
- Something Happened 103
- Only a Matter of Time 108
- Dreams Die First 111
- Rap Talk
- The Professor (Male
- 16 to 23) 117
- The Other Me (Vinette
- 20s) 120
- I Used to Be Cool (Male
- 17 to 25) 123
- Andy's Rap (Andy
- 20s) 128
- The American Tradition (Male/Female
- 20s) 130
- Five Black Heroes in Monologues
- I Will Raise Both My Hands: Frederick Douglass 135
- Why I Sing Gospel: Mahalia Jackson 141
- My Own Private Blues: Charles "Buddy" Bolden 147
- Coretta Remembers: Coretta Scott King 153
- A Dream of Deliverance: James Baldwin 157.
- ISBN:
- 0325002894
- OCLC:
- 43728969
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