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50 African American audition monologues / Gus Edwards.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edwards, Gus.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Monologues.
- Acting--Auditions.
- Acting.
- African Americans--Drama.
- African Americans.
- Genre:
- Drama.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 89 pages ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Fifty African American audition monologues
- Place of Publication:
- Portsmouth, NH : Heinemann, [2002]
- Summary:
- Finding authentic African American material has never been easy for actors. Gus Edwards continues to remedy that situation with this third collection of powerful, original monologues for African American men and women. The pieces offer a refreshing alternative to recycled standards. And they showcase the language and frame of reference that are immediately recognizable, both emotionally and culturally, to the people who will perform or view them. Edwards has arranged the monologues by performance length, a key component in auditioning. Need a 30-second or a 3-minute piece? No problem. Just turn to these pages to find honest, vibrant material.
- Contents:
- 30 Seconds to 1 Minute
- Female
- He Said, Then I Said 3
- Quotes 4
- In a Tired City 5
- This Room of Mine 6
- Waiting My Turn 7
- Fools and Dreamers 8
- A New Understanding 9
- Trust 10
- The Big Mistake 11
- Never Again 12
- Male
- Mr. Nice Guy 13
- The Optimist 14
- Everybody's Baffled 15
- How It Was Back Then 16
- The Last Word 17
- Dumb or Something 18
- The Old Club 19
- What Is the Answer? 21
- Somebody Cares 22
- Dear Mom 24
- 1 1/2 to 2 Minutes
- I Used to Dream 27
- An Exchange of Glances 29
- The Power of Prayer 31
- Because I Love Him 33
- Appetites and Horses 35
- True Love 37
- A Woman's Emotions 39
- Learning to Love Jazz 41
- Parts Unknown 43
- With No Clothes On 45
- The Quick Thinker 47
- No Reason for Tears 49
- Insomnia 51
- Show Me Your Bills 53
- Paying the Price 55
- The False Image 57
- Quoting Shakespeare 59
- Derelict Ravings 61
- Bad Medicine and Prayer 63
- Hypocrisy 65
- 2 1/2 to 3 Minutes
- Freedom to Love 69
- Attaching the Blame 72
- Hooked on a Feeling 74
- Looking Up at Clouds 76
- Dangerous Weather Conditions 78
- The Preacherman 80
- An Almost Perfect World 82
- Living in Dorksville 84
- A Warning 86
- Wondering Out Loud 88.
- ISBN:
- 0325004579
- OCLC:
- 49383914
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