Marisa Smith

Monologues from Literature: A Sourcebook for Actors Marisa Smith

Brief Description: Running from 20 seconds to three minutes, and covering all ages and subject matter, these 200 monologues are guaranteed to provide fresh fodder for job auditions, drama school, and class scene work. Jacket Description/Flap: Actors looking for new and exciting ways to audition will discover that some of the greatest acting scenes ever written appear not only in plays, but in novels, stories, even poetry, Monologues from Literature taps this virtually limitless wellspring, providing monologue adaptations for dramatic and comic audition pieces, conveniently organized in chronological order -- from Homer's The Odyssey to Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities. Spanning the centuries, this sourcebook offers a variety of situations styles, and periods that you can tailor to any type of audition or acting class. You'll find characters that will allow you to display a great range of moods and emotions, including: Francie in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Sancho Panza in Don Quixote Anna in Anna Karenina Rebecca in Ivanhoe Uchendu in Things Fall Apart Sissy in Even Cowgirls Get the Blues Emma Bovary in Madame Bovary Portnoy in Portnoy's Complaint Felicitas in The Company of Women The Poet in Les Fleurs du Mal Sal in On the Road Cocoa in Mama Day And dozens more Monologues from Literature also provides an invaluable reference chart that divides the selections into age and gender of character, setting and period, and genre (drama, seriocomedy, or comedy), so that you can quickly find a monologue appropriate for your needs. Marc Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 344-349). Publisher Marketing: Running from 20 seconds to 3 minutes, and covering all ages and subject matter, these 200 monologues are guaranteed to provide fresh fodder for job auditions, drama school try-outs and class scene work.

Contributor Bio:  Smith, Marisa Smith is a partner in Smith & Kraus, Inc., book producers. She has worked as an actress in theater and film, and graduated from Wesleyan University with a B. A. in Theater.