Talk to Me: Monologue Plays
Talk to Me: Monologue Plays by Eric Lane is a unique collection published by Vintage on December 7, 2004. This edition features 560 pages of engaging monologue plays that showcase a diverse range of human voices and stories, crafted by both established playwrights and emerging talents. The collection includes various formats, from one-acts and ten-minute plays to full-length works, each creating distinct and immersive worlds.
Readers will encounter a vibrant array of characters, including an actress pursuing a role on a soap opera, an Indian waiter adjusting to life in America, and a performance artist taking her father to Auschwitz. The book serves as an invaluable resource for actors seeking audition material, as well as a rich literary experience for drama enthusiasts. With its focus on monologues, Talk to Me offers a compelling exploration of dramatic and comic narratives that resonate with a wide audience.
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In this one-of-a-kind collection of monologue plays, Eric Lane and Nina Shengold have gathered a breathtaking array of human voices and stories by master playwrights and emerging new writers. Each of the plays, ranging from one-acts and ten-minute plays to full-length works, creates a rich and specific world. In these pages, readers will meet a dazzling group of dramatic and comic characters: an actress chasing a role as a prison guard on a soap opera, an Indian waiter new to America, a lesbian performance artist taking her father to Auschwitz, a surfer dude trying to summarize the plot of Moby-Dick in under two minutes, and a Dutch librarian hunting down a book that’s 123 years overdue. Because each selection is a complete monologue, Talk to Me is an unprecedented source for actors in search of material for auditions, classes, and performances, as well as a literary gold mine for anyone who loves drama.
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