بهترین مونولوگ‌ها از بهترین نمایشنامه‌های کوتاه آمریکایی (جلد سوم)

"Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Really? Words can break spirits, and destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theatre audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know. The monologues in this volume are full of such blows, striking at our imaginations and our memories, generating responses such as joyful laughter or chilling surprise. Others squeeze us into worlds we've never experienced, or perhaps experienced at the furthest edges of memory and recollection. Still, others may help us alter the way we see certain things, people, or beliefs. Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Volume Three is a collection of monologues drawn from the popular Best American Short Plays series, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today. Long or short, serious or not, excerpts or entireties, this collection abounds in speech acts that may trigger physical reactions and almost certainly will transform an attitude or two, drawing out lost memories, creating new ones, and definitely entertaining, engaging, amusing us all along the way. v. 1. Monologues for men. Excerpt from Reading list / Susan Miller -- Excerpt from Little Red Riding Hood / Billy Aronson -- Excerpt from The courier / Carol K. Mack -- Excerpt from Going in / David Kranes -- Excerpt from Bricklayer's poet / Joe Maruzzo -- Excerpt from The highwayman / Julia Jarcho -- Excerpts from DeBoom: who gives this woman? / Mark Medoff -- Excerpts from Dreams of home / Migdalia Cruz -- Excerpt from The man who couldn't stop crying / Murray Schisgal -- Excerpt from The Cannibal masque / Ronald Ribman -- Excerpt from The cleaning / Zilvinas Jonusas -- birdfeeder / Clay McLeod Chapman -- A glorious evening / Daniel Frederick Levin -- The artist and the model / Murray Schisgal -- Witness / Peter Maloney -- Decades apart: reflections of three gay men / Rick Pulos -- Monologues for women. Excerpt from Hearts and minds / Adam Kraar -- Excerpt from Sada / Bruce Levy -- Excerpt from Beautiful American soldier / Dano Madden -- Excerpt from The perfect medium / Eileen Fischer -- Excerpt from The devil is in the details / Jill Elaine Hughes -- Excerpts from The highwayman / Julia Jarcho -- Excerpt from Glass knives / Liliana Almendarez -- Excerpts from Dreams of home / Migdalia Cruz -- Excerpt from The cowboy, the Indian and the fervent feminist / Murray Schisgal -- The true author of the plays formerly attributed to Mister William Shakespeare revealed to the world for the first time by Miss Delia Bacon / James Armstrong -- The stormy waters, the long way home / Carey Lovelace -- In conclusive woman / Julie Rae (Pratt) Mollenkamp -- Web cam woman / Laura Shaine Cunnigham -- Love at twenty / Neil LaBute -- Leash / Peter Maloney -- The last artist in New York City / Polly Frost and Ray Sawhill -- Kong / Pamela Sneed. v. 2. Monologues for men. Excerpt from G.C. / Theodore Mann -- Excerpts from San Antonio sunset / Willy Holtzman -- Excerpt from Show / Victor Bumbalo -- Excerpts from And yet ... / Steve Feffer -- Excerpt from Advice to players / Bruce Bonafede -- Excerpt from Reunions / Billy Aronson -- Excerpts from Pitching to the star / Donald Margulies -- Excerpt from I'll do it tomorrow ... / Michael Roderick -- Excerpts from It's our town, too / Susan Miller -- Excerpts from Props / Michael Roderick -- Excerpts from Small things / Carey Pepper -- The hunchback of Central Park West / Murray Schisgal -- Undertow / Clay Macleod Chapman -- The confession of many strangers / Lavonne Mueller -- Determined to prove / Daniel Gallant -- Monologues for women. Excerpt from Ella / Dano Madden -- Excerpts from American dreamer / Lavonne Mueller -- Excerpts from The yellow wallpaper / Paul Kuritz -- Excerpt from Such a beautiful voice is Sayeda's / Yussef El Guindi -- Excerpts from The lovers and others of Eugene O'Neill / Marla Del Collins -- Excerpts from Karima's city / Yussef El Guindi -- Excerpts from The most massive woman wins / Madeline George -- Excerpts from Props / Michael Roderick -- Excerpt from First love / Murray Schisgal -- Excerpt from The beauty inside / Catherine Filloux -- Excerpts from Ten-dollar drinks / Joe Pintauro -- When I was a little girl and my mother didn't want me / Joyce Carol Oates -- Totally / Neil LaBute -- Mystery school / Paul Selig -- Claire / Nicky Silver. v. 3. Monologues for Men -- Excerpt from Starfishes / Michael Ross Albert -- Excerpt from The Trio / Shel Silverstein -- Excerpt from You're Invited! / Darren Canady -- Excerpt from The Sandalwood Box / Mac Wellman -- Excerpt from Snowbound / Brent Englar -- Excerpt from Spatial Disorientation / Lisa Soland -- Excerpts from The Rainbow / James Armstrong -- Excerpt from The Hysterical Misogynist / Murray Schisgal -- Excerpt from Dissonance / Craig Pospisil -- Excerpt from Kid Gloves / David Rusiecki -- Excerpts from Come Again, Another Day / Cary Pepper -- Blue Monologue / John Guare -- Naked Old Man / Murray Schisgal -- What It Was Like / John Guare -- Ichabod Crane Tells All / Lawrence Thelen -- Queenie / Murray Schisgal -- The Devil and Billy Markham / Shel Silverstein -- A Little Haunting / A.K. Abeille -- David Manos Morris / Struck Dumb -- Jean-Claude Van Itallie / Joseph Chaikin -- Monologues for Women -- Excerpts from The Sandalwood Box / Mac Wellman -- Excerpt from You're Invited! / Darren Canady -- Excerpt from St. Matilde's Malady / Kyle John Schmidt -- Excerpt from A Song for Me, or Getting the Oscar / John Bolen -- Excerpt from Scar Tissue / Gabriel Rivas Gomez -- Excerpts from Dissonance / Craig Pospisil -- Excerpt from Spatial Disorientation / Lisa Soland -- Excerpt from White or the Muskox Play / Jonathan Fitts -- Excerpt from The Cowboy / Patrick Holland -- Excerpt from Wife Shop / Angela C. Hall -- Excerpts from Warner Bros / Andrea Sloan Pink -- Excerpt from Rise / Crystal Skillman -- Excerpt from Flare / Edith Freni -- Creatures / Janet Allard -- Deaf Day / Leslie Ayvazian -- Excerpts from It's Our Town, Too / Susan Miller. "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me." Really? Words can break spirits, destroy confidence. They can also build hope and incite great acts of heroism. Playwrights know this, and so do theater audiences. Otherwise, why go? Words matter and carry clout every bit as dangerous as a hammer or crowbar. This, too, playwrights know. The monologues in this volume are full of such blows, striking at our imaginations and our memories, generating responses such as joyful laughter or chilling surprise. Others squeeze us into worlds we've never experienced, or perhaps experienced at the furthest edges of memory and recollection. Still others may help us alter the way we see certain things, people, or beliefs. Best Monologues from The Best American Short Plays, Volume Three is a collection of monologues drawn from the popular Best American Short Plays series, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today. Long or short, serious or not, excerpts or entireties, this collection abounds in speech acts that may trigger physical reactions and almost certainly will transform an attitude or two, drawing out lost memories, creating new ones, and definitely entertaining, engaging, amusing us all along the way. Best Monologues from Best American Short Plays, Volume One is a must for actors of all ages – beginners as well as seasoned veterans – and belongs in the libraries of all theater teachers looking for new and exciting material for their students. The monologues in this volume are excerpted from the outstanding series Best American Short Plays, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today, presenting taut, engaging single-character pieces that range from zany comedy to poignant tales of love and loss. Each monologue includes a short introduction and a reference identifying where to locate the entire play, should anyone choose to pursue production beyond the monologue. Long or short, serious or not, this collection is must-have material for anyone interested in acting. The monologues also succeed as excellent companions for the casual reader. "The monologues in this volume are excerpted from the outstanding series Best American Short Plays, an archive of works from many of the best playwrights active today ... Each monologue includes a reference identifying where to locate the entire play, should anyone choose to pursue production beyond the monologue"--Page 4 of cover of volume 1. BEST MONOLOGUES FROM BEST AMERICAN SHORT PLAYS VOLUME 1