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Monologues for Show-Offs
Donna Daley, Julie Halston
Foreword by Brian O'Neil

ISBN 978-0-325-01227-8 / 0-325-01227-X / 2008 / 112pp / Paperback
Imprint: Heinemann
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Grade Level: Adult

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Buy this book! It is a clever mix of fresh and wildly inventive monologues. The casting call will never be the same. Producers rejoice! Laughter and joy return to the audition.
—Jeff Sharp
Film Producer, Boys Don't Cry
 
Finally! Original monologues that are actually original. These gals know how to write sharp, witty material. The laughter and tears are all in the right places.
Charles Busch
Playwright/Actor
 
Make them remember you. That’s your goal at every audition. Make them remember you, get the callback, get the part. The right audition material is the first step.
 
Fun. Bold. Brassy. Monologues for Show-Offs will get you noticed.
 
Besides having plenty of attitude, these showpieces also
·        are brand new. You won’t rehash someone else’s audition with these 74 original pieces to choose from.
·        include performance notes. Daley and Halston offer their expertise in making your audition pop.
·        offer plenty of material for both sexes.
·        provide audition pieces of every length so you’ll find just what you need in these pages.
·        include smart advice on auditioning from industry insiders.
 
Don’t just make a good impression, make a lasting one. Show Off! Use Monologues for Show-Offs at your next audition and give the director something to remember—YOU!
Table of Contents
     
    MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN
    Advice
    An Answered Prayer
    An Appreciation
    The Audition
    Awakening
    Baby Charlie
    The Barfly Philosopher
    Both of Us
    The Breakup
    Cable Lady
    Cleansing
    The Color of Love
    Curtis
    A Dancer
    Do as Mama Say
    The Doyenne of Boca
    The Elitist
    Email
    Empty
    Engaged
    Expel Me
    A Family of Means
    Freckles
    Help Wanted
    Hope
    It’s All Good
    It’s Me, Jessica
    Keep Walking
    The Korean Lesbian
    Last Call
    Late for Rehearsal
    The Latest Chapter
    The Layout
    The Lead
    A Little Late
    Maturity
    No Flowers
    The Pretty Girl
    Sparkle
    Split
    Waiting
    White Gloves
     
    MONOLOGUES FOR MEN
    The Bad Deal
    Before the Fall
    The Bike
    The Booking
    Corporate Dress
    The Easy Rider
    The Father
    Forty—Hey!!!
    Georgie Red Clay
    Give a Mouse a Cookie
    Go Change
    The Grown-Up
    Heart Assault
    Impulse
    Just My Style
    Let Him Sleep
    Madeline
    Miss Horace
    No More
    Not Lonely
    Phobias
    Plain and Simple
    The Realist
    The Relic
    Rodeo Stud
    She’s a Fake
    Study Hall
    Useful
    White-Collar
    Well Spent
    The Winking Jesus
    You Do It Every Time
     
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