Audition Arsenal for Men in Their 20s: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes and under (Monologue Audition Series)

by Janet B. Milstein (Editor)

Overview

Prepare your audition repertoire with the most innovative monologue series to date-Audition Arsenal!

Are you tired of buying monologue books only to discard half of the pieces because they are outside of your age range? Not anymore! The first four books in this breakthrough series are for:

Women in their 20s Men in their 20s
Women in their 30s Men in their 30s

That means 101 monologues per book, 2 minutes and under, that are all usable by you! And it gets even better.

The Audition Arsenal books are organized by type so you will have dynamic, memorable, contemporary monologues that demonstrate your ability to handle any role. Each type is defined by a specific personality trait, allowing you to showcase the qualities crucial to a particular character or role. In addition, choosing contrasting types is a great way to show your range in general auditions. The types are broken down by tone-comedic, dramatic, or seriocomic. Searching is easy, accurate, and fun!

Here are the types you will find in this book:
Wacky/Quirky/Odd Awkward/Nervous/Uneasy
High-Strung/Neurotic/Stressed-Out Romantic/In Love
Angry/Fed Up Melodramatic
Vulnerable/Hurt/Exposed Joyful/Enthusiastic/Excited
Persuasive/Inspirational Troubled/Pained

The Audition Arsenal series is a priceless resource for acting teachers and coaches, and the perfect tool to prepare you to land your next role-no matter what it calls for. Monologues for your gender, in your age range, by type and tone- getting cast has never been this easy!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575253978
Publisher:	Smith & Kraus, Inc.
Publication date:	05/28/2005
Series:	Monologue Audition Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	120
Sales rank:	1,089,637
Product dimensions:	10.38(w) x 4.08(h) x 0.29(d)

About the Author

JANET B. MILSTEIN is an actress, audition coach, acting teacher and one of Smith and Kraus' best selling authors. Her books, The Ultimate Audition Book for Teens: 111 One-Minute Monologues, and Cool Characters for Kids: 71 One-Minute Monologues have been on Barnes and Noble's What America's Reading: Top Ten Books in Acting and Auditioning.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION xi
TIPS FOR SELECTING AND PREPARING A MONOLOGUE xiv
Wacky/Quirky/Odd
Housing to Share by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (comic)
Flight of the Malady by Adam Simon (seriocomic)
Limping Towards Babylon by Julius Galacki (comic)
Reinventing 007 by Lauren D. Yee (comic)
Training My Hands for War by Matt Di Cintio (dramatic)
Mama, Maddy and the Cuckoo by Dylan Guy (seriocomic)
Lives of the Formerly French by Lauren D. Yee (comic)
All Things Chicken by Julius Galacki (seriocomic)
Moving Picture by Dan O'Brien (dramatic)
Mars Needs Women, but Not as Much as Arnold Schecter
by Rich Orloff (comic)
Joyful/Enthusiastic/Excited
Eleven Southern Spices by Justin Warner (comic)
Hurricane Iris by Justin Warner (comic)
Aguinaldo: Mark Twain in Purgatory by Elaine M. Hazzard
(seriocomic)
The Leash of the Rainbow's Meow by Kevin M. Lottes (dramatic)
The Dead Deportee by Dan O'Brien (comic)
Goin' North from Trains by Barbara Lebow (dramatic)
Wilderness of Mirrors by Charles Evered (dramatic)
Eating for Two by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (comic)
Jugger's Rain by Ron Mark (dramatic)
An Actor Prepares by Mark Young (seriocomic)
Vulnerable/Hurt/Exposed
Donut Holes in Orbit by Prince Gomolvilas (dramatic)
Jugger's Rain by Ron Mark (dramatic)
Grieving Space by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
Running Funny by Charles Evered (dramatic)
San Francisco Scarecrows by Kevin M. Lottes (dramatic)
Leave by Matthew A. Everett (dramatic)
Bring Back Peter Paul Rubens by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
The Tangerine Quandary by Diane Lefer (dramatic)
Here and There by Adam Simon (dramatic)
Flung by Lisa Dillman (seriocomic)
Angry/Fed up
Canvas County by Kevin M. Lottes (dramatic)
The Imperious Aunt by John McGarvie (dramatic)
You Been Lied To by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
Bats by N. M. Brewka (dramatic)
Companion Piece by David A. McElroy (dramatic)
Back to School by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (comic)
Heaven and Home by Matthew A. Everett (dramatic)
Leave by Matthew A. Everett (dramatic)
The Face of God by Justin Warner (comic)
Nervous/Awkward/Uneasy
Celestial Motions by Mrinalini Kamath (seriocomic)
Tapster by N. M. Brewka (comic)
Speechless by Paul Kahn (comic)
Atheist Comedy by Ron Riekki (seriocomic)
Atheist Comedy by Ron Riekki (comic)
You've Got to be Sitting by N. M. Brewka (comic)
Just Trying to Be Friendly from Conventional Behavior by
G. L. Horton (seriocomic)
Black & White by Mark Young (dramatic)
Bats by N. M. Brewka (comic)
Melodramatic
either/or by Dan O'Brien (comic)
Vent by Sean Patrick Doyle (comic)
Quiet Misty Meadows by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein
(comic)
Will You Please Shut Up? by Dan O'Brien (comic)
Sniff Sniff, Ahh Ahh by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein
(comic)
Sniff Sniff, Ahh Ahh by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein
(comic)
Red Salty Fluids by Elaine M. Hazzard (comic)
Personally Speaking by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein
(comic)
Personally Speaking by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein
(seriocomic)
The Voyage of the Carcass by Dan O'Brien (comic)
Persuasive/Inspirational
Dreaming of a White House by Leanna Hieber (seriocomic)
Leave by Matthew A. Everett (dramatic)
Bats by N. M. Brewka (dramatic)
Bats by N. M. Brewka (dramatic)
Bats by N. M. Brewka (seriocomic)
The Size of the World by Charles Evered (seriocomic)
Al Capone and Me by Ruth Tyndall Baker (dramatic)
Knock by Lauren Kettler (seriocomic)
Acceptance Letter by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
MacKenzie by John Michael Manship (dramatic)
Critical Acclaim by John Michael Manship (dramatic)
High-strung/Neurotic/stressed-out
The Train in My Hotel by Mary Portser (comic)
The Fundraiser by Dan Stroeh (comic)
Throwing Stones in Glass Houses by Kevin Schwendeman (comic)
October Rose by Terri Campion (seriocomic)
Broken Peaces by Jeannine Coulombe (comic)
Law-V-Bow-Em by Dan Stroeh (comic)
From Where I Stand by Jason Furlani (comic)
Lone Star Grace by Suzanne Bradbeer (comic)
Cat-tastrophy by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (comic)
felling giants by Joshua Scher (seriocomic)
The Age of Cynicism or Karaoke Night at The Hog by Keith Huff
(seriocomic)
Romantic/In Love
I Ate Lunch Alone Today by David-Matthew Barnes (dramatic)
Rock Shore by Lisa Dillman (dramatic)
If This Isn't Love by Jonathan Bernstein (comic)
Thoughts and Remembrance by Jennifer Miller (dramatic)
Sloe Gin Fizz by David-Matthew Barnes (dramatic)
Sloe Gin Fizz by David-Matthew Barnes (dramatic)
Limping Towards Babylon by Julius Galacki (comic)
The Pinnacle by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (seriocomic)
The House at the Edge of the World by Richard Zinober
(seriocomic)
Birdsend by Keith Huff (seriocomic)
Troubled/Pained
You Been Lied To by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
MacKenzie by John Michael Manship (dramatic)
How to Draw Mystical Creatures by Ellen Margolis (dramatic)
Places Like Home by Ira Niles Brodsky (dramatic)
Tautology by Julius Galacki (dramatic)
Sacrifices by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)
Knee Deep in Fish by Kevin Schwendeman (dramatic)
Feast by Aline Lathrop (dramatic)
I Didn't Know You Could Cook by Rich Orloff (dramatic)
Elmo on the Half Shell by Christopher Wall (dramatic)
Elmo on the Half Shell by Christopher Wall (dramatic)

Foreword

Prepare your audition repertoire with the most innovative monologue series to date-Audition Arsenal!

Are you tired of buying monologue books only to discard half of the pieces because they are outside of your age range? Not anymore! The first four books in this breakthrough series are for:

Women in their 20s Men in their 20s
Women in their 30s Men in their 30s

That means 101 monologues per book, 2 minutes and under, that are all usable by you! And it gets even better.

The Audition Arsenal books are organized by type so you will have dynamic, memorable, contemporary monologues that demonstrate your ability to handle any role. Each type is defined by a specific personality trait, allowing you to showcase the qualities crucial to a particular character or role. In addition, choosing contrasting types is a great way to show your range in general auditions. The types are broken down by tone-comedic, dramatic, or seriocomic.

Searching is easy, accurate, and fun!
Here are the types you will find in this book:
Wacky, Quirky, Odd Awkward, Nervous, Uneasy
High-strung, Neurotic, Stressed-out Romantic, In love
Angry, Fed Up Melodramatic
Vulnerable, Hurt, Exposed Joyful, Enthusiastic, Excited
Persuasive, Inspirational Troubled, Pained

The Audition Arsenal series is a priceless resource for acting teachers and coaches, and the perfect tool to prepare you to land your next role-no matter what it calls for.

Monologues for your gender, in your age range, by type and tone-getting cast has never been this easy!

Editorial Reviews

"Young actors who have searched for audition material written in the voice of teenage characters will welcome this resource."

Booklist

"Janet Milstein's Ultimate Audition Book for Teens Volume I is our all-time best seller."

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