Authors: Kimberly Mohne
ISBN-13: 9781575252506, ISBN-10: 1575252503
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Smith & Kraus, Inc.
Date Published: June 2002
Edition: 1ST
Featuring the work of internationally renowned playwrights, this collection of monologues will help acting students develop skills in British, Irish, Russian, New York, and Southern dialects. Sections on each type of dialect include monologues for men and women as well as film, television, and audio references, sounds, and practice sentences. Hill is on the faculty at American Conservatory Theater. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Gr 10 Up-Selections offering young thespians an opportunity to work on Irish, Standard British, Cockney British, New York, and other accents. Clear and detailed instructions and practice sentences are followed by well-chosen pieces to test budding actors' skills. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Deepening Character Through Dialect | ix | |
Section 1 | British (Standard and Cockney) | |
Standard British Introduction | 2 | |
Standard British Film, Television, and Audio References | 5 | |
Standard British Elements and Sounds | 6 | |
Standard British Practice Sentences | 8 | |
Cockney British Introduction | 10 | |
Cockney British Film, Television, and Audio References | 12 | |
Cockney British Elements and Sounds | 13 | |
Cockney British Practice Sentences | 15 | |
Monologues for Women | ||
Almost Grown | 16 | |
Goodnight Children, Everywhere (3) | 18 | |
Great Expectations | 24 | |
The Gut Girls (2) | 26 | |
Low Level Panic | 30 | |
The Mill on the Floss | 32 | |
Relatively Speaking | 34 | |
Monologues for Men | ||
Almost Grown | 35 | |
Easy Access (For the Boys) (2) | 37 | |
Great Expectations | 40 | |
The Importance of Being Earnest | 42 | |
Ourselves Alone | 44 | |
Relatively Speaking (2) | 46 | |
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead | 48 | |
Quartermaine's Terms (2) | 50 | |
Section 2 | Irish | |
Introduction | 56 | |
Irish Film, Television, and Audio References | 58 | |
Irish Elements and Sounds | 59 | |
Irish Practice Sentences | 61 | |
Monologues for Women | ||
A Little Like Paradise | 63 | |
The Lovers (2) | 65 | |
Our Lady of Sligo | 69 | |
Ourselves Alone (2) | 71 | |
The Steward of Christendom | 75 | |
Monologues for Men | ||
The Cripple of Inishmaan | 77 | |
A Handful of Stars | 79 | |
The Lovers (2) | 81 | |
Philadelphia, Here I Come | 86 | |
Red Roses and Petrol (2) | 88 | |
This Lime Tree Bower | 92 | |
Section 3 | Russian | |
Introduction | 96 | |
Russian Film, Television, and Audio References | 98 | |
Russian Sounds | 99 | |
Russian Practice Sentences | 100 | |
Monologues for Women | ||
The Love-Girl and the Innocent | 102 | |
Marriage (2) | 103 | |
The Seagull | 106 | |
The Shadow | 108 | |
Stars in the Morning Sky (2) | 110 | |
The Storm (3) | 114 | |
Monologues for Men | ||
The White Guard (or The Days of the Turbins) | 120 | |
Even the Wise Can Err | 122 | |
The Government Inspector | 125 | |
Marriage | 127 | |
More Sinned Against Than Sinning (2) | 129 | |
The Seagull | 133 | |
The Shadow | 135 | |
Section 4 | American (New York) | |
Introduction | 138 | |
New York Film, Television, and Audio References | 140 | |
New York Sounds | 142 | |
New York Practice Sentences | 143 | |
Monologues for Women | ||
Boys' Life | 145 | |
Brighton Beach Memoirs (2) | 146 | |
Dead End | 149 | |
Girl Gone | 150 | |
A Hatful of Rain | 152 | |
The Mineola Twins | 154 | |
The Monogamist | 157 | |
The Reincarnation of Jaimie Brown | 159 | |
Monologues for Men | ||
Biloxi Blues (3) | 161 | |
Boys' Life (2) | 167 | |
Brighton Beach Memoirs | 170 | |
Dead End (2) | 172 | |
A Hatful of Rain | 176 | |
The Indian Wants the Bronx | 168 | |
Section 5 | American (Southern) | |
Introduction | 182 | |
Southern Film, Television, and Audio References | 184 | |
Southern Sounds | 186 | |
Southern Practice Sentences | 187 | |
Monologues for Women | ||
A Bird of Prey | 188 | |
Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (2) | 190 | |
Curse of the Starving Class | 194 | |
Cyra and Rocky | 196 | |
The Darker Face of the Earth (2) | 198 | |
The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker | 202 | |
Early Dark | 204 | |
Graceland | 206 | |
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek | 209 | |
Woman of Manhattan | 211 | |
Monologues for Men | ||
A Bird of Prey | 213 | |
Blessed Assurance (2) | 215 | |
Curse of the Starving Class | 219 | |
The Darker Face of the Earth (2) | 221 | |
Killer Joe | 225 | |
The Piano Lesson (3) | 228 | |
The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek | 234 | |
Appendix | Classroom Exercises | |
British (Standard and Cockney) Exercises | 238 | |
Irish Exercises | 241 | |
Russian Exercises | 242 | |
American (New York) Exercises | 243 | |
American (Southern) Exercises | 244 | |
Applying Dialect to a Role | 245 | |
Further Reading | 247 | |
Permissions | 249 | |
Special Thanks and Acknowledgments | 254 |