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Original Monologues That Showcase Your Talent
by Dwight Watson
Here is an unusual collection of original monologues to capture the actor’s imagination, as well as the attention of the director, casting agent, and audience! Male and female actors will find a wealth of serious and comic original monologues that show off their physical and vocal gifts. Monologues call upon actors to tap dance, sing, skateboard, pantomime, ice skate, jump rope, play piano, twirl batons, and much more, while speaking in a variety of dialects, including American Southern, Brooklynese, Irish, German, and others. With a focus on the actor’s process, this book provides synopses, character profiles, and character objectives for the book’s 30 three- to five-minute pieces and 33 one-minute monologues. The author, a veteran director, teacher, and playwright, has created a wide range of unforgettable characters in monologues ideal for auditions, scene study, or performance. Complete with a prop and costume plot, this is the resource for every high school, college, and budding professional actor hoping to share an honest and captivating performance with audition-length material.
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Reviews
“Truly indispensable material and one of the best resources I’ve read for actors or students on every level, for either auditioning or use in class.”
— Marc B. Lorber, Emmy-nominated producer
“The range and variety of voices in this collection of stand-alone monologues will allow every auditioner to find pieces that fit and that make an impression.”
— Felicia Hardison Londré, Curators’ Professor of Theatre, University of Missouri-Kansas City
“Watson presents a highly original collection of heartfelt, funny, and poignant glimpses into the lives of extraordinary ordinary people. His book is an invaluable tool for actors of all levels and for those who teach them!"
— Ed Simpson, Professor of Theatre and Playwright-in-Residence, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2000 Los Angeles Drama Critic Circle Award Winner for Playwrighting
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