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Follows on the success of the Act French season of new theatre in New York, 2005.
This collection of full-length monologue-plays for characters of all ages offers roles for women and men from an impressive range of ethnic heritages.
The dramatic monologue has attracted considerable critical attention in English but is rarely considered relevant to French poetry and has generally been ignored in studies of comparative literature. In Stages of Self, various poems by Jules Laforgue, Stephane Mallarmé, and Paul Ambroise Valery are analyzed to show that they conform to the norms of the genre even though they bear little surface resemblance to the dramatic monologues by Browning, Pound, or Eliot. Traditionally, a dramatic monologue is a poem spoken by an identified persona placed in a dramatic situation. This description fits poems such as L'Après-midi d'un faune and La Jeune Parque, though the persona and the drama are qui...
In an effort to foster awareness of new plays, and provide for the ever-constant need of audition material, we are proud to announce a new series of monologue books highlighting the latest Samuel French publications. Each year, starting with 2008, monologues from or most recent publications will be selected by our editorial staff to be included in that year's collection. Complete with play synopses, a thematic index, and broad range of styles, you are sure to find one that suits your audition needs. A wonderful way to sample our latest publications, too! Volume 1 includes such titles and authors as: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, The Receptionist by Adam Bock, In the Continuum by Danai Gurira & Nikkole Salter, Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses, and many more.
Preparing for an audition and unsure of what you want to do?The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebookis the book you've been waiting for. Unlike “scene books” that reprint 50 to 75 monologues excerpted from plays but don't include any background information, this annotated guide tells you what you really need to know about audition material from more than 300 contemporary plays. Here is how the book works. Suppose that you're looking for a dramatic male/female scene. When you scan “Part One: Play Synopses and Analyses,” you come across an entry forThe Middle of the Nightby Paddy Chayefsky. This is what you see: The Middle of the Night by Paddy Chayefsky (Samuel French) Synopsis: A ...