An exciting selection of speeches drawn from the landmark plays of the 20th century. Monologues of all types - bot serious and comic, realist and absurdist - provide a dynamic challenge for all actors: the student, the amateur, the professional. Her is an invaluable resource for acting classes, competitions, auditions and rehersals. Includes selections from Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee, Jean Anouilh, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Steven Berkoff, Edward Bond, Bertolt Brecht, Albert Camus, Caryl Churchill, Noel Coward, Brian Friel, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Alfred Jarry, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, Joe Orton, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Luigi Pirandello, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Sam Sheppard, Tom Stoppard, Frank Wedekind, and Tennessee Williams.

(Key Words: Acting, Monologues, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil, Performing Arts, Auditions, Alan Ayckbourn, Edward Albee, Jean Anouilh, James Baldwin, Samuel Beckett, Steven Berkoff, Edward Bond, Bertolt Brecht, Albert Camus, Caryl Churchill, Noel Coward, Brian Friel, Athol Fugard, Jean Genet, Eugene Ionesco, Alfred Jarry, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Eugene O'Neill, Joe Orton, John Osborne, Harold Pinter, Luigi Pirandello, Jean-Paul Sartre, George Bernard Shaw, Sam Sheppard, Tom Stoppard, Frank Wedekind, Tennessee Williams).