Creating Your Own Monologue

Title Page......Page 4
Copyright Page......Page 5
Table of Contents......Page 8
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Introduction to the Second Edition......Page 18
Introduction......Page 20
SIX WAYS to get the most out of this book......Page 24
PART I the monologue: writing, rehearsing, performing......Page 26
CHAPTER 1 a definition of terms......Page 28
CHAPTER 2 a brief history of the One-Person Show......Page 33
CHAPTER 3 a preliminary look......Page 37
CHAPTER 4 Ways to Work, Selecting Your tools......Page 41
CHAPTER 5 Preparing......Page 46
CHAPTER 6 Guidelines for Creating Short or audition monologues......Page 50
CHAPTER 7 fundamentals of all good monologues......Page 53
CHAPTER 8 using your acting technique to create character monologues......Page 73
CHAPTER 9 Starting to write......Page 77
CHAPTER 10 creating your monologue: Structure and process......Page 86
CHAPTER 11 developing your monologue......Page 93
CHAPTER 12 developing Your monologue II (the ongoing work)......Page 98
CHAPTER 13 completing work on your monologue......Page 105
CHAPTER 14 preparing to perform......Page 108
CHAPTER 15 marketing your solo show......Page 112
PART II interviews with monologue writers and performers......Page 116
CHAPTER 16 lanie robertson......Page 118
CHAPTER 17 sarah jones......Page 124
CHAPTER 18 spalding gray......Page 128
CHAPTER 19 mary louise wilson......Page 132
CHAPTER 20 charlayne woodard......Page 136
CHAPTER 21 tim miller......Page 140
CHAPTER 22 danny hoch......Page 144
CHAPTER 23 dael orlandersmith......Page 149
CHAPTER 24 quentin crisp......Page 153
CHAPTER 25 marilyn sokol......Page 156
CHAPTER 26 evan handler......Page 159
CHAPTER 27 shelly mars......Page 166
CHAPTER 28 brian dykstra......Page 170
CHAPTER 29 penny arcade......Page 176
CHAPTER 30 kate clinton......Page 181
CHAPTER 31 ann randolph......Page 185
PART III interviews with directors of One-person shows......Page 190
CHAPTER 32 peter askin......Page 192
CHAPTER 33 jo bonney......Page 197
CHAPTER 34 christopher ashley......Page 202
CHAPTER 35 marcia jean kurtz......Page 208
CHAPTER 36 david bar katz......Page 211
APPENDIX A artist colonies where you can develop your solo show......Page 216
APPENDIX B theaters that accept solo material......Page 220
APPENDIX C publishers of solo material......Page 227
APPENDIX D playwriting competitions that accept solo material......Page 232
APPENDIX E applying for grants......Page 237
APPENDIX F literary agents......Page 240
APPENDIX G recommended books......Page 247
APPENDIX H internet resources......Page 248
PERMISSIONS......Page 250
ABOUT THE AUTHOR......Page 252
INDEX......Page 254