The Playwrights Center Monologues for Women - Softcover

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9780325007410: The Playwrights Center Monologues for Women

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ISBN 10: 0325007411 ISBN 13: 9780325007410

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books,U.S., 2005

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New plays often originate from monologues, and the Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis is the creative home for hundreds of playwrights whose work is produced throughout the country. Kristen Gandrow and Polly Carl work with these exciting dramatists each day, and they have collected a broad range of monologues by Center writers for you to perform and enjoy.

The work in The Playwrights' Center Monologues for Women is finely crafted, entertaining, often poignant, and features the best playwriting in present-day American theater. Among the scores of playwrights are notables such as Carlyle Brown, Lisa D'Amour, Jeffrey Hatcher, Melanie Marnich, Kira Obolensky, and the prestigious Jerome and McKnight fellows of the Center-including its most intriguing new voices..

Whether you are an actor looking for fresh material for auditions of every length or a theatre student honing your technique, The Playwrights' Center Monologues for Women showcases the amazing diversity and quality of contemporary American playwriting.

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Review:

"Anyone looking for the next generation of American playwrights should have this book on their desk - open. The variety and vitality of theatrical writing in this impressive volume bespeak a healthy and happy future for the American theater. Thank you to the Playwrights Center for bringing us these exciting new voices."-Michael Bigelow Dixon, Literary Manager, the Guthrie Theatre

"A splendid collection by some of the sharpest and smartest writers of new theater in the United States."-Mac Wellman

"This volume boasts an embarrassment of riches - true gems from the most exctiing voices in the American theater today, making what you now hold in your hands a national treasure."-Liz Engelman, Coeditor, New Monologues for Women by Women

?A splendid collection by some of the sharpest and smartest writers of new theater in the United States.?-Mac Wellman

?This volume boasts an embarrassment of riches - true gems from the most exctiing voices in the American theater today, making what you now hold in your hands a national treasure.?-Liz Engelman, Coeditor, New Monologues for Women by Women

?Anyone looking for the next generation of American playwrights should have this book on their desk - open. The variety and vitality of theatrical writing in this impressive volume bespeak a healthy and happy future for the American theater. Thank you to the Playwrights Center for bringing us these exciting new voices.?-Michael Bigelow Dixon, Literary Manager, the Guthrie Theatre

-This volume boasts an embarrassment of riches - true gems from the most exctiing voices in the American theater today, making what you now hold in your hands a national treasure.--Liz Engelman, Coeditor, New Monologues for Women by Women

-A splendid collection by some of the sharpest and smartest writers of new theater in the United States.--Mac Wellman

-Anyone looking for the next generation of American playwrights should have this book on their desk - open. The variety and vitality of theatrical writing in this impressive volume bespeak a healthy and happy future for the American theater. Thank you to the Playwrights Center for bringing us these exciting new voices.--Michael Bigelow Dixon, Literary Manager, the Guthrie Theatre

About the Author:

Kristen Gandrow is Director of New Play Development for the Playwrights' Center. She's been a dramaturg for festivals and productions throughout the country and Off-Broadway. She received an MA in creative nonfiction and an MFA in dramaturgy from the University of Iowa, where she participated in its Playwrights Workshop. Polly K. Carl is Producing Artistic Director for the Playwrights' Center, where she oversees artistic programming, community and institutional development, and organizational finances. She has been with the Center for six years and received a PhD in Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society from the University of Minnesota.

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