50 African American Audition Monologues
by Edwards, GusFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-07-01
Publisher(s): Heinemann
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Summary
This collection of powerful and original monologues for African American men and women offer a refreshing alternative to recycled standards.
Author Biography
One of Americas leading playwrights, GUS EDWARDS is also a director and educator. He has written several books addressing the concerns of African American theatre and is a tenured faculty member of Arizona State Universitys theatre department, where he teaches film and theatre studies. His first collection, Monologues on Black Life (1997), was also published by Heinemann.
Table of Contents
| A Note on Auditions and Auditioning | p. ix |
| 30 Seconds to 1 Minute | |
| Female | |
| He Said, Then I Said | p. 3 |
| Quotes | p. 4 |
| In a Tired City | p. 5 |
| This Room of Mine | p. 6 |
| Waiting My Turn | p. 7 |
| Fools and Dreamers | p. 8 |
| A New Understanding | p. 9 |
| Trust | p. 10 |
| The Big Mistake | p. 11 |
| Never Again | p. 12 |
| Male | |
| Mr. Nice Guy | p. 13 |
| The Optimist | p. 14 |
| Everybody's Baffled | p. 15 |
| How It Was Back Then | p. 16 |
| The Last Word | p. 17 |
| Dumb or Something | p. 18 |
| The Old Club | p. 19 |
| What Is the Answer? | p. 21 |
| Somebody Cares | p. 22 |
| Dear Mom | p. 24 |
| 1 1/2 to 2 Minutes | |
| Female | |
| I Used to Dream | p. 27 |
| An Exchange of Glances | p. 29 |
| The Power of Prayer | p. 31 |
| Because I Love Him | p. 33 |
| Appetites and Horses | p. 35 |
| True Love | p. 37 |
| A Woman's Emotions | p. 39 |
| Learning to Love Jazz | p. 41 |
| Parts Unknown | p. 43 |
| With No Clothes On | p. 45 |
| Male | |
| The Quick Thinker | p. 47 |
| No Reason for Tears | p. 49 |
| Insomnia | p. 51 |
| Show Me Your Bills | p. 53 |
| Paying the Price | p. 55 |
| The False Image | p. 57 |
| Quoting Shakespeare | p. 59 |
| Derelict Ravings | p. 61 |
| Bad Medicine and Prayer | p. 63 |
| Hypocrisy | p. 65 |
| 2 1/2 to 3 Minutes | |
| Female | |
| Freedom to Love | p. 69 |
| Attaching the Blame | p. 72 |
| Hooked on a Feeling | p. 74 |
| Looking Up at Clouds | p. 76 |
| Dangerous Weather Conditions | p. 78 |
| Male | |
| The Preacherman | p. 80 |
| An Almost Perfect World | p. 82 |
| Living in Dorksville | p. 84 |
| A Warning | p. 86 |
| Wondering Out Loud | p. 88 |
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