Great Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors
For the first time, a collection of monologues to work on in Dialect! Challenging monologues which require dialect have been compiled in this new work from Smith & Kraus. In sections with an introduction and description of each dialect, there are scenes which use Standard British, Cockney British, Irish, Russian, American Southern and Brooklyn dialects (to name a few)! This book is excellent as a supplement to your acting/speech training and would be great use in scene study classes and...
Search in google:
Featuring the work of internationally renowned playwrights, this collection of monologues will help acting students develop skills in British, Irish, Russian, New York, and Southern dialects. Sections on each type of dialect include monologues for men and women as well as film, television, and audio references, sounds, and practice sentences. Hill is on the faculty at American Conservatory Theater. Annotation ©2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, ORSchool Library JournalGr 10 Up-Selections offering young thespians an opportunity to work on Irish, Standard British, Cockney British, New York, and other accents. Clear and detailed instructions and practice sentences are followed by well-chosen pieces to test budding actors' skills. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
Deepening Character Through DialectixSection 1British (Standard and Cockney)Standard British Introduction2Standard British Film, Television, and Audio References5Standard British Elements and Sounds6Standard British Practice Sentences8Cockney British Introduction10Cockney British Film, Television, and Audio References12Cockney British Elements and Sounds13Cockney British Practice Sentences15Monologues for WomenAlmost Grown16Goodnight Children, Everywhere (3)18Great Expectations24The Gut Girls (2)26Low Level Panic30The Mill on the Floss32Relatively Speaking34Monologues for MenAlmost Grown35Easy Access (For the Boys) (2)37Great Expectations40The Importance of Being Earnest42Ourselves Alone44Relatively Speaking (2)46Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead48Quartermaine's Terms (2)50Section 2IrishIntroduction56Irish Film, Television, and Audio References58Irish Elements and Sounds59Irish Practice Sentences61Monologues for WomenA Little Like Paradise63The Lovers (2)65Our Lady of Sligo69Ourselves Alone (2)71The Steward of Christendom75Monologues for MenThe Cripple of Inishmaan77A Handful of Stars79The Lovers (2)81Philadelphia, Here I Come86Red Roses and Petrol (2)88This Lime Tree Bower92Section 3RussianIntroduction96Russian Film, Television, and Audio References98Russian Sounds99Russian Practice Sentences100Monologues for WomenThe Love-Girl and the Innocent102Marriage (2)103The Seagull106The Shadow108Stars in the Morning Sky (2)110The Storm (3)114Monologues for MenThe White Guard (or The Days of the Turbins)120Even the Wise Can Err122The Government Inspector125Marriage127More Sinned Against Than Sinning (2)129The Seagull133The Shadow135Section 4American (New York)Introduction138New York Film, Television, and Audio References140New York Sounds142New York Practice Sentences143Monologues for WomenBoys' Life145Brighton Beach Memoirs (2)146Dead End149Girl Gone150A Hatful of Rain152The Mineola Twins154The Monogamist157The Reincarnation of Jaimie Brown159Monologues for MenBiloxi Blues (3)161Boys' Life (2)167Brighton Beach Memoirs170Dead End (2)172A Hatful of Rain176The Indian Wants the Bronx168Section 5American (Southern)Introduction182Southern Film, Television, and Audio References184Southern Sounds186Southern Practice Sentences187Monologues for WomenA Bird of Prey188Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (2)190Curse of the Starving Class194Cyra and Rocky196The Darker Face of the Earth (2)198The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker202Early Dark204Graceland206The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek209Woman of Manhattan211Monologues for MenA Bird of Prey213Blessed Assurance (2)215Curse of the Starving Class219The Darker Face of the Earth (2)221Killer Joe225The Piano Lesson (3)228The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek234AppendixClassroom ExercisesBritish (Standard and Cockney) Exercises238Irish Exercises241Russian Exercises242American (New York) Exercises243American (Southern) Exercises244Applying Dialect to a Role245Further Reading247Permissions249Special Thanks and Acknowledgments254
\ School Library JournalGr 10 Up-Selections offering young thespians an opportunity to work on Irish, Standard British, Cockney British, New York, and other accents. Clear and detailed instructions and practice sentences are followed by well-chosen pieces to test budding actors' skills. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.\ \
