Book Spotlight: Theatre

Some new theatre books have made their way into the Loudoun campus library. They will be at the circulation desk upstairs until this Friday, May 18th, when they will be shelved.

221 One-Minute Monologues for Men
ed. by John Capecci and Irene Ziegler Aston
PN 2080 A1225 2006 v. 1 c.3
This volume contains short monologues from plays from Shakespeare to Chekhov to Roth. See more book info here.

The Complete Professional Audition
by Darren Cohen
PN 2071 A92 C65 2005 c.2

"This book even landed me the audition!" one reader boasts. Read more here.

Play The Scene
by Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler
PN 2080 P59 2004 c. 3
An acting teacher at an Illinois community college calls these scenes "modern" and "easy to relate to." Get more info here.

The Playwrights’ Center: Monologues for Men
ed. by Kristen Gandrow and Polly K. Carl
PN 2080 P62 2005 c.5
More monologues written especially for male characters, published by the Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis. See details here.

Theatre As Human Action

by Thomas S. Hischak
PN 1655 H57 2006 c.2

This textbook is not a collection of monologues or scenes but rather an introduction aimed at students new to drama and theatre studies. Read more here.

You can also find more about these and other theatre & drama books in the library catalog.

(For Loudoun campus library holdings only, under "Select College" choose NOVA-Loudoun.)