Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues

by Michael Schulman, Eva Mekler (Editor)

Alexander Dumas * Christopher Durang * Beth Henley * Kenneth Lonergan * Donald Margulies * Steve Martin * Nicky Silver * Bernard Shaw * Alfred Uhry * Paula Vogel

A collection of the greatest scenes and monologues ever written-ranging from Elizabethan to Tony Award-winning plays-this comprehensive anthology spans over five hundred years of theatre. Play the The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues by coauthors Michael Schulman and Eva Mekler includes scenes and monologues from classic plays by such notable authors as Edith Wharton as well as the best in contemporary theatre, such as Margaret Edson's Wit.

* Blight Spirit * Camille * The Chosen * The Graduate * How I Learned to Drive * The Last Night of Ballyhoo * The Lisbon Traviata * This Is Our Youth * Vincent in Brixton * And many more!

Genres: Plays

336 pages, Paperback

First published December 7, 2004

About the author

This profile is for the acting teacher and psychologist. For the New Yorker staff writer, see Michael Schulman.

Michael Schulman, editor of Play the Scene and Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors, is an acting teacher who has taught at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Actors Studio. He founded the British-American Acting Academy and has written and directed a number of plays for Off-Broadway theatre. He is also a psychologist and an author of books on child development.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love the intro to this book, very informative. A Plethora of scenes to get into.

[Miriam · Rating 4 out of 5]

a good collection of scenes and monologues.

[Mills College Library]

812.508 P722 2004