Duo!
The Best Scenes for Mature Actors
1st Edition
Published on 1. June 2008
256 pages
978-1-4803-9718-7 (ISBN)
Description
While contemporary American culture may be fixated on youthful sex appeal, the truth is that the most complex and interesting characters in dramatic literature have been (and still are) those over 40 years old. Whether it's James and Mary Tyrone in Long Day's Journey into Night or Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman or Polly Wyeth and her sister Silda in Other Desert Cities, the richest characters are those over 40, whose wealth of experience often helps little when it comes to making the difficult decisions. This volume will mine the deep and fertile vein of world drama (with an emphasis on lesser-known contemporary work) as it relates to scenes for mature actors. The result is certain to be a surprising and enriching one for both the dedicated professional and the inquisitive amateur.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United States
Publishing group
Hal Leonard Corporation
Target group
Professional and scholarly
ISBN-13
978-1-4803-9718-7 (9781480397187)
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Person
Stephen Fife (Santa Monica, CA) is the coeditor of Applause Books' Monologues for Kids 7-15. He was the first literary manager for Primary Stages, and he founded the Young Actors Workshop in Venice CA. His plays include Blue Kiss, Sizzle Sizzle, and Savage World, and he co-wrote (with Ralph Pezzullo) the play The American Wife. He has written arts features for the New York Times, New Republic, Village Voice and American Theatre.
Content
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- PART I: SCENES FOR A MAN AND A WOMAN
- THE PRICE
- DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
- THE MAN FROM NEBRASKA
- GOD OF VENGEANCE
- THE SPEED OF DARKNESS
- THE SOUND OF A VOICE
- SEX WITH THE CENSOR
- LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
- THE FATHER
- SHTICK
- BREAK OF DAY
- THE HOUSE OF SLEEPING BEAUTIES
- SEASCAPE
- DEATH OF A SALESMAN
- LATER LIFE
- AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY
- THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
- BALLAD OF YACHIYO
- FENCES
- WALK
- THE SPEED OF DARKNESS
- THE LAST TIME WE SAW HER
- LATER LIFE
- FIGHTING OVER BEVERLEY
- GOOD PEOPLE
- IN THE EYE OF THE HURRICANE
- LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
- OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY
- I DON'T HAVE TO SHOW YOU NO STINKING BADGES!
- THE SISTERS ROSENSWEIG
- THE MATCHMAKER
- BREAK OF DAY
- HIDDEN PARTS
- THE KEY
- THE OIL WELL
- TIME STANDS STILL
- PAINTING CHURCHES
- GOOD PEOPLE
- THE MATCHMAKER
- COUNTING THE WAYS
- THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES
- THE TALE OF THE ALLERGIST'S WIFE
- THE HOUSE OF RAMON IGLESIA
- A DELICATE BALANCE
- PART II: SCENES FOR TWO WOMEN
- THE OLD SETTLER
- MARVIN'S ROOM
- SHTICK
- THINNER THAN WATER
- DINNER WITH FRIENDS
- 'NIGHT, MOTHER
- FIGHTING OVER BEVERLEY
- THE GNADIGES FRAULEIN
- THE OLD SETTLER
- MARVIN'S ROOM
- PART III: SCENES FOR TWO MEN
- DEATH AND THE MAIDEN
- THE SPEED OF DARKNESS
- AFTER CRYSTAL NIGHT
- A WAY WITH WORDS
- EYES FOR CONSUELA
- THE KENTUCKY CYCLE
- THE PRICE
- COME AGAIN, ANOTHER DAY
- AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE
- EYES FOR CONSUELA
- I'M NOT RAPPAPORT
- DINNER WITH FRIENDS
- THE VALUE OF NAMES
- THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON
- THE OIL WELL
- 'MASTER HAROLD' . . . AND THE BOYS
- I'M NOT RAPPAPORT
- Play Sources, Permissions, and Acknowledgments
