Audition Arsenal for Women in Their 30s: 101 Monologues by Type, 2 Minutes and under (Monologue Audition Series) Book

INTRODUCTION xi
TIPS FOR SELECTING AND PREPARING A MONOLOGUE xiv

Wacky/Quirky/Odd
The Vegan by Keith Tadrowski (comic)   -1
Hungover from the 80s by Adrien Royce (comic)   -2
Unethical Dilemma from Occupational Hazards by Mark McCarthy
(comic)   -3
Asian Invasion by Lauren D. Yee (comic)   -5
In Ted's Garage from Face Value by Janet Allard (comic)   -7
Dog Stories by Keith Huff (comic)   -8
Posada by Jeremy Menekseoglu (comic)   -9
Bethlehem, PA by Suzanne Bradbeer (comic)   -10
A Long Hard Rain by Jason Furlani (comic)   -11
The Celery Conspiracy by Merri Biechler (comic)   -12

Maternal
Away Message by Kelly DuMar (comic)   -13
Acceptance Letter by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)   -14
Golden Gate by Linda Eisenstein (dramatic)   -15
Baby Talk by Jeanne Dorsey (seriocomic)   -16
Twin Towers by Ira Brodsky and Barbara Lhota (dramatic)   -17
If This Isn't Love by Jonathan Bernstein (seriocomic)   -18
Lone Star Grace by Suzanne Bradbeer (dramatic)   -19
The Journal by Barbara Lhota and Janet B. Milstein (dramatic)   -20
Day Care by Cynthia Franks (dramatic)   -21

Joyful/Enthusiastic/Excited
Tales from the SaltMines by Mara Lathrop (comic)   -23
Lone Star Grace by Suzanne Bradbeer (comic)   -24
Lone Star Grace by Suzanne Bradbeer (comic)   -25
Cosmic Goofs by Barbara Lindsay (comic)   -26
Golden Gate by Linda Eisenstein (seriocomic)   -27
Erratica by Reina Hardy (comic)   -28
The Slow Convenience by Adam Simon (seriocomic)   -29
Thing Quartet by Mark Harvey Levine (seriocomic)   -30

Blunt/Direct
Nice Tie from Romantic Fools by Rich Orloff (comic)   -31
Don't Call Me Loretta by Nancy Gall-Clayton (comic)   -32
Epiphany Cake by Kelly Younger (dramatic)   -33
The Usual by Barbara Lindsay (seriocomic)   -34
Bookends by Jonathan Dorf (comic)   -35
Air Traffic by Lauren D. Yee (comic)   -36
Hub by Ann Garner (dramatic)   -37
Jihad Jones and the Kalashnikov Babes by Yussef El Guindi (comic)   -38
Sueño by Scott McMorrow (dramatic)   -39

Vulnerable/Hurt/Exposed
Among Friends and Clutter by Lindsay Price (dramatic)  -40
The Mating Habits of Frogs by Barbara Lhota
and Ira Brodsky (dramatic)   -41
Couldn't Say by Christopher Wall (dramatic)   -42
A Bushel of Crabs by Kathleen Warnock (dramatic)   -43
Jello Shot by Christopher Wall (dramatic)   -44
The Wars of Attrition by Suzanne Bradbeer (seriocomic)   -45
Mornings After by Kate Monaghan (dramatic)   -46
Lie Down with Dogs by N. M. Brewka (dramatic)   -47
Razing the 'Rents by Cynthia Franks (dramatic)   -48
Red Light, Green Light by Erik Patterson (dramatic)   -49


Melodramatic
The Mandible by Elaine M. Hazzard (comic)   -50
Lucy Devil Has Wealth Syndrome by Chris Howlett (seriocomic)   -51
Possums by Keith Huff (seriocomic)   -52
High Noon by Jo J. Adamson (comic)   -53
Rapture by Ruth Tyndall Baker (seriocomic)   -54
Mercy Falls by Jeni Mahoney (seriocomic)   -55
Fear and Loathing on the Nile by Suzanne Bradbeer (comic)   -56
To Mrs. Robinson by Barbara Lhota and Ira Brodsky (comic)   -57

Angry/Fed up
Last Love by Peter Papadopoulos (seriocomic)   -58
Fast Friends by Adrien Royce (dramatic) 60
Hurricane Iris by Justin Warner (seriocomic) 62
Black Flamingos by Julius Galacki (dramatic) 63
The B Side by Katharine Clark Gray (comic) 64
Lonely Girl by Cameron Rabie (dramatic) 65
The Abundance by Paul Heller (dramatic) 66
Erratica by Reina Hardy (comic) 67
While the Baby Sleeps by Aline Lathrop (dramatic) 68
Visions from The Food Monologues by Kerri Kochanski (dramatic) 69

Persuasive/Inspirational
Queen Bee by Dennis Schebetta (seriocomic)   -70
Jersey by Hugh Fitzgerald (seriocomic)   -72
An Unfinished Room by Mark Rosenwinkel (seriocomic)   -73
Tweaking by Barbara Lhota and Ira Brodsky (comic)   -74
Painting by Numbers by Dennis Schebetta (seriocomic)   -75
Riot Standard by Katharine Clark Gray (seriocomic)   -76
Privates by Janet Allard (comic)   -77
Erratica by Reina Hardy (comic)   -78

High-strung/Neurotic/stressed-out
"Will You Please Shut Up?" by Dan O'Brien (comic)   -79
Hungover from the   -80s by Adrien Royce (comic)   -80
Avenging Grace by Terri Campion (seriocomic)   -81
Dangerous Times by Jean Reynolds (seriocomic)   -82
Mercy Falls by Jeni Mahoney (seriocomic)   -83
Paintings from The Van Gogh Exhibit by Matt Fotis (comic)   -84
Meal Ticket by Kit Wainer (comic)   -85
Missed Connections by Barbara Lhota and Ira Brodsky (comic)   -86
Off Compass by Kelly Younger (seriocomic)   -87
Neurotic Splendor by Adrien Royce (comic)   -88
Lonely/Yearning
Almost Full Circle at the Guggenheim by Dianne M. Sposito
(seriocomic)   -89
Better Places to Go by David-Matthew Barnes (seriocomic)   -90
Romance by Barbara Lhota (seriocomic)   -91
Carnality by Mark Loewenstern (dramatic)   -92
The Space Between Heartbeats by Kathleen Warnock (dramatic)   -93
Baby Talk by Jeanne Dorsey (seriocomic)   -94
Erin Go Bragh-less by John Shea (dramatic)   -95
Heaven and Home by Matthew A. Everett (seriocomic)   -97
The Test by Paul Kahn (dramatic)   -98

Sexual/Flirtatious
Brave New Tiger by Diane Lefer (seriocomic)   -99
From Zero to Sixty in 3.5 Seconds by Deni Krueger (dramatic)   -100
Green-Eyed Monster by Dennis Schebetta (comic)   -101
Mutual Mastication by Justin Warner (comic)   -102
Hot Tub Haggle by Werner Trieschmann (comic)   -103
Phoebe Makes the News by Terri Campion (comic)   -104
Stages by Jennifer Kirkeby (comic)   -105
Herbert and Marian in the Attic by Matthew J. Hanson (comic)   -106
Imagine the Love from Everyman by Elena Kaufman (comic)   -107
Elliot (A Soldier's Fugue) by Quiara Alegria Hudes (dramatic)   -108