The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men: Volume Two

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Monologues are an essential part of every actors toolkit. Actors are required to perform monologues regularly throughout their career: preparing for drama school entry, showcasing skills for agents or auditioning for a role. Following on from the bestselling first volume (2008), this book showcases selected monologues from some of the finest modern plays by some of todays leading contemporary playwrights. These monologues contain a diverse range of quirky and memorable characters that cross cultural and historical boundaries. The pieces are helpfully organised into age-specific groups: Teens, Twenties, Thirties and Forties plus.

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'Anyone applying to train, preparing a showcase or auditioning for a job needs a fund of good sparky monologues, and they can be quite difficult to find. So I think many people are going to be grateful to voice coach Catherine Weate who has assembled and edited two further books of modern monologues' The Stage ' - there is sufficient scope here for anyone in search of the piece to impress - I'd highly recommend these books.' Teaching Drama, Summer Term issue 2010 on Modern Monologues for Women and Modern Monologues for Men Volume 1 'The whole of Life's experiences are crafted into these scenes. They give actors an incredible choice of texts... a unique and useful resource.' Word Matters: The Journal of the Society of Teachers of Speech and Drama

Author Bio

Catherine Weate has been voice coaching for over twenty years in England, Australia, Hong Kong, Africa and India. Her work has taken her into the diverse worlds of theatre, film, radio, education, commerce, law and politics. She has been Head of Voice at Rose Bruford College, Head of Voice and Vice Principal at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts and Head of Examinations at LAMDA.