Contemporary American Monologues for Women
| Editor | Todd London |
| Composition | Lisa Govan |
| Copyright Holder (Introduction/Prologue) | Todd London |
| Publisher | Theatre Communications Group |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | Consortium Book Sales and Distribution |
| Cover/Jacket Design by | Paula Scher |
| Book Design by | Lisa Govan |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Nancy Piccione |
| Copyright Holder | Theatre Communications Group |
| Format | Paperback |
| Language | English |
| Location | New York, NY |
| Copyright | 1998 |
| Printed | 1998-12-00 |
| Pages / Font | 153 pages |
| Edition No. | 1 |
| Impression/Printing No. | 2 |
| Price | $10.95 |
| ISBN 10 | 1-55936-133-6 |
| Barcode (EAN) | 9781559361330 |
| EAN 5 | 51095 |
| Chapters | Introduction An Actor Chooses: An Interview with Nancy Piccione 1. "Listen to your nightmares." Zillah, A Bright Room Called Day (Tony Kushner) Zillan, A Bright Room Called Day (Tony Kushner) Angel, Marisol (José Rivera) Phyllis, Fat Men in Skirts (Nicky Silver) Narrator, Tenement Lover (Jessica Hagedorn) 2. "My life with him." Maria Josefa, The Modern Ladies of Guanabacoa (Eduardo Machado) Pooty, Reckless (Craig Lucas) Barbara, Three Hotels (Jon Robin Baitz) Linda, Talk Radio (Eric Bogosian) Female Greek Chorus (Aunt Mary), How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel) Emilia, Desdemona (Paula Vogel) Ludivinda, Tenement Lover (Jessica Hagedorn) Helen, The End of the Day (Jon Robin Baitz) Grady, April Snow (Romulus Linney) 3. "Everything in its place." Verona, Imperceptible Mutabilities in the Third Kingdom (Suzan-Lori Parks) Olimpia, The Conduct of Life (Maria Irene Fornes) Claudette, Drinks before Dinner (E. L. Doctorow) "Teenytown," Teenytown (Laurie Carlos, Jessica Hagedorn, Robbie McCauley) Gorilla, WOMBmanWARs (Judith Alexa Jackson) 4. "Why don't you talk to a psychiatrist?" Rachel, Reckless (Craig Lucas) Denise, Talk Radio (Eric Bogosian) Hillary, Raised in Captivity (Nicky Silver) Popo, Fat Men in Skirts (Nicky Silver) Cc, The Vampires (Harry Kondoleon) Pat, The Vampires (Harry Kondoleon) 5. "My first masterpiece." Mags, Painting Churches (Tina Howe) Flotilda, Live and in Color! (Danitra Vance) Shirley, Buck (Ronald Ribman) 6. "Things you kids don't know." Masi, The Wash (Philip Kan Gotanda) Fanny, Painting Churches (Tina Howe) Sapphire, WOMBmanWARs (Judith Alexa Jackson) Nadine, Still Life (Emily Mann) Doris, Don't You Ever Call Me Anything but Mother (John O'Keefe) 7. "Are you alone?" Amanda, The Food Chain (Nicky Silver) Amanda, The Food Chain (Nicky Silver) Getting over Tom (Lenora Champagne) April, Company (Stephen Sondheim and George Furth) 8. "The art of dining" Elizabeth, The Art of Dining (Tina Howe) Elizabeth, The Art of Dining (Tina Howe) Chata, Roosters (Milcha Sanchez-Scott) "Pork," Teenytown (Laurie Carlos, Jessica Hagedorn, Robbie McCauley) Cheryl, Still Life (Emily Mann) 9. "One home to the next." Mrs. Chan, As the Crow Flies (David Henry Hwang) Sandra, As the Crow Flies (David Henry Hwang) Old Woman, Tennessee (Romulus Linney) 10. "I thought my heart would burst." Olivia, Approaching Zanzibar (Tina Howe) Annulla, Annulla (Emily Mann) Suzanne, Sleep Deprivation Chamber (Adam P. Kennedy and Adrienne Kennedy) Rosacoke, Early Dark (Reynolds Price) Fromme, Assassins (Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman) 11. "He got sick." 1, Jack (David Greenspan) Hospice Worker, As Is (William M. Hoffman) The Father (Beatrice Roth) 12. "Do business with the Devil" Paulinka, A Bright Room Called Day (Tony Kushner) Kate, Film Is Evil; Radio Is Good (Richard Foreman) Signe, Greensboro (Emily Mann) Arlie, Getting Out (Marsha Norman) Arlene, Getting Out (Marsha Norman) 13. "What do you teach?" Li'l Bit, How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel) Female Greek Chorus (Mother), How I Learned to Drive (Paula Vogel) Nan, The Film Society (Jon Robin Baitz) Leticia, The Conduct of Life (Maria Irene Fornes) 14. "Bring back memories!" Fanny, Painting Churches (Tina Howe) Mae, The Oldest Profession (Paula Vogel) Leticia, The Oldest Profession (Paula Vogel) 15. "You wait your whole life for something good to happen and then it does!" Barbara, Anteroom (Harry Kondoleon) Doris, The Loman Family Picnic (Donald Margulies) Ruth, And Baby Makes Seven (Paula Vogel) 16. "Dreaming ahead." Harper, Angels in America: Perestroika (Tony Kushner) Jackie, No Mercy (Constance Congdon) Nena, The Conduct of Life (Maria Irene Fornes) Celestina, Cloud Tectonics (José Rivera) 17. "World without end." World Without End (Holly Hughes) Deborah, The Model Apartment (Donald Margulies) Awilda, The Mojo and the Sayso (Aishah Rahman) Lola, The Model Apartment (Donald Margulies) My Brazil (Rachel Rosenthal) Marisol, Marisol (José Rivera) Further Reading |
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