Great Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors

by Kimberly Mohne (Editor)

Overview

For the first time, a collection of monologues to work on in Dialect! Challenging monologues which require dialect have been compiled in this new work from Smith & Kraus. In sections with an introduction and description of each dialect, there are scenes which use Standard British, Cockney British, Irish, Russian, American Southern and Brooklyn dialects (to name a few)! This book is excellent as a supplement to your acting/speech training and would be great use in scene study classes and Dialect courses.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781575252506
Publisher:	Smith & Kraus, Inc.
Publication date:	06/01/2002
Series:	Young Actor Series
Edition description:	1ST
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	281,358
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)

Table of Contents

	Deepening Character Through Dialect	ix
Section 1	British (Standard and Cockney)
	Standard British Introduction	2
	Standard British Film, Television, and Audio References	5
	Standard British Elements and Sounds	6
	Standard British Practice Sentences	8
	Cockney British Introduction	10
	Cockney British Film, Television, and Audio References	12
	Cockney British Elements and Sounds	13
	Cockney British Practice Sentences	15
	Monologues for Women
	Almost Grown	16
	Goodnight Children, Everywhere (3)	18
	Great Expectations	24
	The Gut Girls (2)	26
	Low Level Panic	30
	The Mill on the Floss	32
	Relatively Speaking	34
	Monologues for Men
	Almost Grown	35
	Easy Access (For the Boys) (2)	37
	Great Expectations	40
	The Importance of Being Earnest	42
	Ourselves Alone	44
	Relatively Speaking (2)	46
	Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead	48
	Quartermaine's Terms (2)	50
Section 2	Irish
	Introduction	56
	Irish Film, Television, and Audio References	58
	Irish Elements and Sounds	59
	Irish Practice Sentences	61
	Monologues for Women
	A Little Like Paradise	63
	The Lovers (2)	65
	Our Lady of Sligo	69
	Ourselves Alone (2)	71
	The Steward of Christendom	75
	Monologues for Men
	The Cripple of Inishmaan	77
	A Handful of Stars	79
	The Lovers (2)	81
	Philadelphia, Here I Come	86
	Red Roses and Petrol (2)	88
	This Lime Tree Bower	92
Section 3	Russian
	Introduction	96
	Russian Film, Television, and Audio References	98
	Russian Sounds	99
	Russian Practice Sentences	100
	Monologues for Women
	The Love-Girl and the Innocent	102
	Marriage (2)	103
	The Seagull	106
	The Shadow	108
	Stars in the Morning Sky (2)	110
	The Storm (3)	114
	Monologues for Men
	The White Guard (or The Days of the Turbins)	120
	Even the Wise Can Err	122
	The Government Inspector	125
	Marriage	127
	More Sinned Against Than Sinning (2)	129
	The Seagull	133
	The Shadow	135
Section 4	American (New York)
	Introduction	138
	New York Film, Television, and Audio References	140
	New York Sounds	142
	New York Practice Sentences	143
	Monologues for Women
	Boys' Life	145
	Brighton Beach Memoirs (2)	146
	Dead End	149
	Girl Gone	150
	A Hatful of Rain	152
	The Mineola Twins	154
	The Monogamist	157
	The Reincarnation of Jaimie Brown	159
	Monologues for Men
	Biloxi Blues (3)	161
	Boys' Life (2)	167
	Brighton Beach Memoirs	170
	Dead End (2)	172
	A Hatful of Rain	176
	The Indian Wants the Bronx	168
Section 5	American (Southern)
	Introduction	182
	Southern Film, Television, and Audio References	184
	Southern Sounds	186
	Southern Practice Sentences	187
	Monologues for Women
	A Bird of Prey	188
	Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (2)	190
	Curse of the Starving Class	194
	Cyra and Rocky	196
	The Darker Face of the Earth (2)	198
	The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker	202
	Early Dark	204
	Graceland	206
	The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek	209
	Woman of Manhattan	211
	Monologues for Men
	A Bird of Prey	213
	Blessed Assurance (2)	215
	Curse of the Starving Class	219
	The Darker Face of the Earth (2)	221
	Killer Joe	225
	The Piano Lesson (3)	228
	The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek	234
Appendix	Classroom Exercises
	British (Standard and Cockney) Exercises	238
	Irish Exercises	241
	Russian Exercises	242
	American (New York) Exercises	243
	American (Southern) Exercises	244
	Applying Dialect to a Role	245
	Further Reading	247
	Permissions	249
	Special Thanks and Acknowledgments	254

Editorial Reviews

Gr 10 Up-Selections offering young thespians an opportunity to work on Irish, Standard British, Cockney British, New York, and other accents. Clear and detailed instructions and practice sentences are followed by well-chosen pieces to test budding actors' skills. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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