About the Book
First Published in 1993. The Classical Monologue in two volumes, one for men and one for women, is a fresh selection of the best speeches from the repertoire of the classical theatre, from the Greeks to the beginning of the 20th century. These great dramatic monologues--from all periods and styles, all varied in tone and genre--make an indispensable actor's companion for auditioning, rehearsing and performing. Each monologue is accompanied by textual notes explaining any unusual vocabulary or syntax, and by commentary in which the editors offer interpretative points and practical advice in preparing the speech for performance. Both beginners and experienced actors will find The Classical Monologue a treasury of theatrical riches waiting to be released on stage.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 101 Agamemnon (The Oresteia), Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 102 Antigone, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 103 Medea, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 104 Electra, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 105 The Spanish Tragedy, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 106 Tamburlaine (Part I), Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 107 Arden of Feversham, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 108 Richard III, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 109 Romeo and Juliet, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 110 As You Like It, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 111 A Woman Killed with Kindness, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 112 The Honest Whore (Part I), Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 113 Volpone, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 114 The Winter's Tale, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 115 The White Devil, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 116 The Maid's Tragedy, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 117 The Duchess of Malfi, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 118 The Changeling, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 119 Women Beware Women, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 120 'Tis Pity She's a Whore, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 121 Life is a Dream, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 122 The Misanthrope (1666), Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 123 Phedra, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 124 The Game of Love and Chance, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 125 The Country Wife, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 126 The Rover (Part I), Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 127 The Lucky Chance, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 128 The Relapse, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 129 The Provok'd Wife, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 130 The Way of the World, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 131 The Way of the World, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 132 The Beaux' Stratagem, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 133 The Rivals, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 134 The Rivals, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 135 Lady Windermere's Fan, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 136 A Woman of No Importance, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 137 The Second Mrs Tanqueray, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 138 An Ideal Husband, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 139 Mrs Warren's Profession, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 140 In the Shadow of the Glen, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 141 Major Barbara, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 142 The Marriage, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 143 Woyzeck, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 144 A Month in the Country, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 145 The Storm, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 146 A Doll's House, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 147 Miss Julie, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 148 The Seagull, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 149 Uncle Vanya, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 150 The Dance of Death, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil; Chapter 151 Play Sources, Michael Earley, Philippa Keil;
About the Author :
Michael Earley is a Producer with the BBC Radio Drama Department and has been a literary manager for various professional theatre companies. He was Chairman of the Theatre Studies Program at Yale University and taught acting, drama and playwriting at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, Juilliard, Smith College and various other schools and universities in America and Britain.
Philippa Keil is a writer, editor and translator who trained at the Yale School of Drama. She graduated from Sussex University where she acted, directed and produced plays for the Frontdoor Theatre, and then worked professionally in London at Richmond’s Orange Tree Theatre.
