The Performing Arts Library, located on the 11th floor of the Auditorium Building, has a vast collection of monologue and audtion books, as well as several other resources to prepare you for upcoming auditions. Here is a brief selection of titles. For more monologue books, click HERE.
From the publisher: Volume 1 includes such titles and authors as: Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl, The Receptionist by Adam Bock, In the Continuum by Danai Gurira Nikkole Salter, Bach at Leipzig by Itamar Moses, and many more.
Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN4305.M6
From the publisher: Prudence Wright Holmes, also known as the Monologue Detective, is a veteran actor and teacher who has been coaching actors for more than twenty-five years. Her students have appeared in films, on television, and in Broadway, off-Broadway, and regional theater. Her own extensive acting credits include the film Sister Act and the original off-Broadway casts of Godspell and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You. She comes from Bexley, Ohio, and lives in New York City.
Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2071.A92 H585 2010
From the publisher: Looking for fresh, contemporary monologues? The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men collects over fifty speeches selected from the unique roster of one of Britain’s leading publishers.
Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2080 .O24 2008
From the publisher: The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Womenis an essential resource for actors participating in acting classes, contests, auditions, and rehearsals. This book collects over fifty speeches from some of the finest plays of the last twenty years, bringing together specially selected speeches by essential modern dramatists.
Call Number: Performing Arts Library PN2080 .O247 2008
