Monologues for All Ages...With Pointers
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2023
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"All the world's a stage,
and all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages."
-As You Like It, Act II, scene vii
Explore the "seven ages of man" through age-appropriate monologues, with pointers for emphasis and character discovery throughout.
This "How-To" book for all ages is a collection of monologues, complete with a one-of-a-kind downloadable app to help with memorization of each piece. Readers of this edition will have the ability to upload, through the accompanying web site, performed monologues from the book for feedback from the author.
Compiled by theatre director Keely Baisden Knudsen, each monologue is carefully chosen to convey emotional qualities for effective auditions for particular ages, from age 4 to the most mature actors. Complete with information on general business navigation and available resources, the chapters are broken into age groups, reminiscent of Shakespeare's seven ages of man.
A professional actress, director, and educator at half a dozen universities for over 25 years, Keely Baisden Knudsen has a keen eye towards appropriate material as actors age and develop in the business. In addition to providing the ever-important audition monologue, she provides "Pointers!" - helpful prompts as to how to best emphasize certain lines, including emotional colors to consider in portraying the role.
Monologues for all Ages...with Pointers! is a helpful tool for any aspiring or well-established performer and will grow with you "throughout the ages"!
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1 Know Thyself
CHAPTER 2 General Tips and Pointers
CHAPTER 3 At first the school boy …
Monologues for Elementary, Intermediate, and Middle School Ages
Peter and Wendy
Joan Joyce
Little Gavroche
When Emery Goes to the Moon
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Alice in Wonderland
Henry V
A Little Princess
Anne of Green Gables
Grancy’s Treasure
Madeline
CHAPTER 4 And then the lover…
Monologues for High School Ages
Romeo and Juliet
Pride and Prejudice
Dibdoo and the Clan
Bicycle Town
The Break Up
The Comedy of Errors
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Puck
Romeo and Juliet: Romeo
Mishaps
In the Clouds
Fragile Territory
The Reign of Benji
CHAPTER 5 And then a soldier…
Monologues for Young Adults
Autumnal Roses
Friends in All Places
The Big Scene
Frankenstein
Miss. Julie
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Macbeth: Lady Macbeth (“He hath almost supped”)
Eve’s Diary
Consequences
Tales of the Crick
Hamlet: Ophelia
Morningside
A Faire to Remember
And the Kitchen Sink
A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Hermia
Out of the Mouths
The Flying Greats
CHAPTER 6 And then the justice…
Monologues for Middle Age
The Three Sisters
The War of the Worlds
Wuthering Heights
Titus Andronicus
Macbeth: Lady Macbeth (“Out damned spot”)
Carusoe Caring
The Petunia in Wynter
Keep the Strike
Midlane in Midlife
A Spinning Top
Unrequited Dreams
The Taming of the Shrew
Allegiance to Self
CHAPTER 7 Lean and slippered…
Monologues for the Golden Years
The Father
Hamlet: Ghost
The Mentor
Antigone
Eyes of the Noble
From the Barrel
Poverty is No Crime
Pygmalion
Casina
The Fourteenth of July
Hecuba
The Romantic Young Lady
A Protégée of the Mistress
The Viranda
New World Order
GLOSSARY
Keely Baisden Knudsen has performed internationally in plays, musicals, operas, and dance companies and has choreographed and directed hundreds of events and theatrical productions. She is a composer/lyricist often engrossed in the undertaking of new plays and musicals. Her authorship includes book and lyrics on Ladies M, Joan Joyce: the Musical! (co-author), and adaptations with original music for A Christmas Carol: a holiday tradition, Peter and Wendy, and The Tales of Christopher Robin and Winnie-the-Pooh. Kendall-Hunt has published two editions of her text Monologue Book for All Ages... with Pointers! She graduated first in her class with a BFA from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and receiving a Masters in Drama on full scholarship from The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of The Legacy Theatre, (www.LegacyTheatreCT.org) which produces professional runs of shows per season, with classes and one-off productions throughout the year. Her production company, Rewls Productions, actively seeks works to produce in theaters in NYC and beyond. For more information on Joan Joyce: the Musical, email Info@LegacyTheatreCT.org