{"product_id":"9781493053186","title":"Monologues from the Edge Great Audition Pieces for Unconventional Actors","description":"\u003ch3\u003eApplause Acting Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMonologues from the Edge\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGreat Audition Pieces for Unconventional Actors\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSteve Marsh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eStarting with an understanding that all actors are by nature unconventional, \u003ci\u003eMonologues from the Edge\u003c\/i\u003e presents performers with a wide range of monologues featuring characters who stand outside social norms and ideas of acceptability. Compiled by dramaturg Steve Marsh, this collection includes many contemporary monologues from plays he had the opportunity to review during his time on the nominating committee of the Drama Desk Awards in NYC. Marsh's sincere theatrical bliss comes from understanding and working with playwrights and their dramatic structures, and his definition of the \"edge\"\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eand his choice of dramatic works is sure to inspire all actors who endeavor to understand \u003ci\u003eall\u003c\/i\u003e of the characters and their motivations completely.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Marsh\u003c\/b\u003e spent the past twenty years working on plays as an actor, director, dramaturg, and playwright in university theaters and small venues in and around New York City. He served on the Drama Desk Awards nominating committee during the 2014–2015 theater season. As a senior lecturer, he has had the opportunity to practice and profess all manners of theater arts at the State University of New York where he was graduate director of the MFA program in Dramaturgy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarsh worked with Alan Alda and the Center for Communicating Science to develop and facilitate communication workshops at dozens of science institutions and universities, and he helps run the Science Playwriting Competition at the Yang Institute of Theoretical Physics. In addition to an MFA in dramaturgy, he holds a BFA in acting from New York University, where he studied with famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg. Marsh has written two award-winning short plays, \u003ci\u003eHanging On! \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMy Penny. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e18 November 2019\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eApplause\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781493053186\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e256\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9.44\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53973893447820,"sku":"9781493053186","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_537c9f93-13e1-4c76-9296-d40e87184cfe.jpg?v=1787713808","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781493053186","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}