Preface -- Introduction: approaching the monologue
... -- Etiquette for scene study, rehearsal, and beyond -- Men's monologues -- Tabletop / Rob Ackerman -- Tabletop / Rob Ackerman -- Carol Mulroney / Stephen Belber -- Carol Mulroney / Stephen Belber -- Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock -- Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock -- The pride / Alexi Kaye Campbell -- 99 histories / Julia Cho -- The language archive / Julia Cho -- The language archive / Julia Cho -- Living room in Africa / Bathsheba Doran -- Asuncion / Jesse Eisenberg -- Bethany / Laura Marks -- Next fall / Geoffrey Nauffts -- Crumbs from the table of joy / Lynn Nottage -- Late: a cowboy song / Sarah Ruhl -- The lyons / Nicky Silver -- Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber -- Where we're born / Lucy Thurber -- Women's Monologues -- Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock -- The pride / Alexi Kaye Campbell -- Jericho / Jack Canfora -- 99 histories / Julia Cho -- The language archive / Julia Cho -- The language archive / Julia Cho -- Detroit / Lisa D'Amour -- Detroit / Lisa D'Amour -- Detroit / Lisa D'Amour -- Living room in Africa / Bathsheba Doran -- Asuncion / Jesse Eisenberg -- Milk like sugar / Kirsten Greenidge -- Collected stories / Donald Margulies -- Next fall / Geoffrey Nauffts -- Crumbs from the table of joy / Lynn Nottage -- Intellectuals / Scott C. Sickles -- Perfect pie / Judith Thompson -- Perfect pie / Judith Thompson -- Perfect pie / Judith Thompson -- Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber -- Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber -- Beside myself / Jennifer Wynne Webber -- BFF / Anna Ziegler -- Acknowlegments -- Play sources and acknowledgments. Read More