About
the Book:
2 Minutes and Under: More Character Monologues for Actors,
Volume 2 is by Glenn Alterman, who has made a name for
himself writing monologues strictly for auditions. This book contains
59 original monologues for acting auditions and for class work, including:
• both men's and women's monologues
• a large variety of material and of
subject matter
• wide emotional range (dramatic and
comedic)
• age variety (from teens to seniors)
• different socio-economic types
• fascinating characters, engaging stories
• varied levels of acting intensity (suitable for actors of all
experience)
What people say:
"Glenn Alterman
has written an excellent book of original monologues for actors. Each
monologue is an extremely well-written character study. I highly
recommend this book to all actors." — Joseph
Chaikin,
director, teacher, writer
"Alterman
has an impressive resume of theatre writing to his credit, and he has
created here a wonderfully varied collection of monologues. Each
tells the mood (dramatic, serio/comic) and who it's for (adult, 40
and older, any age, etc.) at the top. The pieces were all developed
after workshops with several theatre companies, and they cover a
great range of topics and emotions with real skill."
— KLIATT Magazine
"Alterman's
monologues promise to sustain legions of actors with a windfall of
gritty and commanding audition pieces."
— Booklist Reviews
"Actor's
looking for challenging, contemporary audition material should find a
gold mine here. Highly recommended for all theater arts collections."
— Library Journal
About the Author:
Glenn Alterman is an
award-winning American playwright, the author of 25 best-selling
theatre-related books, an actor, a screenwriter and a highly
respected monologue/audition acting coach. He is probably best known
for his many published original monologues and 10-minute plays. He
has had over 500 productions of his plays, including 200 productions
of his original monologues on three continents.