About the Book:

A collection of the greatest scenes and monologues ever written-ranging from Elizabethan to Tony Award-winning plays – this comprehensive anthology spans over five hundred years of theatre. Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues includes scenes and monologues from classic plays by such notable authors as Edith Wharton as well as the best in contemporary theatre, such as Margaret Edson's Wit.

About the Author:

Michael Schulman (1941-2016) was an acting teacher who has taught at the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute and the Actors Studio. He founded the British-American Acting Academy and wrote and directed a number of plays for Off and Off-Off Broadway theatre. He was also a clinical and research psychologist and authored books on child development.

Eva Mekler both a playwright and a former actress who has performed both on and off Broadway. She is also a novelist and author of books on American and British acting training.