Title:
LGBTQ comedic monologues that are actually funny / edited by Alisha Gaddis.
Author:
Gaddis, Alisha, editor.
Publication Information:
Milwaukee, WI : Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2016.
©2016
Call Number:
PN2080 .L525 2016
Abstract:
Specifically for actors auditioning for LGBTQ roles, this book features works by LGBTQ writers and comics (and their allies) who have written and/or performed for Comedy Central, Backstage magazine, NBC, the Huffington Post, the Onion, Second City, E!, and many more.
The first and only book of its kind, this cutting-edge and incredibly hysterical monologue book is specifically for actors auditioning for LGBTQ roles. LGBTQ Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny features works by LGBTQ writers and comics (and their allies) who have written and/or performed for Comedy Central, Backstage magazine, NBC, the Huffington Post, the Onion, Second City, E!, and many more. This collection is the go-to source for the comedic monologue needs of actors seeking LGBTQ material, as well as a paean to LGBTQ characters and artists. LGBTQ Comedic Monologues That Are Actually Funny is an essential compendium of LGBTQ-themed monologues for actors everywhere! -- from back cover.
ISBN:
9781495025150
Series:
Applause acting series
Applause acting series.
Physical Description:
vii, 212 pages ; 20 cm.
Contents:
Weeping willows never cry / Breaking bad news / Dostoyevsky secret / The slumber party / Poem / Thanksbringing / Death's a drag / Sugar coat it / Bi the way / Miss USA choreographer / Severance / For Manifred / Golf / I'm very anxious, so here are my needs for your house party / Ethereal epiphany / Fried chicken / A lifeline / Chicks / I need a dollar / Cold as ice / Portrait of an angel / Britney's #1 fan / A formal presentation / Fairy godmother / Feeling suicidal / You need therapy from therapy / Own that shit / Parting words / The extra mile / Love makes you do the craziest things / Moving boxes / Liberal propaganda / Chubz / Work it out / The art of cruising / Dining with Eleanor Roosevelt / QVC / Two sides of the same coin / Fake it till you make it: a classroom monologue / The siren's lament / I don't have to explain what love is / Obsessed with odor in the air / The problem is... (the Starbucks monologue) / Game over / Girls like us / Hmmm... / When we were still us / Judy's guy Friday / If only / The talk / Transition / Uber Uber / Meat is murder / Pray the gay away / Three's a crowd
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