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Lucinda McDermott holds a MFA in Playwriting from the University of Virginia. Productions of her work include: Feeding On Mulberry Leaves at the Barter Theatre (premiere) and the University of Virginia (workshop); Bricks at City Theatre in Miami and the University of Wisconsin; and O'Keeffe! at Primary Stages and the William Redfield Theatre in New York City; Mill Mountain Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia; Daylesford Theatre in Bermuda; and elsewhere in theatres, museums and arts centers throughout the U.S. Commissions include plays for The Chrysler Museum in Norfolk, Virginia; The Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, South Carolina; the Generic Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia; and Primary Stages in New York City.
Ms. McDermott is a director and actor (she originated the role of Georgia O'Keeffe in O'Keeffe!). She has taught playwriting for The Governor's School of the Arts in Virginia; at Radford University; through InterAct Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and was playwright-in-residence at Playworks of North Carolina. She has taught theatre courses at the University of Virginia; Old Dominion University, Virginia; Commonwealth University; Hampton University; as well as workshops throughout the country and for the Southeastern Theatre Conference. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild, Actors Equity Association, and the Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas. Ms. McDermott lives in the mountains of Virginia with her husband and two children. |
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$14.95 per book
Discover a monologue book like no other. Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men gives you an extraordinary array of cutting-edge new monologues, from comedic to dramatic and everything in between. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. Explore the work of today's most celebrated theatrical voices, including Naomi Iizuka, Mac Wellman, Tanya Barfield, Jordan Harrison, Tony Award winner David Henry Hwang, and many more!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
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$14.95 per book
Looking for the perfect monologue? Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens is here to help. From hilarious comedy to cutting-edge drama and everything in between, an exciting selection of monologues is at your fingertips. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. From classwork to competitions to auditions, this book has you covered!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
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| "This is an excellent monologue book for middle and high school students with applications for competition as well as use in drama, speech, or English classes." |
| --Terrilyn Fleming, The Midwest Book Review |
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$14.95 per book
Discover a monologue book like no other. Actor's Choice: Monologues for Women gives you an extraordinary array of cutting-edge new monologues, from comedic to dramatic and everything in between. Unlike other monologue books, the source of every monologue is easily accessible -- each play is available through one website (www.playscripts.com), where you can read nearly the entire published script online for free. Explore the work of today's most celebrated theatrical voices, including Naomi Iizuka, Rinne Groff, Jane Martin, Pulitzer Prize winners Lynn Nottage and David Lindsay-Abaire, and many more!
Also in this series:
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Men
Actor's Choice: Monologues for Teens
Actor's Choice: Scenes for Teens
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Comedy
Full-length, 110-125 minutes
3 females, 5 males
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Winky Flint is looking forward to his son Jeb taking over the register at his convenience store near Natural Bridge, Virginia. But 17-year-old Jeb is busy trying to get into the Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC. As the two wrestle over Jeb's direction in life, Jeb's mother is preoccupied with finishing her G.E.D., his sister Wanda is just trying to get Winky's attention, and his brother Kenny is doing his best to avoid detection as he sells pot out at the air pump. With some colorful locals and wacky tourists thrown into the mix, there's never a dull moment in this lively look at a Southern family finding its joy.
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| "McDermott beautifully blends hilarious situations and seriousness, dreams and trouble, making us care about each character. She deftly keeps plot lines up in the air until they all come together in a wildly funny, devastating conclusion. Add in McDermott's ability to move from beautifully written, almost poetic monologues to perfect, sidesplitting local dialect, and you have a play that's a true treat." |
| --Carlotta Cooper, TriCities.com (Bristol, Virginia) |
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Drama
Full-length, 90-100 minutes
1 female
$75.00 per performance; $8.99 per book
Artist Georgia O'Keeffe struggles to answer the question "Was it me or was it Stieglitz?" as she journeys through the major events of her life. Her husband Alfred Stieglitz played a major role in her life and career, and she now wonders if she would have achieved the same successes without him. An engrossing drama about the beloved American icon.
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