Download or read book The Contemporary Monologue: Women written by Michael Earley and published by Routledge. This book was released on 1995-08-15 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published in 1995. This selection of speeches of all types - serious and comic, realist and absurdist - is drawn from contemporary plays by English, American and European playwrights. The editors have set each piece in its context, presenting a useful resource for acting classes, contests, auditions and rehearsals.