Whether auditioning for graduate programs or professional productions ÊIn PerformanceÊ is an indispensable collection of monologues for today's aspiring young actors. Featured are dynamic monologues from contemporary stage plays of the past 15 years as selected by a professional acting teacher director and casting director.ÞAlong with covering the basics of how best to match the monologue to the actor and how to approach the rehearsal and performance of the piece this handy guide provides a synopsis of each play character descriptions and a list of questions specific to each monologue that will help actors develop complex honest and thoughtful performances with a strong emotional connection a clear arc and playable actions.