The Monologue Plays

by Patrick Wang, Bekka Lindström (Illustrator)

This collection of 75 original plays explores a rare but potent theatrical the short monologue as a complete and independent play. In a matter of minutes, each play evokes a rich world populated by engrossing characters. Mixing diverse styles and subjects, they produce the unexpected. Lamenting the death of her brother, Medea speaks in verse but so does a gondola dying in the canals of Venice. Other monologues offer scenes of daily life sliced with care and affectionately displayed. Comic and moving, outspoken and subtle, inviting and mysterious, these inventive plays form a captivating human mosaic.

146 pages, Paperback

First published August 19, 2009

Reviews

[Kevin · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reads like a collection of short stories. Demonstrates a lot of range. Some are very funny, some are earnest. All are surprising and offer something genuinely new.