Scenes--new scenes added 2/1/11
- Here you can find a list of Shakespearean, Classical and
Contemporary Plays on which Larry has coached many actors.
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-------WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE--------------------------
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Title, Act and Scene (i.e. A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act 3, scene 2). Larry can
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-------PLAYS THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF DRAMA---------------------------
Use this list (click here)--to jog the brain and get inspiration.
Farquhar/THE BEAUX-STRATAGEM (Mrs.Sullen/Dorinda) The Play
Congreve/THE WAY OF THE WORLD (Millamant/Mirabell) The Play
-------VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY PLAYWRIGHTS---------------------------------
These are plays from which Larry has coached actors.
Use as a guide to get ideas. To help you sort things out, the scenes are arranged
alphabetically by author. Some have various scene notations such as:
m/w-1 man,1 woman
m/m- 2 men
w/w-2 women
3p- 3 person scene
4p- 4 person scene
20s, 30s, etc- age ranges
Due to Copyright restrictions, listings only. See the blue HINT box to the right. >>>
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Alexander/ NOBODY LOVES AN ALBATROSS
Allensworth/ INTERURBAN
Albee/ THE AMERICAN DREAM
Albee/ THE ZOO STORY
Albee/ WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF
Auburn/ PROOF (Robert 50's/Catherine/Hal/Claire-20's, 2p,3p)
Ayckbourn/ THE NORMAN CONQUESTS:
TABLE MANNERS
LIVING TOGETHER
ROUND AND ROUND THE GARDEN
Ayckbourn/ A SMALL FAMILY BUSINESS
Ayckbourn/ ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR
(All Ayckbourn plays: many ages, 2p, 3p scenes of all combinations, British accents, broad comedy)
Anouilh/ BECKET
Baitz/ A FAIR COUNTRY (Gil-20's/Patrice-40's)
Baitz/ TEN UNKNOWNS (Julia-30/Judd-30)
Baitz/ THE FILM SOCIETY (Sutter/Balton-middle aged)
Baitz/ THE PARIS LETTER
Baitz/ THE SUBSTANCE OF FIRE (Sarah/Martin-20's)
Ball/ FIVE WOMEN WEARING THE SAME DRESS (Tracy/Tripp)
Barnett, Udell, Rose/ SHENANDOAH (Musical) (Sam-20's/Charlie late 40's)
Barry/ HOTEL UNIVERSE (Ann-28/Pat-32; other m/w 2p, 3p scenes)
Barry/ THE PHILADELPHIA STORY (Tracy/Dexter 30's, Tracy/Mike 30's)
Beckett/ WAITING FOR GODOT
Bergmann/ SCENES FROM A MARRIAGE
Benet/ JOHN BROWN'S BODY
Berkoff--Kafka/ THE TRIAL
Berkoff--Kafka/ METAMORPHOSIS
Bogosian/ SUBURBIA (Sooze/Jeff)
Bourgeade/ THE PASSPORT
Bond/ THE WAR PLAYS-A Trilogy
Bond/ LEAR
Bond/ BINGO
Bradbury/ PILLAR OF FIRE (m/m, w/m, 3p, 30s and up, highly unusual material)
Brecht/ MOTHER COURAGE
Brecht/ SAINT JOAN OF THE STOCKYARDS
Brecht/ THE CAUCASIAN CAULK CIRCLE
Brecht/ THE GOOD WOMAN OF SETZUAN
Brecht/ THE RESISTABLE RISE OF ARTURO UI
Brecht/ THE THREE PENNY OPERA
Bulwer-Lytton/ MONEY
Bunin/THE CREDEAUX CANVAS
Butterfield/ JOINED AT THE HEAD (w/w, 30s)
Byron/ ASLEEP ON THE WIND (Rootie/Beau)
Casella--Ferris/ DEATH TAKES A HOLIDAY
Chase/ HARVEY
Chayefsky/ THE TENTH MAN
Cho/ BFE (w/w, w/m, teens, Asian and American characters, many scenes)
Clark and Bobrick/ MURDER AT THE HOWARD JOHNSONS (Mitchell/Arlene)
Cohan/ THE TAVERN
Chekhov/ IVANOV (Ivanov-30's/Lebedev-30's; Ivanov/Anna-20's; many various others)
Chekhov/ THE CHERRY ORCHARD (Lopakhin-20's, 30's/Varya-20's; Ranevskaya 30's,
40's/Trofimov-20's; many various others)
Chekhov/ THE SEA GULL (Arkadina-30's/Treplev-late teens, early 20's; Nina-late
teens/Treplev; many various others)
Chekhov/ THE THREE SISTERS (Vershinin-30's/Masha-20's; great group scenes)
Chekhov/ UNCLE VANYA (Elena-20's/Sonya-20's; many various others)
Christie/ TEN LITTLE INDIANS
Cherniak, Morgan and Ross/ THE ANGER IN ERNEST & ERNESTINE (Ernest/Ernestine)
Churchill/ A NUMBER (m/m, father/son; sophisticated dialog and text, for experienced actors)
Churchill/ CLOUD NINE
Churchill/ SERIOUS MONEY
Churchill/ TOP GIRLS (w/w, 30's, w/w teens; various scenes, various British dialects)
Craviotto/ PIZZA MAN (Alice/Julie, 20's many scenes)
Cristopher/ THE SHADOW BOX
Coopersmith/ THE DIARY OF ADAM AND EVE (Adam-teens/Eve-teens)
Coward/ BLITHE SPIRIT
Coward/ DESIGN FOR LIVING
Coward/ HAY FEVER
Coward/ PRIVATE LIVES
Coward/ PRESENT LAUGHTER
Drake/ THE DAY LARRY KRAMER KISSED ME
Dumas/ THE COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO (Benedetto/deVillefort)
Durang/ DURANG DURANG: FOR WHOM THE SOUTHERN BELLE TOLLS
Durang/ SISTER MARY IGNATIUS EXPLAINS IT ALL FOR YOU
Durang/ BEYOND THERAPY (Prudence/Bruce; Prudence/Manuel)
Flagg/ FRIED GREEN TOMATOES (Idgie/Ruth)
Foote/ BHUTAN (Mary, 39/Frances, 16/Warren, 19; various scenes)
Gazzo/ A HATFUL OF RAIN (Johnny/Celia, 20's; Ceila/Polo)
Glass/ ARTICHOKE (Margaret-30's/Gibson-40)
Greenberg/ EASTERN STANDARD (May/Ellen)
Greensberg/ TAKE ME OUT (Darren/Mason)
Guare/ THE LOVELIEST AFTERNOON OF THE YEAR (He/She)
Guirgis/ IN ARABIA WE'D ALL BE KINGS (Vic/Lenny)
Guirgis/ JESUS HOPPED THE 'A' TRAIN (Angel/Mary-Jane)
Hare/ THE BLUE ROOM (Poltician-30's/Call Girl-early 20's)------------------------------------->>>
Harris/ HOT COFFEE
Hart/ ONCE IN A LIFETIME (many ages, 2p, 3p of all combos)
Hellman/ THE CHILDREN'S HOUR (Karen/Martha-late 20's)
Henley/ THE MISS FIRECRACKER CONTEST (Carnelle/Popeye)
Horovitz/ INDIAN WANTS THE BRONX (Joey/Murph-20's, urban, street-wise)
Howe/ COASTAL DISTURBANCES (Holly/Leo)
Ibsen/ GHOSTS (Osvald/Mrs.Alving)
Ibsen/ HEDDA GABLER (Hedda/Mrs.Elvstead)
Inge/ ELEVEN SHORT PLAYS (many ages, 2p, 3p of all combos, 1950's melodrama
Inge/ BUS STOP (Grace/Elma/Will, other scenes)
Inge/ A LOSS OF ROSES (Kenny-20's/Lila-30's)
Inge/ PICNIC (Hal-young/Madge-young) (Howard-40's/Rosemary-30's)
Inge/ COME BACK LITTLE SHEBA (Lola/Doc, 30's-40's)
Ionesco/ RHINOCEROS
Ionesco/ THE KILLING GAME (1st citizen/2nd citizen, any age/gender)
Ives/ ALL IN THE TIMING-FOURTEEN PLAYS
(many ages, 2p, 3p scenes of all combinations, skit-like material)
Johnson-Abba/ MAMMA MIA! (Sam/Harry/Bill, late 30's-Sophie late teens, early 20s)
Jones/ A TEXAS TRILOGY: (many ages, 2p, 3p scenes of all combinations, Texas accents)
THE LAST MEETING OF THE KNIGHTS OF THE WHITE MAGNOLIA
LU ANN HAMPTON LAVERTY OBERLANDER
THE OLDEST LIVING GRADUATE
Joseph/ ALL THIS INTAMCY (Jen/Frannie, 20's)
Kaufman/ GROSS INDECENCY (Wilde-30's/various prosecutors 30's, 40's, trial scenes)
Kava/ THE EARLY GIRL (Lily/Jean)
Kramer, L./ THE NORMAL HEART
Kramer, S./ SPEAK NOW (Harold/Casey)
Kesselman/ MY SISTER IN THIS HOUSE (Christine/Leah)
Kesselring/ ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (Mortimer/Elaine, 20's)
Kessler/ ORPHANS (Philip/Treat-20s/Harold-40's, 2p, 3p, many scenes)
Kosh/ TEMPTATION
LaBute/ FAT PIG (Helen/Tom/Carter/Jeannie--20's, 30's, 2p, 3p, many scenes)
LaBute/ THE MERCY SEAT (Abby 40's/Ben 30's, many scenes)
LaBute/ THE SHAPE OF THINGS (Adam/Evelyn/Jenny/Phillip--20's, 2p, 3p, many scenes)
LaBute/ THIS IS HOW IT GOES (Man/Woman/Cody-30's, 2p, many scenes)
Lerner and Loewe/ MY FAIR LADY (Higgins-30's/Eliza-20, many scenes)
Lindsay-Abaire/ WONDER OF THE WORLD (Kip/Cass)
Lonergan/ THIS IS OUR YOUTH (Dennis-21/Warren-19/Jessica-19, many scenes and
combos)
Lorca/ THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA
Luce/ THE WOMEN (w/w, 20's, 30's, many scenes; vital and young, these are not old women)
MacLeod/ SCHOOL GIRL FIGURE (Patty/Renee)
Mamet/ AMERICAN BUFFALO (Donnie/Bobby/Teach, fast-paced, street-wise)
Mamet/ FOUR A.M. (Interviewer/Caller-any age, M or F)
Mamet/ PINT'S A POUND THE WORLD ROUND (2M, young-middle age)
Mamet/ OLEANNA (Carol-20's/John 40's, highly stylized dialogue, many scenes)
Manhoff/ THE OWL AND THE PUSSYCAT (Felix/Doris)
Margulies/DINNER WITH FRIENDS (Gabe/Karen/Beth/Tom-40s), 2p, 3p, 4p, many scenes)
Marber/ CLOSER (Alice/Dan/Larry/Anna-20's, 30's, 2p, 3p, m/w, w/w, many scenes, strong
adult situations)
Mathison/ E.T.-THE EXTRATERRESTRIAL (Elliot-boy/Michael-young teen)
Melfi/ BIRDBATH (Velma/Frankie)
Miller/ ALL MY SONS (Ann/Sue)
Miller/ A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE (Rodolpho/Catharine)
Miller/ DEATH OF A SALESMAN (Biff/Happy; Biff/Willy; Biff/Happy/Linda; Willy/Bernard)
Miller/ PLAYING FOR TIME (Fania/Alma)
Miller/ THE AMERICAN CLOCK (Lee-late 20's/Edie-late 20's)
Miller/ THE CRUCIBLE (Proctor/Elizabeth; Proctor/Abigail)
Morales/ GALAXY VIDEO (m/m, m/f--teens, 20's; many fast & short scenes, offbeat comedy)
Murray-Smith/ HONOUR (Claudia/Sophie)
Nash/ THE RAINMAKER
Norman/ GETTING OUT (Arlene/Ruby-young women)
Nigro/ SEASCAPE WITH SHARKS AND DANCER (Ben/Tracy, 20's, quirky, dark love tale)
Odets/ WAITING FOR LEFTY (m/m, m/f, good group scenes, 20's, 30's)
Odets/ GOLDEN BOY (Joe/Lorna, 20's)
Odets/ ROCKET TO THE MOON (Stark/Belle, Stark/Cleo, m/f, late 20's, 30's, various others)
O'Neill/ LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT (Edmund/Jamie)
Pendleton/ORSON'S SHADOW (Ken/Orson--30's,40's)
Pinero/ SHORT EYES
Pintauro/ REX (Eric 30's/Jenn 30's)
Pinter/ THE DUMB WAITER (Gus/Ben, 20's, 30's)
Rabe/ GOOSE AND TOMTOM (Goose/Tomtom)
Rabe/ HURLYBURLY (Eddie/Darlene)
Rabe/ THOSE THE RIVER KEEPS (Phil/Susie)
Rebeck/ SPIKE HEELS (Edward 20's/Andrew 20's)
Rebeck/ THE BUTTERFLY COLLECTION
Rilke/ NINE PLAYS
Roos and Waldman/LOVE AND OTHER IMPOSSIBLE PURSUITS (Scripts only available
via Larry; Jack 6/Emilia 30's
Sargent/ UNFAITHFUL (Scripts only available via Larry;Connie-30's/Edward-40's/Paul-28; 2p,
m/w, various scenes)
Shaffer/ EQUUS
Shaffer/ AMADEUS (Wolfgang/Costanze)
Shanley/ DANNY AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA
Shanley/ THE DREAMER EXAMINES HIS PILLOW (Tommy/Donna)
Shanley/ THE RED COAT (Mary/John) PNAO
Shepard/ FOOL FOR LOVE (Eddie/May, 20s. 30's)
Shepard/ TRUE WEST (Lee/Austin)
Sherman/ BEAU JEST (Sarah/Bob)
Shue/ THE FOREIGNER
Silver/ PTERODACTYLS/ (Emma/Tommy, 20's)
Simon/ BAREFOOT IN THE PARK (Paul and Corie, 20s)
Simon/ CHAPTER TWO (George/Leo/Jennie/Faye, 30s-40's; many scenes)
Simon/ PROPOSALS (Josie/Kenny)
Simon/ THE ODD COUPLE (Felix/Oscar); see also 2-woman version
Slade/ ROMANTIC COMEDY (Phoebe/Jason)
Son/STOP KISS (Callie/Sara, 20's, 30's, various scenes; Callie/Detective Cole-30's,40's; Mrs.
Winsley 40's, 50's/Det. Cole; also scenes with Peter and George 20', 30's)
Steinbeck/ OF MICE AND MEN
St. Germain/ OUT OF GAS ON LOVERS LEAP (Grouper-late teens/Myst-late teens)
Stoppard/ ARCADIA (Tomasina, teens/Septimus, 20's)
Taylor and Bologna/ LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS (Wilma/Johnny)
Taylor and Bologna/ BEDROOMS
Thomas/ A MOON TO DANCE BY (Scripts only available via Larry; Freida-59/Monty-
39/Angelo 40's, 2p, 3p, m/w, m/m, various scenes)
Tolan/ STAY CARL STAY (C.L./Dr.Weiss)
Rudnik/ VALHALLA (Ludwig/Sophie)
Vogel/ HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE (Li'l Bit, 17/Peck, 40; various scenes)
Wade/ KEY EXCHANGE (Lisa-20's/Philip-20's)
Wasserstein/ ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? (Janie/Harriet)
Watson and Gallagher/ FINAL PLACEMENT (Mary/Luellen)
Weller/ MOONCHILDREN
Weller/ SPLIT
Wilde/ THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Jack 20s/Algernon 20s; Gwendolyn 20's/
Cecily 20s)
Wilder/ THE MATCHMAKER (Cornelius 20s/Barnaby 20's)
Williams/ CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF (Maggie/Brick-- late 20's-30's)
Williams/ HELLO FROM BERTHA (Bertha/Goldie)
Williams/ SUMMER AND SMOKE (Alma/John)
Williams/ THE ROSE TATTOO (Rosa/Jack)
Williams/ VIEUX CARRE' (Jane/Tye)
Wilson/ THE PIANO LESSON (Lymon late 20's/Berniece 30s; also Boy Willie/Doaker)
Two Women Scenes:
A COUPLA WHITE CHICKS SITTING AROUND TALKING by John Ford Noonan
A DELICATE BALANCE by Edward Albee
AGNES OF GOD by John Pielmeier
ALBUM by David Rimmer
ALL MY SONS by Arthur Miller
ALL THIS INTIMACY by Ragiv Joseph
CLOSER by Patrick Marber
CRIMES OF THE HEART by Beth Henley
EASTERN STANDARD by Richard Greenberg
EVERYBODY LOVES OPAL by John Patrick
EVERYTHING IN THE GARDEN by Edward Albee
FINAL PLACEMENT by Ana Watson and Mary Gallagher
FRIED GREEN TOMATOES by Fannie Flagg
GETTING OUT by Marsha Norman
HEDDA GABLER by Henrik Ibsen
HELLO FROM BERTHA by Tennessee Willaims
HONOUR by Joanna Murray-Smith
ISN'T IT ROMANTIC? by Wendy Wasserstein
JOINED AT THE HEAD by Catharine Butterfield
LAUNDRY AND BOURBON by James McLure
LUNCH HOUR by Jean Kerr
MY CUP RUNNETH OVER by Robert Patrick
MY SISTER EILEEN by Joseph A. Fields and Jerome Chodorov
MY SISTER IN THIS HOUSE by Wendy Kesselman
ON GOLDEN POND by Ernest Thompson
ONCE A CATHOLIC by Mary O'Malley
PIZZA MAN by Darlene Craviotto
PLAYING FOR TIME by Arthur Miller
PROOF by David Auburn
SPIKE HEELS by Theresa Rebeck
STOP KISS by Diana Son
TABLE MANNERS (from THE NORMAN CONQUESTS) by Alan Ayckbourn
TEACH ME HOW TO CRY by Patricia Joudry
THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by Lillian Hellman
THE CRUCIBLE by Arthur Miller
THE EARLY GIRL by Caroline Kava
THE FACULTY LOUNGE by Michael Schulman
THE GINGERBREAD LADY by Neil Simon
THE GREAT NEBULA IN ORION by Lanford Wilson
THE HOUSE OF BERNARDA ALBA by Federico Garcia Lorca
THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST by Oscar Wilde
THE WOMEN by Claire Booth Luce
TOP GIRLS by Caryl Churchill
UNCOMMON WOMEN AND OTHERS by Wendy Wasserstein
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list will give you
ideas.
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| More scenes from David Hare's THE BLUE ROOM * The Girl (Irene) (Scene I & X) * The Cab Driver (Fred) (Scene I & II) * The Au Pair (Marie) (Scene II & III) * The Student (Anton) (Scene III & IV) * The Married Woman (Emma) (Scene IV & V) * The Politician (Charles)(Scene V & VI) * The Model (Kelly) (Scene VI & VII) * The Playwright (Robert) (Scene VII & VIII) * The Actress (Scene VIII & IX) * The Aristocrat (Malcolm) (Scene IX & X) |
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