Introduction: approaching the monologue --
Etiquette for scene study, rehearsal, and beyond --
Tabletop / Rob Ackerman --
Tabletop / Rob Ackerman --
Carol Mulroney / Stephen Belber --
Carol Mulroney / Stephen Belber --
Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock --
Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock --
The pride / Alexi Kaye Campbell --
99 histories / Julia Cho --
The language archive / Julia Cho --
The language archive / Julia Cho --
Living room in Africa / Bathsheba Doran --
Asuncion / Jesse Eisenberg --
Next fall / Geoffrey Nauffts --
Crumbs from the table of joy / Lynn Nottage --
Late: a cowboy song / Sarah Ruhl --
The lyons / Nicky Silver --
Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber --
Where we're born / Lucy Thurber --
Swimming in the shallows / Adam Bock --
The pride / Alexi Kaye Campbell --
Jericho / Jack Canfora --
99 histories / Julia Cho --
The language archive / Julia Cho --
The language archive / Julia Cho --
Detroit / Lisa D'Amour --
Detroit / Lisa D'Amour --
Detroit / Lisa D'Amour --
Living room in Africa / Bathsheba Doran --
Asuncion / Jesse Eisenberg --
Milk like sugar / Kirsten Greenidge --
Collected stories / Donald Margulies --
Next fall / Geoffrey Nauffts --
Crumbs from the table of joy / Lynn Nottage --
Intellectuals / Scott C. Sickles --
Perfect pie / Judith Thompson --
Perfect pie / Judith Thompson --
Perfect pie / Judith Thompson --
Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber --
Killers and other family / Lucy Thurber --
Beside myself / Jennifer Wynne Webber --
Play sources and acknowledgments.