The Contemporary Monologue: Men

Michael Earley is Chief Producer of Plays for BBC Radio Drama and Senior Editor-at-Large for Methuen Drama. A former Chairman of the Theatre Studies Program at Yale, he has also taught dramatic literature, acting and playwrighting at the Julliard School, New York University, and Smith College. Philippa Keil is a writer and translator. She holds an MFA from the Yale school of Drama, and has worked professionally in London at the Orange Tree Theatre.

1 Notes to the Actor; 2. Angels in America Tony Kushner; 3. Assassins Stephen Sondheim and John Weidman; 4. Babies Johathan Harvey; 5. Belfry Billy Roche; 6. Berlin Bertie Howard Brenton; 7. Boy with Beer Paul Boakye; 8. Boys' Life Howard Korder; 9. Burn This Lanford Wilson; 10. Cigarettes and Chocolate Anthony Minghella; 11. Dancing Attendance Lucy Gannon; 12. Death and the Maiden Ariel Dorfman; 13. Dog Steven Berkoff; 14. Etta Jenks Marlane Meyer; 15. The Fastest Clock in the Universe Philip Ridley; 16. Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune Terrence McNally; 17. The Gigli Concert Tom Murphy; 18. Hard Feelings Doug Lucie; 19. Imagine Drowning Terry Johnson; 20. La Bete David Hirson; 21. The Last Yankee Arthur Miller; 22. Laughing Wild Christopher Durang; 23. Molly Sweeney Brian Friel; 24. Moonlight Harold Pinter; 25. The Normal Heart Larry Kramer; 26. Oleanna David Mamet; 27. The Pitchfork Disney Philip Ridley; 28. Playing by the Rules Rod Dungate; 29. Progress Doug Lucie; 31. Search and Destroy Howard Korder; 31 0. Serious Money Caryl Churchill; 32. Six Degrees of Separation John Guare; 33. Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Frank McGuinness; 34. Speed-the-Plow David Mamet; 35. States of Shock Sam Shepard; 36. Talking Heads Alan Bennett; 37. Three Hotels Jon Robin Baitz; 38. To Jim Cartwright; 39. Two Shakespearean Actors Richard Nelson; 40. A Wholly Healthy Glasgow Iain Heggie; 41. The Woman Who Cooked her Husband Debbie Isitt; 42. Women Laughing Michael Wall; 43. Your Home in the West Rod Wooden.