{"product_id":"scorpion-tales-siobhan-colman-9780648400226","title":"Scorpion Tales: A Collection of Stinging Monologues","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe monologues in this volume are designed to be performed in intimate venues and classrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll but one (Mary) are completely self contained and require minimum staging. They are adaptable to any environment and can be performed anywhere. That is the purpose of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey are particularly suited to both the HSC Drama and English syllabuses (NSW) and are intended to be used in the classroom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut they are disturbing. They are meant to be unsettling. They are meant to make us think.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI encourage actors to interpret them as they wish and to find their own ways of staging them. For this reason I have kept settings and stage directions to a minimum. Adapt them. Play with them. They are stepping stones to creating something new.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo address the imbalance of opportunities for women in Theatre, most pieces are written for women. Most are contemporary, or seem it. One is biographical in nature and designed to give a new perspective on a woman remembered for her infamy (Miss Brown).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAsk yourself if the story of Mary is familiar? Does it resonate in our current political climate?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWould you kill your spouse? If they begged you to end their suffering and preserve their dignity?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere is Harry? Why won't he come out of his room? And Jimmy Gill? What happened to him?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Siobhan Colman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0648400220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780648400226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Normoyle and Cogan Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.33d","brand":"Siobhan Colman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47473866277119,"sku":"9780648400226","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_06ec9b19-c4f4-442e-9b53-f983ef6332b3.jpg?v=1762313417","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scorpion-tales-siobhan-colman-9780648400226","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}