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Talking With...

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  11f

Winner! 1982 American Theatre Critics Association Award, Best Regional Play

"A dramatist with an original voice... [and] gladsome humor." - The New York Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11f
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1982 American Theatre Critics Association Award, Best Regional Play

Details

Summary
These extraordinary monologues received a standing ovation at Louisville's Actors Theatre. Idiosyncratic characters amuse, move and frighten, always speaking from the depths of their souls. They include a baton twirler, a fundamentalist snake handler, an ex rodeo rider and an actress willing to go to any length to get a job.

    Media

    "A dramatist with an original voice... [and] gladsome humor." - The New York Times

    "With Jane Martin, the monologue has taken on a new poetic form, intensive in its method and revelatory in its impact." - Philadelphia Inquirer

    Licensing & Materials

    • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance
      £30 per play individually
      Plus VAT when applicable

    Authors

    Jane Martin

    Jane Martin

    Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1982, Talking With has be ...
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