Monologues That Matter

About the Book

Are you tired of hunting for quality monologues for exams, competitions, or auditions? Are you bored of playing the same old characters? Look no further than this book. A dynamic collection of original, stand-alone monologues written by artistic director, young actors’ agent, and arts educationalist Pamela Cassells-Totton. Pamela’s wealth of experience in performing arts education led her to write this diverse repertoire of monologues in order to offer her students material which would challenge and inspire them as well as showcase their skills as young artists. The characters within this collection are multidimensional and diverse; some of the monologues have been handpicked from acclaimed, verbatim plays devised for theatre in education projects; others are stand-alone and tried and tested pieces which young actors have enjoyed playing for decades.

About the Author

Pamela Cassells-Totton is a trailblazing entrepreneur, Artistic Director, Actor’s Agent and Writer. Pamela has spent her career transforming Performing Arts education and its impact on the young people, over the past fifteen years. As Artistic Director of PCSP, Pamela has worked to establish a multi award-winning school of Performing Arts, operating in multiple branches, welcoming hundreds of students through its doors weekly. Pamela trained as an actor at Belfast Institute for Higher Education and as a Dancer through the Royal Academy of Dance and British Theatre. Pamela’s mission as a writer is to provide a platform for young voices to be heard, while shining an honest light on the serious issues facing young people today. Past collaborations have involved the Children’s Commissioner, the Department of Education, the Police Force of Northern Ireland as well as multiple charitable organisations to produce critically acclaimed, award-winning productions The Current, Carousel, 24, Two Sides of the Same Coin, which toured multiple theatres reaching hundreds of young audience members. Where leaders today shy away from the issues on the streets, Pamela works tirelessly to face them head on. Many of the monologues within this collection have been handpicked from work developed through this mission.