Playwriting/Literary Resume:
Glenn Alterman

PUBLISHED WORKS

BOOKS OF ORIGINAL MONOLOGUES

SIXTY SECONDS TO SHINE: 101 Original Monologues

• 101 one new and original one-minute Alterman monologues written for actors

STREET TALK - Original Character Monologues for Actors

• 50 original monologues from Alterman plays including: God in Bed, Tourists of the Mindfield, Kiss Me When It's Over, and Dirty Prayers

• #1 best selling book of original monologues in the country (1992-93) Smith and Kraus, publisher

•  "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Fireside Theater Division), multiple printings

UPTOWN

• 50 original Alterman monologues, Smith and Kraus, publisher

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Fireside Theater Division)

TWO MINUTES AND UNDER

• 70 original Alterman monologues, Smith and Kraus, publisher

• #1 best selling book of original monologues (1993-94)

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Fireside Theater Division), multiple printings

TWO MINUTE MONOLOGS

• 50 original Alterman monologues, Meriwether, publisher

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen), 2nd printing

TWO MINUTES AND UNDER VOLUME 2

• 59 original Alterman monologues, Smith and Kraus, publishers

THE PERFECT AUDITION MONOLOGUE

• From Smith and Kraus Publishers

• Information on finding just the right new material for Equity principal theater auditions, agent office auditions, casting director auditions, and even film auditions

• Honored by the prestigious New York National Arts Council in an evening of readings from the book by contributors and a formal dinner.

TWO MINUTES AND UNDER VOLUME 3

• Over 60 new, original Alterman monologues, Smith and Kraus, publishers - NEW!

BOOKS ON SHOW BUSINESS

THE JOB BOOK - 100 Acting Jobs for Actors

• A listing/description of jobs where actors can use their acting skills, Smith and Kraus, publisher

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen Division), 3rd printing

THE JOB BOOK II  - 100 Day Jobs for Actors

• A listing/description of day jobs for actors, Smith and Kraus, publisher

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen Division)

WHAT TO GET YOUR AGENT FOR CHRISTMAS - 100 Other Helpful Hints for The Working Actor

• A tongue-in-cheek book of suggestions and ideas for actors, Smith and Kraus, publisher

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen Division)

PROMOTING YOUR ACTING CAREER

• Ways to propel an acting career forward.  Includes 55 in-depth interviews.  Allworth Press, publisher (1999)

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen Division), 2nd printing

CREATING YOUR OWN MONOLOGUE

• How to create and develop solo material.  Includes 20 in-depth interviews.  Allworth Press, publishers (1999)

• "Featured Selection" Doubleday Book Club (Stage and Screen Division)

THE PERFECT AUDITION MONOLOGUE

• An instructional monologue audition book for actors.  Includes interviews with talent agents, casting directors and directors.  Publication - Winter, 2004, Smith and Kraus, publisher

PROMOTING YOUR ACTING CAREER - 2nd Edition

• Completely revised and updated 2nd Edition from Allworth Press.  Includes the most up to the minute information for actors with several new chapters.

AN ACTOR'S GUIDE - MAKING IT IN NEW YORK CITY

• Everything a working actor needs to know before arriving in New York City.  Includes dozens of interviews with talent agents and casting directors.  Smith and Kraus, publishers

OTHER THEATRICAL MATERIAL

COULDA, WOULDA, SHOULDA

• Award-winning play published in The Three Genres (college text book), Prentice Hall, publisher, 6th and 7th Editions

EDNA

• Monologue from play "Spilt Milk," included in The Best Women's Monologues of 1992

COMMISSIONED WORKS

HEARTSTRINGS

• Commissioned by D.I.F.F.A. (Design Industries Foundation for AIDS)

• Completed the book for the musical that toured the country (35 cities), cast of 30, including Michelle Pfeiffer, Ron Silver, Christopher Reeve, Susan Sarandon, and Marlo Thomas

PLAYWRITING COMPETITIONS

THE SEALING OF CEIL

• WINNER- Arts and Letters Award in Drama (including publication of the play and a full production)

LIKE FAMILY

• Competition Selection -- Pittsburgh New Works Festival

THE DANGER OF STRANGERS

• HONORABLE MENTION - Deep South Writers Conference

• FINALIST - Pittsburgh Rep., Act 1 Playwrights (Showtime), George R. Kernodle Playwriting Competition

• FINALIST - Key West Theater Festival

GOIN' ROUND ON ROCK SOLID GROUND

• FINALIST - Actor's Theater of Louisville

PRODUCTIONS

FILM OPTIONS

LIKE FAMILY (screen rights only)

• Red Eye Pictures (wrote screenplay based on Alterman play)

THE PECKING ORDER

• Red Eye Productions (wrote screenplay based on Alterman play)

SCRIPT DOCTOR

PAVILION OF MELANCHOLY

• DEA Film Titani / Company (Stuttgart, Germany) Albanian

TEACHING / MASTER CLASSES

• The Governors School for the Arts (Old Dominion University)

• Edward Albee Theater Conference, Valdez, Alaska

• The School for Film and Television

• Southampton College

• Western Connecticut State College

• Star Map School of Acting

• The Dramatists Guild

• The Learning Annex

• The Seminar Center

• The Screen Actors Guild

• Boston Public Schools

• Talent Cast NYC

TRAINING & AFFILIATIONS

• Circle Rep Theater Company

• Alice's 4th Floor

• Circle East Theater Company

• Emerging Artists Theater Company

• 42nd Street Workshop

• Dramatists Guild

• Author's Guild