This site is devoted to monologues written by Eric Bogosian featured in theatrical productions between 1980 and 2006. Eric Bogosian originally performed these monologues as segments of Off-Broadway solos directed by Jo Bonney. In 2013, he asked friends if they would each take on a monologue to video. A new monologue from the collection “100 (monologues)” published by Theater Communications Group will be posted weekly.
THANKS TO LABYRINTH THEATER
and
SPECIAL THANKS TO RUTH AND STEVE HENDEL FOR THEIR GENEROUS SUPPORT OF
THIS PROJECT
CREATED BY
Eric Bogosian and Travis Bogosian
DIRECTOR
Eric Bogosian
AD
Travis Bogosian
LINE PRODUCERS
Andrea Ciannavei, Laura Luckenbaugh
DP and FIRST CAM
Shawn Sagady, Cory Zapatka, Mike Latino, Neo Sora, Albert Tholen, Jih-E Peng
SECOND CAM
Cory Zapatka, Peter Garafalo, Ted Schaefer, Alyssa Migliori, Ellie Gravitte
SOUND RECORDING
A.M. Zick, Jerry Stein, Allistair Johnson
SOUND DESIGN
A.M. Zick
GRIP
Zaid Aftisse, Dennis Kozee, Jessica Papayiannis
PAs
Morris Katz, Esther Park, Gabriella Ansah, John Racioppo, Ava Langford
SET PHOTOGRAPHER
Monique Carboni
MAKE-UP
Sarah Wood, Anna Carolina Affonso, Krista Dresbach, Nichole Zuravleff
EDIT
Travis Bogosian, Cory Zapatka, Albert Tholen
RED LINE STUDIO PERSONEL
Matt Pellowski, Anastasia Konstantinou, Krista Garramone, and Neil Stephens
CREATIVE STRATEGIST
Dipti Bramhandkar
DIGITAL MARKETING MANAGER
Esther Park
WEBSITE PROGRAMMING AND DESIGN
Travis Bogosian, Mark Melnick
WEB LIBRARIAN
Maria Alegre
Mimi O’Donnell, Danny Feldman, Robert Sherrill, Joe Basile and LAByrinth Theater for their time and energy.
We owe a huge thank you to all of the people who contributed to our Kickstarter campaign. Without all of you we wouldn't have been able to continue releasing these videos at no cost. Listed below is everyone who made this possible.
Evan Altman | Kathryn Babayan | Simon Barber | Linda Bass | Brian Belovitch | Debbie Bisno | Peter Blauner | Darren Boghosian | David Bogosian | Ted Bogosian | Laurie Bowman | Jennifer Boyle | David Brown | Jack Carpenter | Mary Casady | Perry Chen | Charles Clough | Edwin Cohen | Lucy Collins | Kathryn Cusack | Stacey Demar | Joe Dizney | Melissa Dougherty | Susan Douglass | Joanna Edgett | Chava Ehrlich | Kimberly Gary | Nancy Gates | Terry George | Emily Gerson Saines | Roselee Goldberg | Mark Griffin | Erika Hampson | Marg Helgenberger | Jenny Hill | Nora Hovsepian | Christine Hunsicker | Robert I Levine | Jason Ilgenfritz | Douglas J Sloan | Caryn Johnson | Ruhama Karp | Sylvia Kruizenga | Paul Kurta | Neil LaBute | James Langford | Ava Langford | Christine Lemme | Kathleen Lingo | Karl Lugmeier | Charla Mair | Mike Makowsky | Laura Manzanilla | John Markus | Elliott Masie | Julie Merberg | Sep Moshki | Jeff Newelt | Susan Ng | Lynn Nottage | Don P | Esther Park | Vahak Paul Janbazian | Elaine Pierce | Jeffrey Richards | Brian Roff | Charlotte Rosenberg | Jeffrey Ross | Kimberly Ryan | Alvaro Saar Rios | John Sabat | Judith Saryan | Larry Scheingold | George Schmalz | Chris Schmidt | S. Seitu | Cindy Sherman | Donato Sinicco, III | Sophia Skiles | Jerry Stahl | Robin Tashjian | Willard Taylor | Diana Tenery-Ascher | Jennifer Tilly | James Tracey | Brent Watson | Ingrid Weber | Vicki Wegweiser | Tanya Weiman | Courtney Wetzel | Karl Wieser | Helene Winer | Jason Woolley | The World of Faeries | Stuart Zicherman | Frederick Zollo | Carol | Xomr | Michelle
All monologues are copyrighted, all rights reserved. Performance rights are available through Sam French and Dramatists Play Service or contact George Lane at Creative Artists Agency, NYC.
This website and the videos found here were produced under the auspices of SAG-AFTRA. 100 Monologues LLC is a SAG-AFTRA signatory and abides by its rules.
MEN INSIDE - Franklin Furnace 1981, The New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater, New York City, 1982. Jo Bonney, director.
VOICES OF AMERICA - Corps de Garde, Groningen, Holland, 1982. Jo Bonney, director.
MEN IN DARK TIMES - The Kitchen, New York City, 1982.
ADVOCATE - Artists Space, New York City, 1982.
FUNHOUSE – New York Shakespeare Festival moved to Actor’s Playhouse, New York City, 1983; Matrix Theater, Los Angeles, 1985. Jo Bonney, director.
DRINKING IN AMERICA – Institute for Contemporary Art, Boston; Performance Space 122, New York; The Institute for Contemporary Art, London and the American Place Theater, New York City, (Wynn Handman, director), 1985-1986.
TALK RADIO – New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, 1987. Frederick Zollo, director. Longacre Theater, New York City, 2007. Robert Falls, director.
SEX, DRUGS, ROCK & ROLL – Orpheum Theater, New York City, 1991. Jo Bonney, director.
NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND – Museum of Modern Art, New York City, 1993. Performance Space 122 (with Jonathan Ames), New York City, 1994.
POUNDING NAILS IN THE FLOOR WITH MY FOREHEAD – Minetta Lane Theater, New York City, 1994. Jo Bonney, director.
THIRTY-ONE EJACULATIONS, 1996. Internet post.
WAKE UP AND SMELL THE COFFEE - Jane Street Theater, New York City, 2000. Jo Bonney, director.
THIS IS NOW! - (with Elliott Sharp) Merkin Concert Hall, New York City, 2006.
ORPHANS
These monologues were performed sporadically as part of shows before final sequences were set for New York City opening.
Though Jo Bonney directed all but one of the solos, there have been various films and videos of the performances. Directors listed below directed the film following Jo Bonney’s direction.
“funHouse” - Filmed live at the Matrix Theater, LA, 1986. Director: Lewis MacAdams.
“Drinking in America” -“Alive From Off-Center, PBS, 1986. Director: Howard Silver.
“Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” - Filmed live at the Wilbur Theater, Boston, 1991. Director: John McNaugton.
“American Vanity” – Available only as bootleg. 1993 Director: Robert Longo.
“Confessions of a Porn Star” – Available only as bootleg. 1994. Director: Rob Klug.
“Wake Up and Smell the Coffee” – Filmed live at the Jane Street Theater, New York City, 2001. Director: Michael Rauch. Available online.
“Live in London” – Recorded live at the ICA, London, 1980. Neutral Records.
“Blood on the Canvas” (with Frank Zappa) – Recorded at Frank’s studio, Hollywood, 1986. Online only.
“Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll” – 1991. SBK Records. Out of print.
“Pounding Nails in the Floor with My Forehead” – Recorded live at The Knitting Factory. Blackbird Records, 1994.