Overview

Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process for actors. Jean Marlow has brought together 50 selections, the majority of which have never appeared in an audition book before. The pieces, which include modern and classical, have been selected because most of them require or can be performed in a particular accent. Examples of the range of parts included are American, Asian, Jamaican, Irish, South African, Italian, Scottish, Welsh, Newcastle and Yorkshire, covering all ages. Actors can find a speech to suit their particular voice or can show their range by selecting a speech with a contrasting accent. There is an introductory section showing how to prepare and give your best performance at an audition. In addition there are comments from directors giving their advice on how to audition successfully.

Full Product Details

Author:   Jean Marlow
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Methuen Drama
Dimensions:   Width: 13.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.40cm
Weight:   0.186kg
ISBN:  

9780713669794

ISBN 10:   0713669799
Pages:   144
Publication Date:   31 March 2004
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  
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Table of Contents

* Preface * About Auditioning * What auditioners look for: Rumu Sen Gupta, Don Taylor, Sophie Marshall, Gillian Diamond, Gerry O'Hara, Richard Callanan, Allan Foenander, Peter Aldersley * Audition speeches: Blood Relations, Sharon Pollock Boesman and Lena, Athol Fugard Breezeblock Park, Willy Russell The Cherry Orchard, Anton Chekhov The Country Wife, William Wycherley Cymbeline, William Shakespeare Daughters of Venice, Don Taylor Dead Dad Dog, John McKay Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller The Devil's Disciple, George Bernard Shaw Diff'rent, Eugene O'Neill A Doll's House, Henrik Ibsen An Echo in the Bone, Dennis Scott An Echo in the Bone, Dennis Scott Five Finger Exercise, Peter Shaffer Ghosts, Henrik Ibsen Good Morning Miss Millie, Aldwyn Bully Happy Jack, John Godber Hello and Goodbye, Athol Fugard Hindle Wakes, Stanley Houghton Hippolytus, Euripides Kennedy's Children, Robert Patrick King John, William Shakespeare Long Day's Journey into Night, Eugene O'Neill Luther, John Osborne A Map of the World, David Hare A Map of the World, David Hare A Map of the World, David Hare Master Harold and the Boys, Athol Fugard Master Harold and the Boys, Athol Fugard The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare Night and Day, Tom Stoppard Night and Day, Tom Stoppard Night Must Fall, Emlyn Williams Nil Carborundum, Henry Livings Once a Catholic, Mary O'Malley Once a Catholic, Mary O'Malley Orpheus Descending, Tennessee Williams Philadelphia, Here I Come! Brian Friel The Playboy of the Western World, JM Synge A Prayer for My Daughter, Thomas Babe Retreat from Moscow, Don Taylor The Rivals, Richard Brinsley Sheridan Ross, Terence Rattigan Rutherford and Son, Githa Sowerby Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Frank McGuinness Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, Frank McGuinness Sweet Bird of Youth, Tennessee Williams Titus Andronicus, William Shakespeare * Useful Addresses * Copyright Holders

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Author Information

Jean Marlow, with her co-director Eamonn Jones, has run The Actors' Theatre School in London for several years and is an experienced actress and teacher. All the selections in this book have been tried and tested by her students.

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