Theatre Audition Book 2
Playing monologues from contemporary, modern, period, Shakespearean, and classical plays
- Editore:
Meriwether Publishing
- EAN:
9781566081658
- ISBN:
1566081653
- Pagine:
- 256
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
Descrizione Theatre Audition Book 2
This sequel to the popular The Theatre Audition Book features more than 130 monologues from classical, Shakespeare, period, modern, and contemporary plays and a new chapter on musical theatre and the medium, including commercial and film auditions. The monologues - some taken from non-dramatic sources like novels and poems - are organized by historical times and provide an overview of acting styles and audition expectations for playing each time period. The collection features well-known playwrights including Ntozake Shange, Athol Fugard, Christopher Durang, John Patrick Shanley, Edward Albee. August Wilson, Beth Henley, Terrence McNally, and Paula Vogel - and a number of exciting new writers who have contributed original monologues written especially for classroom study and performance. There are also a number of original duologues and musical monologues from standard classics - The Man of La Mancha, Big River, and You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown.