Following on his successful Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women, Simon Dunmore presents even more underappreciated speeches that will make a classical audition sound fresh.
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This review is from: More Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback)) (Paperback)
Like its counterpart, "Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women", this book is an excellent resource for the actress. It provides unconventional monologues that, while not as well-known as Juliet's balcony or Viola's ring scene, are Shakespearean gems and are sure to spark the interest of the director. There are good choices for older actresses, as well as some teen/twenties pieces that break the ingenue mold or put a different spin on the stereotypes. Also included are good, solid tips on auditioning for and acting in Shakespeare. This is a wonderfully useful book.
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Again, a wonderful guide to offbeat Shakespeare,
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This review is from: More Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women (Theatre Arts (Routledge Paperback)) (Paperback)
This book is attractive, sturdy and is formatted well. That being said, the content is equally stellar. The author knows a lot about each piece, and provides the background you need to make the character come alive at an audition, or just in your mind for reading. There are footnotes to the language that are useful, and the speeches themselves are constructed nicely and are good choices for any level of Shakespeare performer. MY only complaint, which isn't that important, is that the characters are not studied with as much depth as you would like if you were reading this book for literary pleasure. But it does give this book as an actors guide a sense of poetic freedom and freedom of creativity. Also good is the previous volume "Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women." Don't expect Juliet scenes or Beatrice monologues--- the "alternative" characters and speeches of Shakespeare get their 15 minutes! Recommended for anyone who has every wanted to be a Shakespeare "snob" at auditions and freshen up your Bard inventory. :O)
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The Countess of Rossillion is the mother of Bertram and Helena is her ward. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, King John, Octavius Caesar, Duke of Athens, Herod of Jewry, Queen of the Amazons, City of London, Duke of Milan, King Richard, Pericles Act, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Egypt, The Two Noble Kinsmen Act, Titus Andronicus Act New!
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The Countess of Rossillion is the mother of Bertram and Helena is her ward. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, King John, Octavius Caesar, Duke of Athens, Herod of Jewry, Queen of the Amazons, City of London, Duke of Milan, King Richard, Pericles Act, Queen Elizabeth, Queen of Egypt, The Two Noble Kinsmen Act, Titus Andronicus Act New!
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- The Two Noble Kinsmen (Oxford World's Classics) by William Shakespeare in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and page 72
- The Merchant of Venice (Saddleback Classics) by Emily Hutchinson in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Merchant of Venice (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- The Merchant Of Venice by William Shakespeare in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Twelfth Night (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
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