The Ultimate Audition Book: 222 Monologues 2 Minutes and Under (Monologue Audition Series) (Paperback)

~ Jocelyn A. Beard (Editor), John Capecci (Editor), Laurie Walker (Editor), Irene Ziegler (Editor), Irene Ziegler Aston (Editor)

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Amazon.com Review

The Ultimate Audition Book is not fancy, but it's just what the working (and aspiring) actor is looking for: a treasury of well-chosen, short monologues from many time periods and sensibilities that enable an auditioner to make a positive impression fast. What could be better? Jocelyn Beard draws on a variety of writers, including Aphra Behn, David Mamet, George Bernard Shaw, Anton Chekhov, and Samuel Beckett, with enough surprises such as Suzan-Lori Parks and Jose Echegaray thrown in to make the selections flexible for today's growing multicultural arena. The monologues are organized by century, which is perhaps not the first thing an actor considers, but there is ample material in the mix of male/female, comic/dramatic, classic/contemporary, and romantic/political roles.

From Library Journal

This latest entry in the publisher's popular monolog series contains choice selections from mostly major dramatic works for brief auditions. Written from the 15th through the late 20th century, these excerpts derive from some of the world's great dramatists, including Moliere, Mercy Warren, Oscar Wilde, Eugene O'Neill, Christopher Durang, and Harold Pinter. The book is divided between women's and men's monologs, and each work is prefaced by a very brief contextual paragraph. Auditioning actors should find this a valuable resource. Recommended for theater arts collections in high school, academic, and public libraries.?Howard E. Miller, St. Louis Science Ctr.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 258 pages
• Publisher: Smith & Kraus; 1 edition (August 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1575250667
• ISBN-13: 978-1575250663
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #116,884 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Monologues not well-chosen, July 20, 2005

By	Not-So-Gentle Reader (California) - See all my reviews

This book was a real disappointment. I am not sure if the editor was lazy or used whatever source material was the cheapest or what. Out of 100+ selection for men, maybe 3 or 4 were at all useful. There are much, MUCH better monologue anthologies out there - pass on this one and keep looking!

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars helpful....., July 9, 2005

By	actingangel2009 - See all my reviews

i would think this book would be for 25+or so actors...i looked through all the monologues and as a teenager, i didn't find a lot of them very interesting or appealing. this book is definetely not a book for beginners because a lot of the monologues are to long for a beginner.....

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The greatest audtion book I have ever read, September 10, 1999

By A Customer

Wow this book is great. I know that all the monologues in this book are at least 2 minutes and there is a great range of dramatic to comidic. All the monologues have dates by them so you know if they are classic or modern. Buy this book!