Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women

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Author: Simon Dunmore

ISBN-10: 0878300767

ISBN-13: 9780878300761

Category: General & Miscellaneous Drama

Like the companion volume for men, Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women brings together fifty speeches from plays frequently ignored such as Coriolanus, Pericles, and Love's Labours Lost. It also features good, but over-looked speeches from more popular plays such as Diana from All's Well That Ends Well, Perdita from The Winter's Tale and Hero from Much Ado About Nothing.\ Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure...

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Like the companion volume for men, Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women brings together fifty speeches from plays frequently ignored such as Coriolanus, Pericles, and Love's Labours Lost. It also features good, but over-looked speeches from more popular plays such as Diana from All's Well That Ends Well, Perdita from The Winter's Tale and Hero from Much Ado About Nothing.Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references--all written from the viewpoint of the auditioning actor. It is the perfect resource for your best audition ever.

Introduction v Female Characters and Speeches Too Often Used for Audition viii Shakespeare-the Actors' Writer 1 The Lives and Times of Shakespeare's People Auditioning 7 Shakespeare 11 The Speeches: 20 Bibliography 120