1st Edition

Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women

Edited By Simon Dunmore Copyright 1998
    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    128 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    Chapter 1 Shakespeare – The Actors' Writer; Chapter 2 The Lives and Times of Shakespeare's People; Chapter 3 Auditioning Shakespeare; Chapter 4 The Speeches;

    Biography

    Simon Dunmore is an experienced director and teacher. He is the author of An Actor's Guide to Getting Work.