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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786930303321

Titolo

Audition speeches for women / / edited by Jean Marlow

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, , 2013

©2005

ISBN

1-4081-4105-1

1-4081-4110-8

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (166 p.)

Collana

Audition Speeches

Disciplina

792/.028/082

Soggetti

Acting - Auditions

Dramatic monologues - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover Page; Title Page; Contents; acknowledgements; preface; more about auditioning; The drama school audition; Tim Reynolds, Principal of the Academy Drama School; Robert Palmer, Senior Voice Tutor, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art U; Working today in professional theatre; Sir Peter Hall, The Peter Hall Company; Developing extra skills; Jacqueline Leggo, Agent and Personal Manager; Jean Hornbuckle, Opera and Recital Singer - coaching actors for musicals; Barry Grantham, Specialising in Commedia delPArte and physical theatre; Penny Dyer, Dialect Coach; Advice from the actors; Samantha Power

Matt PlantAuditioning for films and television; Doreen Jones, Casting Director; Auditioning for voiceovers and radio drama; Patricia Leventon, RSC actress and former member of the BBC Radio Drama Company; Carol Schroder, Examiner for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA); A word about the speeches; audition speeches for women; more ideas for speeches; useful addresses; copyright holders; Imprint Page

Sommario/riassunto

This revised edition contains several new speeches, many of which are taken from plays written and produced during the last five years. There are speeches for a variety of accents and ages to suit all audition requirements. An introductory section contains invaluable comments



from directors, casting directors, actors and teachers. Among those contributing are Sir Peter Hall, National Theatre Director and founder of the Royal Shakespeare Company; Robert Palmer, voice teacher at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art; casting director Doreen Jones; Tim Reynolds, Principal of the Academy Drama School;