Finding good, interesting audition pieces is a demanding and difficult process. This revised edition contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or produced recently, such as Nathan the Wise, All the Ordinary Angels, The Woman Before (first performed at the Royal Court in 2005), Oleanna, (David Mamet), Pygmalion and New Boy. There are speeches for a variety of accents and ages, taken from both classical and modern plays, to suit all audition requirements. There is also an introductory section containing advice from directors and casting directors on how to audition successfully, advice on attending drama schools and how to audition successfully.
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This revised edition contains over 40 speeches and includes a wide selection of pieces taken from plays written or produced recently, such as Nathan the Wise, All the Ordinary Angels, The Woman Before, Oleanna, (David Mamet), Pygmalion and New Boy
*Acknowledgements
*Preface
*Introduction
*Why Go To Drama School (Tim Reynolds, Academy Drama School; Roland Rees,
Director; Robert Croucher, President of American Academy of Arts)
*Developing Extra Skills (Tona de Brett, singing coach; Sylvia Carson,
actress and choreographer)
*More About Auditioning (Anji Carroll, casting director; Gabrielle Dawes,
deputy casting director at National Theatre)
*Out On Your Own (Alan Ayckbourn; Vicky Ireland, Artistic Director, Polka
Theatre; Jonathon Siddall, Artistic Director, Hampstead Theatre)
*Advice From The Actors (Pat Keen, Michael Conrad, Rebecca Callard)
*A Word About the Speeches (Choosing a speech; Shakespeare's Plays; Valeria
King, Head of Drama at Laine Theatre Arts)
*Audition Speeches for Men
Wint Selby, Ah! Wilderness
Guy Bennett, Another Country
Serpent, Back to Methuselah
Freddie, A Brief History of Helen of Troy or Everything Will Be Different
Morgan Evans, The Corn is Green
Honey, Cressida
Billy, The Cripple of Inishmaan
Sloane, Entertaining Mr Sloane
Steve, Flatmates
Tom, The Glass Menagerie
Youngblood, Jitney
Raleigh, Journey's End
Harry, Love On The Dole
Puck, A Midsummer Night's Dream
Moses, Monsieur Ibrahim and the Flowers of the Qur'an
The Templar, Nathan the Wise
Mark, New Boy
Romeo, Romeo and Juliet
Lee, School Play
Tony Lumpkin, She Stoops to Conquer
Oggy Moxon, Teechers
Dog, The Wtich of Edmonton
*Audition Speeches for Women
Agnes, Agnes of God
Lulu, All the Ordinary Angels
Joni, Ancient Lights
Charlotte, A Brief History of Helen of Troy or Everything Will Be Different
Grusha, The Caucasian Chalk Circle
Nicola, City of Sugar
Margaret Knox, Fanny's First Play
Lynn, Flatmates
Mabel Chiltern, An Ideal Husband
Rena, Jitney
Angela, Like a Virgin
Girleen, The Lonesome West
Sally, Love on the Dole
Frankie, Member of the Wedding
Mercy, Mercy Fine
Frehia, Mercy Fine
Rachel, Nathan the Wise
Carol, Oleanna
Mary Mooney, Once A Catholic
Sally Stokes, The Passing-Out Parade
Eliza Doolittle, Pygmalion
Lucy, The Rivals
Juliet, Romeo and Juliet
Charlie, School Play
Heavenly, Sweet Bird of Youth
Ruby, When We Are Married
Lue, The Winterling
Tina, The Woman Before
*More Ideas for Speeches for Men
Mozart, Amadeus
Carl, Madame Melville
Derek, Once A Catholic
George, Presence
Andi, The Woman Before
*More Ideas for Speeches for Women
Linda, Enter a Free Man
Pearl, House and Garden
Elke, Presence
Maire, Translations
Pace, The Trestle at Pope Lick Park
*Useful Addresses
*Copyright Holders
Jean Marlow has run The Actors' Theatre School in London for a number of years and is an experienced actress and teacher. She has edited several audition speeches books for A&C Black.
