Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds offers a generous helping of carefully selected speeches that children can prepare for auditions. Each speech is introduced with commentary to set the scene and help the young actor.
List of Audition Speeches vii Acknowledgements x Preface 1(2) Introduction 3(3) Artistic Director, Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough; playwright and director 6(2) Alan Ayckbourn About Auditioning 8(1) Actress, Royal Shakespeare Company and Royal National Theatre 8(1) France Cuka Actress, BBC Television and Royal National Theatre 9(1) Margo Selby Director, National Youth Theatre 10(1) Edward Wilson Television script writer 10(1) Richard Carpenter Producer and director for film and television 11(1) Neville Green Producer and director; previously Executive Producer of childrens drama at the BBC 12(2) Richard Callanan Childrens Casting Director, Royal Shakespeare Company, Stratford-upon-Avon 14(1) Barbara Roberts Examiner, London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art; author; teacher of drama and performing arts 15(113) Carol Schroder Audition Speeches Girls 6-8 18(16) Boys 6-8 34(16) Girls 9-10 50(14) Boys 9-10 64(12) Girls 11-13 76(12) Boys 11-13 88(14) Girls 14-16 102(12) Boys 14-16 114(14) Useful Addresses 128(1) Copyright Holders 129
Jean Marlow is co-director of the Actors' Theatre School in London and an actress.
