Audition speeches for actors aged 16-18, selected by Jean Marlow. Includes advice from actors, casting directors and teachers
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Preface |
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Introduction |
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Principal of the Academy Drama School |
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Theatre director and founder of the Foco Novo Theatre Company |
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President of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York |
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Actress and choreographer |
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Casting director for theatre, film and television |
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Senior Casting Assistant, Royal Shakespeare Company |
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Playwright and Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough |
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Artistic Director, Polka Theatre for Children |
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Founder of Streets Alive --- a theatre company for young homeless people |
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A Word About the Speeches |
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Choosing a Speech |
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Shakespeare's Plays |
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Head of Drama, Laine Theatre Arts; Examiner for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) |
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Audition Speeches for Men |
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32 | (2) |
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The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek |
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64 | (3) |
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Audition Speeches for Women |
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68 | (2) |
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The Champion of Paribanou |
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102 | (2) |
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Richard Brinsley Sheridan |
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116 | (2) |
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118 | (2) |
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The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek |
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120 | (2) |
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122 | (3) |
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Audition Speeches for Men or Women |
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125 | (9) |
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126 | (2) |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream |
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128 | (2) |
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130 | (2) |
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132 | (2) |
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Useful Addresses |
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Copyright Holders |
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Jean Marlow with her co-director Eamonn Jones, runs The Actors' Theatre School in London and is an experienced actress and teacher. She is also the author of Actors'Audition Speeches, Actresses' Audition Speeches, Classical Auditions books for Men and Women, AuditionSpeeches for 6-16 Year Olds, Audition Speeches for Men, and Audition Speeches for Women.