(Applause Acting Series). Have a classical audition coming up? Don't know the plays or where to start? The Shakespeare Audition is here to help! Classical auditions terrify many actors, and yet they are required all the time. Whether for group auditions or graduate school, every actor needs a good classical piece in his or her arsenal. There have been many books written about acting Shakespeare, but until now there hasn't been a concise, easy-to-access guide to assist the terrified and time-pressed actor in navigating all the aspects of a classical audition. From overcoming the fear of acting Shakespeare to selecting the right material to tips on performing a classical piece this book is your go-to guide to a successful and compelling audition.
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| Introduction |
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1 Fear of the Bard (and Why What Makes You Scared Is What Should Make You Excited ...) |
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2 Poetry, Prose, and All That Jazz |
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3 Your Friend, the Editor, and Other Great Helpers |
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4 What Makes a Great Classical Audition? |
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5 Finding Your Match by Stephanie Ann Foster |
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7 Getting on Top of a Shakespeare Play Quickly |
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8 Who Are You Talking To? |
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9 Your Given Circumstances |
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10 The Very Special Case of the Histories |
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11 Digging into Your Piece: Meter, Punctuation, and Inflection |
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12 Putting It All Together |
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13 Some Thoughts about Your Audition |
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| Bibliography |
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LAURA WAYTH (San Francisco, CA) received her MFA from the American Repertory Theatre Institute for Advanced Theatre Training at Harvard University and the Moscow Art Theatre School Institute in Russia. Wayth has taught and coached contemporary and classical acting, voice, and musical theater at Tufts University, the College of the Holy Cross, the University of Miami, the University of Wisconsin Eau-Claire, and Florida Atlantic University. She was a 2002-2003 Fulbright Fellow to Moscow, Russia, and a 2011 Senior Fulbright Scholar to Romania, where she taught acting Shakespeare at Babe?-Bolyai University. She has worked internationally as a teacher and coach in Italy, Morocco, China, and at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London. She currently teaches acting at San Francisco State University
