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Whether you're applying for drama school, taking an exam, or
auditioning for a professional role, it's likely you'll be required
to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from a
contemporary play. It's vital to come up with something fresh
that's suited both to you - in order to allow you to express who
you are as a performer - and to the specific purposes of the
audition. In this book, you'll find forty fantastic speeches
featuring male roles, all written and premiered since the year
2014, by some of today's most exciting dramatic voices from the UK
and USA. Playwrights include Annie Baker, Andrew Bovell, Jez
Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, Mark Gatiss, Branden Jacobs-Jenkins,
Anna Jordan, Arinze Kene, Rona Munro and Evan Placey. The plays
featured were premiered at leading venues including the National,
the Royal Court, the Bush and Hampstead in London, prestigious
theatres in Birmingham, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester, and by
renowned companies including Frantic Assembly and Paines Plough.
Drawing on her experience as an actor, director and teacher at
several leading drama schools, Trilby James introduces each speech
with a user-friendly, bullet-point list of essential things you
need to know about the character, and then five inspiring ideas to
help you perform the monologue. This book also features a
step-by-step guide to the process of selecting and preparing your
speech, and approaching the audition itself. 'Easy-to-use... The
guidance is perhaps the most thorough I have seen in a monologue
book' Teaching Drama on Trilby James's first volume of Contemporary
Monologues Please note that some of the speeches in this volume
contain strong language and themes which some readers may find
inappropriate.
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the
audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills As an
actor at any level - whether you are doing theatre studies at
school, taking part in youth theatre, preparing for drama-school
showcases, or attending professional acting workshops - you will
often be required to prepare a duologue with a fellow performer.
Your success is often based on locating and selecting a fresh,
dynamic scene suited to your specific performing skills, as well as
your interplay as a duo. Which is where this book comes in. This
collection features twenty-five fantastic duologues for one man and
one woman, all written since the year 2000 by some of our most
exciting dramatic voices, offering a wide variety of character
types and styles of writing. Playwrights featured include Howard
Brenton, Jez Butterworth, Caryl Churchill, Sam Holcroft, Anna
Jordan, Lucy Kirkwood, Rona Munro, Evan Placey, Jessica Swale and
Jack Thorne, and the plays themselves were premiered at the very
best theatres across the UK including the National Theatre,
Manchester Royal Exchange, the Traverse in Edinburgh, Shakespeare's
Globe, and the Almeida, Bush, Hampstead and Royal Court Theatres.
Drawing on her experience as an actor, director and teacher at
several leading drama schools, Trilby James equips each duologue
with a thorough introduction including the vital information you
need to place the piece in context (the who, what, when, where and
why) and suggestions about how to perform the scene to its maximum
effect (including the characters' objectives). The collection also
features an introduction on the whole process of selecting and
preparing a duologue, and how to present it to the greatest effect.
The result is the most comprehensive and useful contemporary
duologue book of its kind now available. 'Sound practical advice...
a source of inspiration for teachers and students alike' Teaching
Drama Magazine on The Good Audition Guides
Whether you’re applying for drama school, taking an exam, or
auditioning for a professional role, it’s likely you’ll be
required to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from
a contemporary play. It’s vital to come up with something fresh
that’s suited both to you – in order to allow you to express
who you are as a performer – and to the specific purposes of the
audition. In this book, you’ll find forty fantastic speeches
featuring female roles, all written and premiered since the year
2014, by some of the most exciting dramatic voices writing today.
Playwrights include Mike Bartlett, Andrew Bovell, Chris Bush, Jez
Butterworth, Vivienne Franzmann, Ella Hickson, Lucy Kirkwood,
Chinonyerem Odimba, Frances Poet and Stef Smith. The plays featured
were premiered at leading venues including the National, the Royal
Court, Soho and Hampstead in London, prestigious theatres in
Cardiff, Chichester, Edinburgh and Sheffield, and by renowned
companies including Clean Break, Frantic Assembly and HighTide.
Drawing on her experience as an actor, director and teacher at
several leading drama schools, Trilby James introduces each speech
with a user-friendly, bullet-point list of ten essential things you
need to know about the character, and then five inspiring ideas to
help you perform the monologue. This book also features a
step-by-step guide to the process of selecting and preparing your
speech, and approaching the audition itself. ‘Easy-to-use… The
guidance is perhaps the most thorough I have seen in a monologue
book’ Teaching Drama on Trilby James’s first volume of
Contemporary Monologues Please note that some of the speeches in
this volume contain strong language and themes which some readers
may find inappropriate.
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the
audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills As an
actor at any level - whether you are doing theatre studies at
school, taking part in youth theatre, preparing for drama-school
showcases, or attending professional acting workshops - you will
often be required to prepare a duologue with a fellow performer.
Your success is often based on locating and selecting a fresh,
dynamic scene suited to your specific performing skills, as well as
your interplay as a duo. Which is where this book comes in. This
collection features twenty-five fantastic duologues for two men,
almost all written since the year 2000 by some of our most exciting
dramatic voices, offering a wide variety of character types and
styles of writing. Playwrights featured include Mike Bartlett,
Howard Brenton, Jez Butterworth, Alexi Kaye Campbell, Ella Hickson,
Sam Holcroft, Anna Jordan, Rona Munro, Jack Thorne and Tom Wells,
and the plays themselves were premiered at the very best theatres
across the UK including the Manchester Royal Exchange, Watford
Palace, the Almeida, Bush, Hampstead, Royal Court and Soho
Theatres, and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Drawing on her
experience as an actor, director and teacher at several leading
drama schools, Trilby James equips each duologue with a thorough
introduction including the vital information you need to place the
piece in context (the who, what, when, where and why) and
suggestions about how to perform the scene to its maximum effect
(including the characters' objectives). The collection also
features an introduction on the whole process of selecting and
preparing a duologue, and how to present it to the greatest effect.
The result is the most comprehensive and useful contemporary
duologue book of its kind now available. 'Sound practical advice...
a source of inspiration for teachers and students alike' Teaching
Drama Magazine on The Good Audition Guides
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the
audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills In
this volume of the Good Audition Guides, you'll find fifty
fantastic speeches for women, all written since the year 2000, by
some of our most exciting dramatic voices. Playwrights featured in
Contemporary Monologues for Women include Mike Bartlett, Alexi Kaye
Campbell, Caryl Churchill, Helen Edmundson, debbie tucker green,
Ella Hickson, Lucy Kirkwood, Rona Munro, Joanna Murray-Smith and
Enda Walsh, and the plays themselves were premiered at the very
best theatres across the UK including the National Theatre, the
Royal Shakespeare Company, the Bush, Soho and Hampstead Theatres,
Manchester Royal Exchange, the Traverse in Edinburgh, the Abbey in
Dublin, and many on the stages of the Royal Court. Drawing on her
experience as an actor, director and teacher at several leading
drama schools, Trilby James prefaces each speech with a thorough
introduction including the vital information you need to place the
piece in context (the who, what, when, where and why) and
suggestions about how to perform the scene to its maximum effect
(including the character's objectives and keywords). Contemporary
Monologues for Women also features an introduction on the whole
process of selecting and preparing your speech, and approaching the
audition itself. The result is the most comprehensive and useful
contemporary monologue book now available. 'Sound practical advice
for anyone attending an audition... a source of inspiration for
teachers and students alike' Teaching Drama Magazine on The Good
Audition Guides
Forty fantastic female speeches for teenagers, all written since
the year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers
working today. Whether you're applying for drama school, taking an
exam, or auditioning for a professional role, it's likely you'll be
required to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from
a contemporary play. It's vital to come up with something fresh
that's suited both to you - in order to allow you to express who
you are as a performer - and to the specific purposes of the
audition. In this invaluable collection you'll find forty speeches
by leading contemporary playwrights including Andrew Bovell, Nadia
Fall, Vivienne Franzmann, James Fritz, Stacey Gregg, Arinze Kene,
Cordelia Lynn, Lynn Nottage, Chinonyerem Odimba, Evan Placey,
Jessica Swale and Tom Wells, from plays that were premiered at many
of the UK's most famous and respected venues, including the
National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe, Manchester Royal Exchange,
Royal Court Theatre, Bush Theatre, and the Edinburgh Festival
Fringe and VAULT Festival. Drawing on her experience as an actor,
director and teacher at several leading drama schools, Trilby James
introduces each speech with a user-friendly, bullet-point list of
ten things you need to know about the character, and then five
ideas to help you perform the monologue. This book also features an
introduction to the process of selecting and preparing your speech,
and approaching the audition itself. 'Sound practical advice for
anyone attending an audition... a source of inspiration for
teachers and students alike' Teaching Drama Magazine on The Good
Audition Guides
Forty fantastic male speeches for teenagers, all written since the
year 2000, by some of the most exciting and acclaimed writers
working today. Whether you're applying for drama school, taking an
exam, or auditioning for a professional role, it's likely you'll be
required to perform one or more monologues, including a piece from
a contemporary play. It's vital to come up with something fresh
that's suited both to you – in order to allow you to express who
you are as a performer – and to the specific purposes of the
audition. In this invaluable collection you'll find forty speeches
by leading contemporary playwrights including Annie Baker, Jez
Butterworth, Nadia Fall, Ella Hickson, Arinzé Kene, Dawn King,
Jessica Swale, Jack Thorne, Enda Walsh and Tom Wells, from plays
that were premiered at many of the UK's most famous and respected
venues, including the National Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe,
Manchester Royal Exchange, Royal Court Theatre, Bush Theatre,
Traverse Theatre, the Young Vic, and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Drawing on her experience as an actor, director and teacher at
several leading drama schools, Trilby James introduces each speech
with a user-friendly, bullet-point list of ten things you need to
know about the character, and then five ideas to help you perform
the monologue. This book also features a step-by-step guide to the
process of selecting and preparing your speech, and approaching the
audition itself. 'Sound practical advice for anyone attending an
audition… a source of inspiration for teachers and students
alike' Teaching Drama Magazine on The Good Audition Guides
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the
audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills As an
actor at any level - whether you are doing theatre studies at
school, taking part in youth theatre, preparing for drama-school
showcases, or attending professional acting workshops - you will
often be required to prepare a duologue with a fellow performer.
Your success is often based on locating and selecting a fresh,
dynamic scene suited to your specific performing skills, as well as
your interplay as a duo. Which is where this book comes in. This
collection features twenty-five fantastic duologues for two women,
almost all written since the year 2000 by some of our most exciting
dramatic voices, offering a wide variety of character types and
styles of writing. Playwrights featured include Alexi Kaye
Campbell, Helen Edmundson, Vivienne Franzmann, Sam Holcroft, Anna
Jordan, Chloe Moss, Rona Munro, Lynn Nottage, Evan Placey and
Jessica Swale, and the plays themselves were premiered at the very
best theatres across the UK including the National Theatre,
Manchester Royal Exchange, Shakespeare's Globe, and the Almeida,
Bush, Soho, Royal Court and Tricycle Theatres. Drawing on her
experience as an actor, director and teacher at several leading
drama schools, Trilby James equips each duologue with a thorough
introduction including the vital information you need to place the
piece in context (the who, what, when, where and why) and
suggestions about how to perform the scene to its maximum effect
(including the characters' objectives). The collection also
features an introduction on the whole process of selecting and
preparing a duologue, and how to present it to the greatest effect.
The result is the most comprehensive and useful contemporary
duologue book of its kind now available. 'Sound practical advice...
a source of inspiration for teachers and students alike' Teaching
Drama Magazine on The Good Audition Guides
THE GOOD AUDITION GUIDES: Helping you select and perform the
audition piece that is best suited to your performing skills In
this volume of the Good Audition Guides, you'll find fifty
fantastic speeches for men, all written since the year 2000, by
some of our most exciting dramatic voices. Playwrights featured in
Contemporary Monologues for Men include Howard Brenton, Jez
Butterworth, Alexi Kaye Campbell, Caryl Churchill, Ariel Dorfman,
Ella Hickson, Lucy Kirkwood, Bruce Norris, Jack Thorne and Enda
Walsh, and the plays themselves were premiered at the very best
theatres across the UK including the National Theatre, the Donmar
Warehouse, the Bush and the Young Vic, Manchester Royal Exchange,
Birmingham Rep, the Traverse in Edinburgh, and many on the stages
of the Royal Court. Drawing on her experience as an actor, director
and teacher at several leading drama schools, Trilby James prefaces
each speech with a thorough introduction including the vital
information you need to place the piece in context (the who, what,
when, where and why) and suggestions about how to perform the scene
to its maximum effect (including the character's objectives and
keywords). Contemporary Monologues for Men also features an
introduction on the whole process of selecting and preparing your
speech, and approaching the audition itself. The result is the most
comprehensive and useful contemporary monologue book now available.
'Sound practical advice for anyone attending an audition... a
source of inspiration for teachers and students alike' Teaching
Drama Magazine on The Good Audition Guides
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