Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Women (Audition Speeches) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0413701107 ISBN 13: 9780413701107

Publisher: Methuen Drama, 1999

Synopsis

This series of six volumes has been conceived to complement The Classical Monologue, The Modern Monologue and The Contemporary Monologue (by the same editors) Contemporary Scenes for Actors (Women) contains challenging scenes for actresses for two to four performers drawn from the best contemporary stage plays of the last decade. In actor training, auditions and competitions, scene work between two or more actors is as crucial as the single actor working on solo monologues. The selections in this book celebrate the great plays, acting styles and roles of world theatre; with introductions pinpointing the action for the actor, commentaries examining the texts for acting clues and original textual/background footnotes to provide an essential resource for performers of all ages.An essential resource for acting students and performers of all ages, for use in schools, colleges, universities and professional training programmes world-wide.

About this title

Review:

"Libraries and faculty bookshelves are a good place to keep books such as the two under review (companion volume "Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Men). They both include unknown material, along with noted plays and playwrights. The cuttings are well chosen and balanced. The comments by the editors are well thought out and informative."
-"Choice, 3/00

About the Author:

Michael Earley and Philippa Keil are the editors of The Classical Monologue, The Modern Monologue and The Contemporary Monologue, all available from Routledge.

About this edition

• Publisher: Methuen Drama
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0413701107
• ISBN 13: 9780413701107
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 202
• Editor: Earley Michael