Audition Speeches for Men [Hardcover]

A follow-on from Actors' Audition Speeches this title includes speeches from plays written and produced in the 1990s, with extracts from West End productions ( Art and Cressida ), and films ( Pulp Fiction ). Comments from directors, casting directors, actors and teachers are included. A follow-on from Actors' Audition Speeches this title includes speeches from plays written and produced in the 1990s, with extracts from West End productions ( Art and Cressida ), and films ( Pulp Fiction ). Comments from directors, casting directors, actors and teachers are included.

Jean Marlow runs the Actors' Theatre School in London.

Preface

MORE ABOUT AUDITIONING

The Drama School Audition (Tim Reynolds, Principal of the Academy Drama School; Robert Palmer, Senior Voice Tutor, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art)

Working Today in Professional Theatre (Sir Peter Hall)


Developing Extra Skills (Jacqueline Leggo, Agent & Personal Manager; Jean Hornbuckle, Opera and Recital Singer; Barry Grantham, Specialising in Commedia dell'Arte and physical theatre; Penny Dyer, Dialect Coach)

Advice from the Actors (Samantha Power, Matt Plant)

Auditioning for Films and Television (Doreen Jones, Casting Director)


Auditioning for Voiceovers and Radio Drama (Patricia Leventon, RSC actress and former member of the BBC Radio Drama Company; Carol Schroder, Examiner for LAMDA)

A Word About the Speeches

AUDITION SPEECHES FOR MEN

* Andrew, The Absence of War, David Hare

* Casalis, Albert Speer, David Edgar

* Yvan, Art, Yasmina Reza; Christopher Hampton

* George IV, Battle Royal, Nick Stafford

* Eric, Bouncers, John Godber

* Hieronymous/Bodkin, The Clink, Stephen Jeffreys

* Lucius Bodkin, The Clink, Stephen Jeffreys

* The Captain, The Clink, Stephen Jeffreys

* Amos Starkadder, Cold Comfort Farm, Stella Gibbons; Paul Doust

* Martin Soorjoo/Neville Lawrence, The lÓú