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Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women
Like the companion volume for men, Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women brings together fifty speeches from plays frequently ignored such as Coriolanus, Pericles, and Love's Labours Lost. It also features good, but over-looked speeches from more popular plays such as Diana from All's Well That Ends Well, Perdita from The Winter's Tale and Hero from Much Ado About Nothing.
Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references--all written from the viewpoint of the auditioning actor. It is the perfect resource for your best audition ever.
Each speech is accompanied by a character description, brief explanation of the context, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references--all written from the viewpoint of the auditioning actor. It is the perfect resource for your best audition ever.
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First published January 1, 1997
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December 11, 2016
Firstly, I don't think I've ever disliked an author of non-fiction as quickly as I did the person who put these pieces together. (At the beginning of the book, he writes an odd collection of tips and tricks where he somehow strangely manages to be unlikable and stupid with a tirade about how actresses, in his opinion, should be called actors in stead. He makes the inarguable point that doctors aren't called "doctoresses" when they're female, lol... Fuckwit.) That would have been okay, however, if the speeches weren't disappointing. Spoiler: they are.
I don't know what sort of idiot put this together, but slicing off dialogue and making "slight changes" here and there to put together monologues really doesn't fly with something as precise as Shakespeare. That fucks up iambic pentameter before you even get started. I personally wouldn't have the balls to use any of the pieces he put together here for drama school auditions or God forbid an audition for the Royal Shakespeare Company - I easily think they could be insulted.
All in all I'm sort of baffled that this moron got to write this book. What a waste of money. I highly recommend "Shakespeare Monologue's for Women" instead by The Good Audition Guides. That's really good.
I don't know what sort of idiot put this together, but slicing off dialogue and making "slight changes" here and there to put together monologues really doesn't fly with something as precise as Shakespeare. That fucks up iambic pentameter before you even get started. I personally wouldn't have the balls to use any of the pieces he put together here for drama school auditions or God forbid an audition for the Royal Shakespeare Company - I easily think they could be insulted.
All in all I'm sort of baffled that this moron got to write this book. What a waste of money. I highly recommend "Shakespeare Monologue's for Women" instead by The Good Audition Guides. That's really good.
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