Product Description

This work provides the actor with unusual Shakespearean audition material. There are 50 speeches in total. Alongside each speech is a helpful character description, brief explanation of the text, and notes on obscure words, phrases and references. There is also a comprehensive guide to selecting, preparing and performing audition speeches, and background material on Shakespeare and the times he lived in.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #471238 in Books
• Published on: 2002-09-30
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Simon Dunmore is a director and has seen well over ten thousand auditions performed. He is also the author of An Actor's Guide To Getting Work, and the Alternative Shakespeare Auditions books for women and men. He lives in St. Albans.

Customer Reviews

Does what it says on the tin
More alternative Shakespeare auditions for men does exactly what its title suggest - provides you with alternative Shakespeare monologues for men. With this howvere, is a useful guide at the start on how to approach Shakespeare for audition and some information on Shakespeare's time. Also, the short guides and notes on language help when first reading the speeches. Of course, as always, the full playtext should still be read once you have chosen your speech. Overall, this book is a very good aid to anyone, especially those who do not know too much about Shakespeare, in finding Shakespearian sppeches for men.