auditions

A collection of 111 original monologues, all about one minute long, to be used by male and female teenage actors in auditions.

Eighty-four selections from the contemporary stage, the classical stage, and literature. For young actors ages 14-22.

Describes a wide variety of auditioning situations and provides advice for actors on handling all aspects of each situation.

Presents more than fifty monologues for men by Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis playwrights such as Carlyle Brown, Jeffrey Hatcher, Naomi Wallace, and Diane Glancy.

Presents approximately seventy monologues for women by Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis playwrights such as Lisa D'Amour, Kira Obolensky, Melanie Marnich, Jeffrey Hatcher, and Carlyle Brown.

Contains a guide to auditioning for musical theater and plays, including advice and information on finding music or a monologue, coping with nerves, as well as as describing the life of an actor, the roles of agents and managers, and the tools of the trade.

Prepares would-be actors for auditions, providing practical advice, over sixty exercises on acting and auditioning skills, several audition pieces by contemporary playwrights, and supporting materials.

Presents more than ninety young women's monologues from contemporary plays, covering such themes as innocence, coming of age, and rebellion.