Acting Auditioning category: 934 books

Audition speeches for actors aged 16-18, selected by Jean Marlow. Includes advice from actors, casting directors and teachers

Anxiety about how we speak prevents many of us from expressing ourselves well. In her classic handbook, Cicely Berry, Voice Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company and world-famous voice teacher, tackles the reasons for this anxiety and explains her practical exercises for relaxation and breathing, clarity of diction and vocal flexibility - everything that you need to achieve good speech.

Hot on the heels of her bestselling first volume of Comic Monologues for Women, Katy Wix has written another forty brand-spanking new speeches. Finding original and amusing material to perform can be a daunting task, especially for women. This second collection of comic monologues provides...

Anna May Wong was an extraordinary Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. From small parts in silent films to starring roles in Hollywood and across the Atlantic, Wong made an impression on audiences of all persuasions. In Perpetually Cool, Anthony...

Marilyn Monroe was a true icon and an inspiration for many women in the entertainment industry. What she went through was quite phenomenal, because most women in Hollywood at that time were discriminated and did not receive an equal pay like men. Marilyn fought for her own rights with big production...

Arden Performance Editions are ideal for anyone engaging with a Shakespeare play in performance. With clear facing-page notes giving definitions of words, easily accessible information about key textual variants, lineation, metrical ambiguities and pronunciation, each edition has been developed to...

For the first time, the world-renowned Arden Shakespeare is producing Performance Editions, aimed specifically for use in the rehearsal room. Published in association with the Shakespeare Institute, the text features easily accessible facing page notes – including short definitions of words, key...

'I wish I had copies like this at Drama School. Essential notes on the language for those who will get up and speak it, not purely for those who will sit and study it. An incredibly useful tool with room on every page to make notes. Next time I'm in rehearsal on a Shakespeare play, I have no doubt...

This book contains channeled messages from beyond. Paul Newman and Karampal Singh discuss complex matters in a "down-to-Earth" manner. While each contributor speaks with a unique and distinct voice they jointly describe their experiences and insights since moving on to the higher planes. They...

Angélique sait fort bien qu’elle aime Dorante, mais elle ne veut pas en convenir. Fille d’un marquis, elle ne peut pas déroger et épouser un simple bourgeois, quelque riche et bien élevé qu’il soit. Elle a fait partager ses sentiments, non à son père, qui verrait ce mariage avec...

Clairville prie son ami Dorval, un jeune homme d’origine inconnue mais riche, beau, estimé et vertueux, de plaider sa cause auprès de Rosalie qu’il adore. Lorsque celui-ci le fait, Rosalie dit à Dorval que c’est lui qu’elle aime. Bien accueilli dans la famille de Clairville où vit également...

Saint Albin est amoureux de Sophie, une modeste ouvrière d’origine inconnue, et veut l’épouser. Ses projets sont contrariés par son père et celle du beau-frère de celui-ci, le vieux Commandeur d’Auvillé, ancien militaire, très conservateur, qui essaie de faire enfermer Sophie au couvent....

Les Mamelles de Tirésias est une pièce de théâtre de Guillaume Apollinaire, créée au Théâtre Maubel le 24 juin 1917 dans une mise en scène de Pierre Albert-Birot. Apollinaire a sous-titré sa pièce: drame surréaliste (mot qu'il invente pour l'occasion et qui fut repris par la suite avec...

Should neighborhoods change? Is wearing a suit a good way to quit smoking? Why do people think that if you do one thing, you're against something else? Is monogamy a trick? Why isn't making the city more fun for you and your friends a super-noble political goal? Why does a computer last only three...