Theatre Audition Book 2

This sequel to the popular The Theatre Audition Book features more than 130 monologues from classical, Shakespeare, period, modern, and contemporary plays and a new chapter on musical theatre and the medium, including commerical and film auditions. The monologues-some taken from non-dramatic sources like novels and poems-are organized by historical times and provide an overview of acting styles and audition expections for playing each time period. The collection features well-known playwrights including Ntozake Shange, Athol Fugard, Christopher Durang, John Patrick Shanley, Edward Albee, August Wilson, Beth Henley, Terrence McNally, and Paula Vogel- and a number of exciting new writers who have contributed original monologues written especially for classroom study and performance.