{"product_id":"9781780010038","title":"Shakespeare Monologues for Women","description":"\u003cp\u003eFull of fresh speeches from Shakespeare's plays, this is the ideal guide for actors of all ages and experience.\u003c\/p\u003e As an actor at any level you are likely to be called upon to perform a speech from Shakespeare. A great deal will depend on your coming up with something fresh that is suited both to your particular performing skills and to the purposes of the audition. This is where this volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Audition Guides\u003c\/i\u003e comes in.\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his extensive experience as a theatre director and in drama training, Luke Dixon has chosen fifty monologues for female actors from across the whole of Shakespeare's canon. Featured here are some of the very best-loved works (such as \u003ci\u003eA Midsummer Night's Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHenry V\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHamlet\u003c\/i\u003e) alongside many less well-known (and often more intriguing) speeches from plays like \u003ci\u003eLove's Labour's Lost\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Merchant of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e Each monologue is prefaced with a neat summary of the vital information you need to place the piece in context and to perform it to maximum effect and in your own unique way. The volume also features a user-friendly introduction on the whole process of selecting your speech, tackling Shakespeare's language and approaching the audition itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eSound practical advice for anyone attending an audition\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eTeaching Drama Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Good Audition Guides\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159043195120,"sku":"9781780010038","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780010038_p0.jpg?v=1769890168","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780010038","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}