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1 online resource (xxi, 178 pages) |
| Contents |
Teens. The House That Will Not Stand / by Marcus Gardley (Agnes) -- Melody Loses Her Mojo / by Keith Saha (Melody) -- Bulrusher / by Eisa Davis (Bulrusher) -- Ruined / by Lynn Nottage (Salima) -- In the Continuum / by Danai Gurira and Nikkole Salter (Nia) -- My Name is ... / by Sudha Bhuchar (Ghazala) -- Child of the Divide / by Sudha Bhuchar (Hasina) -- Alaska / by DC Moore (Mamta) -- Fish Eyes / by Anita Majumdar (Meena) -- Boys With Cars / by Anita Majumdar (Naz) -- Blood / by Emteaz Hussain (Caneze) -- Twenties. Shades / by Alia Bano (Sab) -- At Her Feet / by Nadia Davids (Azra Al Jamal) -- Josephine and I / by Cush Jumbo (Josephine) -- The Mountaintop / by Katori Hall (Camae) -- Hurt Village / by Katori Hall (Crank) -- We Are Proud to Present a Presentation About the Herero of Namibia, Formerly Known as Southwest Africa, From the German Sudwestafrika, Between the Years 1884-1915 / by Jackie Sibblies Drury (Actor 6) -- Black Jesus / by Anders Lustgarten (Eunice) -- The Westbridge / by Rachel De-lahay (Soriya) -- Khandan / by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti (Reema) -- Crash / by Pamela Mala Sinha (Girl) -- The Fever Chart / by Naomi Wallace (Tanya) -- Fireworks / by Dalia Taha (Lubna) -- Tamam / by Betty Shamieh (Tamam) -- Desert Sunrise / by Misha Shulman (Layla) -- Chef / by Sabrina Mahfouz (Chef) -- Thirties. I Just Stopped By To See The Man / by Stephen Jeffreys (Della) -- Harlem Duet by / Djanet Sears (Billie) -- A Day at the Racists / by Anders Lustgarten (Gina) -- The Husbands / by Sharmila Chauhan (Aya) -- A Canadian Monsoon / by Sheila James (Sunita) -- Rice Boy / by Sunil Kuruvilla (Auntie) -- 9 Parts of Desire / by Heather Raffo (Layal) -- The Beloved / by Amir Nizar Zuabi (Wife) -- Oh My Sweet Land / by Amir Nizar Zuabi -- Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnons' / by Wajdi Mouawad (Nelly) -- Forties +. Category B / by Roy Williams (Angela) -- The Usual Auntijies / by Paven Virk (Aunty 5) -- The Hour of Feeling / by Mona Mansour (Beder) -- Archipelago / by Caridad Svich (H) |
| Summary |
Audition Speeches for Black, South Asian and Middle Eastern Actors: Monologues for Women aims to provide new and exciting audition and showcase material for actresses of black, African American, South Asian and Middle Eastern heritage. Featuring the work of international contemporary playwrights who have written powerful and diverse roles for a range of actors, the collection is edited by Simeilia Hodge-Dallaway. Categorized by age-range, the monologues are collected in groups of characters playable by actresses in their teens, twenties, thirties and forties+, and include work from over 25 top-class dramatists including Sudha Bhuchar, Jackie Sibblies Drury, Marcus Gardley, Mona Mansour and Naomi Wallace. Audition Speeches for Black, South Asian and Middle Eastern Actors: Monologues for Women is the go-to resource for contemporary monologues and speeches for auditions. Ideal for aspiring and professional actresses, it allows performers to enhance their particular strengths and prepare for roles featuring characters of specific ethnic backgrounds |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Monologues.
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Dramatic monologues.
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Acting -- Auditions.
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Ethnic groups -- Drama
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Minority women -- Drama
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Women -- Drama
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Actors, Black.
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Minorities.
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monologues.
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Theatre studies.
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Drama -- General.
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Acting -- Auditions
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Actors, Black
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Dramatic monologues
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Ethnic groups
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Minorities
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Minority women
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Monologues
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Women
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| Genre/Form |
monologues.
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Drama
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Monologues (Drama)
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Monologues (Drama)
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Monologues (Théâtre)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Hodge-Dallaway, Simeilia, editor
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| ISBN |
9781474229265 |
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1474229263 |
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9781474229258 |
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1474229255 |
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