Gerald Ratliff
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Young Womens Monologs From Contemporary Plays
$18.95Add to cartEdited by Gerald Lee Ratliff. Professional auditions for aspiring actresses. The gender-specific monologs in this new text are highly original works not found in other published versions. All are from very recently produced plays from both well-known and emerging new writers. The selections are for women actors fifteen to thirty years of age, suitable for competitive auditions, acting exercises, forensics, class or studio work. Beginning with an introduction to performance and audition etiquette, the text’s characterizations are divided into ages: The Age of Innocence, Coming of Age, The Age of Rebellion, The Gilded Age and New Age Voices. These monolog characterizations address the major trends and conflicts of today through revealing glimpses of society. A valuable resource for any auditioning female actor or theatre student. Features monologs from: “The General of Hot Desire” by John Guare, “Junk” by Melvin Burgess, “An American Daughter” by Wendy Wasserstein, “Summer” by Edwin Bond, “For Whom the Southern Belle Tolls” and “Betty’s Summer Vacation” by Christoper Durang, “Picasso’s Women” by Brian McAvera, “Relationships” by Ken Friedman, “Stepping Out” by Richard Harris and many more.
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Theatre Audition Book
$20.95Add to cartPlaying monologs from contemporary, modern, period, Shakespeare and classical plays by Gerald Lee Ratliff. The most comprehensive book of monologs ever! With 127 audition pieces, this handbook has a monolog for almost any audition situation. It’s important that the actor be inventive and imaginative in performing a monolog. This book shows students how to investigate dramatic and theatrical elements. The first two chapters provide a blueprint for preparing auditions and selecting audition materials. Each monolog also includes a character analysis. The monologs selected for audition performance are conveniently grouped in historical period from classical to contemporary. All are representative of competitive material found at auditions. A valuable resource.
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Playing Contemporary Scenes
$26.95Add to cartThirty-one famous scenes and how to play them edited by Gerald Lee Ratliff. The best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights. An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels. The scenes offer a wide spectrum of performance styles for vocal and physical interpretation. Scenes are divided into several age groups. Each is preceded by performance hints and exercises. Also included are monologs for audition use. An excellent source book for teachers, students and professionals
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Millennium Monologs
$18.95Add to cartEdited by Gerald Lee Ratliff. 95 contemporary characterizations for young actors. Gerald Lee Ratliff has done it again! His latest book of monologs is a fresh collection of the new voices of the twenty-first century. Monologs are excerpted from: The Last Yankee by Arthur Miller, Women Behind Walls by Claire Braz-Valentine, Wasp by Steve Martin, Fires in the Mirror by Anna Deveare Smith, Happy Hour and Trophies by John Wooten, First Time by Ludmilla Bollow, Disturbed by Brad Boesen, and many more! Also includes chapters on scene study and audition techniques. An excellent theatre sourcebook for teachers, students, and professionals
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Introduction To Readers Theatre
$19.95Add to cartBy Gerald Lee Ratliff. A complete textbook on all aspects of Readers Theatre for high school and college use. This contemporary text includes complete documentation of the earliest days of Readers Theatre and how it has developed into a modern art form for performing artists and lovers of literature in its many forms. It clarifies methods and techniques in adapting prose works of all types to a classroom stage. This current, more theatrical approach, utilizes much more than simply scripts and stools. It allows performers the convenience of Readers Theatre with theatrical staging as an added extra.