These two additions to the Good Audition Guides series are extremely useful for school settings, containing 40 monologues each for teenage male and female performers.
Trilby James has written an excellent introduction to the books, which contains advice for those auditioning for youth theatres, drama school, and for professional work. Clear advice is given on choosing and on preparing monologues, such as that ‘unless a character is making a political or after-dinner speech, chances are they have no idea they are going to speak for such a long time.’ Obvious when you think about it but actually a really useful director's tip.
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