I have compiled and edited this collection of Shakespearean monologues for young female actors to study as well as enjoy. These scenes are suitable for a range of acting exams and awards as well as for auditions and festivals. I have tried and tested these scenes with numerous students over the years with great success, and more importantly, they have thoroughly enjoyed working on them. I believe it is crucial to choose characters within ones' playing range, so this collection contains only characters suitable for young teenage actors to play. The monologues in this collection are taken from a range of comic and tragic plays: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Twelfth Night, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, The Merchant of Venice, Romeo & Juliet, Hamlet, Cymbeline, Macbeth, Henry VI and King Lear. There is a biography on Shakespeare, some notes about his writing style and a short synopsis of each play. Each scene has an introduction that is suitable for use in exam or festival work and the scenes are also timed with this in mind. I hope you enjoy this collection.
