Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare Showdown

Auditioning for Troilus & Cressida


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Auditions are hard! Shakespeare auditions are even harder, if you're unsure where to start.

Welcome to the series where I go through a play and chat through audition monologue options best suited for each type of character.


Sections:

2:30-7:22 - Play Summary

7:22-9:52 Character Summary

9:52-11:10Character Groupings

1-3 Monologues for each character grouping

11:10-16:58 (The Lovers: Troilus, Paris, Patroclus)

16:58-20:46 (The Clever Lovers: Cressida, Helen, Andromache)

20:46-24:03 (Fun Uncle: Pandarus)

24:03-25:17 (Fool: Thersites)

25:17-26:29 (Seer: Cassandra)

26:29-30:10 (Talkers: Priam, Agamemnon, Ulysses, Nestor, Menelaus, Calchas)

30:10-30:43 (Fighty Braggy Boys: Achilles, Ajax, Hector, Aeneas, Diomedes, Helenus)



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Protest Too Much: A Shakespeare ShowdownBy Stephanie Crugnola

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