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Breaking It Down by Nicole Hodges Persley & Monica White Ndounou

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Breaking It Down

Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority

by Nicole Hodges Persley & Monica White Ndounou

Narrator Trei Taylor

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Length 5 hours 51 minutes

Language English

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Working in an environment that often stereotypes or attempts to “universalize” experiences, it’s more important than ever that actors consider how culture, race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and ability are inseparable and important parts of their identity that should not be minimized and can instead enhance their work. In Breaking It Down: Audition Techniques for Actors of the Global Majority, Nicole Hodges Persley and Monica White Ndounou share real-world audition strategies that center the experiences of actors of color. They combine practical advice, cultural studies, Black feminist perspectives, and lived experiences to offer intersectional approaches to auditioning. The ten steps outlined in this book aid actors across racial lines seeking to develop the necessary skills to break down a character and script while affirming their full selves into the audition to book the role. Building on the momentum of the #BlackLivesMatter, #MeToo, and Time’s Up movements, Breaking It Down emboldens actors of the global majority to embrace every aspect of their identities rather than leaving themselves behind in an effort to gain entry and access to the entertainment industry.

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Nicole Hodges Persley is an associate professor of American studies, African studies, and African American studies at the University of Kansas as well as an author and actress. A courtesy faculty member of the Department of Theater and Dance, she has performance and directing credits in regional theater, television, and film. She is the co-founder of Create Ensemble, a digital platform for creative artists of color as well as the founder of Black Performance Project, a virtual multimodal maker space.

Monica White Ndounou is an associate professor of theater and the 2017-2018 Sony Music Fellow at Dartmouth College. She is the founding executive director of The CRAFT Institute and the award-winning author of Shaping the Future of African American Film. A founding member of the National Advisory Committee of The Black Seed, a national strategic plan to create impact for Black theater institutions and initiatives, she is an alum of The Black Arts Institute and a co-founder of Create Ensemble.

Trei "Tree" Taylor is a highly skilled expert professional voice over artist and media contractor. Trei has an extensive background in voice narration, audio production, writing copy, directing and imaging through the use of audio and video concepts. Trei Taylor is a 2 time Amazon Best Selling Audio Narrator, in 2020 for her narration of -Narcissistic Mothers How To Handle A Narcissistic Parent And Recover From CPTSD by Caroline Foster, and in 2019 her narration of -"Dirty Tactics" also made Amazons Best Seller list on Audible.