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Which of Shakespeare's Monologues are the shortest?

Help with monologues?

  • In January I am auditioning for a magnet high school for theater. We are suppose to read two monologues (one classical: before 1950 and one contemporary: 1960-2011), they must be from a play and age appropriate. For classical monologues I have choosen "Our Town": Emily Webb or "Twelfth Night": Viola. But I have no idea what I should do for the contemporary one. If anyone could suggest any contemporary plays with female monologues and suggest anymore classical plays with female monologues, I would be veryyyyy thankful. :)

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    Do Denise Savage from Savage in Limbo. This will reveal your ability to do a new york dialect and an emotional range. Also, instead of choosing a general rant of Denise Savage, do one where she is talking to Linda and realizes that they can live together(omit Linda's lines). Realizations and Discoveries are key, and you always want the monologue to be like a one-sided conversation (it will maintain the attention of the judges). I hope that made sense. Good luck. Oh btw- lol as a classical (this is cliche) but do Amanda from The Glass Menagerie. This will reveal a southern dialect. In scene 2, Amanda speaks to Laura about how she is concerned about what they will do for the rest of their lives. Omit lauras lines. Make the monologue succinct enough so it can demonstrate Amanda's discovery when she realizes that she can find Laura a "gentleman caller." I hope you do well.

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It's difficult to suggest a particular monologue because different actors are good at different things. Or rather, some actors are better at some things than others. So, instead of suggesting a particular monologue, I suggest you take a look at the monologues at the following site: http://www.monologuearchive.com/ You will find monologues classified by gender, genre and age. Monologues are from classical as well as contemporary plays on that site. All the best.

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"Fool for Love" by Sam Shepard MAE: Okay. Look. I don't understand what you've got in your head anymore. I really don't. I don't get it. Now, you desperately need me. Now, you can't live without me. NOW, you'll do anything for me. Why should I believe it this time? It was supposed to have been true every time before. Every other time. Now it's true again. You've been jerking me off like this for fifteen years. Fifteen years I've been a yo-yo for you. I've never been split. I've never been two ways about you. I've either loved you or not loved you. And now I just plain don't love you. Understand? Do you understand me? I don't love you. I don't need you. I don't want you. Do you get that? Now if you can still stay then you're either crazy or pathetic.

TheatreGeek

You could do a play version of "half-baked" cuz that movie kicks so much ***

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