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What's a good monologue for an audition?

What monologue should use?/Audition tips?

  • Hi, I am looking for places to audition to in my city. I have found a few and contacted them already. Just incase they want me to have a monologue, I am going to start getting prepared. Do you have any suggestions for monologues that I can use when I audition? Also, do you have any audition tips? Any links with tips or monologues would be great. Thanks. Oh yeah, I am 14 turning 15 so please make it appropriate. For my final question, do you think Shakespeare is a good audition monologue (one of the audition holders perform Shakespeare only)? If so, which works of Shakespeare? Some if not most people that hold auditions want multiple monologues so I want a range of different monologues. Thanks in advance.

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    All right, kiddo. Here's the thing. What you need is to be prepared with several monologues, a few classical but probably more contemporary ones. I'm not going to link to specific things, because that's a waste of time--there's just way too much out there, and I don't know anything about you, your type, what you're likely to be cast in. Instad, here is some advice. You are onto a good thing with the knowledge that you should have relatively appropriate monologues for your age. The most important thing, no matter what you pick, is that you have READ THE WHOLE PLAY. The monologue is just part of preparing your character. Read "Audition" by Michael Shurtleff. Don't ask why, just do it. ;-) Choose monologues by characters that you relate to. Don't, at your age, worry too much about showing your range. You don't have to go from being a preppy high-schooler to a three-time felon to Oedipus. Pick characters that you think are realistic for you. Learn to *love* Shakespeare. I will give you a couple of good suggestions from the Swan of Avon, but only if you promise me to READ THE PLAYS. Promise? Okay. Leave Hamlet alone--the auditioners will groan at the very word. Check out Prince Hal (Henry IV part I--don't try Henry V for a few more years), Romeo (they'll groan there too, but ignore them), Gratiano (Merchant of Venice), Ferdinand (The Tempest). Break a leg!

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google Monologues for teens there are some online.. when I did auditions I found that I didnt really like the ones online... besides, when you go to an audition, they get tired of the same ones that EVERYONE gets offline.. or go to your public library and search for monologue books. Also, find a Shakespeare play, and find your own monologues in it. Suggestions for monologues.. find different kinds with different kinds of tempors and moods. Find out that is humorous, serious, romantic, and shakespearean. Finding a good one for each category gets you more prepared for any type of audition or performance that you may have. What I did also, which works great.. write your own monologue. This helps out in letting the people you audition know that you are not only talented in the acting department, but also talented in writing your own speeches and performances.

Mami

First of all, I give you a lot of credit to even audition. Good for you, and keep on trying man. Good luck. Auditions suck but everyone has to do them. I think that Shakespear at your age is tough, because you don't really understand it. Hell, I'm three times your age and I don't understand it. So, if I were you, shy away from Shakespear until you can get a better grasp of what he wants to get accross to his audiences. There is a series of books by Janet Millstein, and L.E. McCullough called 111 one minute monologues for teens. One of them is actually a Shakespear set for teens. I think Debbie Lademan did a couple in the series too. Great series, and there is tons of stuff in there. Good Luck!! Keep us informed!

Zam

Yes, i did a monolouge for a high school that i really wanted to get in to and got in, With shakespeares pieces. I did my monolouge on Marc Antony's speech when Julius Caesar Dies. The "Oh bleeding Piece of earth" Piece. I did it and i knocked them dead. And now i go to one of the best high schools in the city. And as tips go, i would say dont think about it to much. And dont over do it. Good luck man, and the piece is from Shakespears's Julius Caesar, Marc Antony speech. Trust me, its a winner. Good luck again

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