I need a very short monologue for an audition tomorrow. Any ideas?
I appreciate the fact that you're in High School, so you probably haven't had a lot of experience with auditions that require prepared material. Nevertheless, I'm going to give you a little friendly advice: You should never, and I mean NEVER, audition with a piece that you only learned a day before. Or a week before, for that matter. It is simply impossible for an actor to "get to the bottom" of a monologue in a day, or a week, or even a couple of weeks. You need to LIVE with the material for awhile, until it becomes second nature, and until the movements of the performance seep into your muscle memory. Only then can you be assured of giving a quality performance in any audition context. If you go in with a piece you only learned the day before, your "performance" will simply be a matter of trying to remember which line comes next. That's not the same thing as acting. So. Do your best tomorrow, BUT...what you really ought to do is start putting together a short list of monologues you like. Get to work on them right now, and they'll serve you well the NEXT time this comes around.
What is a good Monologue for an audition?
I am planing to audition for my high school production of "The Mouse Trap" by Agatha Christie. I am looking for a short monologue for a woman or teen girl. The monologue should be fairly short(less than a minute) and be dramatic. Any suggestions will help. Thanks!
What is a good short monologue for a RENT audition?
I am planning on auditioning for a production of RENT, and the audition requires a "short monologue". I'm thinking something along the lines of something that connects with the character of Roger, but I'll take any advice on something that fits/ seems appropriate for RENT. I am a male in my early twenties.
What's a short monologue?
Memorizing a monologue in day is no easy task, but it can be done. Find a speech from a play that's about a minute long. For a quickie fix, go here and pick one you like that's age appropriate, then learn it INSIDE OUT: http://www.actorpoint.com/free_monologue... Once the audition is done, read plays and find suitable monologues (serious, comic and classical), and get at least seven of them under your belt. Be prepared, be confident, and if you forget the lines, know it well enough to be able to "riff" until you can get yourself back on course. And if they stop you in the middle, don't worry. That's common, once they've seen what they need to see. Dress your age, not too much make-up, not too over the top but not grungy. Make sure you bring headshots and resumes, introduce yourself, make eye contact (but don't deliver the monologue TO them, pick a spot just above and behind them them on the wall, unless it's on-camera, then work the lens), and remember to HAVE FUN. This is very exciting, GOOD LUCK!!!!
What`s the best monologue for an 18 year old to audition?
The “best” monologue is the one that gets you the job. Find a few that fit you and are related to the role you’re auditioning for. I say a few because it’s inevitable that some casting person got dumped by a significant other in a production of the play you’ve chosen a monologue from and will look at you coldly while saying, “Do you have something else?”It’s likely that you’re just out of high school and are used to (and maybe prefer?) other people giving you information. Right now, your competition for the part is reading as many scripts as they can get their hands on, looking for the undiscovered gem that sets them apart from the usual suspects available on a commercial website. Establishing and maintaining a career as a working actor is difficult. Unless you’re the most attractive person in the room, letting your competition work harder than you do will impede your success.
What are some great dramatic (male) monologues for an audition?
There are a couple of great monologues that you can find here: Male Monologues.In general, however, you should have a couple up your sleeve, the reason being that a monologue you perform during an audition should come from a story and/or character that is similar to the part you are going up for. This will give the CD an idea of how you would perform that type of role.
I'm auditioning for The Miracle Worker. What is a good Monologue?
The character I want to be is Annie Sullivan. She is in her early 20's, Irish, and very stubborn. What I need is a short monologue (under 1 minute, hopefully), that is preferably from around the period The Miracle Worker takes place in (late 1800's). Dramatic is good. Any ideas? So far I have one from All My Sons, Pygmalion, and the Apollo of Bellac, but I want to see if I can't find something better.
My dramatic monologue Audition? Where to cry?
Adam is talking to his girlfriend, Samantha, about how he is dealing with losing her after he has committed suicide It isn't an easy thing to miss you. Every day, I think of you. You showed me how beautiful my life could be. But, I guess I took that for granted. Everything is so cold without you here with me. I can't tell you why I did what I did, it just happened. I want you to know that it isn't your fault. I kept thinking of the reasons I needed to die, instead of the reasons I needed so desperately to live. I lose a part of us everyday. The memories of your sunset hair, your kind eyes and your bright smile are all fading. You were the only one who loved me, through it all. No matter what happened to me. Win, lose, it was all the same to you. You always used to tell me how proud you were of me. But I guess I took all that for granted to. I never told you how much you meant to me. As stupid as this sounds, I was afraid of losing you. I thought I was doing the right thing by not t
Would love some monologue suggestions for AMDA audition!!!!?
For the comedy, I like Terry-Thomas' "Bosoms" short monologue from the movie, "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World." It must be watched to get the inflections. (Terry-Thomas): I must say that if I had the grievous misfortune to be a citizen of this benighted country, I should be the most hesitant of offering any criticism whatever of any other. (Milton Berle): Wait a minute, are you knocking this country? Are you saying something against America? (Terry-Thomas): Against it? I should be positively astounded to hear anything that could be said FOR it. Why the whole bloody place is the most unspeakable matriarchy in the whole history of civilization! Look at yourself! The way your wife and her strumpet of a mother push you through the hoop! As far as I can see, American men have been totally emasculated- they’re like slaves! They die like flies from coronary thrombosis while their women sit under hairdryers eating chocolates & arranging for every 2nd Tuesday to be some sort of Mother’s Day! And this infantile preoccupation with bosoms. In all time in this Godforsaken country, the one thing that has appalled me most of all this this preposterous preoccupation with bosoms. Don’t you realize they have become the dominant theme in American culture: in literature, advertising and all fields of entertainment and everything. I’ll wager you anything you like that if American women stopped wearing brassieres, your whole national economy would collapse overnight.
What's a good monologue for auditioning for Ophelia?
I have a friend who want's to audition for the role of Ophelia and took a long time selecting an audition monologue. She has actually found one now but I was wondering which monologues you all would have recomended. It must be Shakespeare.