When performing a monologue in an audition where do you look?

Question

During an audition, when performing a monologue/ audition piece, where do you look. This confuses me, because I've heard that you should never look at your auditioners, but then where do you look when in the audition piece you're adressing someone or the audience?

Answer 1

Most people look at the casting director. However, if there is a video camera, don't look directly into it. I mean ideally if you stare down the directors that would be awkward. If your monologue requires you to look at someone then you should, but if you want to add, emotion and stuff maybe look away.

Answer 2

Well, you should be using a monologue from a play, first of all - not something just written as JUST a monologue (now if it is something from a play like Vagina Monologues or Search for Signs(...) or Molly Sweeny, that's a little different).

With that in mind, do the monologue as if you were doing it within the context of the play. You should read the entire play. Know the character - their objectives, their beats, etc. Do the piece as the character. Would the charatcer be looking at a casting director or an empty house? Possibly. But likely not.

Answer 3

Good question. I'd say it depends on the monologue -- if you're performing a soliloquoy, you're really talking to yourself, so you should act accordingly -- don't look at anyone in particular, but talk to the air as if musing aloud. If, however, you're actually supposed to address the audience directly, spend time making some eye contact with the auditioners, but don't lock onto them; behave as though there's a full audience in the room and you're looking at each of them in turn.

Answer 4

you just look around - if it's more of a soliloquy, you don't look at the audition board. just look around or at the floor - occasionaly looking PAST them.
if you really are oding a monologue, just do what the peice constitutes as normal. if you're telling a story, look at them.
it just depends on the peice.

Answer 5

You imagine the person you're addressing (in the play) to be somwhere out in front of you. It's usually best to put them right next to or right behind the adjudicators.

Answer 6

DUDE -- didn't they teach you anything in acting class?

First, you gotta picture them naked. Then, you look at their vital parts. Really simple. While you're looking TOWARD them, you are really looking AT them ... and making personal judgments on them based on their, err ... parts. If you need to create a jovial tone in your monologue, you know it really is funny to think thoughts like "WOW, you screw someone with THAT!?!?"

It's ALL about motivation!

Answer 7

Usually towards the crowd, but not at them...It really depends on what is being said. Sort of "space out".

Answer 8

it depends.. if its a comedy.. then look as far as you can.. if its soething serious.. eye contact is important.

Answer 9

http://www.monologuesearch.com/

Answer 10

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