Any suggestions for pieces that a young person (male, 21) could prepare for audition?

Question

Both dialogue and song suggestions would be gratefully received.

Answer 1

Knowing what you are auditioning for would help a lot!

If it's a broadway musical, sing a broadway show tune! Whatever it is, make sure the song you choose is relevant to the production and that it's something you can sing well.

Dialogue (or better, for auditions, is a soliloquy, like Hamlet's "To be or not to be...") also depends on what you are auditioning for.

If you are auditioning for Shakespeare, MacBeth's sililoquy (holding a skull) about his dear, departed mentor is good, as is Hamlet's "To be or not to be..."

If you are auditioning for a Broadway musical, you want something from a famous production (like All that Jazz, or Cats, or Phantom of the Opera, or South Pacific, etc.).

You could even do the "Speech" given before the battle begins in a movie (Mel does two memorable ones, as William Wallace in Braveheart and another as the father in Patriot).

It all depends on what you want to get across and for what you are auditioning. If it's a singing/speaking part in a TV Commercial, pick a classic of that genre and do that!

If you, on the other hand, are not auditioning for a part in something, but to get into a school or institute (like Cal Arts in California, etc.), then you want to pick something that you feel comfortable doing and that you can do well...you basically want to show:

a) range (of dramatic ability, be it comical, farcical, serious, emotional, etc.)
b) capability (not being tone deaf, not stumbling over your lines, not being shy) and
c) talent (well, you have it or you don't...but being comfortable on stage helps show what talent you do have in it's best light).

Good luck and break a leg!

Answer 2

The best and easiest to learn dialogue, which i used in for a monolugue and recieved a distinction for was... A Time to Kill with Matthew Maconahue (spelt wrong i think) If you haven't scene it it's a great film approx 10yrs old a court case film. A young black girl is raped, beaten and nearly killed by a gang of drunken white men, the father finds out and murders one of them at court. Then the father is trialed for murder, his lawyer is Matthew M, and in the court case hearing he gives an real emotional story and graphic encounter of the girls experience. Its a race re-lated film, it's one of my favourite films. I did this piece with a spot light and small table behind me, in a suit and the audience as the jury. can't remember how it starts but you will get the gist when you watch the movie-if you do. Well good luck any way xx

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Anything from Shakespeare because he is the father of stage. Either Henry the 5th or Richard the 3rd or anything by Shakespeare

Answer 5

find a book called Millenium Monologues it is called Happy Birthday Dad Happy Birthday, this will get you in touch with your emotion and performed right you will reduce any audience to tears, i performed it in front of about 500 people male and female i could not see one person that was not crying.

Answer 6

I'm doing an audition the play keeping tom nice is good you should look at that I'm doing it for my production.

Answer 7

You need to give us a bit more info on what you're actually auditioning for -is it a comedy, a drama, an opera, a musical...

Answer 8

"Endless Night" (sung by Adult Simba in The Lion King)
"Why God Why" (sung by Chris in Miss Saigon)
"Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (sung by Marius in Les Miserables)
"In Whatever Time We Have" (duet by Japheth in Children of Eden)
"Elaborate Lives" (duet by Radames in Aida)
"On the Street Where You Live" (sung by Freddy in My Fair Lady)
"Corner of the Sky" (sung by Pippin in Pippin)
"All I Need is the Girl" (sung & danced by Tulsa in Gypsy)
"Those Magic Changes" (sung by Doody in Grease)
"Grow For Me" (sung by Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors)

Answer 9

Anything from Monty-python, you are certain to impress.

Answer 10

do you raise me up!!!!