We are going to audition for a REAL movie called 'the living room' and the director is asking for a 1-2 minute monologue and our resumes,but the problem is we dont have any resumes.We never have been in real plays only church plays and never movies,WHAT SHOULD WE DO?and we already set up a date to audition its this Tuesday!HELP!!!
also were can we get monologues?we want high school musical really bad but cant find it!help
AND WOULD IT BE OKEY IF WE MADE UP OUR OWN MONOLOGUE?Thank you
2007-03-10 06:23:07 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
My first suggestion, but not knowing who "We" is or how many "we" might be, but you mention "Original" yet don't state that the audition might allow for a group thing, or if it will be singles. If you were so blessed to have this be a dialogue as opposed to mono then more than one of you could play off the other from personal experiences. If that isn't the case you might still speak on something REAL, as opposed to trying to memorize anything.
The resume need not be anymore than whatever experiences you do have and performances you've been involved with, as well as education, clubs/orgs you're involved with.
I'm going to assume you're young, and with no offense want to tell you to enjoy what you want to do, but don't take any rejection as a personal attack.
Beyond that one or two minutes isn't such a task, but it should be something you know like you know your own name, and can deliver effectively.
One of the things you should realize is that audition truly doesn't care about the context, but is a judgement of your stage presence, your body language, gestures, knowledge of whatever you deliver as to not stumble or need to read anything. You need to engage and involve the casting people in what you are projecting to them.
Steven Wolf
2007-03-10 06:54:59 · answer #1 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You shouldn't discount your experience at the church level. It is valuable as is your experience volunteering- maybe school or church counselors could help define the resume format. It shouldn't matter whether or not you have a paid or volunteer position it really only matters about your experiences. Stay involved in your church, school, community and neighborhood. Remember to always ask for a letter of recommendation. Keep records for everything together in a special folder. All of your hard work will pay off with a well prepared resume. Good luck.
2007-03-10 14:49:34 · answer #2 · answered by misfit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When they ask for your resume, they're not necessarily looking for "professional" or "movie" experience. They just want to see if you have *any* experience.
Definitely include the plays you've done in church. It shows you have stage experience.
If you can't find a monologue in time, you could write one for yourself; just be sure it shows you to your best advantage.
Another note about the resume: Include a section called "skills." In there you can put if you sing, dance, what sports you play, if you do accents, etc.
Break a leg!
2007-03-10 14:34:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay, calm down sweetie. First of all, yes, DO include those church plays- ANY acting experience you've had is a good thing to put down. They probably aren't expecting anything very professional- and hey! If you've never been in movies before, that's fine too. You have to start someplace. =D
You can find programs to layout your resume for you, as well as sites to help you figure out what to put on it.
As for a monologue, I would suggest "The Bench" from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. If you sell it to them, they're sure to consider you. ^^
2007-03-10 19:04:41 · answer #4 · answered by ethereal_singer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get monoloues online easily just do a search fr tenn monologue or whatever type you want. I found everything from Wizard of Oz to Mean Girls monologues.
Also as for a resume: put your name, contact info. Then put your height, weight, size of shirt, pants,shoes (for costuming); color of hair and eyes. Then list all of the plays you did like this:
Title, Character you played and the acting group who selected you.
Then below that you want to list some of your special skills like:
Singing, Dancing, (not acting they know that already), Soccer, etc.
I hope that helps. My daughter is an actress and this is what her acting school said.
2007-03-10 14:58:59 · answer #5 · answered by mineymoe 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't sound like you are ready. It is OK to call and cancel the audition. If you insist on doing this, go to this website for monolouges (DO NOT MAKE ONE UP):
http://www.colschildrenstheatre.org/
And type a resume with your height, weight, photo, experience, e-mail, phone #, adress, hopes & dreams.
2007-03-10 15:23:33 · answer #6 · answered by casey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋