First Audition Help?

Question

ok. im 12yrs old and iv found my first audition im going to. The play theyre putting on is High School Musical. I really want to get a part.One of the things they want me to do is do a 2min. monoluge. And like i said i havent ever done a monoluge before so if u guys know any that might be age appropriate. They also wanted me to sing a song that shows your vocal ranges. do u know any that might capture the hearts of the peeps watching me. im like in the middle singer. i cant sing really really low or reallly really high. but i can hit low and high notes. One more question. do u think the auditions will be held in a room or on a large stage. well i hope u can help!

Answer 1

Stay calm.

Breathe.

Be happy.

It doesn't matter what size room you are in.

Monologue suggestion:

S-M-I-L-E

A monologue by Walter Ben Hare

NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Readings and Monologues À La Mode. Walter Ben Hare. Minneapolis: T.S. Denison & Co., 1921.

Good evening, Mrs. Audience,
And Mr. Audience, too;
I hope you're glad to see me,
And will like me 'fore I'm through.
I'm here to bid you welcome,
I'm sure I like your style;
We'll soon become right friendly
If you will only smile.

I'll try to entertain you
With monologue and rhyme--
But if you won't assist me
We'll have a dreadful time.
The world is full of worry,
Let's forget it for a while,
And take a trip to Funland--
So stretch your mouth and smile.

Some speakers talk of trouble,
Of pessimistic creeds,
But just an S-M-I-L-E [spell]
Is all the old world needs.
Be gay, enthusiastic,
And cheerful all the while,
Forget your gloom and worries,
And smile, smile, smile!

And now the ice is broken,
We're friends, that's how it stands,
And if you feel as I do,
You'll tell me with your hands, [Pantomimes applause]
With song and jest and story,
I shall an hour beguile;
I'll do my best to please you,
If you'll smile, smile, smile!


Then you could sing the song, Smile.

Answer 2

Well, first of all for the monologue, just google "free monologues" and you will find some options.here is a site that I found some good monologues on if you're interested

http://www.geocities.com/thespian_didi/backup/fmono.html

and for the song, I would go with a song that's slightly older NOT that much older though, like, 3 years at most. since its high school musical and you're 12. Here are some suggestions

1.out of my dreams from Oklahoma
2.in my own little corner from Cinderella, or anything else from that musical
3.How lovely to be a woman from bye bye birdie
4.something from hairspray is always fun
5.every ones beautiful at the ballet from a chorus line

I wont be able to tell u what the audition setting will be like because it varies, but all of the ones I've been to were in a somewhat small room

Answer 3

Try going to your local Barnes & Noble or Borders and picking out a monologue book in the "theater arts" section, you will have more choices, and can be more specific in choosing your monologue. Make sure you know your type! Since you are auditioning for a HSM, I'd suggest you choose a comedic monologue, and make sure it's age appropriate.

As for a song, from musical theatre you could try and sing "Good Morning Baltimore" from Hairspray. From contemporary pop music, possibly something by Carrie Underwood?

Since you didn't say who is putting on the production, I cannot guess if it will be on a stage or not.

If it is a cattle call/mass audition, expect a stage. If it is a child's theatre/school production, expect a stage. If it is more of a professional production, and/or scheduled by appt. then expect a room.

Good luck on your audition, and don't forget to breathe, relax, and have fun!

Answer 4

I make it a practice not to suggest specific audition material - monologues or songs - for anyone I don't know personally. There are thousands of monologues out there from plays of all kinds, for characters of all kinds, and one that might be perfect for someone else might be totally wrong for you. Without knowing your acting experience, training, range and ability, your age, look, physicality and more, it would be impossible for me to determine what would be right for you.

When looking for a general audition monologue (not for a specific play) the key is to find one that shows YOU off to your best advantage. Look for a monologue that fits you - your acting abilities and range (an audition is no time to "stretch" - it's the time to show the best you can do really well), your age, gender, look, style, sound, and stage presence. Look for a monologue that shows what YOU want them to see in your acting.

But even more than that, look for a monologue that you understand completely and related to, connect to personally. Acting is about communicating your character - her relationships, her thoughts, her dreams, her needs and her emotions. That's why understanding the character and her specific circumstances is so important. Your job is to make the person you are speaking to (and therefore your audience) understand what your character is feeling, what she wants and needs them to understand. To do that, first understand who she is and what she wants, and then make her your own, make those needs your own, find inside YOU those same emotions and needs and allow yourself to really feel them. If you can communicate those emotions and that character, if you can make your audience feel for her, then you will have made an impression that will make a difference for you.

Answer 5

I don't know about all the rest of that stuff,but as far as songs go do 'Somewhere' from 'West Side Story'.
It's got a great build up,start low,end high.
It's a song about hope.Hope encompasses a variety of emotions from sadness about a situation because it's not right to joy about the prospects of changing the situation.
Read the words to the song and digest them.
May good fortune shine on you.
Break a leg!

Answer 6

sounds like you are getting alot of good suggestions for monologues...how about somewhere over the rainbow? I have done auditions in large rooms or stages in order to hear the volume of the auditioners..
good luck!