I'm going to audition next january, for several colleges/unis in America, and I need two classical and two contemporary monologues. (They also need to be contrasting, round the age from 18-30. and preferably not overdone).
I'm having a difficult time finding first of all where I can look for these monologues ('cause I can't read every play ever written!) and what would suit me, all I know is I need a dramatic and a comic monologue, something with a tough character and a soft/frail one.
If ANYONE has an idea that springs to mind. PLEASE let me know.
MY question is: could anyone suggest plays, and or where to easily find them. Thank you =)
2007-07-15 05:49:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
They have to be female monologues...sorry if I didn't write that before... ;)
2007-07-15 23:49:33 · update #1
Where have you been? You are about to audition for colleges and you have no idea how to find a monolgue for yourself? You probably have no business auditioning. What experience acting do you have? Why do you want to go to one of these colleges? Where do you live? Monologues have to b carefully selected to match your person. Not everyone should do such and such a monologue because it is a good one. Look at your previous answers, some dodo suggested Mercutio's Queen Mab speech from R & J even though you specified they had to be female. Write to me at kencosp@aol.com with the answers to these questions. Also include your height, weight, hair color and eye color, and age.
I will offer suggestions. I am a retired professional actor and former university theatre director and professor. I mentor aspiring actors for free.
2007-07-18 17:02:39 · answer #1 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
"Faces In The Raft" and "Voices From The Cafe" are stage plays that were created by weaving together a series of dramatic monologues. The monologues are widely used for auditions, have no set interpretation, vary in length, and can be portrayed by men or women.
Both scripts can be read and printed out for free at www.geocities.com/absaroka2001.
2007-07-15 09:39:55 · answer #2 · answered by djlachance 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sam Shepard's "Hawk Moon" is a great source. Very edgy and unconventional. I've used "Rolling Renault" many times, and there's also a bull rider narrating his own death. Beautiful, though you'd have to cut it, and that isn't easy.
2007-07-15 08:25:48 · answer #3 · answered by Egospoon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In Romeo and Juliet there is a famous monologue given by Mercutio. I think its called the Queen Mab speech or something (IDK).
2007-07-15 06:43:19 · answer #4 · answered by Hockeydude628 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋