<p>Hey everybody!</p>
<p>Auditions are coming oh-so-soon, and I'm super excited! I was just wodering if you could give me your opinions on my audition material!</p>
<p>SONGS
"Come Out of the Dumpster" from the Wedding Singer
"Whenever I Dream" from A New Brain
"Princess" from A Man of No Importance</p>
<p>MONOLOGUES
"TempOddessey" by Dan Dietz
"Charge" by Eric Keiser
"One Hundred Women" by Kristina Halvorson</p>
<p>Any opinions you have would be marvelous!
Thanks a ton!</p>
<p>It may not be required at any of your schools that one of your songs be from a musical written prior to 1960 (or 1965), but make sure to check the requirements at each of your schools carefully if you have not already done so.</p>
<p>Even if none of your schools require a “golden age” song you may want to have one ready to go in case you are asked at any of your auditions.</p>
<p>Come out of the dumpster doesn’t really show much of a range… I’d suggest replacing that.</p>
<p>Agree with Kat – it’s a good idea to have something more classic in your repertoire; many schools require pre-1960’s material, and it also shows that you have a wider knowledge of the genre.</p>
<p>I’d also agree with Kat in that your songs are all from the last 15 years. Even if you’re not gonna use a song from the Golden Age, use something from before 1995.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for your input!</p>
<p>Would the song “So Far” from Allegro be appropriate??
Since it is traditional and also legit??</p>
<p>Also, my type is “Character”? So should all my songs be of this type? Or would it be okay if I sang an ingenue song–like “The Light in the Piazza” from THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA. I performed it and “Come Out of the Dumpster” at my state Thespian Convention and got straight superiors with both songs!</p>
<p>Once again, thanks for your input!</p>
<p>I would highly recommend NOT using any music from Light in the Piazza as it is very difficult to play and you won’t know if your accompanist has played it before and will be able to play it with ease.</p>
<p>Agree about Light in the Piazza – risky because the songs are very challenging for the pianist.
Regarding song choice – I think it’s a good idea to do contrasting songs as much as possible, in terms of type as well as tempo and style. Yes, definitely include an ingenue song if you can pull it off; then your character song will be a nice contrast.</p>