<p>Hello I am an Asian-Canadian who is looking for monologues for future college auditions and show auditions.. I am not quite sure if I am suppose to look for monologues that are specifically an asian role or if it doesnt matter too much for my age. But beside that point finding monologues is very hard.. Are there any writers or plays that you guys suggest me? I have a show audition comming up real soon and I need to find myself a new monologue!
Also i think i am auditioning for the beauty and the beast as Le Fou (the funny Gaston's friend) and i was thinking of singing Master of the House for it. but i think i've heard a rule saying that you can't do a song that you've performed in a show with ( I was Thenardier just couple months ago). Are there any song choices that you recommend for a goofy comic character? Ahh! so many rules and soo many things to look for but soo little time!
THank you for all you'r ehelp!</p>
<p>Truth be told, you can sing whatever fits you best. Those rules apply when something is not necessarily the best describtion of your character or type. If you are truly fit for the role of Le Fou, Master of the House should be fine.</p>
<p>It seems like it would help you to read some of the previous threads; I know they talk about monologues there. Also, I'm not sure how to get to it, but smoewhere on this website, there is an FAQ put together by a dear friend of mine, it holds the answer to many many questions.</p>
<p>johnny -- </p>
<p>there is NO reason to only do monologues meant for asian actors. just because they've never seen an asian actor play that character doesn't mean it wouldn't work.</p>
<p>the one thing i would caution you against is doing a monolgue that is race-specific or uses a race-specific character. if it is vital to the story that the character be a specific race and you're not it, i would stay away from his monologues, no matter how much you like it. it will keep the adjudicator from thinking "this kid isn't ___<strong><em>" and he/she can focus instead on "wow! look how committed that kid is to _</em></strong>____"</p>
<p>best of luck!</p>
<p>However, I would like to add that as sleazy as it may seem, I have seen a lot of success come from actors capitalizing on their ethnicity. If a monologue is overtly ethnic, but still a great piece then obviously the person doing it should be of that ethnicity. I don't think actors should exclude it from their repertoire is they are right for the piece. I would say do one monologue that does tap into that. I wouldn't recommend anymore than that just because you want to show a range and it also gets to be a little cheap. Try looking at David Henry Hwang.</p>