<p>I cannot for the life of me find a good comedic, 30 sec-1 min monologue! I've been searching for months but have come up empty handed. Any suggestions?? My college auditions start soon and I'm really desperate! Any help is greatly appreciated! :)</p>
<p>My daughter's voice teacher (who worked at one of the country's best MT schools for 10 years) gave her the best advice about monologues. When I told him that she was having trouble finding the perfect monologue, he said this: (This isn't a quote)
People go crazy putting so much emphasis on finding the right monologue. They think that choosing the right one will make or break an audition and there is only one or two perfect monologues "out there" for each actor. It simply isn't true. Sure, the monologue has to be within your age range and you should feel comfortable with the subject matter. But, a good actor can make any monologue great.<br>
There are many, many, good, appropriate monologues that are not on the "Don't use" list. Go to the library and read several plays. If there isn't one monologue, combine a couple of short speeches of the character's dialogue to create your own monologue. (Just make sure it has a strong objective). And, it doesn't have to be so obscure that they have never seen anyone else perform it before.<br>
So many actors seem to be so picky about finding the right monologue that they can't find anything. Give yourself a few days to read through plays and then make a decision. Give yourself a deadline! Spend the time working on perfecting the performance rather than on the search.
My daughter didn't love her monologues at first. She was sure that there were better ones "out there." But, I told her to stop looking and just try to make these great. Now, she is so comfortable with these characters, she loves these monologues.</p>
<p>Thank you so much. That really helped a lot. :)</p>