<p>My contemporary piece is taken from 2 pages of a play. There's the monolouge, which is the main part I'm planing on presenting to colleges and then there's some dialogue I really like before and after the monologue takes place in the script. Is it okay to incorporate some one sided dialogue into my audition piece?
Part of the dialogue comes about half a page after the monologue, is it bad to splice together parts of the script for your audition piece?
Like, I would do the monologue (which is too short) and then go into the dialogue (that connects to what the character was talking about in her monologue, but happens later in the scene)
Wow, that was really confusing. But if anyone gets what I'm talking about and can answer my question that would be AMMAAAZIING. I really need help.</p>
<p>When you say that there’s the “main part” you’re presenting and then some additional dialogue, it kinda sounds like you’re planning on presenting them separately, which is something you shouldn’t do. But I don’t think that’s how you meant it to come across… </p>
<p>Anyways, as long as all the lines you want to use are from the same play and spoken by the same character and make sense when you perform them, I don’t think there’s any problem with including dialogue that isn’t included in the actual monologue. So, in short, it’s absolutely okay to splice parts together, unless, of course, the college specifically says not to, but I haven’t heard of anywhere with that restriction. In fact, I’m doing the same thing with one of my monologues, too!</p>
<p>And, if anything, having a spliced together monologue will make your performance stand out from anybody else doing the same piece who might not have added in the extra dialogue. It also shows the auditors that you’re creative and are familiar with the source material and are willing to take risks or something.</p>
<p>Thanks OG!!! That helps alot.</p>