<p>I know that requesting for audition material suggestions on CC is somewhat silly/frowned upon in some peoples' opinion, but I figured it could not hurt. I am an 18 year old male in the middle of looking for audition monologues for my MT auditions coming up this spring. Ive acted in many musicals, both lead and supporting roles covering both comedic and dramatic, but all my core training lies with dancing and singing.. so I could use the help! I want a good handful of monologues that cover classical, contemporary, dramatic, and comedic genres, to take to the 9 or so schools that I am auditioning for. Does anyone have any suggestions? Particular plays to look into, particular writers to look into, particular characters to look into? Would anyone be willing to share the monologues you have used in previous auditions? Any advice/help is good advice/help! THANKS :D</p>
<p>Can your drama teacher help you with this? We ended up getting a coach, which I haven’t regretted doing for one instant, but it might be hard at this late date to find one as they book up. But had we not done that, D’s high school teacher would have helped her look through scripts to find one she liked. She does help find the monologues they use to go to UIL and other competitions, so I assume most other theater teachers would have these resources also. Though, they may not have as much one on one time as a private coach. But they might have enough to do the job. You just have to ask and find out.</p>
<p>I don’t have any idea about particular plays or writers (that’s why we hired a coach!! lol!) but I do know that for this purpose, the character should be one that you could believably play. Close to your age, your type; no foreign or heavy regional accents. My D would not, for example, be best served by playing something like a middle aged divorcee from New Jersey…lol…</p>
<p>We ended up with one comedic and one serious contemporary monologue, plus one classical serious monologue. Most schools either just require two contrasting monologues - both contemporary: or, one contemporary and one classical - at least, of the 20 or so we have looked at, I have not found any variation from this other than the length, and this is what our coach says, too. So with just those three, (and a short and a long cut of each) she can pretty much cover every school. The schools that require a classical and a contemporary, she will use her comical contemporary piece as her classical is serious. She is probably going to add some more just because it’s good to have them JUST in case (I guess for if they ask for another one or if someone right in front of you does your piece, though I think that’s unlikely) but really, her bases are covered with what she has.</p>
<p>I LOVE the monologues that she and her coach chose: they fit her, they suit her personality SO well. She loves doing them. The ultimate decision about whether or not to do a particular monologue really has to come from the student; where help comes in is with suggestions about which monologues to choose from, IMO. It can be pretty overwhelming.</p>
<p>If you had some roles that seem to fit the guidelines, that might be a good place to start looking. </p>
<p>Extra monologues are great to add IF you have time but cutting it as close as you are, I’d work on finding those three that will get you through just about any requirement, and then add on more if and when you have time.</p>
<p>~BUT~ all I know is what I have learned from helping my daughter through this process and we are in the middle of it ourselves ~ so I’m sure the seasoned pros on the board will have more and probably better advice. But, this has been our experience, anyway.</p>
<p>Yes, I will be working with my high school drama teacher as well as a drama teacher at a different high school. I planned on having the entire summer and fall to prepare for auditions in Feb, but was cast in 4 consecutive shows, starting last spring, with the regional theater company here, and the last show just ended. I did as much as I could during that time but it wasn’t much. Now, things have slowed down so I have a chance to catch a breath a bit and buckle down on my materials…but the summer and fall months turned into 7 weeks in the blink of an eye! Scary…Here’s to hoping all goes well in NY!</p>