<p>let me first say, i am not a MT major, but rather a regular theater acitng major.</p>
<p>i am in the process, as we all are, of choosing audition monologues. i know people say that romeo and juliet is "overdone," but for my classical monologue, i really think one of the monologues from r&j is the "perfect fit" for me.</p>
<p>are there any specific male monologues from r&j that are particularly overdone? i firgured EVERY monologue from this play must not be overdone..</p>
<p>i don't want to be hated for doing r&j by the admissions committee, but i think it would be a great choice to contrast my humorous contemp. monologue.</p>
<p>if you can be of any help, i would appreciate it.</p>
<p>thanks for you time and have a great audition season.</p>
<p>Shakespeare can be very hard to do well. I might suggest looking into a book called Best Men's Classical Stage Monologues or something along those lines. That book gives you a lot of ideas of other writers. If you have your heart set on Billy Shakespeare, you might want to look into a show a little less well-known just to make it look like you did your homework.</p>
<p>I really think the whole thing boils down to how well you do it. I used to do the opening speech from Richard III, which must be among the most overdone pieces in Shakespeare, but I did it because I liked it so much and because I thought I did it well. The problem with R&J, though, is that it's rarely a favorite among those who love Shakespeare, and for young people in the US, this is often the only Shakespeare play they've ever read because they had to read it for a high school English class. So, I can just imagine that people hearing auditions see monologues from Shakespeare over and over and over, and it must get tiresome.</p>
<p>Try to obtain an out-of-print copy of "Auditions and Scenes from Shakespeare" by Richard and Joan Bell. That book lists every monologue, and ever potential monologue, in Shakespeare by age range, length, type, etc.</p>
<p>I remember when Tarhunt posted the title of this book last year, it created a real frenzy of cc-ers buying the book, which I might add, is well worth it!</p>