<p>Just wondering. . .as I start my hunt for MT college audition material, are there any plays or playwrights that are too commonly used? I am well aware of what material not to use for song selections, but I wasn't sure if there was any sort of list not to use for monologues as well. I would imagine that would be pretty uncommon since there is so much material out there, but acting isn't my forte (I'm mainly a dancer) and my knowledge of plays and playwrights is limited. If anyone who has auditioned for MT or is doing so this year and can help me it would be greatly appreciated!:)</p>
<p>The obvious monologues from Shakespeare - like anything from Romeo & Juliet, the "out damned spot" piece from Macbeth and I'm sure many of Hamlet's soliloquies are pretty much no-nos unless you really rock them. </p>
<p>Anything by Christopher Durang especially Baby with the Bathwater and Laughing Wild are really overused now apparently. I'm pretty sure that CCM has a list of monologues that you shouldn't use. Start there and pretty much apply them to all the schools you're auditioning for, because if they've heard enough that they've made a list, then so have other schools.</p>
<p>Here's CCMs page..but you need to read each school's requirements closely. The audition material they want to see varies considerably - number of measures, types of songs, pre 1960, classical, you name it. There is a lot of information and discussions on this board. Taking the time to read it is really worth it. I learned more here than anywhere else.</p>
<p>I just bumped up the thread "Do Not Use List for Auditions" that has discussion about songs and monologues to avoid. Seems that CCM, CMU, and perhaps DePaul have do not use lists. Use the search tool in the navy blue toolbar of the thread and type monologue and you should find the specific posts that deal with plays/characters to avoid.</p>
<p>Another suggestion...Marymount Manhattan has a list of recommended monologues on their audition site.</p>