Sunday, March 8, 2009

Monologues

Monologues for Your Acting College Audition
If you’re planning to attend an acting college, you’ll need to pull together a powerful audition to get accepted. Most acting colleges require that you prepare two monologues, one classical and one modern. Classical monologues are generally thought to be any theatrical piece written prior to the turn of the 20Th century, although some colleges define it as later than that.
Your best bet is to choose any of the Greek classics; Shakespeare, Moliere, Voltaire, etc.

If you’re stuck, go to a local bookstore and search for compilations of classic monologues.
Modern monologues are more recently written, usually within the last 100 years. Try not to choose overdone monologues, as the school's casting directors can get bored hearing the same pieces over and over again. That won’t work to your advantage. Do your best to select a monologue that represents you. Rehearse both monologues enough so that you will go into your audition fluidly and with confidence. It is the confidence that sells.

1 comment:

Janet S. Tiger said...

This is some good basic info - may I link to my knol? or my website? www.MonologuesbyJanetSTiger.com

I think that choosing a lesser known modern playwright can be fresh, also you can create your own monologue.

Thanks for your ideas- JST