Audition choices for successful applicants

MT0613
Tue, 06 Mar 2007 10:53:56 +0000

I would highly suggest reading plays to find monologues. I went through the college audition process twice, as a senior in high school and then again as a transfer my freshmen year of college. My first time around, I used a monologue from a monologue book and although I did read up on the plays and everything, they never felt right. My second time around, I spent the whole summer before reading plays…any play I could find and found tons of great monolgues that I really had an excellent feel for because I understood the entire context of the play. So, that’s a very good suggestion.

For songs, I think you really just have to find something you deeply connect with so you can show emotion and acting through it, not just impressive vocals.

My first year, I auditioned with “Life of The Party” (Wild Party), “My Bill” (Showboat) and monologues from “And Turning Stay” and “The Importance of Being Earnest”

My second year I auditioned with “Astonishing” (Little Women) “I’ve Never Been in Love Before” (Guys and Dolls) and monologues from “The Lives of The Great Waitresses” and “Acorns”