<p>Colleges generally have guidelines regarding monologues. Check their web sites. All of the ones I’ve seen require that the monologues are from published plays. Do not make one up. And yes, they most definitely hate overdone monologues. They’ve heard it 10,000 times and can’t stand it. BBM is one. No Neil Simon, no Chris Durang. Try to find monologues from plays that are less than ten years old, or even five years old (but nothing that’s been on Broadway.) Those monologues will sound refreshing and the auditioner will appreciate it. If you live near a city with a good theatre, check what they put on. Check a university library for newer plays. You can “thread” together a monologue by stringing parts together with a few tweaks.</p>