College Auditions- Supplemental Monologues

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Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:24:10 +0000

Times3, I think your suggestion is fine!–you’re very right that sometimes they ask you to do something from a previous show. And yes, if they ask you to do something from a previous show, they obviously don’t care.

I was responding to RealKEVP’s well meant suggestion that it’s fine to do a monologue itself from a previous show, and to the OP’s original question about how many monologues need to be done. That’s a different topic from being spontaneously asked to do something from a show you’ve been in.

I believe it’s wise to prepare at least three monologues, preferably four, and it’s safest to exclude any monologue from any show you’ve done.

As far as being ready from a show you’ve already done–I don’t know. My own kids were never asked for this, although I know of students who were. What if you don’t remember? Can anyone chime in here? I can’t see rehearsing all the monologues from all your shows, on top of all the monologues you’re preparing. Has anyone ever said, 'Um, the show you’re asking about was three years ago and I honestly don’t remember the entire monologue; I’ll do my best?" What happens then? Under what circumstances do they ask you to do something from a show you were in? Is there a pattern there? Times3, what was your S’s experience?