College Auditions- Supplemental Monologues

Times3
Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:26:01 +0000

You guys, I really don’t think anybody is saying that you should plan on having one of your primary monologues be from a play you’ve been in, but that you should be prepared to do something from a past show if you’re asked. As I said above, my son was asked for that very thing, and I’ve read more than a few similar anecdotes on CC. It’s not that unreasonable; and clearly, the expectations vary greatly by school.

Re: the potential problem of having been “directed”–if a school asks you to do something from an earlier production, they obviously don’t care–and I think most of them are wise to the fact that many kids have been heavily coached, don’t you?

I regret having made the suggestion since it obviously has pushed some of your buttons, but I also think it’s helpful to see what other people have experienced.