Contemporary vs. Modern monologues

prodesse
Mon, 12 Nov 2012 19:33:57 +0000

My son’s acting coach has told us that a “contemporary” monologue should ideally be from the last ten years. “Modern” can be anywhere in the 20th or 21st centuries. Have any of you been criticized for using too old a contemporary monologue?

It’s hard enough to find any serious monologue suitable for a 17 year old boy, without having to worry about that additional restriction.