<p>FutureMillie6, it sounds as if you are doing a great job. </p>
<p>I see that you are in Northern Virginia. If you don’t already know about the Virginia Theater Association conference in Reston (October 24-27), I’d urge you to look into it. My son found it immensely helpful. I posted about it in this thread: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/1558353-fall-audition-opportunities-conferences.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/theater-drama-majors/1558353-fall-audition-opportunities-conferences.html</a></p>
<p>The forms for the conference and for the high school auditions are set up with the presupposition that you’d be attending with a group from your school, but individuals can also attend. This would be something you’d need to involve a parent in, because they want you to have a chaperone.</p>
<p>One other NoVA tip for you, if you are still looking into monologues, you should visit the American Backstage Company in Alexandria, just inside the Beltway by the Van Dorn Metro. They have a room full of play scripts and books about theater, and shelves of monologue books and “how to audition” stuff, and the owner’s idea of a good time is helping students find monologues. The store is very busy with Halloween now, but in a couple of weeks it will settle down again.</p>