Julliard and Shakespeare

EmmyBet
Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:01:15 +0000

AdaQuince, thank you. Everyone - that description of monologues is what we are all saying is the standard you all should prepare. In addition, it is usually best if the monologues are contrasting in content (i.e. comedic vs. dramatic) although those lines are blurry. Just don’t have all of your characters demonstrating the same mood or emotion. Also - while Juilliard doesn’t say this, almost all other undergrad programs want you to play your age group (15-30) and your own gender. They also frown on accents of any kind.

We talk about this endlessly, but it’s an endless subject. Yes, have one Shakespeare - it never hurts. Have another classical because there are other great classical playwrights. Watch your time periods. Some schools start “contemporary” as late as 1960, so Chekhov would be inappropriate.