<p>The first thing we did was make a list of schools my daughter was interested in. Then, I went to each school’s site and got the requirements for auditions. MT and Straight Theatre. I made a chart and I also made a file for each school. In the file for each school, I made a checklist. Once we got all of that together, I went to the Internet and googled overdone songs and monologues and cross referenced those with many lists to make sure she didn’t use overdone material. She then worked with her voice teacher and she had a friend who is an actor help her with her monologues. However, she did most of this on her own. Many people have suggested MTCA for coaching and they have a great reputation. My daughter and I met several of their students at Unifieds and they were great! You can go to their website and they also have a facebook page. It’s worth a shot to look at them. I would also suspect that there are plenty of professionals in the Chicago area who could help and may even be willing to skype lessons. Hope that helps!</p>