Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
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Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
DD has all these auditions with different criteria for the monologues & songs
So I'm busy trying to find a monologue that meets this criteria:
From a play
Post 1970
Contemporary
Close in age to DD (15)
That she has a chance of knowing (so she doesn't have to read & learn an entire new play)
I might as well give up, mightn't I? It really isnkt going to happen is it?
So I'm busy trying to find a monologue that meets this criteria:
From a play
Post 1970
Contemporary
Close in age to DD (15)
That she has a chance of knowing (so she doesn't have to read & learn an entire new play)
I might as well give up, mightn't I? It really isnkt going to happen is it?
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Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
I know exactly what you mean - on those criteria my DD would have had a choice of 1 - Judy's monologue in Too Much Punch for Judy - the play she did in her Theatre Studies GCSE so I don't know if it therefore would be too overdone in auditions. Dancers in this household so the monologue bit was a huge leap into the unknown.
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Try "Henna Night" by Amy Rosenthal.
it's only short! It would take less than an hour to read I would guess.
It's worth looking at one act plays - they don't take long to read and probably are not used all that often for auditions.
it's only short! It would take less than an hour to read I would guess.
It's worth looking at one act plays - they don't take long to read and probably are not used all that often for auditions.
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Thanks guys - I wasn't sure if I was being stupid trying to find one that will fit them all
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
You could also check out 'School Play' by Suzy Almond and 'Like a Virgin' by Gordon Steel; both have contemporary good monologues for a teenage girl ... 'School Play' is about a girl who is disruptive in school but discovers a love of music and 'Like a Virgin' is about a teenager who is dying of cancer. You may be able to find the actual monologues on the internet ...
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Thanks I'll have a look
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Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
What about DNA by Dennis Kelly. There is quite a good monologue for Leah who is around 16.
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Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
I read often on this site that the audition panels are fed up with 'Like a Virgin' so I'd tend to give that one a miss.
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Yes to DNA. My husband is working on this play with his students and says it's really good.
What about Rosaline from After Juliet by Sharman MacDonald?
What about Rosaline from After Juliet by Sharman MacDonald?
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Thanks everyone she is sorted
Sorry I should have posted sooner
Sorry I should have posted sooner