Hey, I've got an audition for RKA representation but being new to this I'm a little bit confused.
So what does this mean and what do you think I would have to do ; Please prepare a short monologue that reflects your casting, no longer than 2 mins.
The first round will be a half hour group improvisation workshop. This will be led by yourselves and there will be no direction so you will be in charge of coming up with scenarios yourselves. You need to standout !
They are probably really obvious but as I said I am new to this thankyou for your help
The selection of monologue is important. Try to find something modern and, ideally, something that you could imagine yourself being cast as (that's what it means by "reflects your casting"). Choose something as close to your own age and "type" as you can. When they say "no longer than 2 minutes" - they mean it. Leave them wanting more. When you time it, make sure you do so in "performance mode" - don't time it muttering it under your breath. Something a bit less than 2 minutes will be fine. Try to find something written in the way that you normally speak ( so not Shakespeare or Dickens for example).
The group improvisation workshop will suit some and not others: some take to it like a duck to water, others find it tricky. Don't be too concerned about it, but have a think about the sort of thing you might introduce. It usually helps to have something a little bit outlandish or dramatic rather than mundane in my opinion. Don't go for "How lovely to see you, please come and sit down and have a cup of tea" - I'd suggest more "Did you know there is what appears to be a space ship on our lawn?" or "Dear me, you appear to be bleeding. What happened?"
The best improvisations are not about entertaining the people watching you. They DON'T have to be funny. The most impressive improvising happens when everyone involved is open to what is thrown into the pot and when people are not too selfish about pursuing their own plot or agenda. That can be quite tricky in an audition situation. Try to go with the flow - don't block someone else's ideas. If someone says " The grandfather clock has grown whiskers" - don't say "No it hasn't. What are you talking about?" Try to respond with something that continues and embellishes the original idea - it's ok to take it off in another direction, but don't contradict it. Also, try to resist the temptation to keep trying to bring the improvisation back to your original idea - the whole point of it is to let it grow organically. Be bold and allow yourself to be spontaneous. In particular, go with every impulse to move.
thankyou for your help 
