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Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 11:42 am
by Katymac
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?
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:13 pm
by 2dancersmum
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)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:16 pm
by pg
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.
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:14 pm
by Katymac
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)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 6:20 pm
by sapphire
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)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 7:53 pm
by Katymac
Thanks I'll have a look
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:56 pm
by Caroline A-C
What about DNA by Dennis Kelly. There is quite a good monologue for Leah who is around 16.
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 10:33 am
by francescasmum
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.
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 10:18 pm
by Fillyjonk
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?
Re: Think I'm trying too hard to be lazy (monologues)
Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2013 9:35 pm
by Katymac
Thanks everyone she is sorted
Sorry I should have posted sooner
