My son needs a monologue for an audition for a theater school.?

It has to be from a published literary or theater work, one and a half to two minutes in length, by a character which must be from the applicant's age range (he is 13 yo but they allow up to 10 years older).

Ideally he should be able to have the script of the whole play, or the script of the monologue plus a movie or a video of the play, or a book.

We have been unable to find a complete set of script + monologue or video. Could somebody recommend a particular material or a place to find it?

Thanks!

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Introduction

Finding the right monologue for your audition can be tough. You will want to find something that can grab the auditors and will be a monologue that you can relate to. Many new actors make this task much harder on themselves then they need to.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderate

Things You'll Need

* published plays

* time to read

* paitence

Steps

Step One

Read a lot. The first step to finding the right monologue for an audition is to read many plays. A play only takes about an hour to get through so you can finish two or more every day. Finding the right monologue is not about finding a good fifteen line monologue from a random character but finding a character and a play that you can relate to. Hamlet may have some great lines but if you can not relate to him or to his story you will never be able to bring the monologue to life in front of an audience.

Step Two

Narrow it down. Once you have a handful of plays that you like you can then begin to narrow down your selection of monologues. Think about which play is most reflective of your own life. Which character and story line do you just understand on a personal level? If you have to think about the play and the monologue too much then catalogue it on your shelf as a great play but leave the monologue to someone else.

Step Three

Get rid of anything too popular. When you go in to an audition you will be standing there next to a hundred people who look just like you and want the part as much as you do. If you are doing the same monologue as the five people who went before you then how will you stand out? Yes, you could be making a great choice with your character. Save yourself some time and stress and just choose a monologue from a lesser known published play. You may do a great Blanche from A Street Car Named Desire but it will be more interesting for the auditors to see you do Annie from The Real Thing. Also, do you really think you will be able to make more interesting character choices then Elizabeth Taylor?

Step Four

Relate to the words. Once you have found the monologue from a play you can relate to do so. Feel the words and understand where they are coming from in the story. Make actual choices with the way you play the monologue. Nothing is worse then an actor who indicates and plays stereotypes. Be yourself in that set of given circumstances.

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Natalie give you good advice. You ever hear of the library? IT is full of plays. Go read them! That is what actors do.