MONOLOGUES

Despite the fact that monologues only provide a limited view of an actors skills, numbers of casting agents use them as a simple way of auditioning. They mostly do this if they are meeting actors for the first time and want a vehicle for a general audition. Therefore actors need to have a monologue at hand for such occasions.

THIS PAGE WILL BUILD A RESOURCE OF MONOLOGUES FOR YOU TO TRY.

IF YOU HAVE MONOLOGUES TO RECOMMEND TO OTHER ACTORS, EMAIL THE DETAILS TO contact@ rehearsalroom.com AND WE WILL ADD THEM TO THE LIST.

Most monologues you select will have to be carefully edited.

Monologues (Contemporary Australian):

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"TOP SHELF 2" (Five Outstanding Television Screenplays)
edited by Greg Haddrick
published by Currency Press (2001)

A recent publication (2001) from Currency Press contains a 1997 AWGIE Award winning Blue Heelers script by John Banas. This episode of Blue Heelers was unusual in a number of ways - one of the unusual aspects was that it included a number of lengthy monologues. Although they are written for two male cast members (Nick & Adam played by WILLIAM MCINNES and DAMIAN WALSHE-HOWLING) the stories are not specifically gender based.

Three monologues for Nick ..
1. Starts on page 191 (be selective)
2. On page 201 (use bits)
3. The one on page 222 is a beauty …

Adam's speeches on page 195 can be joined into a monolgue and there is another one on page 196.

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Currency Press has many other Australian scripts and plays - www.currency.com.au

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Another Currency Press publication is ...

"LOOKING FOR ALIBRANDI"
by Melina Marchetta.

The script from this charming film is interlaced with Voice Overs for the main character Josie. With judicious editing an appropriate selection of these Voice Overs can be joined together to make a short monologue. There are innumerable choices. Watch out for additional Voice Over material included in italics - these are extra lines which were not part of the original text but were added in post production. They also provide usable material that can be included.

This is not highly dramatic material. It is warm, slightly ironic in tone and ideal if you want to create an image of a charming likeable character.

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Monologues (Classical):

SHAKESPEARE (MacBeth) - Rhian Knowles suggestion ... HECATE'S SPEACH (ACT 3 SCENE 5), "Have I not reason …" from that Scottish play. It's really good because it's not over done, so the auditioners aren't bored by the same speach over and over again. Just thought I would share this with you.
RHIAN KNOWLES

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TIPS FOR MONOLOGUE AUDITIONS
Remember most casting agents only want about one minute of performance content. It is wise to check if the agent has a time limit in mind. If they do, rehearse and accurately time your monologue. Mostly actors grossly under estimate the duration that a scene will run. Frequently what feels like one minute to the actor in fact actually runs between 3 and 5 minutes. So, beware of this trap as it is embarrassing to be stopped because you are going on for too long. In addition, you may be stopped before you have reached the part of the performance you really want the casting agent to see.

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