Warm Up Copy down the following chart: NAME of SCENE Tally the amount of times they gesture How do...

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Warm Up Copy down the following chart: NAME of SCENE Tally the amount of times they gesture How do they change their body language to fit the characters ? How is their projection ? Did they do a good job why or why not? An I deal Husband Lettice

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Warm Up

Copy down the following chart:

NAME of SCENE

Tally the amount of times they gesture

How do they change their body language to fit the characters?

How is their projection?

Did they do a good job why or why not?

An I deal Husband

Lettice and Lovage

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The Audition

What, Where, Who

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Questions:

• What is an audition for?

• Where do you audition?

• Where can you find casting calls?

• What do you need for an audition?

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What do I need to bring to an audition?

• A Resume (Community Theatre – you can just write it

down on the audition form)

• A Headshot (Community Theatre – they can take one

for you)

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The Actual Audition

Audition Scenario 1

They ask you to read a scene at the

audition – this is called a COLD READING

Tips: read with emotion, make character

choices, and use gesture and movement

when you can

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The Actual Audition

Audition Scenario 2

They ask you to bring your own monologue

(usually 45 seconds to a minute long)

--they might also have you do a cold reading, too

Tips: Slate – your name and the play your piece

comes from, Time your monologue and slate

before you go

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The Actual Audition

Musical Theatre

They will ask you to do a song (16-32 bars) in the

style of the show.

You might also be asked to do a 30-45 second

monologue

TIPS: Some require two selections (A Ballad and

UpTemp0). Some require the total audition to be

Ninety seconds.

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Links for Monologues

• Stage Agent. Com

• Monologuearchive.com

• youthplays.com/monologues.php

• www.stagepage.info/monologs/_monologs.html

• ispgroupinc.com/monologues/

monologues_for_kids_and_teens.htm

• teens.lovetoknow.com/

Free_Middle_School_Monologues

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Questions?

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Monologue Audition Assignment

• Pick a monologue

• Cut it down so that it is between 45 seconds

and 1 minute (including your slate)

• Tell Ms. K what your choice is before you leave

today- the title, where you found it, etc.

• DUE DATES: