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Audition Monologue Guidelines and Tips

The document provides answers to frequently asked questions about audition monologues for an actor training program. It states that applicants should prepare four memorized monologues, two from classical works and two contemporary, each being approximately two minutes in length. For classical works, one must be Shakespeare and they must be in verse or blank verse, not prose. Contemporary monologues can be from the 20th century to present. The document answers additional questions about monologue selection criteria and guidelines.

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Audition Monologue Guidelines and Tips

The document provides answers to frequently asked questions about audition monologues for an actor training program. It states that applicants should prepare four memorized monologues, two from classical works and two contemporary, each being approximately two minutes in length. For classical works, one must be Shakespeare and they must be in verse or blank verse, not prose. Contemporary monologues can be from the 20th century to present. The document answers additional questions about monologue selection criteria and guidelines.

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Frequently Asked Questions About

AUDITION MONOLOGUES

Actor Training Program Audition Monologue Requirements:

• Four memorized monologues (two classical and two contemporary), each approximately two minutes in
length.
• One of the classical selections must be from a play by Shakespeare.

• Classical material must be in verse or blank verse — NOT PROSE. Possible classical selections include:
Greek plays in verse translation, Lope de Vega, William Shakespeare, Christopher Marlowe, John Webster,
John Ford, Racine in verse translation, William Congreve, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
• Contemporary selections may be from Anton Chekhov to present day.

May both of my classical monologues be from works by Shakespeare? Yes.

May I choose a classical piece that is not by one of the playwrights listed above? Yes.

May I use source material that is not from a play for my contemporary monologue (i.e. a
novel or film)? In general, the faculty prefer monologues to be selected from published plays.
However, if you feel strongly about a particular piece that is not from a play, you may prepare it
so long as your other monologues are from plays.

Does Juilliard provide a list of suggested monologues (or a list of monologues to stay
away from)?
No. Please choose monologues with which you feel a particular connection, whether they are
commonly used or obscure. Please do not use monologue books to select your pieces - it is
important that you read the entire play from which your monologues are selected.

May I use an accent? If you feel that a piece that you have selected warrants the use of an
accent, you are welcome (but not required) to do so.

How strict is the 2-minute time limit? Although we do not use a timer in the audition room,
we do ask you to please be respectful of the 2-minute time limit for each monologue. It is fine if
your monologue is slightly less than or a few seconds over 2 minutes.

Do I need one comedic and one dramatic monologue? Not necessarily, although we do ask
for contrast amongst your monologue selections. Contrast may be achieved by means other
than comedic vs. dramatic.

What about the song? We ask that you have 16 bars of any song prepared. It can truly be
ANY song that you would like to sing (in any language, from any genre, without
accompaniment), if asked. Not all applicants will be asked to sing in the audition, and a trained
singing voice is not a requirement for admission.

May I use the same monologues from my pre-screening recording in the live audition?
Yes. Applicants who are invited to a live audition after passing pre-screening are permitted to
use the same monologues in the live audition that they prepared for the pre-screening
recording.

Frequently Asked Questions About AUDITION MONOLOGUES May both of my classical monologues be from works by Shakespeare? Y

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