Audition repertoire for guys.

[theatrejock310]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 3:17am

Just curious in seeing what other guys had in their rep., as far as monologues and songs are concerned...
:) Updated On: 6/30/07 at 03:17 AM

[nate2]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 12:42pm

Hey where did you find your monologues at? I need to find a few funny contemporary monologues from a play that fit my age group 17-18. Do you know any?

[dramadude2]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 2:11pm

The stage manager in OUR TOWN has some monolouges that can(if adapted well) be used to your advantage.

I guess.

(im not the greatest search engine for things like these, so if what I've said is no help or does not make sense I apologize.)
Please,however, Tell me so that i don't look like a fool again if another thread like this comes up.

Uhh yeah
peace

[bingbong]

Posted: 6/30/07 at 9:37pm

dude you're too harsh on yourself - any help is good help :)

not that i can help much - i'm a chick for starters, lol


Just So (title song) is a gudden,
good shows to look at: children of eden, on the town, loads of good R&H stuff ('this nearly was mine' is a fave), Spelling Bee

best song ever: something's coming - WSS

Have you got a theatre library close by????
It's all about listening to as much as poss. I buy my musical theatre cds from ebay. I'm a student, i can't aford to spend a tenner on something i technically don't need.

xx

[theatrejock310]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 2:40am

Ok.
So getting back on topic...
What exactly is "R&H", or do you mean "Rodgers & Hammerstein"?


Any other insights would be GREATLY appreciated.
:)

[bingbong]

Posted: 7/1/07 at 7:34am

yeah - also have a listen to a grand night for singing - there are some beautiful arrangements of their work in it :) xx

[theatrejock310]

Posted: 7/2/07 at 12:35am

Hmmm...I never thought about that.
Thanks! I'll look into it.

[I'mseeingbraille57]

Posted: 7/4/07 at 1:40am

In my personal repertorie I have:

My Funny Valentine from Babes In Arms
Steppin' Out from Easter Parade (which is a film, but is a musical film so there you go)
Purpose from Avenue Q
Why from Tick Tick

Monologues:
Mr. Antrobus from Thorton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth (Fantastic play, both Antrobus and Henry monologues.)
Suffolk from Henry the sixth part two
Henry from The Real Thing by Tom Stoppard
Quentin from After the Fall by Arthur Miller
Trinculo from the Tempest
And an Oedipus Monologue

I definently need some more comedic pieces. Look at Neil LaBute, Neil Simon, and Tom Stoppard for some funny pieces that are fairly straightfoward. Albee, Durang, and even Wilder offer some hilarious off beat absurd pieces.

Happy Hunting :)

[musicman_17082]

Posted: 7/9/07 at 12:18am

A great audition song I've found is "The Jolly Roger." Its not a musical theater piece but it may as well be. It's upbeat enough to be thoroughly entertaining and belty enough to show off some power notes! It is also not very well known so its refreshing for the directors to hear.

[theatrejock310]

Posted: 7/12/07 at 3:32am

What about more contemporary stuff.
(post 1970s)

So far, I found a lot of good material through reading random plays.