Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Shakespeare monologue suggestion
downtowndiva84
Broadway Star Joined: 2/12/06
#0Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/9/06 at 2:51pmHey everyone...I need a dramatic Shakespeare monologue for an audition and would prefer to do something that isn't way overdone. Therefore no Juliet or Ophelia. Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones
that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle
to my new boy and I'll
Never let him go
and I'll never be alone
Not with my coin-operated
boy
forni-kate
Featured Actor Joined: 1/29/06
#1re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/9/06 at 4:33pm
Take a look at the comedies!
Midsummer has a few good ones from Helena and Titania.
Rosalind has a couple good ones in As You Like It, too.
There are websites with all the Shakespearean monologues, if you need ideas!
downtowndiva84
Broadway Star Joined: 2/12/06
#2re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:17pmI need a comedic and a dramatic. I've got the comedic one, it's the dramatic one that is proving to be a problem..
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones
that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle
to my new boy and I'll
Never let him go
and I'll never be alone
Not with my coin-operated
boy
#3re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/9/06 at 11:55pm
there is a hysterical julia-the "o hateful hands" monologue in 2 gentlemen of verona- it's kinda overdone but if you like it a lot just do it
helena- "i am your spaniel demetrius"
try the histories, nobody does them
GypsyRoseLee
Broadway Star Joined: 7/5/04
#4re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/10/06 at 2:56pmif you want to avoid over-done pieces, then stay far far away from A Midsummer Night's Dream. Definetly take a look at the histories. There is a wealth of material in them, but people tend to avoid them just because they're not as easy to read as the comedies. Tamora has a lot of really good stuff in Titus Andronicus, and don't forget Cleopatra, she's also wonderful! Good luck!
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--Phylicia Rashad
downtowndiva84
Broadway Star Joined: 2/12/06
#5re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/10/06 at 4:07pmThank you, I will definitely be checking out the histories. :)
Coin operated boy
All the other real ones
that I destroy
Cannot hold a candle
to my new boy and I'll
Never let him go
and I'll never be alone
Not with my coin-operated
boy
King Stevos
Broadway Star Joined: 5/15/03
#6re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/10/06 at 6:08pmLook into Titus Andronicus, most likely you will be the only person doing a monologue from it.
"IF I TRY THERE MAY BE A CHANCE / WE COULD LOVE WITH OUR EYES CLOSED/ WITH OUR EYES CLOSED WE COULD CHANGE THE WORLD!"- Stephen Dwight
BroadwayGirl107
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/26/03
#7re: Shakespeare monologue suggestion
Posted: 4/10/06 at 10:19pm
Imogen has a couple of good ones in Cymbeline as does Portia from The Merchant of Venice.
The histories are great(Henry the IV, VI, and VIII have good stuff. Richard III as well). Just be careful...some of the women (Cleopatra, for example) are a bit older, and you might want to just make sure the character is within a reasonable age range.
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