𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘂𝗲 – 𝗧𝗶𝗽 #𝟭: 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗱!
Be excited about the material! That might seem obvious, but if you’re not excited about the piece you’re performing it’ll become apparent in your delivery and your performance will suffer for it.
Don’t select your monologues based purely on the prestige or gravitas of the playwright who wrote them with an eye to impressing your auditioners. The fact is, they won’t care. They’re only interested in being bowled over by a great performance. Moreover, the higher the prestige of the playwright, the higher the chances are that they’ve heard your monologue performed countless times before…quite possibly prompting an eye roll.
It’s far more critical that you find monologues - from whatever source - that speak to you, that captivate you, that light a fire in you and make you want to get up on your feet and perform them to anyone willing to listen! If you’re excited and fully invested in your material it’ll be reflected in your performance, making it far more dynamic and impacting.
And as an added bonus, your enthusiasm for the material will make learning and remembering those lines significantly easier…because you’ll want to remember them.
