Theatre

Audition Type: Acting

• Perform one monologue from the list below.
• Demonstrate storytelling, focus and creativity.

Audrey From Little Shop of Horrors

Oh no. It’s just a daydream of mine. A little development I dream of. Just off the Interstate. Not fancy like Levittown. Just a little street in a little suburb, far, far from urban Skid Row. The sweetest, greenest place-- where everybody has the same little lawn out front and the same little flagstone patio out back. All the houses are so neat and pretty. . .” Cause they all look just alike. Oh, I dream about it all the time. Just me. And the toaster. And a sweet little guy. Like Seymour

Alice (As in Alice in Wonderland):

What a lazy day. With nothing to do. Perhaps I should have followed my sister when she left. ” Come along. Back to the house and I’ll fix you some tea. Don’t you want some tea, Alice?” I replied, “Not yet dear sister. I’m going to stay here for a while. By the stream. In the sunshine. I’ll have my tea later, thank you” (she sighs) Oh I do wish something unusual would happen. Something very unusual indeed

Matilda from Matilda

He’s over there under those coats. Where he’s been for the last hour. You see, unfortunately, Nigel suffers from the rare but chronic sleep disorder, narcolepsy. The condition is characterized by the sufferer experiencing bouts of chronic fatigue and falling suddenly asleep, often without knowing or any warning at all. You see he fell asleep, and we put him under the coats for safety. Didn’t we? Didn’t we??

Narrator from PUFFS:

Heroes. Made. Not born. Except, sometimes...they are born. On a gloomy night, in a far away, magical land called: England. Ah! A giant! Aw, a baby. His parents: dead. But he lives. He is the boy who lives. He has a scar. On his forehead. Shaped like...you know. You get it? You are familiar with this boy? Forget about him. This story is not about him. Ah! Another orphan. His parents: also, dead. Killed in a freak chocolate frog accident. Please don’t ask. This boy is whisked away to live with his uncle in the even more magical land of Cattlepoke Springs, New Mexico

Bruce from Matilda

Okay, look, alright, I stole the cake. And honestly, I was really, definitely, sort of almost thinking about owning up…maybe? But the thing was I was having a lot of trouble with my belly. You see, the Trunchbull’s cake was so good that I’d scoffed it down too quick and now it was beginning to fight back.

Perform a 1 minute ( 16 bar ) selection of one of the provided musical theatre songs listed below. The instrumental track will be provided from YouTube or you may bring your own. After all the monologues and songs are done, the group will be asked to do some Improvisation games to check willingness to try and creativity.

• Pick ONE of the songs to SING a cappella or with the provided accompaniment track that is in your vocal range and showcases your voice the best. Show expression, energy and willingness to try.
• You will sing 16 bars so make them your best. Once you have learned the song, memorize it, put a little movement to it, and create the character from the Broadway show—make sure you are making choices about who this character is and make it as different from you as possible.

Students choosing Technical Theatre will:

• Present a 4-slide PowerPoint showcasing skills or interests.
  • Examples may include: painting, building, sewing, makeup, graphic design, lighting, audio, etc.
  • OR students may show images of areas they’d like to learn.
• Explain their interests in technical theatre.
• Present for about 3 minutes (laptop or thumb drive).

Sample PowerPoint