While it seems rare to audition with a monologue these days, that’s all the more reason to avoid the ones that are painfully overdone, right? As industry professionals spanning various areas of the business, our Backstage Experts work with actors as coaches, casting directors, and everything in between. We knew they’d be perfect to ask the following question:
What is one audition monologue you NEVER want to hear again?
Here are answers from nine industry professionals!
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Paul Barry, L.A.-based acting teacher and founder of Acting 4 Camera As much as I love David Mamet’s writing, I could do without seeing another rendition of Blake’s “always be closing” speech from “Glengarry Glen Ross”— unless your take on it is mindblowingly unique.
Allegedly, this scene (which is not in the play) was introduced to beef up the running time when Mamet transferred it from stage to screen. Mamet is adamant in his writing that monologues should be active and not simply reflective. “Who
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