The list of monologues below is just the tip of the iceberg. Audition Monologues are there to show you at your very best. Don’t let yourself down, remember these two rules when choosing a speech.
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Choosing a monologueChoose a monologue which is suited to your age range, acting type, gender and appearance. You’d be suprised how many actors do a speech which is so far out of their casting bracket its ridiculous. Show them how you see yourself and how you think you should be cast.
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Read the playThe most important rule of all is that you read the play. Don’t just dive into a Monologue Book and choose blindly. Study the play as if you were actually going to play that character in a production. Try out other scenes which include your character. You will more than likely be asked questions about your choices and your opinions by the drama school audition panel, you need to be answer confidently, and to do that you need to read the whole play. So many actors fail because they find a monologue online or in a monologue book and never read the full play and learn who the character is.
The listed plays and monologues are all available at Amazon. You MUST read the full play
TITLE | AUTHOR | ROLE | AMAZON LINK |
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MIDDLETOWN | Will Eno | Mechanic | Amazon.co.uk |
THE HOMECOMING | Harold Pinter | Lenny | Amazon.co.uk |
THE REAL THING | Tom Stoppard | Henry | Amazon.co.uk |
DANCE AND THE RAILROAD | David Henry Hwang | Ma | Amazon.co.uk |
CLOUD NINE | Caryl Churchill | Jerry | Amazon.co.uk |
DEATH OF A SALESMAN | Arthur Miller | Biff | Amazon.co.uk |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Anton Chekhov | Lopakhin | Amazon.co.uk |
JAILBAIT | Deirdre O’Connor | Mark | Amazon.co.uk |
BLOOD KNOT | Athol Fugard | Zachariah | Amazon.co.uk |
THIRD | Wendy Wasserstein | Third | Amazon.co.uk |
BRONTESAURUS | Lanford Wilson | Nephew | Amazon.co.uk |
FOOL FOR LOVE | Sam Shepard | Eddie | Amazon.co.uk |
BLOOD KNOT | Athol Fugard | Morris | Amazon.co.uk |
THE CHERRY ORCHARD | Anton Chekhov | Trofimov | Amazon.co.uk |
RUMORS | Neil Simon | Lenny Ganz | Amazon.co.uk |
THE SCENE | Theresa Rebeck | Charlie | Amazon.co.uk |
THE LIBERTINE | Stephen Jeffreys | Rochester | Amazon.co.uk |
THE SEAGULL | Anton Chekhov | Treplev | Amazon.co.uk |
DIVISION STREET | Steve Tesich | Chris | Amazon.co.uk |
BALM IN GILEAD | Lanford Wilson | Fick | Amazon.co.uk |
IN ARABIA WE’D ALL BE KINGS | Stephen Adly Guirgis | Charlie | Amazon.co.uk |
CLOUD NINE | Caryl Churchill | Martin | Amazon.co.uk |
TERRE HAUTE | Edmund White | Harrison | Amazon.co.uk |
DIVISION STREET | Steve Tesich | Chris | Amazon.co.uk |
Actor Hub’s Recommended Audition Monologues
If you want to suggest a monologue for these lists or ask about our choices get in touch with me via Twitter
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Auditioning for drama school? Here are our favourite ‘modern’ audition monologues for females
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Choosing a monologue for an audition? Here are the Actor Hub picks of the best men’s classical and Shakespearean monologues.
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The Actor Hub list of classical and Shakespearean audition monologues for females for drama school auditions and theatre castings.
Preparing Your Audition Monologue
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Auditioning with a monologue is understandably nerve wracking. Here are our tips to help you prepare and hopefully harness those nerves.