Monologues for Auditions

I've seen that a loooooot of people don't know how to find monologues or how to look for them. So I decided to make this post about it.

The thing is that when you're auditioning to an agency, the agents are probably going to ask for at least one monologue. They might ask for more though. In my experiences I noticed that they usually ask for two monologues. A comedy monologue and a dramatic one.
The difference between those is that one of them is comedy(obviously) and it's suppose to make you laugh(though you shouldn't laugh while you're performing unless the monologue you are presenting "tells you too"). A comedic monologue is suppose to make whoever is watchig laugh. It's supposed to be funny :)
A dramatic monologues doesn't have to be dramatic exactly. It doesn't have to br a tragedy(I'm just saying because I know a lot of people associate drama to a tragedy or something sad and it's not always like that). It just has to be a more serious monologue.

Now, how to find monologues: before even looking for anything you should call the agency and ask them what they want to see. Some agencies only accept monologues by published authors (in that I'd say you should probably either search for a good monologue in a book that you have or go to a library or to a book store and search. Of course you can still search for the monologue in the Internet but check if he author is published before you present that.

Otherwise you can just research. I guarantee you are going to find lots and lots of good either comedic or dramatic monologues in the Internet. I'm not in my computer right now(I'm posting from my iPhone) but later on I'm going to post some sites that I like and some good monologues you can use.

Good luck! (:

Obs. Some agencies also ask you to present a monologue they wrote themselves so be sure ask them before you do anything.
And quick tip: make sure to always have at least one good monologue memorized in case anything happens

Aftra.com

For everybody who doesn't know an agency and doesn't know how to find one either, and lives in the US, here's an easy way to find an agency near you.
Just go to the website http://www.aftra.com/home.htm and enter your city, and there you'll find agencies in your city and information about them.
The rest is easy, just find one agency that you like and call them, ask if they are taking new talent and if you could (and when you could) go there for an audition.
In case they are not taking new talent, or if you don't get accepted, don't worry, just go to http://www.aftra.com/home.htm and find a new agency. Keep trying.
Once you are IN the agency, you'll get work really fast, because it's all up to the agent, and I think he knows what he's doing.
Good luck guys!!
-Julia

PS. Yes, there are extras agencies in the site as well, so if that's what you're looking for, just make sure the one you choose to call is for extras(no, they are not the same thing. Post about that coming soon)

Obs. That site is for people who live, or who are looking for agencies in the US only. There are no other countries in that.

Oh, and just so you know, my photoshoot was 10 days ago, which means I'm probably getting my pictures in 35 days. I'm so excited! ;)

Stage Acting X On Camera Acting

Hey guys,

With no introductions, just moving on to the point..


A question that I've seen a lot was if On Stage Acting and On Camera Acting were the same thing.

No, they are not. Actually they are two completly different arts.

Obviosly in one of them your performing on a stage in front of a crowd(probably), and in the other one, you are performing in front of a camera. Here are some other characteristics of both.

• On Stage Acting, you are going to perform in the moment, and there is no doing it again, while in the camera acting, you can film it as many times as you want.That's why many people say that Stage Acting is harder.
• On the other hand, while your performing on stage, the audience is going to see you from a certain distance at all times(ok, maybe your going to be walking around, but it's still never going to be too close) while the camera films in different distances and angles. Still, on camera it's usually closer, so the people can see your face and facial expressions a lot better.
• On stage you can be using a microphone, but if your not, you have to speak loudly because the people in the back need to hear you as well. Not that in front of a camera you can whisper, but you guys got the point.

In my opinion, both are hard. But if your talented, and you really want it, both are also really fun!!

Oh, and if your taking acting classes, or want to, make sure you'll take acting classes specialized in the kind of acting that you want to do. Really, they are totally different, and you might be learning the wrong stuff.