{"id":5785,"date":"2018-06-18T16:10:32","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=5785"},"modified":"2020-01-13T18:55:52","modified_gmt":"2020-01-13T18:55:52","slug":"theres-always-been-something-wrong-audition-monologues-for-the-childrens-hour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/theres-always-been-something-wrong-audition-monologues-for-the-childrens-hour\/","title":{"rendered":"“There’s Always Been Something Wrong”: Audition Monologues for The Children’s Hour"},"content":{"rendered":"

“There’s Always Been Something Wrong” Audition Monologues for The Children’s Hour<\/em><\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

June 14, 2018<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Are you auditioning for Lillian Hellman’s\u00a0The Children’s Hour\u00a0<\/em>in the fall? Take a look at these fantastic monologue suggestions, and find a monologue that’s right for you!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Martha Dobie<\/h4>\n
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To The Test <\/i><\/strong>by Ricardo Soltero-Brown<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Cynthia is in a meeting with Fox, Anne, and Denise for Cynthia\u2019s annual evaluation. They are examining her teaching practices and asking her questions about her teaching style, noting that many of her students have low standardized test scores. The panel\u2019s idea of teaching is very streamlined, eliminating the view that students are individuals with lives outside the classroom. They give their students answers during tests to ensure high scores. Cynthia, aghast at the scandalous way her colleagues treat their profession. Here, Cynthia responds to Fox\u2019s insinuation that Cynthia has no idea what students need.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Fallbeil<\/i> by Liz Maestri
\n<\/strong>Fritz and Sophie were once friends, but during the war, Fritz joined the Nazi army and Sophie, the resistance. Here, Fritz is questioning Sophie about her involvement with the White Rose\u2014she has helped throughout the war by writing leaflets to encourage the rise against the Nazi occupation. All Fritz had wanted was for her to lay low, play along so as to not get hurt, whether she agreed to what was happening or not. Now, Sophie explains that she could not have stayed silent, knowing the terror that was happening all around. She knows the country is lost no matter who wins the war.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

An Uncommon Language<\/i> by Evan Guilford-Blake
\n<\/strong>H\u00e9loise is a talented sculpture from France who has been institutionalized by her husband John. Charlotte is a close friend of H\u00e9loise who values her talent. Charlotte frequently visits H\u00e9loise. Charlotte and another friend Ralph have just arrived back to London after a visit. They tried to sneak in some clay for H\u00e9loise, and watched first hand how she was punished. Charlotte is now confronting John and tells him exactly what life is like in the facility.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Karen Wright<\/h4>\n
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Bront\u00eb<\/i><\/strong> by Polly Teale<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This monologue occurs shortly after the death of Anne’s brother, Branwell. The play depicts incidents both real and imaginary in the lives of the Bront\u00eb sisters and their brother Branwell. It moves backwards and forwards in time and is intermixed with characters from the Bront\u00ebs\u2019 novels. At this point in the play, Charlotte is enjoying much literary success following the publication of Jane Eyre. ANNE and Charlotte travel to London, but on their return their brother Branwell dies. A short time later, while Anne is sorting through Branwell\u2019s clothes, Charlotte, who is trying to write, complains of the pressure she feels to deliver a second and further outstanding piece of work. The speech is made up of Anne\u2019s response to this and then supplemented by a passage she has a few lines later in which she questions their need to write at all.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Desperate Territory <\/i>by Jennie Redling
\n<\/strong>Preparations for a yard sale surround Georgia\u2019s New Jersey backyard. She lifts a picnic basket which summons a memory of the first time her marriage appeared to be suffering because she and Michael chose to share her late parents\u2019 apartment with her brother. A quarrel sends Michael out and she tries to explain to Ben how she fell in love with him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Sky Lines <\/i><\/strong>by David-Matthew Barnes<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Pressured by her husband to quit school, Venita confides in her neighbor and best friend, Maggie, why this is the last thing she wants to do.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Mary Tilford<\/h4>\n
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Playground <\/i><\/strong>by Wil Denso<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In an attempt to get Jason involved with friends on the playground, his teacher, Miss Sheffield, has put Margaret and her friends in charge of a \u201cwelcome wagon\u201d to invite Jason to play and feel more comfortable. \u00a0Jason barely looks at the girls as they talk to him, and does not take up their offer to jump rope. Margaret does her best to welcome Jason, but her efforts fall on deaf ears.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a Pleasure to be Sad <\/i><\/strong>by David-Matthew Barnes<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Cathy tells her boyfriend, Dawson, about a family secret.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Slow <\/i><\/strong>by Keegon Schuett<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Teenaged Lizzie loses it talking to Marsha, a popular girl she thinks is moving in on her boyfriend.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Dr. Joe Carden<\/h4>\n
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The Awakening of Kate Chopin <\/i><\/strong>by Rosary O\u2019Neill<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Louisiana. Oscar reminisces about when he knew his marriage had ended.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Wishing Aces <\/i><\/strong>by Rosary O\u2019Neill<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Beau tries to phone his daughter at boarding school during the hurricane.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Romance <\/i><\/strong>by Barbara Lhota<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Mick, sitting in the chapel, explains to Miriam about how he was jilted at the altar today.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Amelia Tilford or Lily Mortar<\/h4>\n
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Taking Selma\u2019s Car <\/i>by William Shuman
\n<\/strong>Selma is a headstrong eighty-five-year-old woman who refuses to give up her independence. She is convinced that there is nothing wrong with her driving; however, there is substantial evidence that proves otherwise. Her children have been endlessly trying to get her license revoked and preventing her car from operating. Selma\u2019s son Robert wants to take Selma on a tour of an assisted living facility. This is her response.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

Retirement Tango <\/i>by William Shuman
\n<\/strong>Max and Maxine are both retired actors who have been married for over fifty years. After an excessive amount of Max begging and persisting, Maxine has reluctantly agreed to read through and rehearse the play \u201cThe Gin Game.\u201d Max dreams of touring Florida communities performing the play with Maxine. After a week of reading through the play it seems like Maxine is beginning to show true interest. However, every time Max asks her if she would be willing to perform it. She says no. \u00a0Max is frustrated and upset, so Maxine mentions her invitation to have an old friend named Andre stay with them. Max has gone inside to grab a snack and Maxine is left alone on stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Carl aka Karl <\/i><\/strong>by DT Arcieri<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This is a short flashback scene from Carl\/Karl\u2019s memory. Carl\/Karl marches to the beat of his own drum, much to his uptight and money-obsessed mother Edith\u2019s dismay. In this scene, she begins by criticizing his choice of clothing and then criticizes his lack of ambition for continuing the family business and taking interest in its success. Here she is scolding him for not following in her father and grandfather\u2019s footsteps like his twin brother James is doing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Rosalie Wells and the School Girls<\/h4>\n
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The Ninth Train <\/i><\/strong>by Jane Jeffries and Jim Jeffries<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Sixteen-year-old Eva quietly tells her older sister, Analise, about a time when she went to the bakery and first met Merek, the baker\u2019s son. She had tried to get a refund for a day-old roll and when he wouldn\u2019t allow it, she threw it at him and hit him in the face. When she went back another day to buy bread, he had a complimentary note hidden in the bottom of the bag. That is how their friendship began.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Chiraptophobia <\/i>by Hannah Estelle Sears
\n<\/strong>Teenaged Julia is at the funeral of a friend who died as a result of an eating disorder. She’s alone with the coffin.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Fractured <\/i><\/strong>by David-Matthew Barnes<\/strong>
\n<\/span>After Anthony reveals to Wendy that he\u2019s transferring to another school in the morning, she responds.<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the\u00a0Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n
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