{"id":6326,"date":"2018-09-18T19:03:39","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T19:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=6326"},"modified":"2020-01-16T15:16:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T15:16:04","slug":"its-because-of-you-ive-made-nothing-of-my-life-audition-monologues-for-a-dolls-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/its-because-of-you-ive-made-nothing-of-my-life-audition-monologues-for-a-dolls-house\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s Because of You I\u2019ve Made Nothing of My Life\u201d: Audition Monologues for A Doll\u2019s House"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cIt\u2019s Because of You I\u2019ve Made Nothing of My Life\u201d: Audition Monologues for A Doll\u2019s House<\/i><\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

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

September 18, 2018<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Auditioning for\u00a0Henrik Ibsen’s masterpiece\u00a0A Doll’s House\u00a0<\/em>soon? Check out these amazing monologues chosen specifically for every character.<\/span><\/p>\n \"\"<\/span>

Auditioning for Nora Helmer<\/h4>\n

Cutaway<\/i><\/b> \u00a0by Tabia Lau
\n<\/b>A man and a WOMAN discuss divvying up their possessions as part of their divorce. As the conversation progresses from practical desires of tangible objects, it progresses into wanting impossible items, body parts, and experiences. The woman is so full of anger at her husband that she violently tailspins into wanting half of experiences, half of whole things, and half of moments they lived together.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Gable\/Lombard\/Plane Love <\/i><\/b>by Rosary O\u2019Neill
\n<\/b>Inspired by the love story of Clark Gable and Carole Lombard, Plane Love<\/i> is a contemporary fictional play about two love-struck icons engaged in a spiraling series of emails which become increasingly more personal and sensual. We are offered a revealing glimpse into the lives of two stars and the jeopardy caused by their deadly attraction to each other. Jane reveals her broken heart and husband\u2019s betrayal.<\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Torvald Helmer<\/h4>\n

The Awakening of Kate Chopin <\/i><\/b>by Rosary O\u2019Neill
\n<\/b>Kate Chopin, author of The Awakening, must pick between her dying husband and her lover, the wealthy planter next door. She picks her lover, and he leaves her. In agony she goes forth to become the great writer she was meant to be. Frustrating her attempts are her wealthy next door neighbor, wanting to prove his masculinity, her jealous husband, stricken with malaria, the little sex-pot seamstress next door, the town gossip, and the bankrupt cotton business, which consumes her time. Oscar (38) reminisces about when he knew his marriage had ended.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amelia, Once More <\/i><\/b>by David Muschell
\n<\/b>The dressing room of Shelly Preston in an Off-Broadway theater. Tom, her co-star in the play, has entered Shelly\u2019s dressing room to talk to the leading lady. Shelly is suffering from an overwhelming feeling of having her character, Amelia, take over her mind, body, and life. In the middle of a line run, Tom has confronted Shelly (who has transitioned into her character Amelia) about her behavior during their line-through. He doesn\u2019t know who Shelly is anymore, and faults her allowing her character to take control of her life.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Auditioning for Dr. Rank or Nils Krogstad<\/h4>\n

Montgomery Clift and the All-Girl Fan Club <\/i><\/b>by Rosary O\u2019Neill
\n<\/b>Six months after a devastating car crash, Montgomery Clift finds his face unrecognizable after surgery. Unwilling to give up his career in films, he is more determined than ever to act a lead again. No good offers have come his way; he struggles to get himself back on the boards. He is frantic. He defies all and refuses sympathy calls from his friends. But they appear as hallucinations to help him find out how he confronted calamity before. Montgomery begs his mother to let him fail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Murmurs and Incantations <\/i><\/b>by Dahn Hiuni
\n<\/b>Ben has returned to Poland to perform a piece at the gallery of an old family friend Eva. During his initial visit to the gallery, the ghost of his grandfather Dovid appears to him. Dovid was a rabbi in a nearby town who perished at the hands of the Nazis. His legacy of resistance haunts and inspires Ben to be the artist that he is today. Dovid has taken Ben to see the monument that was erected in his honor. He tells Ben what life was like prior to his death.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Romance <\/i><\/b>by Barbara Lhota
\n<\/b>Miriam, a Medieval Literature professor meets Mick, a mail guy in a closed chapel in Boston on Christmas Eve in the middle of the night. Miriam has left her sex-less marriage because she believes her husband is no longer attracted to her and Mick has just been dumped by his fiance. These two wounded opposites bump heads and philosophize about God and the writers of Bazooka bubble gum fortunes and finally manage to comfort each other. As the night progresses, they help each other uncover their best and most alluring qualities in this old fashion romance. 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 Kristine Linde<\/h4>\n

Cowbirds <\/i><\/b>by DT Arcieri
\n<\/b>Tommy\u2019s family is very secretive. His father died the day he was born, his mother is blind and his sister, Candy, is a 40-year-old alcoholic who lives in the next town over. His mother has revealed to him that her blindness is familial, but she only seems concerned about getting Candy a blood test even though both siblings have an equal chance of inheriting the disorder. Tommy unloads the truth about the genetic blindness to his sister gently one day, and she doesn\u2019t seem surprised. In this monologue, Candy reacts to this news unexpectedly and mentions a secret that Tommy can\u2019t seem to figure out despite his intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ronnie\u2019s Cabinet <\/i><\/b>by Olivia Briggs
\n<\/b>Sarah has told Ronnie that she has terminal cancer, and despite his protestations, she does not want to fight it. In addition, after years of denial and Ronnie playing the victim, Sarah has just gotten Ronnie to acknowledge the turmoil that she had to deal with growing up with their overbearing, perfectionist father<\/span><\/p>\n

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

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Auditioning for the Children<\/h4>\n

The Grippe of October <\/i><\/b>by John P. McEneny
\n<\/b>Clifford, pre-teens to early teens, has an intellectual disability. His mother is dying of the flu during the Spanish Flu pandemic after World War I.<\/span><\/p>\n

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

Beautiful <\/i><\/b>by Douglas M. Parker
\n<\/b>This is a monologue about beauty, both inside and out. Those who are beautiful get what they need, and those who have it on the inside help others achieve it–this kid’s mother happens to have both types of beautiful. A great monologue for a young actor looking to explore kindness and subtle emotion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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War Letters <\/i><\/b>by J. Robert Watkins
\n<\/b>Mary addresses the audience, revealing her worry for her father being overseas fighting in the war. Mary had found her mother crying\u2014they had a long talk about him being overseas. Mary had always felt comforted knowing her Dad was in the house when he was at home. Now, she isn\u2019t necessarily frightened that he\u2019s away, she is just uncomfortable without him at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Anne of Green Gables <\/i><\/b>by Jody Johnson Davidson
\n<\/b>Marilla and her brother, Matthew, have sent Mrs. Spencer to pick up a young orphan boy from the asylum in Nova Scotia to help them around the house. Here, Anne (the orphan) has just arrived at Green Gables. \u00a0She is not what Matthew expected. In this monologue, Matthew is quite taken aback when he finds a girl waiting for them. Anne is quite boisterous and talkative in Matthew\u2019s stunned silence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for Anne Marie or Helen<\/h4>\n

Epiphany <\/i><\/b>by Bruce Solheim
\n<\/b>Jenny is in her grandmother\u2019s old house in Norway. She is recently divorced, and in an effort to find herself, she is saying good-bye to this house. She finds a journal written by her grandmother and begins to read the contents while drinking wine, unaware of the rabbit hole she is about discover. In this monologue, Jenny ponders on whether she would be a hero in this tale\u2014people talk a big game but actions are louder than words. In the journal, the resistance is building. The end is in sight and the death toll still counting.<\/span><\/p>\n

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An Uncommon Language <\/i><\/b>by Evan Guilford-Blake
\n<\/b>H\u00e9loise is a talented sculpture from France who has been institutionalized by her husband John. H\u00e9loise\u2019s doctor has finally given her permission to sketch in the garden after weeks of doing nothing. She is sitting with a fellow patient named Nora. While H\u00e9loise is happy she can create some sort of art, she wishes she could be sculpting. Nora asks H\u00e9loise what it is like to sculpt.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Auditioning for The Porter<\/h4>\n

Grover <\/i><\/b>by Joel Fishbane
\n<\/b>Wife has kicked out Husband, who\u2019s crushed and now living with his older sister, Jess. Husband and Jess are currently gathering all of Husband\u2019s things from the apartment he used to share with Wife. Husband is shocked that Wife has just gotten a new dog, considering the two of them initially bonded over their mutual hatred of dogs. Husband thinks the only explanation for her having a dog is that Wife is now living with a secret lover.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One Good Thing <\/i><\/b>by Don Zolidis
\n<\/b>Travis, a senior in high school, is pretty miserable. The girl he’s in love with doesn’t know he exists, his father is leaving his mother, and his older brother has been deployed to Iraq. All he really wants to do is make it through high school, but that’s easier said than done. Erynne, a rebellious punk girl, would probably think Travis has it easy. She’s been kicked out of her house and is living in a mini-van and her boyfriend is thinking about dumping her. \u00a0Even though they have class together at school, Travis and Erynne don’t know each other. And whether or not they find each other will determine if they live through the night. A play about dealing with tragedy and the strength necessary to survive, all in the search for just one good thing. Travis, 17, sweet, awkward, and a little bit bored, talks to the audience.<\/span><\/p>\n

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