{"id":8612,"date":"2020-08-17T22:29:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=8612"},"modified":"2020-08-17T22:29:57","modified_gmt":"2020-08-17T22:29:57","slug":"10-monologues-for-a-good-vibes-only-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-monologues-for-a-good-vibes-only-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Monologues for a “Good Vibes Only” Audition"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Monologues for a “Good Vibes Only” Audition<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

August 12, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font>

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You can be high-vibing without going low-stakes! Whether you\u2019ve hit your angst quota for the month or the century, these monologues will leave you\u2014and your auditioners\u2014better than they found you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0The Wicked Witch of the West: Kansas or Bust!<\/em>\u00a0by Bert Bernardi & Justin Rugg<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Comedic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

The now-powerless Wicked Witch of the West arrives in Kansas on a mission to find\u00a0<\/span>Dorothy and retrieve her Raspberry Slippers and Flying Broomstick. Everyone\u2019s favorite\u00a0<\/span>green-faced villain enters the scene with a cackling laugh, ready for some revenge as she\u00a0<\/span>addresses her adoring fans.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>The Best Secret Santa Present Ever In The History of Peckinpaw High School<\/i><\/b> by Ira Gamerman<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

Patrick, cheerful and lovestruck, struggles to find the perfect Secret Santa gift for his\u00a0<\/span>longtime crush, Chrissy Summerfit. He elaborates to the audience the arduous task of\u00a0<\/span>questioning her discreetly rather than screaming out his love from the rooftops.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ice Flower\u00a0<\/em>by Annie Wood<\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A person talks about the flower they picked twelve years ago and have preserved in a\u00a0<\/span>block of ice in their freezer ever since. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from\u00a0Past Time\u00a0<\/em>by Padraic Duffy<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Lou has determined that the solution to his problems lies in selling hand-painted ceramic\u00a0<\/span>unicorns at a mall kiosk. His story teaches us that age is irrelevant: all that matters is what\u00a0<\/span>you do with the time you have.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from\u00a0A Faithful Shepherd\u00a0<\/em>by Giovanni Battista Guarni<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

This piece is taken from a pastoral tragicomedy set in Arcadia which was first performed\u00a0<\/span>at the carnival at Crema in 1595. Audiences were immediately endeared by Amarillis,\u00a0<\/span>who greets each day with appreciation for the wealth her poverty has provided her spirit.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Hardin\u00a0<\/em>by Juanice Myers<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

In this stand-alone speech, Hardin is a medical examiner. He possesses an air about him\u00a0<\/span>which makes us trust him immediately, and which prepares us to take in the redeeming\u00a0<\/span>moments of his profession.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Summer in the Country\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0R. J. Ryland<\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Dramatic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

A child takes this opportunity to share their favorite time of year with us: summertime in\u00a0<\/span>the country. They are on vacation from school and adamant about getting their due\u00a0<\/span>amount of rest, relaxation, and vacation\u2014and sare all this with us in full detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from\u00a0Cymbeline\u00a0<\/em>by William Shakespeare<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22)<\/b><\/p>\n

Secretly wed to the king\u2019s daughter, banished, and imprisoned in a Roman camp,\u00a0<\/span>Posthumus dreams of his family, who petition Jupiter to improve their fate. Here, Jupiter\u00a0<\/span>reassures them of their ultimate happiness and prosperity.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A Klingon in Love\u00a0<\/em>by Tara Meddaugh<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22)<\/b><\/p>\n

Arlen is at a Star Trek convention and is dressed head-to-toe as a Kingon. He\u2019s had his\u00a0<\/span>eye on Trish, a woman in a Star Fleet officer uniform, and finally works up the nerve to\u00a0<\/span>talk to her. In this speech, Arlen ardently implores Trish to look beyond the obvious and meet him for a drink at Ten Forward\u2026 for the sake of star-crossed love.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Vote\u00a0<\/em>by Douglas M. Parker<\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Comedic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

Terry is running for class president, and vows to make some changes around school.\u00a0<\/span>There will be free cookies and cupcakes to improve morale, grades will no longer exist,\u00a0<\/span>and bullying shall be outlawed\u2014so Vote Terry Taylor!<\/span><\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n
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Amanda Grace\u00a0is an\u00a0actor, writer, composer, improvisor and director whose work has graced stages from\u00a0 Central Florida to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.\u00a0She is based in London, where she is studying to\u00a0obtain her M.F.A. in Actor & Performer Training at Rose Bruford College. Amanda holds an honours B.A. in Theatre Studies and a B.A. in Psychology, as well as a certificate in Shakespearean Performance from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.\u00a0Her original albums can\u00a0be streamed at\u00a0amandagrace.bandcamp.com<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/h5>\n
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