Help my son get the part!
October 6, 2011 1:48 PM Subscribe
Recommend a 1-3 minute monologue for an 8-year-old aspiring actor.
My son is trying out for a role in a small but professional video production. The producers want him to deliver a monologue. He is 8, very expressive face, and very funny. Anything come to mind?
Bonus points: Is it kosher for him to have the script on hand for reference during the audition? I don't know that he can get that much down before Saturday, the day of the audition.
My son is trying out for a role in a small but professional video production. The producers want him to deliver a monologue. He is 8, very expressive face, and very funny. Anything come to mind?
Bonus points: Is it kosher for him to have the script on hand for reference during the audition? I don't know that he can get that much down before Saturday, the day of the audition.
Some Seuss? Or Silverstein? That may be too poetic? Try it out and see how he presents a few lines of either if you think the producers would be ok with that material...
Beyond that you might just have luck with something he feels strongly about. I was a shy kid but if the topic at hand was something I was interested in, watch out.
posted by RolandOfEld at 2:06 PM on October 6, 2011
Beyond that you might just have luck with something he feels strongly about. I was a shy kid but if the topic at hand was something I was interested in, watch out.
posted by RolandOfEld at 2:06 PM on October 6, 2011
Response by poster: Ooh he would love something silly like Dr. Seuss. GOod idea!
Empress, thanks for the link, I will look through those.
posted by Mister_A at 2:07 PM on October 6, 2011
Empress, thanks for the link, I will look through those.
posted by Mister_A at 2:07 PM on October 6, 2011
Monologues are speeches - one person talking while other characters listen. The "the champ" thing is a dialogue not a monologue, and neither is reciting a poem or a book a monologue. If they asked him to do a monologue, don't make it harder for him to succeed by not doing one! It matters!
I don't really have a specific recommendation, but there's lots of resources out there. (When i was a kid doing acting classes and stuff, I personally liked doing monolgues from movies and plays i'd seen. Maybe try googling "'name of movie he likes' + monologue".)
posted by Kololo at 5:33 PM on October 6, 2011 [1 favorite]
I don't really have a specific recommendation, but there's lots of resources out there. (When i was a kid doing acting classes and stuff, I personally liked doing monolgues from movies and plays i'd seen. Maybe try googling "'name of movie he likes' + monologue".)
posted by Kololo at 5:33 PM on October 6, 2011 [1 favorite]
Response by poster: I thought the monologue request was a bit off, but yeah, I'm trying to fulfill the request as best I can. I have cast many videos myself, and we never asked a kid this age for a long monologue. But that's what they want, which brings me here.
Kololo, everyone, thanks for the advice.
posted by Mister_A at 6:11 AM on October 7, 2011
Kololo, everyone, thanks for the advice.
posted by Mister_A at 6:11 AM on October 7, 2011
Response by poster: Boy this is tough sledding though. The pieces are either too young, or they cost, or they're like taken from Henry V or something. Keep diggin' people!
posted by Mister_A at 6:14 AM on October 7, 2011
posted by Mister_A at 6:14 AM on October 7, 2011
Response by poster: TBH "Look on the internet" is not really a great answer, folks.
posted by Mister_A at 2:50 PM on October 7, 2011
posted by Mister_A at 2:50 PM on October 7, 2011
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posted by EmpressCallipygos at 1:54 PM on October 6, 2011 [1 favorite]