SELECTED AUDITION MONOLOGUES

SELECTED AUDITION MONOLOGUES Please select one of the following monologues to prepare for part one of the audition process. "Rumors" Written by: Neil Simon Directed by: Aaron Davis Produced by: Jennifer Slauenwhite

AUDITION DETAILS Part 1: Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7:00 pm – Open auditions consisting of a prepared monologue provided by the Director. Location: Maple Ridge Public Library, Alouette Room (130 - 22470 Dewdney Trunk Road, Maple Ridge) Part 2: Sunday, August 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pm – Call backs, by invitation only. Audition will consist of scenes from Rumors with other actors. Location: Pitt Meadows Family Recreation Centre, Art Workshop (12027 Harris Road, Pitt Meadows) For any further information email [email protected] or [email protected].

Female Monologue 1

EXCERPT FROM EVE'S DIARY (The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain) EVE: We are getting along very well now, Adam and I, and getting better and better acquainted. He does not try to avoid me any more, which is a good sign, and shows that he likes to have me with him. That pleases me, and I study to be useful to him in every way I can, so as to increase his regard. During the last day or two I have taken all the work of naming things off his hands, and this has been a great relief to him, for he has no gift in that line, and is evidently very grateful. He can't think of a rational name to save him, but I do not let him see that I am aware of his defect. Whenever a new creature comes along I name it before he has time to expose himself by an awkward silence. In this way I have saved him many embarrassments. I have no defect like this. The minute I set eyes on an animal I know what it is. I don't have to reflect a moment; the right name comes out instantly, just as if it were an inspiration, as no doubt it is, for I am sure it wasn't in me half a minute before. I seem to know just by the shape of the creature and the way it acts what animal it is. When the dodo came along he thought it was a wildcat--I saw it in his eye. But I saved him. And I was careful not to do it in a way that could hurt his pride. I just spoke up in a quite natural way of pleasing surprise, and not as if I was dreaming of conveying information, and said, "Well, I do declare, if there isn't the dodo!" I explained--without seeming to be explaining-how I know it for a dodo, and although I thought maybe he was a little piqued that I knew the creature when he didn't, it was quite evident that he admired me. That was very agreeable, and I thought of it more than once with gratification before I slept. How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it!

Female Monologue 2 EXCERPT FROM MARILYN (Marilyn and David by Renee Taylor & Joseph Bologna) MARILYN: David, it can't work. I panicked when I met you. I thought you were my last chance so I got you under false pretenses. I pretended to be perfect because I thought you wanted that. David, I'm not perfect. When you were going through your difficulties in making a commitment to me, I know you thought I was "understanding," but, David, I'm not understanding. Everything you do bothers me. You want too much. I can't look pretty all the time. You know, I'm afraid to wash my makeup off at night, because I can't take the chance I won't get it on as good the next day. You're always watching me, expecting greatness. Let me put it this way, WHO ARE YOU!? At least tell me, who am I? Where am I? It doesn't seem real! A honeymoon! It's barbaric. What's supposed to happen? Huh? You can't answer that, can you? David, I feel scared and doomed. The world is too crazy, and I'm too old anyway. I lied about my age. I'm twenty-five, no twenty-four. I forget. I lied when I said I said I believed in relationships. I'm really anti-relationship. Why should I surrender to you when I don't even know who it is I'm giving up? You really should've talked to me after we made love. "I love you" is not enough, David. David, do you know what I'm talking about? Alright, here's the bottom line. I lied when I said you're exciting. You're romantic. You're brilliant. You're handsome. Here's the truth that no one will ever tell you about yourself. You're just an ordinary guy. This is just a place. I'm just ordinary. It is enough. It's the best thing in the world to be a person. I have everything. I do deserve it, even though it's more than my mother had. I love you. I'm so lucky to have you to see me through my honeymoon. I'm so happy. Goodnight, David.

Female Monologue 3

SIDE FACE (Author Unknown) It was bad. It was REALLY bad. The worst kind I ever experienced. I had to give him the side face the whole night. Like, what does it take to actually go brush your teeth? You know? I mean, come on, really. We joked about this type of thing before, haven’t we? People with bad breath…I mean, it’s almost annoying to even bring it up but honestly, this guy’s breath was the worst bomb breath I ever dealt with. Everytime he spoke it was like hot lava being poured on my face. (she looks to one side) Just like this, this is what I kept doing whenever he spoke. You think he would even notice. No, he just kept on talking. The whole night. I couldn’t even look at him. It was such a turn off. Never again. I had him drop me off early and I told him. I said, “Listen, your breath stank and you should really think twice about it next time you take a girl like me out.” With that, I stepped out of his car and walked into my house and that was it. Never spoke to the guy again. He tried reaching me a few times but I just ignore his call. Like I want to go back out with Mr. Shit Breath. Nasty.

Male Monologue 1

EXCERPT FROM ADAM’S DIARY (The Diary of Adam and Eve by Mark Twain) ADAM: She has no discrimination. She takes to all the animals--all of them! She thinks they are all treasures, every new one is welcome. When the brontosaurus came striding into camp, she regarded it as an acquisition, I considered it a calamity; that is a good sample of the lack of harmony that prevails in our views of things. She wanted to domesticate it, I wanted to make it a present of the homestead and move out. She believed it could be tamed by kind treatment and would be a good pet; I said a pet twenty-one feet high and eighty-four feet long would be no proper thing to have about the place, because, even with the best intentions and without meaning any harm, it could sit down on the house and mash it, for any one could see by the look of its eye that it was absent-minded. Still, her heart was set upon having that monster, and she couldn't give it up. She thought we could start a dairy with it, and wanted me to help milk it; but I wouldn't; it was too risky. The sex wasn't right, and we hadn't any ladder anyway. Then she wanted to ride it, and look at the scenery. Thirty or forty feet of its tail was lying on the ground, like a fallen tree, and she thought she could climb it, but she was mistaken; when she got to the steep place it was too slick and down she came, and would have hurt herself but for me. Was she satisfied now? No. Nothing ever satisfies her but demonstration; untested theories are not in her line, and she won't have them. It is the right spirit, I concede it; it attracts me; I feel the influence of it; if I were with her more I think I should take it up myself. Well, she had one theory remaining about this colossus: she thought that if we could tame it and make him friendly we could stand in the river and use him for a bridge. It turned out that he was already plenty tame enough--at least as far as she was concerned--so she tried her theory, but it failed: every time she got him properly placed in the river and went ashore to cross over him, he came out and followed her around like a pet mountain. Like the other animals. They all do that.

Male Monologue 2 FAT TEMPLE (Fat Temple by Jason Vaughn) THOMAS: I looked in the mirror the other day and a horrifying thought came to mind, "I'm fat." Now, this started to worry me some so I thought on it throughout the day and then I went to lunch. I was kind of depressed so I didn't eat much. Then a revelation hit me, "Oh no, thinking you're fat is the first sign of anorexia." I could be starving to death and not even know it. Maybe that is why I can't get a date; I'm so scrawny I scare the ladies away. And then I continued to consider this and I thought, "Oh no, what if I really am fat?" I could be second away from a heart attack. Maybe the girls think I'm a disgusting blob and that is why I'm single. I couldn't ask anyone because either I'd find out I'm anorexic or huge. So I began to think of way solve this issue. Then I realized I must simply come to terms and look at the positives of one of these issues. When I was young I was told I serve a big God. When I grew older I was told that the body is the temple of God's. So why not look at being fat as simply giving God more room. So I know I am on a daily quest to fight my battle with anorexia. This I promise will eat my way to victory. Please join me in the battle.

Male Monologue 3

DOUBTING FAITH (Over The Tavern by Tom Dudzick) RUDY: (Rushes in, kneels and does the Sign of the Cross.) Jesus, I hate him. I hate him! I know I'll go to hell for saying that, but I can't help it! I do! You could do something to help us, why don't you? Couldn't we have Robert Young for just one day? ...Jesus, I never hear from you. I pray every night for things to get better. If you could just let me know you're listening. A sign. Nothing big, just something so I'll know your listening. Uhhh, here, I'll watch that candle. (Looks somewhere off in the distance) If you make it light up, I'll know everything's going to be okay. You ready? Okay, go. (Rudy watches intently for a while. Nothing happens) The one on the end there. On the Left. (Again, nothing happens) Okay, I'll close my eyes. (Puts his hands over his eyes. After a a while, peeks through) Okay, you probably want to give me a better sign. Like when the angel appeared to Mary. Okay, so I'll wait. I'll wait till tomorrow morning. We had a deal, Jesus. I said I'd be a soldier for you. Please Jesus. If you don't... I dunno. I guess I'll just have some thinking to do.