Acting Class Audition Materials

Choose one of the following monologues for your audition. Get creative with your voice and movement and make it your own! Memorizing lines is NOT a requirement, but being familiar with the lines will help your performance. BREAK A LEG!

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“Too Much Work”

Description: A student complains to the principal that teachers assign too much work.
Genre: Comedic

Yeah, it’s me. Again. I just wanted to let you know that there is a serious crisis. (Pause) What do you mean I’m always complaining? (Pause) Uhhh, me being here every day this week doesn’t mean I’m here every day, every week. (Pause) Fine, so maybe I am here every day. But I still have a crisis. Teachers are assigning too much work! I barely have time for myself anymore. (Pause) What do you mean it’s for my own good? Too much work leads to stress, and stress leads to depression, and depression leads to me possibly dying! (Pause) What do you mean the teachers are working hard, too? It’s their job. It’s not my fault that all the work they give us means more work for them. That’s called karma. (Pause) Excuse me? Did you just tell me to get out of your office and this is not a big deal? Well, I can’t if I’m slowly dying from this excessive labor! But since you don’t seem to care, I might as well leave. Just know, that’s an F in my grade book.

“Missing Homework”

Description: A student explains to their teacher why they didn’t do their homework.
Genre: Comedic

Alright, so here’s the deal: I didn’t do my homework. But let me explain. First, I swear I was totally ready. I got my favorite pens and even lit a motivational candle. But then,my textbook decided to play hide-and-seek. One minute, it’s on the desk, and the next, it’s a ninja! So, after searching the entire room, I gave up and tried to use the internet. That’s when my router went on a vacation. Basically saying, “404: Good Luck!” I figured I’d try to do the assignment without my textbook or the internet, but just as I started, my dog burst through my room and literally jumped on my desk! I tried to call for help from my friends, but by the time I got through to anyone, my “help” had transformed into a deep debate about whether pineapple belongs on pizza. (Just so you know, it does) And so, in summary, my homework didn’t get done because my textbook went rogue, the internet went on strike, my dog staged a protest, and I had a non-educational debate about pizza, but I promise next time I’ll tackle my homework with a bit more success. Hopefully.