But it will take me the rest of my life to wash off my humiliation. It took me twenty minutes to get myself untied. Then the pipe broke and I fell to the ground. then they pulled off my belt and tied my feet on to the ceiling pipes with my head still in their foul waste and tied my hands behind my back, and they left me there, hanging like a pig that was going to be slaughtered. And the big one says to me, "Suppose you flush it, New York Jew Kike," They look at each other then rush me, turn me upside down, grab my ankles and - and - and they lowered me by my feet with my head in the toilet, in their filth. And I block the doorway and I say, "There’s a printed order on the wall that all facilities must be flushed after using". Please flush the johns." And the big one says "Up your’s, rookie,". Then these two guys come in, one was a three hundred pound cook and some other slob, Then they start to walk out and I say, "Hey, I just cleaned that. I was in the latrine alone cleaning it, on my hands and knees. “I was in the latrine…” - From Neil Simon’s Biloxi Blues Some of the ones you will see next will likely be even more overdone examples, however, this one makes the list as it comes from a more absurdist play that is different from some of the others on this list. However, it is also considered by quite a few to be considered one of the more overdone monologues since the play’s premiere. This first monologue is often considered to a popular choice among actors, given the play’s initial critical acclaim. In a minute, somebody’s going to bang on the lid and tell me to come out. You could lie there thinking, well, at least I’m not dead. Life in a box is better than no life at all. Ask yourself: if I asked you straight off I'm going to stuff you in this box now – would you rather to be alive or dead? Even taking into account the fact that you're dead. Because you'd be helpless wouldn't you? Stuffed in a box like that. You'd wake up dead for a start and then where would you be? In a box. Not that I’d like to sleep in a box, mind you. Shouldn't it? I mean, you’d never know you were in a box would you? It would be just like you were asleep in a box. One keeps forgetting to take into account that one is dead. I mean, one thinks of it like being alive in a box. "Lying in a box” monologue – From Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Deadĭo you ever think of yourself as actually dead, lying in a box with the lid on it? Nor do I really. I’ve also placed some links near the end of the column that will take you to websites that include even more examples of such overdone monologues, but here you can find a shorter list with more detailed samples. Here are just seven examples of male monologues used all too often in auditions that you should absolutely avoid if your goal is to stand out in an audition. With all that in mind, to help out some of you who might need help determining what NOT to go for, I’ve decided to take it upon myself to compile a short list of just a few of these monologues that you should avoid selecting for your audition.įor this week’s list – which is in no particular order – I’ve decided to focus on audition monologues for male performers. As you are looking through, it is important to make sure that you do a monologue that will be a good fit for you and your talents as an actor, but also won’t be the same as the tried and true monologues that much of your competition could end up going with. So with this in mind, it is probably best to do whatever you can to make sure that your audition monologue stands out, and it is something crucial to keep in mind as you are looking through at potential monologues. The monologue you pick – as well as how you deliver it – could very well make or break your audition. Picking a monologue can be one of the most critical elements of preparing for an upcoming audition.
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