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[post_content] => Tenors always get to play the love interest or the suave hero that saves the day. Over the last few years, tenors have gotten some of the best solos like "Waving through a Window." Many times the Baritone or Bass in the musical is the villain, dad, or just there for comedic relief. Guys and Dolls is a classic show with a slew of manly-man characters. "Luck be a Lady" is such an iconic song. Another iconic song is "If I loved you" from Carousel. A quintessential romantic but not really a romantic ballad. Try something different in your next audition with one of these songs.
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[post_content] => Rule of thumb, if you are auditioning for a Sondheim musical sing a Sondheim song. If you are not auditioning for something that was written by Sondheim, do not sing a Sondheim song. With this being said, a very popular song for young tenors to sing in an audition is "Giants in the Sky". Just because it's popular doesn't make it a bad song. Here are 10 songs for Tenors.
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[post_content] => Those looking for a family-friendly trip to the theatre in NYC need look no further than the New Amsterdam Theatre on 42nd street. Owned and operated by Disney, who funded the expensive renovation of the property in the 90s, the theatre has been the home of heavy hitter Broadway adaptations of the company’s popular films, including “Lion King,” “Mary Poppins,” and “Aladdin.”
But turn the clock back about a hundred years, and the New Amsterdam hosted a different kind of glitz and glamour. The kind brought to life by the imagination of the incomparable Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. His impact on the beginnings of Broadway in the early 20th century is infamous, having worked with the likes of Irving Berlin and George Gershwin.
Young Louise Brooks began her career as a dancer, joining the Denishawn company in the early 1920s. She eventually joined Ziegfeld’s prominent “Ziegfeld Follies” as a dancer in 1925. Her appearance in the Follies was what got the attention of Hollywood after she was offered a movie studio contract, launching her career as a film star. Known for being rebellious, Brooks believed in taking risks as a film actress and didn’t shy away from controversial roles, including those involving nudity and modern ideas around sexuality. Brooks moved to Europe at the end of the 1920s after being refused a pay increase. When she spurned movie studios upon her return at the start of the 30s, the roles began to dry up. Brooks worked a variety of odd jobs after her movie career ended, including that of a courtesan. In her later years, she came back into the public eye as a film writer. A selection of her stories can be read in the memoir “Lulu in Hollywood.” She died from a heart attack at the age of 85.
Thanks to her untimely death and the rumor that her ghost regularly haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre, Olive Thomas is one of the most infamous women to come out of the “Ziegfeld Follies.” After fleeing small-town life for New York City, Olive Thomas had her first brush with fame when she won a competition and earned her the title of “The Most Beautiful Girl in New York City.” It wasn’t long after that Thomas earned herself a place onstage as one of Ziegfeld’s girls. She found great success performing in Ziegfeld’s racy after hours show on the rooftop of the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Eventually, Thomas transitioned to acting in films. During this time, she also married Hollywood royalty in the form of Jack Pickford, brother of famous actress Mary Pickford. On a trip to Paris with her husband, an intoxicated Thomas died at the age of 25 after ingesting poison, the circumstances surrounding which remain unclear.
Scouted by Ziegfeld while modeling at an Illustrators’ Ball, Kay Laurel joined the Ziegfeld Follies in 1914. Laurel is best known for appearing nude from the waist up on stage in selective artistic tableaus. Laurel was celebrated for her femininity and revered on Broadway for her beauty. After her success in the Follies, Laurel tried her luck at being a silent film actress but eventually transitioned back to stage work. Like many women of her time, Laurel met her untimely demise during childbirth at the age of 36.
Helen Morgan, who was studying music in New York, first took the stage in Ziegfeld’s production of “Sally” in 1923, before joining the Follies in 1931. Morgan is most notable for having played Julie in the original cast of “Show Boat” in 1927. Her work as a film actress included two film productions of Show Boat, while also continuing with the stage work, including a Broadway production of “Sweet Adeline.”
An avid drinker during Prohibition, Morgan ran into trouble with the law because of her involvement with nightclubs and speakeasies in New York. Her weakness for alcohol finally caught up with her, and at 41 she died from cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol abuse.
Orphaned and raised by her sister, Barbara Stanwyck took a series of odd jobs to make ends meet before becoming a Ziegfeld girl in 1922. Stanwyck worked as a chorus girl for several years before landing a role in the play “The Noose.” This led to her casting in 1927’s “Burlesque,” which launched her into a successful film career. Stanwyck enjoyed success as a film actress until the 1950s and opted to transition into work in television. Throughout the 1980s, Stanwyck received recognition for her achievements as an actress, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She died of heart failure at the age of 82.
While not one of Ziegfeld’s dancing girls, actress, singer, and comedienne Fanny Brice was undoubtedly one of Ziegfeld’s stars. Working alongside Irving Berlin, Brice won over audiences night after night with her comedy and her singing. She became a consistent performer in Follies productions, and even after the Follies finished, Brice found success in radio and on Broadway. Her name was further immortalized by Barbara Streisand in both a stage production and film of “Funny Girl,” about Brice.
Marilyn Miller joined the Follies in 1918 and worked successfully with Ziegfeld as a headliner in his productions, until a disagreement, which sent her to his competitor in 1924. They later reunited and Miller was once again cast in Ziegfeld’s productions, performing the music of George Gershwin. During her time as a Broadway actress, Miller worked alongside legends like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Fred Astaire. Miller dabbled in film, but found her greatest success as a stage actress, including hits “Sally” and “Rosalie.” She died at 37 from complications after nasal passage surgery. In “Til the Clouds Go By” a fictionalized film about Jerome Kern, Miller was played by the legendary Judy Garland. It’s also worth noting that Miller was at one point married to the famous Jack Pickford, who also wed Ziegfeld girl Olive Thomas.
Singer Ruth Etting joined Follies in 1927 and performed in several other Broadway shows, including those mounted by Ziegfeld. After dazzling Broadway audiences, Etting turned to Hollywood, but could only find work as a singer, not an actress.
Offstage, Etting’s personal life had more drama than a soap opera thanks to her tumultuous marriage and divorce to gangster Moe Snyder. After finding love with pianist Myrl Alderman, also separated from his spouse, Etting’s ex-husband threatened to kill them both. Following an attempt on their lives, a messy set of trials and lawsuits ensued for Etting, Alderman, and Snyder. In 1955, Doris Day played Etting in “Love Me or Leave Me,” a film based on her Etting’s life and career.
While it is hard to ignore the objectification of women at the Follies and during that time in history in general, there are signs of early feminism that took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre. In an era when sexuality was taboo, the women of the Follies expressed and celebrated their sexuality instead of being shamed by it. Additionally, in a period when women weren’t meant to be working, these young women maintained some autonomy over their futures and earned an income for their stage talents instead of being forced to depend on a husband. And there is no question that the women who successfully took the stage in the “Ziegfeld Follies” didn’t train hard to learn the elaborate numbers. While it is naïve and idealistic to believe that these women were fully formed feminist warriors who did not husband hunt amongst their clientele, it is important to remember that even small steps towards progress are still steps in the right direction and should be evaluated in the context of the era in which they took place. In their own way, these women helped to lay the groundwork for those who came behind them, strengthening female presence both on and off stage.
Like The Greatest Showman, Barnum is a "semi" biographical musical about the life of P.T Barnum. The character of Barnum was originated by Jim Dale, who narrated all of the Harry Potter books and played Dr. Terminus in Pete's Dragon. Notable actors have stepped into the giant clown shoes such as Michael Crawford, the original Phantom of The Phantom of the Opera and Christopher Fitzgerald who has played Boq in Wicked and Ogie in Waitress.
Barnum is filled with circus tricks as the story of P.T Barnum's life is told on stage with clowns, acrobats, and jugglers. The ensemble of this musical not only are circus performers but circus performers telling the story. Hmm... kinda sounds a bit like Pippin. You won't feel like you're watching a normal musical as a marching band and a gaggle of clowns is going straight through the theatre.
In both tellings of Barnum's life, we meet some of the oddities that made Barnum's career so successful. Characters include Joice Heth, the oldest woman in the world and nurse to George Washington, Jumbo the Elephant, Tom Thumb aka Charles Stratton, and the Swedish Nightingale herself Jenny Lind. (And yes, Jenny Lind was a legit Swede. I have no clue why in The Greatest Showman she is English).
Barnum is a very uncommon musical to be done, but it is a real treat to watch or just to listen to the soundtrack. If you do want to watch it, there is a recording with Michael Crawford available on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6HC-p7wYnw
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[post_content] => Welcome to the Renaissance! Within the last 20 years plenty of new shows have reached the great white way. Here are some of the BEST musicals of the 21st Century. So far...
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[post_content] => It's very easy to pick a song from Les Mis for an audition. If you want to sing out all of your sad feelings here are 10 audition songs that are not "On my own".
[post_title] => 10 Mezzo Belter Audition Songs That Are NOT "On My Own"
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Enjoy another installment of Regular Girls VS Theatre Girls with Auna Kemp. Will the girls loath each other 'for good'? Or, will their friendship Defy Gravity?
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[post_content] => Time to declare your #rolegoals
Chances are, you and Val have at least one thing in common: you’re familiar with the trials and tribulations of auditioning. This witty monologue, from the acclaimed musical, ‘A Chorus Line,’ denotes one dancer’s darkly comedic journey to the Broadway stage.
Monologue Length: 2:10 - 2:30
“So, the day after I turned 18, I kissed the folks goodbye, got on a Trailways bus - and headed for the big bad apple. Cause I wanted to be a Rockette. Oh, yeah, let's get one thing straight. See, I never heard about "The Red Shoes," I never saw "The Red Shoes," I didn't give a fu** about "The Red Shoes." I decided to be a Rockette because this girl in my home town - Louella Heiner - had actually gotten out and made it in New York. And she was a Rockette. Well, she came home one Christmas to visit, and they gave her a parade. A goddamn parade! I twirled a friggin' baton for two hours in the rain. Unfortunately though, she got knocked up over Christmas. Merry Christmas - and never made it back to Radio City. That was my plan. New York, New York. Except I had one minor problem. See, I was ugly as sin. I was ugly, skinny, homely, unattractive and flat as a pancake. Get the picture? Anyway, I got off this bus in my little white shoes, my little white tights, little white dress, my little ugly face, and my long blonde hair - which was natural then. I looked like a fucking nurse! I had 87 dollars in my pocket and seven years of tap and acrobatics. I could do a hundred and eighty degree split and come up tapping the Morse Code. Well, with that kind of talent I figured the Mayor would be waiting for me at Port Authority. Wrong! I had to wait 6 months for an audition. Well, finally the big day came. I showed up at the Music Hall with my red patent leather tap shoes. And I did my little tap routine. And this man said to me: Can you do fankicks? - Well, sure I could do terrific fankicks. But they weren't good enough. Of course, what he was trying to tell me was...it was the way I looked, not the fankicks. So I said: Fuck you, Radio City and the Rockettes! I'm gonna make on Broadway!
Well, Broadway, same story. Every audition. I mean I'd dance rings around the other girls and find myself in the alley with the other rejects. But after a while I caught on. I mean I had eyes. I saw what they were hiring. I also swiped my dance card once after an audition. And on a scale of 10....they gave me for dance 10. For looks: 3."
Who doesn’t love an audition where you’re playing a character auditioning to play a character? This play-within-a-play features Dotty Otley, a washed-up actress who has a flare for the dramatics. Dotty is not only a principal investor in the play’s production but cherishes the role of Mrs. Clackett, a gossipy housekeeper.
Monologue Length: 1:10 - 1:25
“It’s no good you going on. I can’t open sardines and answer the phone. I’ve only got one pair of feet. Hello…. Yes, but there’s no one here, love…. No, Mr. Brent’s not here...He lives here, yes, but he don’t live here now because he lives in Spain… Mr. Philip Brent, that’s right…. The one who writes the plays, that’s him, only now he writes them in Spain… No, she’s in Spain, too, they’re all in Spain, there’s no one here… Am I in Spain? No, I’m not in Spain, dear. I look after the house for him, but I go home at one o’clock on Wednesday, only I’ve got a nice plate of sardines to put my feet up with, because it’s the royal what’s-it’s called on the telly -- the royal you know -- where’s the paper, then? And if it’s to do with letting the house then you’ll have to ring the house-agents, because they’re the agents for the house…. Squire Squire, Hackham and who’s the other one…? No, they’re not in Spain, they’re next to the phone in the study. Squire, Squire, Hackham, and hold on, I’ll go and look. Always the same, isn’t it. Soon as you take the weight off your feet, down it all comes on your head."
If it’s traveling back in time you like, choose the words of Lady Mary Lasenby, daughter of an English lord who is stuck on a deserted island with fellow aristocrats. Derived from a play by James M. Barrie (creator of ‘Peter Pan’), this challenging monologue proves a unique pick.
Monologue Length: 45 seconds - 1 minute
"I sighted a herd near Penguin’s Creek, but had to creep round Silver Lake to get to windward of them. However, they spotted me and then the fun began. There was nothing for it but to try and run them down, so I singled out a fat buck and away we went down the shore of the lake, up the valley of rolling stones; he doubled into Brawling River and took to the water, but I swam after him; the river is only half a mile broad there, but it runs strong. He went spinning down the rapids, down I went in pursuit; he clambered ashore, I clambered ashore; away we tore helter-skelter up the hill and down again. I lost him in the marshes, got on his track again near Bread Fruit Wood, and brought him down with an arrow in Firefly Grove."
Enter Mrs. Armstrong: veteran Christmas pageant director dedicated to ensuring one church’s amateur stage adaptation of the story of Jesus’ birth does the Bible justice. Tackle her hilarious lecture, and you’re sure to bring a little holiday cheer to the room.
Monologue Length: 1:15-1:30
"[Let me]tell you again, Grace, how important it is to give everyone a chance. Here’s what I do -- I always start with Mary and tell them we must choose our Mary carefully because Mary was the mother of Jesus… Yes, and then I tell them about Joseph, that he was God’s choice to be Jesus’ father. That’s how I explain that. Frankly, I don’t ever spend much time on Joseph because it’s always Elmer Hopkins, and he knows all about Mary and Joseph, but I do explain about the Wise Men and the shepherds and how important they are. And I tell them, there are no small parts, only small actors. Remind the angel choir not to stare at the audience, and don’t let them wear earrings and things like that. And don’t let them wear clunky shoes or high heels. I just hope you don’t have too many baby angels, Grace, because they’ll be your biggest problem. You’ll have to get someone to push the baby angels on, otherwise they get in each other’s way and bend their wings. Bob could do that, and he could keep an eye on the shepherds too. Oh, another thing about the angel choir. Don’t let them wear lipstick. They think because it’s a play that they have to wear lipstick, and it looks terrible. So tell them…. And, Grace, don’t use just anybody’s baby for Jesus… get a quiet one. Better yet, get two if you can… then if one turns out to be fussy, you can always switch them."
Charlie Brown and friends may be a mere bunch of kids, but the beauty of the hit musical, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” is that a cast of adult actors brings this motley crew to life. Poor Sally garners an average ‘C’ grade for a school sculpture, and she has a thing or two to say about it…
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"A 'C'? A 'C'? I got a 'C' on my coathanger sculpture? How could anyone get a 'C' in coathanger sculpture? May I ask a question? Was I judged on the piece of sculpture itself? If so, is it not true that time alone can judge a work of art? Or was I judged on my talent? If so, is it fair that I be judged on a part of my life over which I have no control? If I was judged on my effort, then I was judged unfairly, for I tried as hard as I could! Was I judged on what I had learned about this project? If so, then were not you, my teacher, also being judged on your ability to transmit your knowledge to me? Are you willing to share my 'C'? Perhaps I was being judged on the quality of coathanger itself out of which my creation was made...now is this not also unfair? Am I to be judged by the quality of coat hangers that are used by the drycleaning establishment that returns our garments? Is that not the responsibility of my parents? Should they not share my 'C'?"
If it’s another member of Charlie Brown’s gang that strikes your fancy (or if you have a knack for dishing severe sass), check out this infamous declaration by the incomparable Lucy Van Pelt. Spoiler alert: she intends to be a QUEEN!
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"Do you know what I intend? I intend to be a queen. When I grow up I’m going to be the biggest queen there ever was, and I’ll live in a big palace and when I go out in my coach, all the people will wave and I will shout at them, and...and...in the summertime I will go to my summer palace and I’ll wear my crown in swimming and everything, and all the people will cheer and I will shout at them... What do you mean I can’t be queen? Nobody should be kept from being a queen if she wants to be one. It’s usually just a matter of knowing the right people.. ..well.... if I can’t be a queen, then I’ll be very rich then I will buy myself a queendom. Yes, I will buy myself a queendom and then I’ll kick out the old queen and take over the whole operation myself. I will be head queen."
Jenny Kirlin’s short play offers plenty of witty political humor. If you’re in need of a shorter monologue, consider reading this snippet of theatre that features a great opening line (we do hate pigeons!)
Monologue Length: 30 Seconds
"I’m sorry, but a good HALF of the United States hates pigeons. One third shoots them for game. I’m not the only bad guy here. You would have voted for an elephant if it had told you it could fix the economy. Which, by the way, is still not fixed. A giant goose egg. [...] I’m sorry if I am offending you, but I find it more than a little offensive that I just walked my daughter past a portrait of a pigeon in the National Art Gallery before I came here."
If you’re a film buff as well as a theatre nerd, you may enjoy reading from the stage version of cult-classic blockbuster, ‘The Graduate.’ Your part? Elaine Robinson, daughter of Mrs. Robinson (*cue Simon & Garfunkel*).
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"Well nothing’s perfect Benjamin. I wish my mother didn’t drink so much. I wish I’d never fallen out of that tree and broken my thumb because it so affects my fingering I’ll probably never play the violin as well as I’d love to but that’s about it for the bullshit, Benjamin. It’s only bullshit if you let it pile up. Heaven’s in the details. Someone said that. I think Robert Frost said that. I was in this diner with my roommate Diane? And this guy came along with a goat on a rope and it turns out the reason he’s got a little goat on a rope is that he was thrown out the day before for bringing in his dog? But the point is that Diane had stood up to leave when she saw the man walk in and she sat straight down again and said, well if there’s a goat I think I’ll have dessert. And that’s why I love Diane, because if you think like that you not only notice more little goats, you get more dessert."
Are your acting chops shown best when getting in tune with old-school theatre? A Shakespeare monologue can do no wrong. Fortunately, The Bard did auditionees the favor of writing comedies and tragedies; and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of his most beloved comedic plays. To read Helena’s monologue or not to read Helena’s monologue, that is the question…
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds
"O, I am out of breath in this fond chase!
The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
Happy is Hermia, wheresoe'er she lies;
For she hath blessed and attractive eyes.
How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears:
If so, my eyes are oftener wash'd than hers.
No, no, I am as ugly as a bear;
For beasts that meet me run away for fear:
Therefore no marvel though Demetrius
Do, as a monster fly my presence thus.
What wicked and dissembling glass of mine
Made me compare with Hermia's sphery eyne?
But who is here? Lysander! on the ground!
Dead? or asleep? I see no blood, no wound.
Lysander if you live, good sir, awake"
We’ve another Shakespearean gem for you: Cue Rosalind, the smart, cunning and beautiful heroine of ‘As You Like It.’ Yes, this comedic piece also has a dramatic flair to it but the text lends itself to some witty interpretations.
Monologue Length: 1:20-1:30
"And why, I pray you? Who might be your mother,
That you insult, exult, and all at once,
Over the wretched? What though you have no beauty,--
As by my faith, I see no more in you
Than without candle may go dark to bed,--
Must you be therefore proud and pitiless?
Why, what means this? Why do you look on me?
I see no more in you than in the ordinary
Of nature's sale-work. Od's my little life!
I think she means to tangle my eyes too.
No, faith, proud mistress, hope not after it:
'Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,
Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream,
That can entame my spirits to your worship.
You foolish shepherd, wherefore do you follow her,
Like foggy south puffing with wind and rain?
You are a thousand times a properer man
Than she a woman: 'tis such fools as you
That make the world full of ill-favour'd children:
'Tis not her glass, but you, that flatters her;
And out of you she sees herself more proper
Than any of her lineaments can show her.
But, mistress, know yourself: down on your knees,
And thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love:
For I must tell you friendly in your ear,
Sell when you can; you are not for all markets.
Cry the man mercy; love him; take his offer:
Foul is most foul, being foul to be a scoffer.
So take her to thee, shepherd. Fare you well."
Joseph Arnone’s one-act play, ‘Rather Be A Man’ chronicles two girls who are totally done with men being men. The e-play (available for download on MonologueBlogger.com) features a dark-clever reading into the mind of modern women.
Monologue Length: 1:05-1:15
KIM: "I don’t know what it is with me lately but I just get so UGH! when guys come up to me, with their cheesy lines, (imitating guy) “Hey, you have such a beautiful smile” or “Can I just tell you that you are so beautiful”. Ugh! It disgusts me. I mean, who the hell does this guy or that guy think he is to give me such compliments? What gives him the right? I don’t do anything to give off any kind of interest whatsoever, I completely look the other way when I see eye contact happening and they STILL come over thinking they’re so suave and it’s simply repulsive. You know what I’m saying??
What does a girl have to do these days? Maybe if I just vomited on myself the guy would walk the other way but I bet even then, I’d get, “The way you vomit on yourself is just so, so delightful.”
…All I want is to be left alone. I have a man, I love my man and I do my best to be polite but the irritation and the cheesy lines are getting to be too much. Guys are blind, they really are, OBLIVIOUS to when a girl is not interested. There are days when I rather be a man."
This monologue brings to life the high-power attitude of one high-powered fashion designer. If it’s Meryl Streep in ‘Devil Wears Prada’ that acts as your creative muse, take a look at this monologue and add your own personality to this major diva supreme.
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds -1:00
Elmira: "Don’t look at me. (points) You. Eh, eh, eh…when I address you, do not look at me. No eye contact. Is that understood? Look away. (beat) Okay, look at me now. (snaps her fingers) I told you not to look at me. Even if I tell you to look at me, do not look at me. Understood? Good, good darling.
(she removes her gloves and hands them to her assistant)
Oh! I have something in my eye, can you help me? (pointing) Looking, looking, looking! NO looking under all circumstances.
You must raise up that attention span of yours. A fish could retain more darling. That is true. I have read it. Less attention span than a fish.
Do not let that be you darling."
Own the audition room with some Tennessee Williams as you portray Amanda Wingfield, one of the most well-known roles in ‘The Glass Menagerie.’ Though chock full of drama, there are bits of comedic relief throughout the award-winning play. This monologue is spoken by Amanda, an aging and overbearing mother.
Monologue Length: 2 Minutes
"Possess your soul in patience - you will see!
Something I've resurrected from that old trunk! Styles haven't changed so terribly much after all.
[She parts the portières.]
Now just look at your mother !
[She wears a girlish frock of yellowed voile with a blue silk sash. She carries a bunch of jonquils - the legend of her youth is nearly revived.]
[Feverishly]: This is the dress in which I led the cotillion, won the cakewalk twice at Sunset Hill, wore one spring to the Governor's ball in Jackson ! See how I sashayed around the ballroom, Laura?
[She raises her skirt and does a mincing step around the room.] I wore it on Sundays for my gentlemen callers ! I had it on the day I met your father. I had malaria fever all that spring. The change of climate from East Tennessee to the Delta - weakened resistance I had a little temperature all the time - not enough to be serious - just enough to make me restless and giddy. Invitations poured in - parties all over the Delta! - 'Stay in bed,' said mother, 'you have fever!' - but I just wouldn't. - I took quinine but kept on going, going ! Evenings, dances ! - Afternoons, long, long rides! Picnics. - lovely! - So lovely, that country in May. - All lacy with dogwood, literally flooded with jonquils! - That was the spring I had the craze for jonquils. Jonquils became an absolute obsession. Mother said, 'Honey, there's no more room for jonquils.' And still I kept on bringing in more jonquils. Whenever, wherever I saw them, I'd say, "Stop ! Stop! I see jonquils ! I made the young men help me gather the jonquils ! It was a joke, Amanda and her jonquils ! Finally there were no more vases to hold them, every available space was filled with jonquils. No vases to hold them? All right, I'll hold them myself - And then I - [She stops in front of the picture.] met your father ! Malaria fever and jonquils and then - this - boy.... [She switches on the rose-coloured lamp.] I hope they get here before it starts to rain."
Ferret murderers and unconventional pets run amok in this monologue by playwright Tara Meddaugh. Maybe you’re looking to read something that reflects your unique, one-of-a-kind sense of humor. We think this bizarrely wild scenario might do just the trick.
Monologue Length: 2 Minutes
Jyoti: "I know you think I murdered your ferret, but—hey, stop crying. You’re gonna make me cry too. And you (starts crying)—know—happens—when—we—both—start—oh! I’m doing it too now…Okay. Okay. What would Zena do? Julia, your ferret ran away. He did. I know you don’t want to believe me, but I know this, because…well, I saw him. And I was wearing my glasses, so I had 20/20. Or 20/30. I need a new prescription. But I could still see it was Foozu, and he was wearing the yellow rain slicker, not the winter coat you tie dyed for him, so I think he was headed for Seattle. And, I don’t think we should go after him, Julia. That Payless box wasn’t big enough; you always forgot to feed him, and when you did, it was usually just pebbles and sticks—and I really don’t think ferrets can live on that. Seattle has a lot more to offer Foozu. Food, drinks, warm shelter, intellectual stimulation, perpetual contentment. He deserves that, don’t you think? I, I know coming in and seeing me with the knife over Foozu’s box makes it look rather strange. But. . . Well. . . You miss him, don’t you? (pause) I could be your ferret. Don’t dismiss it right away. I’d be a good pet. I like to curl up in small places and I don’t mind rocks and sticks. You could knit me a winter coat, and you don’t even have to tie dye it if you don’t want to. That’s okay with me. Is that okay with you? I’m gonna just rinse this knife off and throw this little bag away, and then I’ll curl up in my box. I found a new one—a size 11! I’ll wait for you there and you can throw me a ball, okay? Unless, you don’t want me to be your ferret. You don’t need to back away from me. . . Don’t you want me here anymore? If I’m not here, who’s going to sing to you? I know the entire soundtrack to Sleepless In—don’t be scared—I’ll—but I don’t know where I’m supposed to go, Julia. (pause) I could follow Foozu. I could—I could go to Seattle. . . . I’ll follow Foozu. But Julia, when I go, you’ll have to clean off the knife again—I won’t be able to do it. . . . I don’t have a yellow slicker."
Step up onto your soapbox and dive into the role of Sarah Brown. In a buzzing New York City, Sarah is set on bringing truth to sinners. This lively monologue is one of the most memorable from this Tony Award-winning musical.
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds - 1 Minute
"Brothers and sisters, resist the Devil and he will flee from you. That is what the Bible tells us. And that is why I am standing here, in the Devil's own city, on the Devil's own street, prepared to do battle with the forces of evil. Hear me, you gamblers! With your dice, your cards, your horses! Pause and think before it is too late! You are in great danger! I am not speaking of the prison and the gallows, but of the greater punishment that awaits you! Repent before it is too late!
Just around the corner is out little mission where you are always welcome to seek refuge from this jungle of sin. Come here and talk to me. Do not think of me as Sergeant Sarah Brown, but as Sarah Brown, your sister. Join me, Brothers and Sisters, in resisting the Devil, and we can put him to flight forever."
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Oscar Wilde’s classic work is fully titled, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.’ It’s incomparable wit and wordplay is perfect monologue content as can be seen by these words from leading lady Gwendolen Fairfax:
Monologue Length: 1:05 - 1:15
"Oh! It is strange he never mentioned to me that he had a ward. How secretive of him! He grows more interesting hourly. I am not sure, however, that the news inspires me with feelings of unmixed delight. [Rising and going to her.] I am very fond of you, Cecily; I have liked you ever since I met you! But I am bound to state that now that I know that you are Mr. Worthing’s ward, I cannot help expressing a wish you were—well, just a little older than you seem to be—and not quite so very alluring in appearance. In fact, if I may speak candidly— [...] Well, to speak with perfect candour, Cecily, I wish that you were fully forty-two, and more than usually plain for your age. Ernest has a strong upright nature. He is the very soul of truth and honour. Disloyalty would be as impossible to him as deception. But even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. Modern, no less than Ancient History, supplies us with many most painful examples of what I refer to. If it were not so, indeed, History would be quite unreadable."
Take on one of the most beloved characters of all time (and on Broadway currently). Quirky and lovable, this Eliza Doolittle monologue is an excellent pick for any woman who knows that the rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain!
Monologue Length: 55 Seconds - 1 Minute
"My aunt died of influenza, so they said. But it's my belief they done the old woman in. Yes Lord love you! Why should she die of influenza when she come through diphtheria right enough the year before? Fairly blue with it she was. They all thought she was dead. But my father, he kept ladling gin down her throat. Then she come to so sudden that she bit the bowl off the spoon. Now, what would you call a woman with that strength in her have to die of influenza, and what become of her new straw hat that should have come to me? Somebody pinched it, and what I say is, them that pinched it, done her in. Them she lived with would have killed her for a hatpin, let alone a hat. And as for father ladling the gin down her throat, it wouldn't have killed her. Not her. Gin was as mother's milk to her. Besides, he's poured so much down his own throat that he knew the good of it."
Click the start now button and fill out the details for creating a new account. Next, a 'create your website' button may appear.
You then may be prompted to choose what kind of site you want. I recommend hitting the 'Portfolio & CV' tab.
Then click the choose a template button.
After this, you will be asked to choose your theme. Don't worry, you can always change it later, but for this example, we will be using the 'Actor & Model' template. Any theme will do.
Choose the 'Edit' option. At this point, your site will load and be ready for editing. Now all you have to do is replace the content with your very own using the drag-and-drop editor. BUT first, there is another critical step. Keep your Wix window open as I explain step 2.
Then click the 'Get a new domain' tab.
The great news here is Wix has their own ability to sell you a custom domain name, and they're cheap. You can choose a domain and connect it to your site all on the same platform.
This is the part where you pay for a premium hosting plan. This is a monthly fee for keeping your website online. No matter what platform you use, a hosting fee is always applied. Wix has some of the cheapest plans out there.
You will want to choose the 'Combo,' currently priced at $11/month if you pay a year in advance or $14.50 if you pay monthly.
The benefits of this plan, as opposed to the cheapest plan, are:
Search the desired domain name, and if it's available, it will allow you to proceed. Click the 'Get It' button.
Next, you will either purchase your domain or receive it for free with your plan.
Note: they may ask you if you want private registration. It's optional and not necessary for what we're doing here.
When you're done purchasing or connecting your domain, you will navigate back to the main dashboard and see that your site is there with the domain connected.
After you're done replacing the current content with your own, you are now ready to publish the site, so it's live to the world! Click 'Publish' in the upper right-hand corner.
Note: You will want to save progress along the way by pushing the save button that always lives in the upper righthand corner
After publishing, you will then be able to view your website! Notice the custom domain appears as the web address (boxed in red).
Congratulations! You have now set up your very own actor website, setting you apart from 90% of the competition. If you read the entire post first, make sure to start from the beginning by singing up with WIX HERE
But how do I actually use the website builder to fill in my content?
Wix offers many tutorials on how to use their intuitive drag-and-drop builder. Even so, it may be a little daunting to get going. That's why we are offering a more in-depth step-by-step videos series on setting up and building your entire site. We will cover the steps discussed here and show you how to replace the information offered in the template, with your own material. We will also cover things like customizing the colors and feel of the site.
Question: What's should be on the home page? Answer: You should make one of the following sections discussed into the home page. I suggest the 'About Me' section. You could even do a variety of things such as a bio, a few pictures, recent blog posts, and a video. Having a little of everything on the home page is kind of like an overture of your entire website.
Bret does a great job mixing in personal details and professional accomplishments. He is also sure to link to things to help people who may be interested. In his bio alone he links to his YouTube channel, personal life coach brand, and his newsletter. This is a great utilization of getting what you can out of a single page.
Bret makes it easy for someone to view his resume online or download it. He also includes a reel on his digital resume page which is a nice bonus of an online resume as opposed to a PDF alone.
RESOURCE: For more info on how to write an eye-catching actor resume GO HERE
The sweat is real, and making it through a show without sweating off makeup can be a race of its own.
This event requires precision, emotional depth, and the right physicality to make it believable. The combination needs to be exact, which means there is a higher likelihood of getting it wrong. Done right, and audiences should be left ugly-crying their hearts out.
Stage combat is a lot like dancing. Choreographed sequences require actors to hit each mark at precisely the right time to avoid the risk of injury. Footwork, prop wielding and turns are only a few of the things actors must remember while also delivering lines and remaining in character. It takes fencing to a whole other level.
It takes work to hone a craft of any kind — and more than winning the award itself, part of the draw to the Olympics is seeing someone finally achieve that goal they set for themselves. So, if your dream is to be up on that stage someday, study those who are successful in the arts but also look beyond to those at the top of other fields, like athletics. Inspiration can come from the most surprising places.
Way back in high school when I first started the life on stage. I can remember how pretty much the entire cast was doubting me. Somehow I could understand and some of their concerns were very valid. It was a Roger's and Hammerstein Musical (We did Cinderella). So how could it be possible for a deaf person to sing? The pressure was on. It's hard enough for an actor to have to build up the courage to sing a front of an audience. It's even harder to have to do that when since day one everyone, even your cast members expect you to fail.Never the less I got on that stage 14 times and sang my hard out to over 2,000 people. Deaf actor's if you're out there, use your hearing aids to tune out the noise. Believe me, it's worth it! At the end I stunned not only the audiences, I also stunned my cast member's in the show. (Every night!) Even my Director who gave me the role as The King told me I did a way better job than he thought I initially would have done. In fact he was stunned beyond words!
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Rehearsal's as we all know can be very hectic especially for Theatre. The Director and the Stage Manager trying to rehearsing multiple scenes while the Costume Designer is quietly fitting the Actor's on stage as well. In the meantime somewhere in a galaxy far away the Tech Crew is setting up the programs and tech equipment in the light house. So Imagine how frustrating it is when the Director already has repeated their instructions three times and yet you still can't hear them. Now I didn't know this at the time but by law it is required for Deaf Actor's to get any assistance they need in order to their job. Unfortunately for me as I said I didn't know that so I missed out several times on what my pertinent instructions where. So Deaf Actor's out there you are allowed by law to repeat your questions as many times as you need to.(Please do try your best to focus when the Director gives instructions. If you ask to many times for the Director to repeat their question you might end up delaying rehearsal's too long. That you all have to end up staying a few extra hours to catch up. So be aware of the Director's time as well as the Actor's time)
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I don't know if this is a trend. However, unfortunately, I have done a couple of shows, where I have had cast member's blame me if they didn't hear the instructions correctly. This wouldn't happen just once but several times. So I would just like to say if anyone of you who have ever done this please stop. We as cast member's should work together. It's extremely unprofessional to blame a deaf person for you not following the instructions. In fact, it shows to the Director that you are not professional, disrespectful and completely unaccountable. Which only damages your career more than the deaf person you're trying to hinder. So Deaf Actor's out there if somebody is trying to use you as an escape to face the consequences of their actions. Don't make the same mistake I did. Bring it up the situation with the Director at a later time when he/she is free and not distracted. If you let things like that go it can do more damage to you rather than just telling the truth.
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Auditions, Opening Night's it can all be very stressful and a busy time in an Actor's life. Now imagine if you are opening your show, or you're at an audition. In both scenarios, you have to sing. Now imagine if one of your ears died and you can only hear in one.You have to sing in a 2 1/2 hr show or go thru a hour audition with only 50% of your hearing working. How does that sound for a stressful day? If I had a dollar every time that happened to be during a show or an audition I'd be able to easily rack up billions of dollars. Now audition prep and show prep is a bit different for us Deaf Actor's out there. Not only do we have to be also mentally physically and vocally prepared. But we also have to make sure we have back up battery in case our hearing aid dies. Or worse yet you get sweat because of all the dancing and the heat of your costume/wig. That case no number of batteries will be able to revive the hearing aid then. So word of advice to my fellow Deaf Actor's out there, get an extra hearing aid. If you can't afford it (cause they are expensive) then go online and buy yourself a hearing aid sock. At least then you can save your hearing aid from dying from all the sweat. Also please do notify the people in the audition room or your crew at the show your hearing aid has died. So in case they do talk to you they know they have to project and speak slower in order for you to hear them.
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Just to make myself clear here the Performing Arts Industry is hard no matter who you are. This article is more to share some of the struggles Deaf Actor's have to deal with. It's to bring another view to the struggles that we all have. Yet deaf actor's might have a few (very unnecessary) things to deal with. This is about sharing the world of Theatre.Yes, Theatre is hard work but we can all agree on stage and off stage, it is a life changing experience. We all have struggles and we can all overcome them. So I hope this article showed you that whether you're deaf or not we aren't so different from each other at all. In fact, we are all very similar, we all are completely nuts. We all sing constantly no matter where we are. (No matter if we are actually good or not.) We all can remember lines from decades ago but yet forget why we are going to the kitchen. (Don't lie this has happened to you.) We all memorize the cast recordings of shows before we go see them.We are all in this together! Let's not use each other's small physicality for an excuse to get away with things. Instead, let's use that small physicality or whatever it is to build each other up! Cause there is no other Community like the Theatre Community.
[post_title] => Lessons I've Learned As A Deaf Actor
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The podcast is like a play where Longworth is the lead and sometimes only actor, and she’s brilliant. She weaves tales of Old Hollywood, creating the light levels of drama and intrigue without over-the-top theatrics or special effects.
There are lessons to be gained from Hollywood giants such as Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, as well as from those who fell short of icon status, including Barbara Payton.
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Many a famous star is the subject of Longworth’s examination, but the tales are more than just the basics. Every episode is an in-depth look that goes beyond the famed details and publicized scandals. Longworth does her research and finds the untold stories while simultaneously humanizing her subjects.
Not learning from the past leads to repetition, so it’s important to know where you’ve come from when deciding where you're going. There is value in examining your predecessors as a member of the theatre and creative arts community.
While early Hollywood saw its fair share of success and innovation, the studios also underwent dark times. Longworth doesn’t shy away from such moments — instead, she puts them under the microscope, as seen in her series about the Blacklist.
There are stories uncovered that couldn’t be more theatrical if a writer had put pen to paper and dreamed them to life, giving truth to the notion that there are good ideas everywhere. History is full of inspiration for those in search of a good story.
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Longworth is a stickler for research — and she does a lot of it. She is well-known for combing through books, newspapers, old films and accounts to ensure each story is represented fairly on all sides. Arguably one of the elements that makes her podcast so popular is her ability to take a known account and find a different version or a new angle. Playwrights, take note.
The struggle of actresses is not a new story and unfortunately still persists today. Classic Hollywood actresses are often most notorious for their love affairs with famous men, their sex appeal and their deaths. Longworth doesn’t ignore these factors, but she does bring the focus back to their careers, highlighting their achievements in the arts and their fight to be taken seriously in their industry.
“You Must Remember This,” which is distributed by Panoply, has been airing since 2014 and just launched a brand-new season on July 3. If you are new to Longworth’s online story hour, be sure to start working your way through the back catalog before you begin the new season. Then, just relax and enjoy a new kind of travel this summer as you journey back in time.
Be it an in-class activity or a school production, having costumes and props available is essential. It may take some time to accumulate a decent stash of items, but start by asking friends or family if they have anything they are looking to get rid of or cruise local garage sales. Dollar stores, craft stores and discount stores are great for finding more specialized pieces at low prices and often have coupons or teacher discounts. Or, enlist the help of creative students or staff to make costumes and props.
Never get rid of costumes and props used in a production, unless they’re borrowed, broken or rented. You never know when they could be useful again. Be sure to find plastic bins, crates or even a trunk for storage to keep your collection in good condition.
Drawing, brainstorming and creating backdrops for classroom performances are just a few ways you can use butcher paper. The long rolls of paper are easy to store, economical and more versatile than regular plain paper.
Many drama classrooms opt not to have desks to allow for more space to move around. Clipboards are a great alternative when students need to make notes, write creatively or complete an activity. They also come in handy for productions when you need to organize copies of the script and design notes for members of your backstage and technical crew.
Find wall space to hang a cork board where you can advertise arts opportunities such as audition notices, community theatre groups, theatre performance posts or post-secondary programs. Check with your administration before posting anything from a source outside of the school, as some schools have policies around what can be advertised to the student body.
It is surprisingly easy to forget the difference between stage right and stage left when you are also trying to stay in character, read lines, act, sing or dance. Having a reference poster or two for stage directions allows students to reference it independently and saves you from having to repeat the directions numerous times.
In this musical, set in the 90s, New Yorkers struggle with their jobs, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their society.
Newsies is based on the 1992 film, which was inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein.
'From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum)'. Source: Wikipedia
Donna, an hotelier in the Greek islands, is getting ready for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Sophie, the bride, crafts a plan. She invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him walk her down the aisle on her wedding day.
The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in this colorful, song-filled, Tony Award-winning Broadway production based on the hit movie. Starring: Sutton foster and Brian d'Arcy James
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[post_title] => Quiz: Which Character From Jane Austen's 'Emma' Are You?
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[post_content] => If you’ve ever seen or heard a Golden Age musical or watched its film adaptation, you’ve probably heard its “entr’acte,” or second-act prelude. Entr’actes are mostly associated with operas and older Broadway musicals, but they did continue to appear in 1980s pop-operas such as “Phantom of the Opera” and “Miss Saigon.”
This can be difficult when you have a crazy schedule, but it’s very important to show up early to rehearsals. You need time to get everything set up and ready so that you’re not in a rush when everyone else gets there. If you forget something or feel unprepared, you’ll feel stressed, and that will put more stress on your stage manager run crew and cast.
While you may not be able to get your crew to love each other, you can get them to work well together by arming them with all the knowledge they need to get through the show successfully. Before each show, go to each crew member and make sure they know their cues, scene changes and all other duties. Ensure everyone has their cue sheets and always have an extra one on hand, to be safe—someone will inevitably forget theirs.
You should also have everyone run their scene changes before the show starts and keep a checklist for yourself so you know you’ve accomplished all your tasks. Your stage manager can also weigh in on whether there’s anything else that needs to be taken care of.
It’s very important to stay organized and keep up with all rehearsal and show reports. You don’t have to print them out the way that a stage manager does, but it’s a good practice to keep them in a file on your computer in case your stage manager forgets one and you need to help him or her out. You should also keep an eye on the stage manager kit to make sure everything is fully stocked and in its place. It’s a nice way to stay organized and keep from running out of anything you might need.
You don’t have to do this all the time, but it can help the cast and crew’s morale if you bring in snacks such as fruit, cookies or candy every once in a while. Technicians especially tend to skip meals during tech week, so it helps to bring in something small for them. And even if you don’t bring enough for everyone, be sure to always have a snack in your bag in case of an emergency.
Being on a show crow can be stressful, but if you do these small things, it will help take some of the stress off of you and the rest of your crew.
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[post_title] => Streaming Musicals: A Letter To Theatre Nerds From Paul Gordon
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[post_content] => From drama club, to college, to professional theatre, I have done a lot of shows in my time as a technician. So, I have compiled a list of plays and musicals that I have worked on that I know other theatre nerds will love. Whether you’ve never heard of these or love them as much as I do, here are some great shows to check out:
This play is quirky, beautiful and hilarious, with a touch of sadness. It follows the story of a tabloid writer named Sandy to his old home in southern Alabama as he writes a story about Duane and Duwell Ealy, who have supposedly killed an angel while hunting ducks. The story shows bits and pieces of the past Sandy left behind.
This show is a fictional telling of the night before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. Katori Hall did an amazing job writing such a powerful and emotional show. It’s hard to even find the words to describe how beautiful this show is, but when you go see it, be ready to laugh, cry and be completely astonished by everything that plays out.
This show follows the story of Agnes, whose younger sister, Tilly, has been killed in a car wreck. In looking through some of Tilly’s possessions, Agnes finds her “Dungeons and Dragons” notebook and gets to know her sister for the first time as she reads through a quest Tilly wrote. There are so many great effects in this show, with monsters galore and lots of fight scenes.
This silly, fun musical is a show within a show. The Man in the Chair tells the story of his favorite musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” to the audience, and the show plays out onstage as he plays the music and tells stories about the original cast.
Not to be confused with the story about a man turning into a bug, this play follows wonderfully told stories in Greek myths and legends. The stories are told in short vignettes, and yes, there is a full swimming pool onstage in most productions, which makes for some amazing scenes.
But it is the women of the “Ziegfeld Follies” whose stories and achievements are often ignored in favor of those about the man who employed them.
Louise Brooks
Young Louise Brooks began her career as a dancer, joining the Denishawn company in the early 1920s. She eventually joined Ziegfeld’s prominent “Ziegfeld Follies” as a dancer in 1925. Her appearance in the Follies was what got the attention of Hollywood after she was offered a movie studio contract, launching her career as a film star. Known for being rebellious, Brooks believed in taking risks as a film actress and didn’t shy away from controversial roles, including those involving nudity and modern ideas around sexuality. Brooks moved to Europe at the end of the 1920s after being refused a pay increase. When she spurned movie studios upon her return at the start of the 30s, the roles began to dry up. Brooks worked a variety of odd jobs after her movie career ended, including that of a courtesan. In her later years, she came back into the public eye as a film writer. A selection of her stories can be read in the memoir “Lulu in Hollywood.” She died from a heart attack at the age of 85.
Olive Thomas
Thanks to her untimely death and the rumor that her ghost regularly haunts the New Amsterdam Theatre, Olive Thomas is one of the most infamous women to come out of the “Ziegfeld Follies.” After fleeing small-town life for New York City, Olive Thomas had her first brush with fame when she won a competition and earned her the title of “The Most Beautiful Girl in New York City.” It wasn’t long after that Thomas earned herself a place onstage as one of Ziegfeld’s girls. She found great success performing in Ziegfeld’s racy after hours show on the rooftop of the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Eventually, Thomas transitioned to acting in films. During this time, she also married Hollywood royalty in the form of Jack Pickford, brother of famous actress Mary Pickford. On a trip to Paris with her husband, an intoxicated Thomas died at the age of 25 after ingesting poison, the circumstances surrounding which remain unclear.
Kay Laurell
Scouted by Ziegfeld while modeling at an Illustrators’ Ball, Kay Laurel joined the Ziegfeld Follies in 1914. Laurel is best known for appearing nude from the waist up on stage in selective artistic tableaus. Laurel was celebrated for her femininity and revered on Broadway for her beauty. After her success in the Follies, Laurel tried her luck at being a silent film actress but eventually transitioned back to stage work. Like many women of her time, Laurel met her untimely demise during childbirth at the age of 36.
Helen Morgan
Helen Morgan, who was studying music in New York, first took the stage in Ziegfeld’s production of “Sally” in 1923, before joining the Follies in 1931. Morgan is most notable for having played Julie in the original cast of “Show Boat” in 1927. Her work as a film actress included two film productions of Show Boat, while also continuing with the stage work, including a Broadway production of “Sweet Adeline.”
An avid drinker during Prohibition, Morgan ran into trouble with the law because of her involvement with nightclubs and speakeasies in New York. Her weakness for alcohol finally caught up with her, and at 41 she died from cirrhosis of the liver due to alcohol abuse.
Barbara Stanwyck
Orphaned and raised by her sister, Barbara Stanwyck took a series of odd jobs to make ends meet before becoming a Ziegfeld girl in 1922. Stanwyck worked as a chorus girl for several years before landing a role in the play “The Noose.” This led to her casting in 1927’s “Burlesque,” which launched her into a successful film career. Stanwyck enjoyed success as a film actress until the 1950s and opted to transition into work in television. Throughout the 1980s, Stanwyck received recognition for her achievements as an actress, including an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She died of heart failure at the age of 82.
Fanny Brice
While not one of Ziegfeld’s dancing girls, actress, singer, and comedienne Fanny Brice was undoubtedly one of Ziegfeld’s stars. Working alongside Irving Berlin, Brice won over audiences night after night with her comedy and her singing. She became a consistent performer in Follies productions, and even after the Follies finished, Brice found success in radio and on Broadway. Her name was further immortalized by Barbara Streisand in both a stage production and film of “Funny Girl,” about Brice.
Marilyn Miller
Marilyn Miller joined the Follies in 1918 and worked successfully with Ziegfeld as a headliner in his productions, until a disagreement, which sent her to his competitor in 1924. They later reunited and Miller was once again cast in Ziegfeld’s productions, performing the music of George Gershwin. During her time as a Broadway actress, Miller worked alongside legends like Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, and Fred Astaire. Miller dabbled in film, but found her greatest success as a stage actress, including hits “Sally” and “Rosalie.” She died at 37 from complications after nasal passage surgery. In “Til the Clouds Go By” a fictionalized film about Jerome Kern, Miller was played by the legendary Judy Garland. It’s also worth noting that Miller was at one point married to the famous Jack Pickford, who also wed Ziegfeld girl Olive Thomas.
Ruth Etting
Singer Ruth Etting joined Follies in 1927 and performed in several other Broadway shows, including those mounted by Ziegfeld. After dazzling Broadway audiences, Etting turned to Hollywood, but could only find work as a singer, not an actress.
Offstage, Etting’s personal life had more drama than a soap opera thanks to her tumultuous marriage and divorce to gangster Moe Snyder. After finding love with pianist Myrl Alderman, also separated from his spouse, Etting’s ex-husband threatened to kill them both. Following an attempt on their lives, a messy set of trials and lawsuits ensued for Etting, Alderman, and Snyder. In 1955, Doris Day played Etting in “Love Me or Leave Me,” a film based on her Etting’s life and career.
While it is hard to ignore the objectification of women at the Follies and during that time in history in general, there are signs of early feminism that took place at the New Amsterdam Theatre. In an era when sexuality was taboo, the women of the Follies expressed and celebrated their sexuality instead of being shamed by it. Additionally, in a period when women weren’t meant to be working, these young women maintained some autonomy over their futures and earned an income for their stage talents instead of being forced to depend on a husband. And there is no question that the women who successfully took the stage in the “Ziegfeld Follies” didn’t train hard to learn the elaborate numbers. While it is naïve and idealistic to believe that these women were fully formed feminist warriors who did not husband hunt amongst their clientele, it is important to remember that even small steps towards progress are still steps in the right direction and should be evaluated in the context of the era in which they took place. In their own way, these women helped to lay the groundwork for those who came behind them, strengthening female presence both on and off stage.
Who are your favorite actresses of early 20th century Broadway? Let us know in the comments below...
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Like The Greatest Showman, Barnum is a "semi" biographical musical about the life of P.T Barnum. The character of Barnum was originated by Jim Dale, who narrated all of the Harry Potter books and played Dr. Terminus in Pete's Dragon. Notable actors have stepped into the giant clown shoes such as Michael Crawford, the original Phantom of The Phantom of the Opera and Christopher Fitzgerald who has played Boq in Wicked and Ogie in Waitress.
Barnum is filled with circus tricks as the story of P.T Barnum's life is told on stage with clowns, acrobats, and jugglers. The ensemble of this musical not only are circus performers but circus performers telling the story. Hmm... kinda sounds a bit like Pippin. You won't feel like you're watching a normal musical as a marching band and a gaggle of clowns is going straight through the theatre.
In both tellings of Barnum's life, we meet some of the oddities that made Barnum's career so successful. Characters include Joice Heth, the oldest woman in the world and nurse to George Washington, Jumbo the Elephant, Tom Thumb aka Charles Stratton, and the Swedish Nightingale herself Jenny Lind. (And yes, Jenny Lind was a legit Swede. I have no clue why in The Greatest Showman she is English).
Barnum is a very uncommon musical to be done, but it is a real treat to watch or just to listen to the soundtrack. If you do want to watch it, there is a recording with Michael Crawford available on Youtube.
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[post_content] => Welcome to the Renaissance! Within the last 20 years plenty of new shows have reached the great white way. Here are some of the BEST musicals of the 21st Century. So far...
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[post_content] => It's very easy to pick a song from Les Mis for an audition. If you want to sing out all of your sad feelings here are 10 audition songs that are not "On my own".
[post_title] => 10 Mezzo Belter Audition Songs That Are NOT "On My Own"
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[post_content] => Time to declare your #rolegoals
Would you rather?
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Here are 17 great comedic monologues for women:
1. “So, the day after I turned 18…” - Val Clarke from ‘A Chorus Line’
Chances are, you and Val have at least one thing in common: you’re familiar with the trials and tribulations of auditioning. This witty monologue, from the acclaimed musical, ‘A Chorus Line,’ denotes one dancer’s darkly comedic journey to the Broadway stage.
Monologue Length: 2:10 - 2:30
“So, the day after I turned 18, I kissed the folks goodbye, got on a Trailways bus - and headed for the big bad apple. Cause I wanted to be a Rockette. Oh, yeah, let's get one thing straight. See, I never heard about "The Red Shoes," I never saw "The Red Shoes," I didn't give a fu** about "The Red Shoes." I decided to be a Rockette because this girl in my home town - Louella Heiner - had actually gotten out and made it in New York. And she was a Rockette. Well, she came home one Christmas to visit, and they gave her a parade. A goddamn parade! I twirled a friggin' baton for two hours in the rain. Unfortunately though, she got knocked up over Christmas. Merry Christmas - and never made it back to Radio City. That was my plan. New York, New York. Except I had one minor problem. See, I was ugly as sin. I was ugly, skinny, homely, unattractive and flat as a pancake. Get the picture? Anyway, I got off this bus in my little white shoes, my little white tights, little white dress, my little ugly face, and my long blonde hair - which was natural then. I looked like a fucking nurse! I had 87 dollars in my pocket and seven years of tap and acrobatics. I could do a hundred and eighty degree split and come up tapping the Morse Code. Well, with that kind of talent I figured the Mayor would be waiting for me at Port Authority. Wrong! I had to wait 6 months for an audition. Well, finally the big day came. I showed up at the Music Hall with my red patent leather tap shoes. And I did my little tap routine. And this man said to me: Can you do fankicks? - Well, sure I could do terrific fankicks. But they weren't good enough. Of course, what he was trying to tell me was...it was the way I looked, not the fankicks. So I said: Fuck you, Radio City and the Rockettes! I'm gonna make on Broadway!
Well, Broadway, same story. Every audition. I mean I'd dance rings around the other girls and find myself in the alley with the other rejects. But after a while I caught on. I mean I had eyes. I saw what they were hiring. I also swiped my dance card once after an audition. And on a scale of 10....they gave me for dance 10. For looks: 3."
2. “I can’t open sardines and answer the phone…” - Dotty Otley from ‘Noises Off’
Who doesn’t love an audition where you’re playing a character auditioning to play a character? This play-within-a-play features Dotty Otley, a washed-up actress who has a flare for the dramatics. Dotty is not only a principal investor in the play’s production but cherishes the role of Mrs. Clackett, a gossipy housekeeper.
Monologue Length: 1:10 - 1:25
“It’s no good you going on. I can’t open sardines and answer the phone. I’ve only got one pair of feet. Hello…. Yes, but there’s no one here, love…. No, Mr. Brent’s not here...He lives here, yes, but he don’t live here now because he lives in Spain… Mr. Philip Brent, that’s right…. The one who writes the plays, that’s him, only now he writes them in Spain… No, she’s in Spain, too, they’re all in Spain, there’s no one here… Am I in Spain? No, I’m not in Spain, dear. I look after the house for him, but I go home at one o’clock on Wednesday, only I’ve got a nice plate of sardines to put my feet up with, because it’s the royal what’s-it’s called on the telly -- the royal you know -- where’s the paper, then? And if it’s to do with letting the house then you’ll have to ring the house-agents, because they’re the agents for the house…. Squire Squire, Hackham and who’s the other one…? No, they’re not in Spain, they’re next to the phone in the study. Squire, Squire, Hackham, and hold on, I’ll go and look. Always the same, isn’t it. Soon as you take the weight off your feet, down it all comes on your head."
3. “I sighted a herd near Penguin’s Creek” - Lady Mary from ‘The Admirable Crichton’
If it’s traveling back in time you like, choose the words of Lady Mary Lasenby, daughter of an English lord who is stuck on a deserted island with fellow aristocrats. Derived from a play by James M. Barrie (creator of ‘Peter Pan’), this challenging monologue proves a unique pick.
Monologue Length: 45 seconds - 1 minute
"I sighted a herd near Penguin’s Creek, but had to creep round Silver Lake to get to windward of them. However, they spotted me and then the fun began. There was nothing for it but to try and run them down, so I singled out a fat buck and away we went down the shore of the lake, up the valley of rolling stones; he doubled into Brawling River and took to the water, but I swam after him; the river is only half a mile broad there, but it runs strong. He went spinning down the rapids, down I went in pursuit; he clambered ashore, I clambered ashore; away we tore helter-skelter up the hill and down again. I lost him in the marshes, got on his track again near Bread Fruit Wood, and brought him down with an arrow in Firefly Grove."
4. “[Let me] tell you again, Grace, how important it is to give everyone a chance.” - Mrs. Armstrong from ‘The Best Christmas Pageant Ever’
Enter Mrs. Armstrong: veteran Christmas pageant director dedicated to ensuring one church’s amateur stage adaptation of the story of Jesus’ birth does the Bible justice. Tackle her hilarious lecture, and you’re sure to bring a little holiday cheer to the room.
Monologue Length: 1:15-1:30
"[Let me]tell you again, Grace, how important it is to give everyone a chance. Here’s what I do -- I always start with Mary and tell them we must choose our Mary carefully because Mary was the mother of Jesus… Yes, and then I tell them about Joseph, that he was God’s choice to be Jesus’ father. That’s how I explain that. Frankly, I don’t ever spend much time on Joseph because it’s always Elmer Hopkins, and he knows all about Mary and Joseph, but I do explain about the Wise Men and the shepherds and how important they are. And I tell them, there are no small parts, only small actors. Remind the angel choir not to stare at the audience, and don’t let them wear earrings and things like that. And don’t let them wear clunky shoes or high heels. I just hope you don’t have too many baby angels, Grace, because they’ll be your biggest problem. You’ll have to get someone to push the baby angels on, otherwise they get in each other’s way and bend their wings. Bob could do that, and he could keep an eye on the shepherds too. Oh, another thing about the angel choir. Don’t let them wear lipstick. They think because it’s a play that they have to wear lipstick, and it looks terrible. So tell them…. And, Grace, don’t use just anybody’s baby for Jesus… get a quiet one. Better yet, get two if you can… then if one turns out to be fussy, you can always switch them."
5. “I got a 'C' on my coathanger sculpture?” - Sally Brown from ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’
Charlie Brown and friends may be a mere bunch of kids, but the beauty of the hit musical, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” is that a cast of adult actors brings this motley crew to life. Poor Sally garners an average ‘C’ grade for a school sculpture, and she has a thing or two to say about it…
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"A 'C'? A 'C'? I got a 'C' on my coathanger sculpture? How could anyone get a 'C' in coathanger sculpture? May I ask a question? Was I judged on the piece of sculpture itself? If so, is it not true that time alone can judge a work of art? Or was I judged on my talent? If so, is it fair that I be judged on a part of my life over which I have no control? If I was judged on my effort, then I was judged unfairly, for I tried as hard as I could! Was I judged on what I had learned about this project? If so, then were not you, my teacher, also being judged on your ability to transmit your knowledge to me? Are you willing to share my 'C'? Perhaps I was being judged on the quality of coathanger itself out of which my creation was made...now is this not also unfair? Am I to be judged by the quality of coat hangers that are used by the drycleaning establishment that returns our garments? Is that not the responsibility of my parents? Should they not share my 'C'?"
6. “Do you know what I intend?” - Lucy Van Pelt from ‘You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown’
If it’s another member of Charlie Brown’s gang that strikes your fancy (or if you have a knack for dishing severe sass), check out this infamous declaration by the incomparable Lucy Van Pelt. Spoiler alert: she intends to be a QUEEN!
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"Do you know what I intend? I intend to be a queen. When I grow up I’m going to be the biggest queen there ever was, and I’ll live in a big palace and when I go out in my coach, all the people will wave and I will shout at them, and...and...in the summertime I will go to my summer palace and I’ll wear my crown in swimming and everything, and all the people will cheer and I will shout at them... What do you mean I can’t be queen? Nobody should be kept from being a queen if she wants to be one. It’s usually just a matter of knowing the right people.. ..well.... if I can’t be a queen, then I’ll be very rich then I will buy myself a queendom. Yes, I will buy myself a queendom and then I’ll kick out the old queen and take over the whole operation myself. I will be head queen."
7. “I’m sorry, but a good HALF of the United States hates pigeons.” - Janet from ‘The West Wing’
Jenny Kirlin’s short play offers plenty of witty political humor. If you’re in need of a shorter monologue, consider reading this snippet of theatre that features a great opening line (we do hate pigeons!)
Monologue Length: 30 Seconds
"I’m sorry, but a good HALF of the United States hates pigeons. One third shoots them for game. I’m not the only bad guy here. You would have voted for an elephant if it had told you it could fix the economy. Which, by the way, is still not fixed. A giant goose egg. [...] I’m sorry if I am offending you, but I find it more than a little offensive that I just walked my daughter past a portrait of a pigeon in the National Art Gallery before I came here."
8. “Well nothing’s perfect Benjamin” - Elaine Robinson from ‘The Graduate’
If you’re a film buff as well as a theatre nerd, you may enjoy reading from the stage version of cult-classic blockbuster, ‘The Graduate.’ Your part? Elaine Robinson, daughter of Mrs. Robinson (*cue Simon & Garfunkel*).
Monologue Length: 1 Minute
"Well nothing’s perfect Benjamin. I wish my mother didn’t drink so much. I wish I’d never fallen out of that tree and broken my thumb because it so affects my fingering I’ll probably never play the violin as well as I’d love to but that’s about it for the bullshit, Benjamin. It’s only bullshit if you let it pile up. Heaven’s in the details. Someone said that. I think Robert Frost said that. I was in this diner with my roommate Diane? And this guy came along with a goat on a rope and it turns out the reason he’s got a little goat on a rope is that he was thrown out the day before for bringing in his dog? But the point is that Diane had stood up to leave when she saw the man walk in and she sat straight down again and said, well if there’s a goat I think I’ll have dessert. And that’s why I love Diane, because if you think like that you not only notice more little goats, you get more dessert."
9. “O, I am out of breath in this fond chase!” - Helena from ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’
Are your acting chops shown best when getting in tune with old-school theatre? A Shakespeare monologue can do no wrong. Fortunately, The Bard did auditionees the favor of writing comedies and tragedies; and “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is one of his most beloved comedic plays. To read Helena’s monologue or not to read Helena’s monologue, that is the question…
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds
"O, I am out of breath in this fond chase!
The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.
Happy is Hermia, wheresoe'er she lies;
For she hath blessed and attractive eyes.
How came her eyes so bright? Not with salt tears:
If so, my eyes are oftener wash'd than hers.
No, no, I am as ugly as a bear;
For beasts that meet me run away for fear:
Therefore no marvel though Demetrius
Do, as a monster fly my presence thus.
What wicked and dissembling glass of mine
Made me compare with Hermia's sphery eyne?
But who is here? Lysander! on the ground!
Dead? or asleep? I see no blood, no wound.
Lysander if you live, good sir, awake"
10. “And why, I pray you?” - Rosalind from ‘As You Like It’
We’ve another Shakespearean gem for you: Cue Rosalind, the smart, cunning and beautiful heroine of ‘As You Like It.’ Yes, this comedic piece also has a dramatic flair to it but the text lends itself to some witty interpretations.
Monologue Length: 1:20-1:30
"And why, I pray you? Who might be your mother,
That you insult, exult, and all at once,
Over the wretched? What though you have no beauty,--
As by my faith, I see no more in you
Than without candle may go dark to bed,--
Must you be therefore proud and pitiless?
Why, what means this? Why do you look on me?
I see no more in you than in the ordinary
Of nature's sale-work. Od's my little life!
I think she means to tangle my eyes too.
No, faith, proud mistress, hope not after it:
'Tis not your inky brows, your black silk hair,
Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream,
That can entame my spirits to your worship.
You foolish shepherd, wherefore do you follow her,
Like foggy south puffing with wind and rain?
You are a thousand times a properer man
Than she a woman: 'tis such fools as you
That make the world full of ill-favour'd children:
'Tis not her glass, but you, that flatters her;
And out of you she sees herself more proper
Than any of her lineaments can show her.
But, mistress, know yourself: down on your knees,
And thank heaven, fasting, for a good man's love:
For I must tell you friendly in your ear,
Sell when you can; you are not for all markets.
Cry the man mercy; love him; take his offer:
Foul is most foul, being foul to be a scoffer.
So take her to thee, shepherd. Fare you well."
11. “I don’t know what it is with me lately but I just get so UGH!” - Kim from ‘Rather Be A Man’
Joseph Arnone’s one-act play, ‘Rather Be A Man’ chronicles two girls who are totally done with men being men. The e-play (available for download on MonologueBlogger.com) features a dark-clever reading into the mind of modern women.
Monologue Length: 1:05-1:15
KIM: "I don’t know what it is with me lately but I just get so UGH! when guys come up to me, with their cheesy lines, (imitating guy) “Hey, you have such a beautiful smile” or “Can I just tell you that you are so beautiful”. Ugh! It disgusts me. I mean, who the hell does this guy or that guy think he is to give me such compliments? What gives him the right? I don’t do anything to give off any kind of interest whatsoever, I completely look the other way when I see eye contact happening and they STILL come over thinking they’re so suave and it’s simply repulsive. You know what I’m saying??
What does a girl have to do these days? Maybe if I just vomited on myself the guy would walk the other way but I bet even then, I’d get, “The way you vomit on yourself is just so, so delightful.”
…All I want is to be left alone. I have a man, I love my man and I do my best to be polite but the irritation and the cheesy lines are getting to be too much. Guys are blind, they really are, OBLIVIOUS to when a girl is not interested. There are days when I rather be a man."
12. ‘Don’t Look At Me’ monologue by Joseph Arnone
This monologue brings to life the high-power attitude of one high-powered fashion designer. If it’s Meryl Streep in ‘Devil Wears Prada’ that acts as your creative muse, take a look at this monologue and add your own personality to this major diva supreme.
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds -1:00
Elmira: "Don’t look at me. (points) You. Eh, eh, eh…when I address you, do not look at me. No eye contact. Is that understood? Look away. (beat) Okay, look at me now. (snaps her fingers) I told you not to look at me. Even if I tell you to look at me, do not look at me. Understood? Good, good darling.
(she removes her gloves and hands them to her assistant)
Oh! I have something in my eye, can you help me? (pointing) Looking, looking, looking! NO looking under all circumstances.
You must raise up that attention span of yours. A fish could retain more darling. That is true. I have read it. Less attention span than a fish.
Do not let that be you darling."
13. “Something I’ve resurrected from that old trunk!” - Amanda Wingfield from ‘The Glass Menagerie’
Own the audition room with some Tennessee Williams as you portray Amanda Wingfield, one of the most well-known roles in ‘The Glass Menagerie.’ Though chock full of drama, there are bits of comedic relief throughout the award-winning play. This monologue is spoken by Amanda, an aging and overbearing mother.
Monologue Length: 2 Minutes
"Possess your soul in patience - you will see!
Something I've resurrected from that old trunk! Styles haven't changed so terribly much after all.
[She parts the portières.]
Now just look at your mother !
[She wears a girlish frock of yellowed voile with a blue silk sash. She carries a bunch of jonquils - the legend of her youth is nearly revived.]
[Feverishly]: This is the dress in which I led the cotillion, won the cakewalk twice at Sunset Hill, wore one spring to the Governor's ball in Jackson ! See how I sashayed around the ballroom, Laura?
[She raises her skirt and does a mincing step around the room.] I wore it on Sundays for my gentlemen callers ! I had it on the day I met your father. I had malaria fever all that spring. The change of climate from East Tennessee to the Delta - weakened resistance I had a little temperature all the time - not enough to be serious - just enough to make me restless and giddy. Invitations poured in - parties all over the Delta! - 'Stay in bed,' said mother, 'you have fever!' - but I just wouldn't. - I took quinine but kept on going, going ! Evenings, dances ! - Afternoons, long, long rides! Picnics. - lovely! - So lovely, that country in May. - All lacy with dogwood, literally flooded with jonquils! - That was the spring I had the craze for jonquils. Jonquils became an absolute obsession. Mother said, 'Honey, there's no more room for jonquils.' And still I kept on bringing in more jonquils. Whenever, wherever I saw them, I'd say, "Stop ! Stop! I see jonquils ! I made the young men help me gather the jonquils ! It was a joke, Amanda and her jonquils ! Finally there were no more vases to hold them, every available space was filled with jonquils. No vases to hold them? All right, I'll hold them myself - And then I - [She stops in front of the picture.] met your father ! Malaria fever and jonquils and then - this - boy.... [She switches on the rose-coloured lamp.] I hope they get here before it starts to rain."
14. ‘Ferret Envy’ monologue by Tara Meddaugh
Ferret murderers and unconventional pets run amok in this monologue by playwright Tara Meddaugh. Maybe you’re looking to read something that reflects your unique, one-of-a-kind sense of humor. We think this bizarrely wild scenario might do just the trick.
Monologue Length: 2 Minutes
Jyoti: "I know you think I murdered your ferret, but—hey, stop crying. You’re gonna make me cry too. And you (starts crying)—know—happens—when—we—both—start—oh! I’m doing it too now…Okay. Okay. What would Zena do? Julia, your ferret ran away. He did. I know you don’t want to believe me, but I know this, because…well, I saw him. And I was wearing my glasses, so I had 20/20. Or 20/30. I need a new prescription. But I could still see it was Foozu, and he was wearing the yellow rain slicker, not the winter coat you tie dyed for him, so I think he was headed for Seattle. And, I don’t think we should go after him, Julia. That Payless box wasn’t big enough; you always forgot to feed him, and when you did, it was usually just pebbles and sticks—and I really don’t think ferrets can live on that. Seattle has a lot more to offer Foozu. Food, drinks, warm shelter, intellectual stimulation, perpetual contentment. He deserves that, don’t you think? I, I know coming in and seeing me with the knife over Foozu’s box makes it look rather strange. But. . . Well. . . You miss him, don’t you? (pause) I could be your ferret. Don’t dismiss it right away. I’d be a good pet. I like to curl up in small places and I don’t mind rocks and sticks. You could knit me a winter coat, and you don’t even have to tie dye it if you don’t want to. That’s okay with me. Is that okay with you? I’m gonna just rinse this knife off and throw this little bag away, and then I’ll curl up in my box. I found a new one—a size 11! I’ll wait for you there and you can throw me a ball, okay? Unless, you don’t want me to be your ferret. You don’t need to back away from me. . . Don’t you want me here anymore? If I’m not here, who’s going to sing to you? I know the entire soundtrack to Sleepless In—don’t be scared—I’ll—but I don’t know where I’m supposed to go, Julia. (pause) I could follow Foozu. I could—I could go to Seattle. . . . I’ll follow Foozu. But Julia, when I go, you’ll have to clean off the knife again—I won’t be able to do it. . . . I don’t have a yellow slicker."
15. “Brothers and sisters, resist the Devil…” - Sarah Brown from ‘Guys and Dolls’
Step up onto your soapbox and dive into the role of Sarah Brown. In a buzzing New York City, Sarah is set on bringing truth to sinners. This lively monologue is one of the most memorable from this Tony Award-winning musical.
Monologue Length: 45 Seconds - 1 Minute
"Brothers and sisters, resist the Devil and he will flee from you. That is what the Bible tells us. And that is why I am standing here, in the Devil's own city, on the Devil's own street, prepared to do battle with the forces of evil. Hear me, you gamblers! With your dice, your cards, your horses! Pause and think before it is too late! You are in great danger! I am not speaking of the prison and the gallows, but of the greater punishment that awaits you! Repent before it is too late!
Just around the corner is out little mission where you are always welcome to seek refuge from this jungle of sin. Come here and talk to me. Do not think of me as Sergeant Sarah Brown, but as Sarah Brown, your sister. Join me, Brothers and Sisters, in resisting the Devil, and we can put him to flight forever."
16. “Oh! It is strange…” - Gwendolen Fairfax from ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’
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Oscar Wilde’s classic work is fully titled, ‘The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.’ It’s incomparable wit and wordplay is perfect monologue content as can be seen by these words from leading lady Gwendolen Fairfax:
Monologue Length: 1:05 - 1:15
"Oh! It is strange he never mentioned to me that he had a ward. How secretive of him! He grows more interesting hourly. I am not sure, however, that the news inspires me with feelings of unmixed delight. [Rising and going to her.] I am very fond of you, Cecily; I have liked you ever since I met you! But I am bound to state that now that I know that you are Mr. Worthing’s ward, I cannot help expressing a wish you were—well, just a little older than you seem to be—and not quite so very alluring in appearance. In fact, if I may speak candidly— [...] Well, to speak with perfect candour, Cecily, I wish that you were fully forty-two, and more than usually plain for your age. Ernest has a strong upright nature. He is the very soul of truth and honour. Disloyalty would be as impossible to him as deception. But even men of the noblest possible moral character are extremely susceptible to the influence of the physical charms of others. Modern, no less than Ancient History, supplies us with many most painful examples of what I refer to. If it were not so, indeed, History would be quite unreadable."
17. “My aunt died of influenza, so they said.” - Eliza Doolittle from ‘My Fair Lady
Take on one of the most beloved characters of all time (and on Broadway currently). Quirky and lovable, this Eliza Doolittle monologue is an excellent pick for any woman who knows that the rain in Spain falls mainly in the plain!
Monologue Length: 55 Seconds - 1 Minute
"My aunt died of influenza, so they said. But it's my belief they done the old woman in. Yes Lord love you! Why should she die of influenza when she come through diphtheria right enough the year before? Fairly blue with it she was. They all thought she was dead. But my father, he kept ladling gin down her throat. Then she come to so sudden that she bit the bowl off the spoon. Now, what would you call a woman with that strength in her have to die of influenza, and what become of her new straw hat that should have come to me? Somebody pinched it, and what I say is, them that pinched it, done her in. Them she lived with would have killed her for a hatpin, let alone a hat. And as for father ladling the gin down her throat, it wouldn't have killed her. Not her. Gin was as mother's milk to her. Besides, he's poured so much down his own throat that he knew the good of it."
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Then click the choose a template button.
After this, you will be asked to choose your theme. Don't worry, you can always change it later, but for this example, we will be using the 'Actor & Model' template. Any theme will do.
Choose the 'Edit' option. At this point, your site will load and be ready for editing. Now all you have to do is replace the content with your very own using the drag-and-drop editor. BUT first, there is another critical step. Keep your Wix window open as I explain step 2.
Step 2: Adding your personalized domain name to the website
With the Wix template open, click save in the upper right-hand corner. This will prompt another window. Hit the 'Connect your own customized domain' tab and continue.
Then click the 'Get a new domain' tab.
The great news here is Wix has their own ability to sell you a custom domain name, and they're cheap. You can choose a domain and connect it to your site all on the same platform.
This is the part where you pay for a premium hosting plan. This is a monthly fee for keeping your website online. No matter what platform you use, a hosting fee is always applied. Wix has some of the cheapest plans out there.
You will want to choose the 'Combo,' currently priced at $11/month if you pay a year in advance or $14.50 if you pay monthly.
The benefits of this plan, as opposed to the cheapest plan, are:
- Removal of Wix branding so your site looks professional
- The Combo plan also comes with a FREE domain for one year (for yearly plans only)
- 30 Minutes of video content which is essential for reels and any other video you might want to feature on your site.
Side-Step: Let's take a second to talk about the importance of a domain name
Having your own domain name is crucial for completing a professional looking website. What is a domain name? A domain name is the URL (or web address) that your site lives on. IE: theatrenerds.com. Wix offers a free URL, but it includes Wix in the title which doesn't accomplish a professional look. Here are the examples of the two: A free Wix URL: www.benbaileyaccount.wixsite.benbailey VS. Your own custom domain: benbailey.com So what name should you choose? If you're creating a personal brand site, I suggest keeping it simple and straightforward by using your first and last name, IE benbailey.com. What happens if your domain is already taken by someone else? Here's a few tips:- Try using the first letter of your middle name (or maybe even your entire middle name depending on length and readability). IE benjbailey.com
- If the .com version is not available, choose the .org or .net version (.com is always best though).
- Avoid any unnecessary words at the end IE benjbailey
actor.com
Search the desired domain name, and if it's available, it will allow you to proceed. Click the 'Get It' button.
Next, you will either purchase your domain or receive it for free with your plan.
Note: they may ask you if you want private registration. It's optional and not necessary for what we're doing here.
When you're done purchasing or connecting your domain, you will navigate back to the main dashboard and see that your site is there with the domain connected.
Step 3: Filling In The Content & Publishing
To make changes to your site click 'Site Actions' and then click 'Edit.'
After you're done replacing the current content with your own, you are now ready to publish the site, so it's live to the world! Click 'Publish' in the upper right-hand corner.
Note: You will want to save progress along the way by pushing the save button that always lives in the upper righthand corner
After publishing, you will then be able to view your website! Notice the custom domain appears as the web address (boxed in red).
Congratulations! You have now set up your very own actor website, setting you apart from 90% of the competition. If you read the entire post first, make sure to start from the beginning by singing up with WIX HERE
But how do I actually use the website builder to fill in my content?
Wix offers many tutorials on how to use their intuitive drag-and-drop builder. Even so, it may be a little daunting to get going. That's why we are offering a more in-depth step-by-step videos series on setting up and building your entire site. We will cover the steps discussed here and show you how to replace the information offered in the template, with your own material. We will also cover things like customizing the colors and feel of the site.
Part 2: What Kind Of Content Should My Acting Site Have?
When it comes to the types of content you should have on the site, I like to keep it clean and simple. Think of this as a first impression to anyone who visits. Things should be simple and visually pleasing but offer enough to give someone an idea of who you are, what you do, and what you're capable of doing.Let's break the necessities into 5 main sections. Each of these should be a tab on your sites navigation menu. In most cases, each tab will link to a separate page on your site.
Question: What's should be on the home page? Answer: You should make one of the following sections discussed into the home page. I suggest the 'About Me' section. You could even do a variety of things such as a bio, a few pictures, recent blog posts, and a video. Having a little of everything on the home page is kind of like an overture of your entire website.
Section 1. About Me or 'Bio'
The bio section should be a more informal way to get to know you when compared to the resume section (next up). You want to make this more personable, including things like where you grew up, how you fell in love with performing, and some specific examples of projects you've been a part of. A great example of this is Broadway vet Bret Shuford: https://www.bretshuford.com/bio
Bret does a great job mixing in personal details and professional accomplishments. He is also sure to link to things to help people who may be interested. In his bio alone he links to his YouTube channel, personal life coach brand, and his newsletter. This is a great utilization of getting what you can out of a single page.
Section 2. The Resume
Obviously, your resume page is the most important page on your site. Your resume page should include things downloadable headshots and a resume in PDF format. You also want to include a digital resume on the site itself, so it's easy for producers and casting agents to skim and see if you're a good fit. Then, they can use the download link to keep it on file. Let's take a look at Bret's resume again here: https://www.bretshuford.com/actor
Bret makes it easy for someone to view his resume online or download it. He also includes a reel on his digital resume page which is a nice bonus of an online resume as opposed to a PDF alone.
RESOURCE: For more info on how to write an eye-catching actor resume GO HERE
Section 3. Video/Photos
Video: This one is pretty self-explanatory, but very important as well. Video is how the world consumes content, and video is a much better way to convey if you're right for 'the' part. Video helps show your diversity and gets the casting team in the virtual audition room with you. Even if you don't have an official 'Reel' yet, just put whatever you have for now. Give them something to help get to know you as an actor. iPhones make great videos nowadays so no excuses. I love the way Kim Greenberg organizes her videos HERE Also, check out her entire site, it's another GREAT example of a job well done. Photos: As with video, photos help show you in action. They give a diverse perspective of the looks you can achieve and the characters you could potentially play. Let's face it, looks have a lot to do with casting, and I don't mean how attractive you are. Casting is a game of chemistry and having the perfect 'Fit' for a show. It's like interior design... everyone has to 'go with' each other within the style of a show or job. Photo tips: Try and include some lifestyle photos, headshots and photos of you in a production or on the job. I love how Megan McGinnis organizes her projects into categories HERE Pro Tip: You can put photos and videos under one category in your navigation menu by labeling it 'Media' and dropping those as categories underneath.Section 4. Contact Section
Although your contact info will most likely be on the resume, having a dedicated section for it is recommended. Here you will include things like:- Contact email (Phone not recommended)
- Agent Phone/Email (If Applicable)
- Where you are located: This doesn't have to be the specific address, city and state would suffice.
Section 5. News/Blog
While not entirely necessary, the news or blog section is a chance to brag about the projects you've done, and let people get to know you more. I've seen some actor websites with just news, some with just a blog, and others with both. It's up to you, but I suggest having a blog too! A blog will help you build loyal readers which is another term for fans! Letting someone in behind the scenes of your life can be a great way to create a personal brand of influence. Think about it; we love an inside scoop into people's lives.
That's A Wrap, Folks
You should think of your website as a tree with two different branches. One branch is for professional inquiries, and the other branch is for building a personal brand or fanbase. A blog can be an easy way to market yourself without feeling too... salesy. However, there is nothing wrong with self-promotion, but I'll save that for another post. I can't force you to create your own actor website, but my goal here was to at least make it easier and to see the long-lasting benefits. It's also a great way to document your journey as an actor and collect many memories of shows and gigs gone by.Questions or comments? Leave them below and I'll answer...
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[post_title] => Quiz: Name These Shows Based On The First Line Of The Opening Number [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => quiz-name-shows-based-first-line-opening-number [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-09-29 12:28:48 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-09-29 16:28:48 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://theatrenerds.com/?p=367954 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 0 [filter] => raw ) [13] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 367944 [post_author] => 440 [post_date] => 2018-09-28 11:38:40 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-09-28 15:38:40 [post_content] => Contrary to popular belief, arts and sports have points of similarity. Both require intense determination, focus, determination and practice to achieve the highest results and are evaluated in a publicly viewed final test. And while Broadway does have its yearly Tony Awards to celebrate and honor outstanding artistic achievement, but what if it also had its own Olympics in which arts and sports collided?Here are nine awards we’d like to see given out at the Broadway Olympics:
1. Highest Note
via GIPHY Singing does require a certain amount of natural talent, but singers also train and keep their vocal chords in healthy shape to sing at their highest level. It’s safe to say that anyone who plays Christine in “The Phantom of the Opera” would likely qualify for this event.2. Fastest Quick-Change
via GIPHY Actors could give Olympic sprinters a run for their money when it comes to making a costume change before reappearing onstage in record time.3. Most Difficult Dance Sequence Completed Without Falling
via GIPHY Similar to figure skating or gymnastics, this event’s judging would examine artistic factors and difficulty. Newspaper dancing, anyone?4. Longest-Lasting Stage Makeup
The sweat is real, and making it through a show without sweating off makeup can be a race of its own.
5. Longest Dance Sequence
via GIPHY Speaking of sweat, who doesn’t love a big, rousing dance number? Mix equal parts sweat with stamina, and those dancers leave everyone wondering how they haven’t collapsed from exhaustion.6. Longest Note Held
via GIPHY Audiences love when singers blow their minds by holding a note longer than anyone ever thought humanly possible. Work those diaphragms, people!7. Most Intense Sexual Tension
via GIPHY This is the you-could-cut-that-craziness-with-a-knife-and-why-can’t-these-two-just-get-it-together-already kind that has you shipping that couple throughout the show and long after you leave the theatre.8. Most Convincing Death Scene
This event requires precision, emotional depth, and the right physicality to make it believable. The combination needs to be exact, which means there is a higher likelihood of getting it wrong. Done right, and audiences should be left ugly-crying their hearts out.
9. Best Stage Combat Sequence
Stage combat is a lot like dancing. Choreographed sequences require actors to hit each mark at precisely the right time to avoid the risk of injury. Footwork, prop wielding and turns are only a few of the things actors must remember while also delivering lines and remaining in character. It takes fencing to a whole other level.
It takes work to hone a craft of any kind — and more than winning the award itself, part of the draw to the Olympics is seeing someone finally achieve that goal they set for themselves. So, if your dream is to be up on that stage someday, study those who are successful in the arts but also look beyond to those at the top of other fields, like athletics. Inspiration can come from the most surprising places.
If Broadway had its own Olympics, what events would you want to see? Let us know in the comments below...
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1.
My name is Alexander Hamilton
And there’s a million things I haven’t done But just you wait, just you wait
- Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
2.
How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in the Caribbean by Providence, impoverished, in squalor Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? - Hamilton (Alexander Hamilton)
3.
If you stand for nothing, Burr, what’ll you fall for? - Hamilton (Aaron Burr, Sir)
4.
I am not throwing away my shot I am not throwing away my shot Hey yo, I'm just like my country I'm young, scrappy, and hungry And I'm not throwing away my shot - Hamilton (My Shot)
5.
Raise a glass to freedom Something they can never take away - Mulligan, Laurens, & Lafayette (The Story Of Tonight)
6.
Look around, look around at how Lucky we are to be alive right now - Eliza AND Peggy (The Schuyler Sisters)
7.
'Cause when push comes to shove I will kill your friends and family to remind you of my love - King George (You'll Be Back)
8.
Dying is easy, young man. Living is harder - Washington (Right Hand Man)
9.
Look into your eyes, and the sky’s the limit I’m helpless! - Eliza (Helpless)
10.
And when you said “Hi,” I forgot my dang name, set my heart aflame, ev’ry part aflame - Angelica (Satisfied)
11.
Love doesn't discriminate between the sinners and the saints, it takes and it takes and it takes and we keep loving anyway - Burr (Wait For It)12.
If they don’t reach a peace, that’s alright Time to get some pistols and a doctor on site - Laurens (10 Duel Commandments)
13.
How does a ragtag volunteer army in need of a shower Somehow defeat a global superpower? - Burr (Guns and Ships)
14.
I’m takin this horse by the reins makin’ Redcoats redder with bloodstains - Lafayette (Guns and Ships)
15.
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known When I was young and dreamed of glory: You have no control: Who lives, who dies, who tells your story - Washington and Company (History Has Its Eyes On You)
16.
I’m runnin’ with the Sons of Liberty and I am lovin’ it! See, that’s what happens when you up against the ruffians We in the shit now, somebody gotta shovel it! Hercules Mulligan, I need no introduction When you knock me down I get the fu** back up again! - Mulligan (Yorktown)
17.
You're on your own Awesome...wow - King George (What Comes Next)
18.
We'll bleed and fight for you We'll make it right for you If we lay a strong enough foundation We'll pass it on to you We'll give the world to you and you'll blow us all away
- Burr (Dear Theodosia)
19.
Why do you write like you’re running out of time? Write day and night like you’re running out of time? Ev’ry day you fight, like you’re running out of time - Burr (Non-Stop)
20.
'Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.’ We fought for these ideals; we shouldn’t settle for less These are wise words, enterprising men quote ‘em Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ‘em - Jefferson (Cabinet Battle #1)
21.
My dearest, Angelica “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow Creeps in this petty pace from day to day” I trust you’ll understand the reference to Another Scottish tragedy without my having to name the play - Hamilton (Take A Break) Couldn't leave out the nod to the Bard ;)
22.
No one really knows how the Parties get to yesssss The pieces that are sacrificed in Ev’ry game of chesssss We just assume that it happens But no one else is in The room where it happens. - Burr (The Room Where It Happens)
23.
Have you an ounce of regret? You accumulate debt, you accumulate power. Yet in their hour of need, you forget. - Jefferson (Cabinet Battle #2)
24.
How you say, no sweat We're finally on the field. We’ve had quite a run Immigrants: We get the job done - Hamilton and Lafayette (Yorktown)25.
Ev'ry action has its equal, opposite reactions. Thanks to Hamilton, our cabinet’s fractured into factions. Try not to crack under the stress, we’re breaking down like fractions. We smack each other in the press, and we don’t print retractions I get no satisfaction witnessing his fits of passion The way he primps and preens and dresses like the pits of fashion - Thomas Jefferson (Washington On Your Side)
26.
I wrote my way out of hell I wrote my way to revolution I was louder than the crack in the bell I wrote Eliza love letters until she fell I wrote about The Constitution and defended it well - Hamilton (Hurricane)
27.
History has its eyes on you. - Washington, Eliza, Angelica & Maria (Hurricane)
28.
You and your words flooded my senses Your sentences left me defenseless You built me palaces out of paragraphs You built cathedrals - Eliza (Burn)
29.
My name is Philip I am a poet I’m a little nervous, but I can’t show it I’m sorry, I’m a Hamilton with pride You talk about my father, I cannot let it slide - Philip (Blow Us All Away)
30.
Talk less! Smile more! Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for! - Burr (Election of 1800)
31.
I wanna be in the room where it happens - Burr (Your Obedient Servant)
32.
I imagine death so much it feels more like a memory - Hamilton (The World Was Wide Enough)
33.
I hope that you burn - Eliza (Burn)
34.
I'm a diamond in the rough, a shiny piece of coal Tryin' to reach my goal, my power of speech: unimpeachable
- Hamilton (My Shot)
35.
Work! - Schuyler Sisters (The Schuyler Sisters)
36.
You say our love is draining and you can't go on You'll be the one complaining when I am gone - King George (You'll Be Back)
37.
Rise up! - Hamilton, Burr, Mulligan, Laurens, Lafayette (Right Hand Man)
38.
We rise and we fall and we break and we make our mistakes. And if there's a reason I'm still alive when everyone who loves me has died I'm willing to wait for it. - Burr (Wait For it)
39.
I’m a General. Whee!!!! - Lee (Stay Alive)
Did we miss your favorite Hamilton Musical quote? Put it in the comments below...
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Way back in high school when I first started the life on stage. I can remember how pretty much the entire cast was doubting me. Somehow I could understand and some of their concerns were very valid. It was a Roger's and Hammerstein Musical (We did Cinderella). So how could it be possible for a deaf person to sing? The pressure was on. It's hard enough for an actor to have to build up the courage to sing a front of an audience. It's even harder to have to do that when since day one everyone, even your cast members expect you to fail.Never the less I got on that stage 14 times and sang my hard out to over 2,000 people. Deaf actor's if you're out there, use your hearing aids to tune out the noise. Believe me, it's worth it! At the end I stunned not only the audiences, I also stunned my cast member's in the show. (Every night!) Even my Director who gave me the role as The King told me I did a way better job than he thought I initially would have done. In fact he was stunned beyond words!
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Rehearsal's as we all know can be very hectic especially for Theatre. The Director and the Stage Manager trying to rehearsing multiple scenes while the Costume Designer is quietly fitting the Actor's on stage as well. In the meantime somewhere in a galaxy far away the Tech Crew is setting up the programs and tech equipment in the light house. So Imagine how frustrating it is when the Director already has repeated their instructions three times and yet you still can't hear them. Now I didn't know this at the time but by law it is required for Deaf Actor's to get any assistance they need in order to their job. Unfortunately for me as I said I didn't know that so I missed out several times on what my pertinent instructions where. So Deaf Actor's out there you are allowed by law to repeat your questions as many times as you need to.(Please do try your best to focus when the Director gives instructions. If you ask to many times for the Director to repeat their question you might end up delaying rehearsal's too long. That you all have to end up staying a few extra hours to catch up. So be aware of the Director's time as well as the Actor's time)
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I don't know if this is a trend. However, unfortunately, I have done a couple of shows, where I have had cast member's blame me if they didn't hear the instructions correctly. This wouldn't happen just once but several times. So I would just like to say if anyone of you who have ever done this please stop. We as cast member's should work together. It's extremely unprofessional to blame a deaf person for you not following the instructions. In fact, it shows to the Director that you are not professional, disrespectful and completely unaccountable. Which only damages your career more than the deaf person you're trying to hinder. So Deaf Actor's out there if somebody is trying to use you as an escape to face the consequences of their actions. Don't make the same mistake I did. Bring it up the situation with the Director at a later time when he/she is free and not distracted. If you let things like that go it can do more damage to you rather than just telling the truth.
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Auditions, Opening Night's it can all be very stressful and a busy time in an Actor's life. Now imagine if you are opening your show, or you're at an audition. In both scenarios, you have to sing. Now imagine if one of your ears died and you can only hear in one.You have to sing in a 2 1/2 hr show or go thru a hour audition with only 50% of your hearing working. How does that sound for a stressful day? If I had a dollar every time that happened to be during a show or an audition I'd be able to easily rack up billions of dollars. Now audition prep and show prep is a bit different for us Deaf Actor's out there. Not only do we have to be also mentally physically and vocally prepared. But we also have to make sure we have back up battery in case our hearing aid dies. Or worse yet you get sweat because of all the dancing and the heat of your costume/wig. That case no number of batteries will be able to revive the hearing aid then. So word of advice to my fellow Deaf Actor's out there, get an extra hearing aid. If you can't afford it (cause they are expensive) then go online and buy yourself a hearing aid sock. At least then you can save your hearing aid from dying from all the sweat. Also please do notify the people in the audition room or your crew at the show your hearing aid has died. So in case they do talk to you they know they have to project and speak slower in order for you to hear them.
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Just to make myself clear here the Performing Arts Industry is hard no matter who you are. This article is more to share some of the struggles Deaf Actor's have to deal with. It's to bring another view to the struggles that we all have. Yet deaf actor's might have a few (very unnecessary) things to deal with. This is about sharing the world of Theatre.Yes, Theatre is hard work but we can all agree on stage and off stage, it is a life changing experience. We all have struggles and we can all overcome them. So I hope this article showed you that whether you're deaf or not we aren't so different from each other at all. In fact, we are all very similar, we all are completely nuts. We all sing constantly no matter where we are. (No matter if we are actually good or not.) We all can remember lines from decades ago but yet forget why we are going to the kitchen. (Don't lie this has happened to you.) We all memorize the cast recordings of shows before we go see them.We are all in this together! Let's not use each other's small physicality for an excuse to get away with things. Instead, let's use that small physicality or whatever it is to build each other up! Cause there is no other Community like the Theatre Community.
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[post_content] => Every performance tells a story, and for every story the audience sees, there are as many more that only exist behind the scenes of the polished, finished product. Those narratives run the gamut from the good to the bad and even ugly.
Uncovering these tales is Karina Longworth, a Los Angeles-based journalist, author and film critic whose podcast, “You Must Remember This,” is a peek behind the curtain in Hollywood during the creation of legendary performances.
Wondering why you should tune in? Here are a few reasons:
1. Dramatic Retellings Play Out Like a Radio Theatre Performance
The podcast is like a play where Longworth is the lead and sometimes only actor, and she’s brilliant. She weaves tales of Old Hollywood, creating the light levels of drama and intrigue without over-the-top theatrics or special effects.
2. Learn How the Most Iconic Names Broke Into the Business
There are lessons to be gained from Hollywood giants such as Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly, as well as from those who fell short of icon status, including Barbara Payton.
3. There Are Little-Known Behind-the-Scenes Tales
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Many a famous star is the subject of Longworth’s examination, but the tales are more than just the basics. Every episode is an in-depth look that goes beyond the famed details and publicized scandals. Longworth does her research and finds the untold stories while simultaneously humanizing her subjects.
4. History Matters
Not learning from the past leads to repetition, so it’s important to know where you’ve come from when deciding where you're going. There is value in examining your predecessors as a member of the theatre and creative arts community.
While early Hollywood saw its fair share of success and innovation, the studios also underwent dark times. Longworth doesn’t shy away from such moments — instead, she puts them under the microscope, as seen in her series about the Blacklist.
5. There’s No Drama Better Than Drama That’s True
There are stories uncovered that couldn’t be more theatrical if a writer had put pen to paper and dreamed them to life, giving truth to the notion that there are good ideas everywhere. History is full of inspiration for those in search of a good story.
6. It’s a Model of How to Weave a Story
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Longworth is a stickler for research — and she does a lot of it. She is well-known for combing through books, newspapers, old films and accounts to ensure each story is represented fairly on all sides. Arguably one of the elements that makes her podcast so popular is her ability to take a known account and find a different version or a new angle. Playwrights, take note.
7. There Are Revolutionary Examples of Actresses Fighting to Break the Mold
The struggle of actresses is not a new story and unfortunately still persists today. Classic Hollywood actresses are often most notorious for their love affairs with famous men, their sex appeal and their deaths. Longworth doesn’t ignore these factors, but she does bring the focus back to their careers, highlighting their achievements in the arts and their fight to be taken seriously in their industry.
“You Must Remember This,” which is distributed by Panoply, has been airing since 2014 and just launched a brand-new season on July 3. If you are new to Longworth’s online story hour, be sure to start working your way through the back catalog before you begin the new season. Then, just relax and enjoy a new kind of travel this summer as you journey back in time.
Do you have a favorite episode of “You Must Remember This?” Let us know in the comments below...
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[post_content] => After his Tony win for Carousel, what should be next for Justin Peck?
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[post_content] => An empty classroom is like a blank canvas — fresh and exciting, but also pretty anxiety-inducing. It can be challenging for new arts teachers to know which items they should have in their classrooms, especially when few schools are fortunate enough to have a crew of experienced arts teachers to help guide them.
Here are 20 items all drama teachers should have in their classrooms:
1. Book of Improv Games
via GIPHY If class finishes early, you are stuck for a lesson or are looking for a way to engage students at the start of class, you can’t go wrong with improv games. Amazon offers several choices in books on the subject, or you can purchase sets from educator resource site Teachers Pay Teachers.2. Box of Costumes and Props
Be it an in-class activity or a school production, having costumes and props available is essential. It may take some time to accumulate a decent stash of items, but start by asking friends or family if they have anything they are looking to get rid of or cruise local garage sales. Dollar stores, craft stores and discount stores are great for finding more specialized pieces at low prices and often have coupons or teacher discounts. Or, enlist the help of creative students or staff to make costumes and props.
Never get rid of costumes and props used in a production, unless they’re borrowed, broken or rented. You never know when they could be useful again. Be sure to find plastic bins, crates or even a trunk for storage to keep your collection in good condition.
3. Sharpie Markers
via GIPHY Whether you are labeling tape-marked spots onstage, teacher resources or writing on chart paper, Sharpie markers are multipurpose and always useful. Consider investing in a few mini Sharpie markers that come with keychain clips for easy access.4. Quality Speakers
via GIPHY Teaching a movement class? Showing a film clip? Just listening to music? Poor-quality speakers mean students can’t hear and will either miss a crucial point you’re trying to make or disengage with the lesson. It’s worth doing some research and purchasing a high-quality set of speakers that will last.5. Organizational Storage
via GIPHY Drama classes by nature are more interactive, but that doesn’t mean they have to be disorganized. Avoid chaos and allow your students to have independence by maintaining an organized and structured classroom. Whether it’s bins, shelves, cubbies or carts, the options are extensive. Check out Pinterest for tips and ideas for classroom storage and organization.6. Art Supplies
via GIPHY Allow your students to thrive in inspiring moments and engage in the creative process. Having art supplies on hand gives them the freedom to follow their creativity for an assignment or school production. Speak to your administration about budget for such items before purchasing any on your own.7. Glue Gun and Duct Tape
via GIPHY There’s nothing this pair can’t do.8. Jar of Safety Pins
via GIPHY Basic uses include fitting a costume, but safety pins are also great for fastening items to stage curtains or backdrops or even transforming costume pieces into something completely different with creative pinning.9. Butcher Paper
Drawing, brainstorming and creating backdrops for classroom performances are just a few ways you can use butcher paper. The long rolls of paper are easy to store, economical and more versatile than regular plain paper.
10. LCD Projector or TV
via GIPHY Being able to show video clips and multimedia during your lessons is helpful to keep your students engaged and spark ideas.11. Clipboards
Many drama classrooms opt not to have desks to allow for more space to move around. Clipboards are a great alternative when students need to make notes, write creatively or complete an activity. They also come in handy for productions when you need to organize copies of the script and design notes for members of your backstage and technical crew.
12. Piano or Keyboard
via GIPHY A piano opens more opportunities for your students to be creative and inventive. A budding Sondheim could be among your students, and creating a space that lets them explore the different areas of theatre could be the spark they need. It’s also useful for musical auditions and rehearsals.13. Performance Space
via GIPHY If you are given a regular classroom space, it can be helpful to designate where the “stage” will be. Some teachers create a small platform within their room, while others mark the space with an area rug or colorful duct tape. Remember to review safety regulations within your school before deciding how you will design your space.14. Notice Board
Find wall space to hang a cork board where you can advertise arts opportunities such as audition notices, community theatre groups, theatre performance posts or post-secondary programs. Check with your administration before posting anything from a source outside of the school, as some schools have policies around what can be advertised to the student body.
15. Foam Ball
via GIPHY Tossing a ball back and forth around the classroom is a fun way to call on students and engage them in the lesson or discussion by asking the student holding the foam ball to be the one to speak. It’s also an active way to review terminology by having the students toss the ball while quizzing each other.16. Small Sewing Kit
via GIPHY You never know if there is a budding designer in your midst. Give your students the freedom to explore their imagination and create costume pieces for their performances.17. Overhead Projector
via GIPHY With many schools transitioning to using document cameras and smart boards, overhead projectors are collecting dust somewhere in the school. Rescue them and give them a new lease on life as budget spotlights for performances in class.18. Inspirational Décor
via GIPHY Make your room a haven for creativity. Hang up old playbills, posters of shows and examples of those who have found success in creative careers. Also, artwork with motivational phrases can be the encouragement some students need to engage and move outside of their comfort zones. You can also engage students with fun, decorative items. One of my high school music teachers kept a plastic lawn gnome on his desk that had been given to him by a student as a joke. Students always asked about it when first entering his class, and it eventually became the class mascot.19. Stage Direction Sign
It is surprisingly easy to forget the difference between stage right and stage left when you are also trying to stay in character, read lines, act, sing or dance. Having a reference poster or two for stage directions allows students to reference it independently and saves you from having to repeat the directions numerous times.
20. Buzzer
via GIPHY Presentations and improve games can get chaotic and noisy. Avoid shouting to get their attention and use a buzzer, bell or noisemaker instead. Your voice will thank you. While all of these items are an excellent support for programming, ultimately, the passion for the subject matter is the most important thing to have in every classroom. And luckily, that’s priceless.What items do you think are helpful for drama teachers? Let us know in the comments below...
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School theatre- At a school theatre directors will be a lot looser with the general age of a character. This being on account of the fact that all of the cast will be about the same age. Appearances must and will be altered so don't worry too much if you don't look a whole lot like the character you're auditioning for. Community theatre- At a community theatre the age of a character will have an impact on whether or not you get the role. A community theatre would never cast, say a twelve year old, for a grown man/woman whereas this would be completely acceptable at a school theatre.2. Familiarity between cast members.
School theatre- If you're doing a play at a school theatre chances are you already know everybody, even if it's just by sight. You've seen them often and have a general idea of what to expect from everybody. You probably even know the director as one of your teachers. Community theatre- At a community theatre there's a lot less familiarity between cast members. After you've been doing it for awhile everyone starts to look familiar, but there's still the awkwardness that's bound to happen when you have adults working alongside elementary students. When going into an audition, you also won't have any idea how the director is going to run it so this can put you into unease if you aren't confident.3. The plays they put on.
School theatre- Naturally a school theatre will have plays chosen that are specifically for a certain age range, and the plays they choose will almost certainly be perfectly appropriate. Especially if you're working at a middle school or even elementary school they'll probably put on a popular play that's familiar to almost everyone. Community theatre- Community theatres are for adults to enjoy as well as children, so not all the plays they put on will necessarily fit your age range. Chances are sometimes they'll do a play with only an adult cast, or a play with Old English. Just be prepared for anything, and make sure to look into the play before showing up for auditions. Those are the top three differences between school and community theatre, if there's anything you'd like to add definitely leave a comment! [post_title] => Community Theatre VS School Theatre: What's The Difference Anyway? [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => community-theatre-vs-school-theatre-whats-the-difference-anyway [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-09-18 09:17:11 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-09-18 13:17:11 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://theatrenerds.com/?p=367742 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 1 [filter] => raw ) [23] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 367643 [post_author] => 1 [post_date] => 2018-09-14 14:13:10 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-09-14 18:13:10 [post_content] => It's that time of year again... the time where we WATCH ALL THE MUSICALS! Although we're continuously starving to have more musicals on Netflix, there have been some noteworthy additions in the recent months. Some qualifications for being a 'Musical' are fuzzy and debatable, so we apologize to the purists out there. *Stage versions will be labeled (Stage) in title. List applies to USSo without further ado, here are all the Netflix Musicals this fall:
1. RENT
In this musical, set in the 90s, New Yorkers struggle with their jobs, love lives and the effects of the AIDS epidemic on their society.
2. Newsies: The Broadway Musical (Stage)
Newsies is based on the 1992 film, which was inspired by the Newsboys Strike of 1899 in New York City. Music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein.
3. The Phantom of the Opera
'From his hideout beneath a 19th century Paris opera house, the brooding Phantom (Gerard Butler) schemes to get closer to vocalist Christine Daae (Emmy Rossum)'. Source: Wikipedia
4. Mamma Mia!
Donna, an hotelier in the Greek islands, is getting ready for her daughter's wedding with the help of two old friends. Sophie, the bride, crafts a plan. She invites three men from her mother's past in hope of meeting her real father and having him walk her down the aisle on her wedding day.
5. Shrek The Musical (Stage)
The greatest fairy tale never told comes to life in this colorful, song-filled, Tony Award-winning Broadway production based on the hit movie. Starring: Sutton foster and Brian d'Arcy James
6. Beauty and the Beast
Held captive in an enchanted castle where clocks and candlesticks come to life, a brave young woman clashes with a beastly but good-hearted prince.
Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans
7. The Last 5 Years
A novelist and his actress wife recall the story of their relationship through music, starting from opposite points in time and meeting in the middle.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Jeremy Jordan, Natalie Knepp
8. Moana
A Polynesian girl destined to be her island's chief makes a perilous trip with a boastful demigod to undo his mistake and save her people.
Starring: Auli'i Cravalho, Dwayne Johnson, Rachel House
9. Emo the Musical
We all new this was coming right? Expelled from private school for attempted suicide, emo Ethan enters the world of Seymour High and meets a cute Christian who's ready to convert him.
Starring: Benson Jack Anthony, Jordan Hare, Rahart Adams
10. High School Musical 3
A group of seniors who are having a hard time leaving high school behind stage a musical expressing their hopes and fears about the future.
Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Corbin Bleu, Zac Efron
11. Opening Night
Once a rising star on Broadway, Nick is now the perennially pestered production manager for a new musical dedicated to rock music's one-hit wonders.
Starring: Topher Grace, Alona Tal, Anne Heche
12. Mulan
Disney brings an ancient legend to life in this animated tale of a tomboy who disguises herself as a man so she can fight with the Chinese Army.
Starring: Miguel Ferrer, Harvey Fierstein, June Foray
13. Trolls
When their fellow Trolls are captured by hungry Bergens, upbeat Princess Poppy and her grouchy pal Branch embark on the adventure of a lifetime.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Justin Timberlake, Russell Brand
14. Hercules
The heavenly Hercules is stripped of his immortality and raised on Earth instead of Olympus, where he's forced to take on Hades and assorted monsters.
Starring: Tate Donovan, Danny DeVito, James Woods
15. Country Crush
A city girl falls for a country boy who follows her to New York, but their romance may be over when she must choose between love and a music career.
Starring: Jana Kramer, Munro Chambers, Madeline Merlo
16. The Prince of Egypt
Born into slavery but raised as the son of a pharaoh, Moses accepts his destiny: to lead the Hebrews out of slavery and into freedom.
Starring: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer
17. White Christmas
Two war buddies fall for two sisters and follow the girls to a resort owned by their former commanding officer, who is in danger of losing the place.
Starring: Bing Crosby, Danny Kaye, Rosemary Clooney
18. Pocahontas
A young American Indian girl tries to follow her heart and protect her tribe when settlers arrive and threaten the land she loves.
Starring: Irene Bedard, Mel Gibson, David Ogden Stiers
19. Cherry Pop
When the headliner at a drag bar refuses to perform, a young newcomer makes his debut while backstabbing queens fling insults behind the curtain.
Starring: Allusia Alusia, Misty Violet, Tempest DuJour
20. Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart
Equipped with a mechanical heart and determined to stay out of death's shadow, young Jack understands that love could prove fatal.
Starring: Orlando Seale, Samantha Barks, Harry Sadeghi
21. Holy Camp
In this musical comedy, two rebellious teen girls who love electronic music have a life-changing brush with the divine at a camp run by nuns.
Starring: Macarena García, Anna Castillo, Belén Cuesta
22. Joseph: King of Dreams
With his gift of dream interpretation and his brilliantly colored coat, Joseph inspires jealousy in his brothers in this animated Bible story.
Starring: Ben Affleck, Mark Hamill, Richard Herd
23. A Star Is Born (1976)
In this recut personally supervised by Barbra Streisand, a gifted songbird's marriage to an aging rocker falls apart as her star rises and his falls.
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Kris Kristofferson, Gary Busey
24. Beat Bugs: All Together Now
After winning a local talent show, the Beat Bugs journey to compete on "The Bug Factor," a televised singing contest held in faraway Rocket Ship Park.
Starring: Ashleigh Ball, Lili Beaudoin, Charles Demers
They you have it. Obviously Netflix is still lacking in prime musical entertainment, but progress has been slowly made!
What musicals do you want on Netflix? Leave a reply below...
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[post_content] => If you’ve ever seen or heard a Golden Age musical or watched its film adaptation, you’ve probably heard its “entr’acte,” or second-act prelude. Entr’actes are mostly associated with operas and older Broadway musicals, but they did continue to appear in 1980s pop-operas such as “Phantom of the Opera” and “Miss Saigon.”
Although they are not as common in contemporary musical theatre, we’ve compiled 15 of our favorite entr’actes since 1992 below:
1. ‘Beauty and the Beast’ (1994)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwlZBdhQ8EU During this sequence, the Beast risks his life to save Belle from a pack of wolves.2. ‘Ragtime’ (1998)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4-Xc-X5VaY At the start of Act II, the boy Edgar has a dream about Houdini attempting to escape from a box covered in dynamite.3. ‘The Hunchback of Notre-Dame’ (1999/2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aS5bZVg1rnw This fantastic Act II opener features text from the Latin Requiem Mass.4. ‘Matilda’ (2011)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lxrn95bn34Q Matilda's entr'acte from the original Royal Shakespeare production was significantly cut for the Broadway production.5. ‘Bright Star’ (2016)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fu9UKVmrEsk Aspiring editor Alice Murphy is gearing up to study in Chapel Hill while longing for her son.6. ‘Mamma Mia!’ (1999)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFtD8jTv0g4 Sophie's nightmare about her three possible fathers fighting over who will walk her down the aisle leaves her anxious.7. ‘The Scarlet Pimpernel’ (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioaJdchl07Y This instrumental medley of Act I melodies precedes the Act II events at the Prince of Wales' ball.8. ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’ (2015)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovs44U1SdTM After Betsy (Jack's girlfriend) agrees to leave with Tommy for Hawaii, Jack follows them there attempting to win back Betsy.9. ‘Mary Poppins’ (2004)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBXGi2FueG8 Before the curtain rises on Act II, the orchestra treats the audience to a brief reprisal of "Jolly Holiday."10. ‘Ruthless!’ (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZoMzDj6nVeg After Tina is revealed as Louise's murderer, she is sent away while Tina's mother Judy becomes a Broadway star.11. ‘Thoroughly Modern Millie’ (2002)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-zePFmXFEMQ Millie and her fellow stenographers dance their way to work while she tries to get over her fallout with Jimmy.12. ‘Titanic’ (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uX83IfDG7E The orchestral interlude is the final calm before the doomed ship's sinking.13. ‘Steel Pier’ (1997)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhNZURYsduE This jazzy prelude sets the mood leading up to Bill and Rita's mock wedding.14. ‘Sunset Boulevard’ (1993)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyPTCVF98nY This lush prelude juxtaposes the glamour of Hollywood with the seductive nature of "Salome," the screenplay-within-the-musical.15. ‘Seussical’ (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfsh3sNc6E4 After Horton is abducted by hunters, the Cat in the Hat conducts the orchestra into Act II.Let us know your favorite entr'acte in the comments below...
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1. One Track Mind from Sweet Smell of Success
Range : E4-A5
Style : Uptempo Swing (Contemporary)
Mood : Showstopper, Flamboyant
MORE DETAILS2. Love To Me from The Light In the Piazza
Range : D4-F#5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Romantic, Passionate, Re-assuring
MORE DETAILS3. Beethoven Day from You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown
Range : D4-Ab5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Soulful, Energetic, Charismatic
MORE DETAILS4. Saturn Returns from Myths and Hymns
Range : C3-Bb4
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Soulful, Tragic, Heartbroken
MORE DETAILS5. Many Moons Ago from Once Upon A Mattress
Range : D3-G#4
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Story-Telling, Inviting
MORE DETAILS6. One More Beautiful Song from A Class Act
Range : C4-F5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Inspired, Futuristic, Intimate
MORE DETAILS7. She Was There from The Scarlet Pimpernel
Range : C#4-G#5
Style : Ballad (Pop Opera)
Mood : Romantic, Nostalgic, Introspective
MORE DETAILS8.Where In the World from The Secret Garden
Range : F4-Ab5
Style : Uptempo (Pop Opera)
Mood : Anxious, Desperate, Afraid
MORE DETAILS9. Prayer of the Comfort Counselor from The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Range : E4-B5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Soulful, Encouraging, Rousing
MORE DETAILS10. Into The Fire from The Scarlet Pimpernel
Vocal Part : Tenor
Range : D4-Ab5
Style : Uptempo (Pop Opera)
MORE DETAILS11. Fifty Million Years Ago from Celebration
Vocal Part : Tenor
Range : Eb3-F4
Style : Uptempo
MORE DETAILS12. The Games I Play Ago from Falsettos
Range : B3-G5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Romantic, Regretful, Introspective
MORE DETAILS13. Buffalo Nickel Photoplay Inc. from Ragtime
Range : B3-F#5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Enthusiastic, Comedic
MORE DETAILS14. I’m Martin Guerre from Martin Guerre
Range : D4-A5
Style : Uptempo (Pop Opera)
Mood : Vengeful, Intimidating, Plotting
MORE DETAILS15. Race You to the Top of the Morning from The Secret Garden
Range : Db4-Ab5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Story-telling, Fatherly, Dramatic
MORE DETAILS16. Quasimodo from When Pigs Fly
Range : D3-A4
Style : Uptempo Swing (Contemporary)
Mood : Flirtacious, Romantic, Flamboyant
MORE DETAILS17. When I’m Not Near the Girl I Love from Finian's Rainbow
Range : B3-D5
Style : Midtempo Waltz (Golden Age)
Mood : Comedic, Romantic
MORE DETAILS18. The Mason from Working
Range : B3-G5
Style : Ballad (Soft Rock)
Mood : Inspirational, Uplifting, Futuristic
MORE DETAILS19. Heaven on Their Minds from Jesus Christ Superstar
Range : D4-C6
Style : Uptempo Rock
Mood : Menacing, Critical, Desperate
MORE DETAILS20. How Glory Goes from Floyd Collins
Range : Bb3-G5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Introspective, Nostalgic, Bittersweet
MORE DETAILS21. The Flower Garden of My Heart from Pal Joey
Range : Eb4-G5
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Light-hearted, Carefree
MORE DETAILS22. Drift Away from Grey Gardens
Range : D4-F5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Jazzy, Nostalgic, Romantic
MORE DETAILS23. What Is It About Her? from The Wild Party
Range : C4-Ab5
Style : Midtempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Passionate, slight Latin rhythm, Seductive
MORE DETAILS24. Enjoy The Trip from Bring It On: The Musical
Range : C4-Ab5
Style : Midtempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Nostalgic, Romantic, Intimate
MORE DETAILS25. Stranger from Big Fish
Range : C4-G5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Uplifting, Inspirational, Futuristic
MORE DETAILS26. Her Voice from The Little Mermaid
Range : D4-F#5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Disney, Romantic, In Awe
MORE DETAILS27. No Moon from Titanic
Range : E4-G5
Style : Midtempo Waltz (Pop Opera)
Mood : Romantic, Serene
MORE DETAILS28. The Proposal/The Night Was Alive from Titanic
Range : E4-E5, C4-G5
Style : Ballad (Pop Opera)
Mood : Romantic, Hopeful, Nostalgic
MORE DETAILS29. I Never Knew from Far From Heaven
Range : C#4-G#5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Jazzy, Confessional, Coming Clean
MORE DETAILS30. The Streets of Dublin from A Man of No Importance
Range : E4-A5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Cheerful, Observant, In Awe
MORE DETAILS31. Let It Sing from Violet
Range : D4-Eb5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary)
Mood : Racially Specific, Retro, Inspirational
MORE DETAILS32. I'd Rather Be Sailing from A New Brain
Range : A3-Gb5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Inspirational, Hopeful, Futuristic
MORE DETAILS33. I Chose Right from Baby
Range : Bb3-Eb5
Style : Midtempo (Soft Rock)
Mood : Romantic, Youthful, Intimate
MORE DETAILS34. A Man Could Go Quite Mad from The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Range : A3-G5
Style : Uptempo (Pop Opera)
Mood : Fascinated, Scary, Villainous
MORE DETAILS35. I Will Follow You from Milk and Honey
Range : D4-Bb5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Passionate
MORE DETAILS36. The Thought of You from Fanny
Range : E3-A4
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Passionate, Driving
MORE DETAILS37. Fanny from Fanny
Range : Bb3-Eb5
Style : Ballad (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Passionate
MORE DETAILS38. You Walk With Me from The Full Monty
Range : B3-B5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Romantic, Intimate
MORE DETAILS39. I Am In Love from Can-Can
Range : C4-F5
Style : Midtempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Light-hearted, Carefree
MORE DETAILS40. Come With Me from The Boys From Syracuse
Range : B2-F#4
Style : Uptempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Lighthearted, Inviting
MORE DETAILS41. You Are Never Away from Allegro
Range : B3-G5
Style : Uptempo (Golden Age)
Mood : Romantic, Lighthearted
MORE DETAILS42. Awaiting You from Myths and Hymns
Range : G3-F5
Style : Ballad (Contemporary)
Mood : Contemplative, Soulful, Introspective
MORE DETAILS43. The Day After That from Kiss of the Spider Woman
Range : D4-A5
Style : Midtempo
Mood : Majestic, Troubled, yet Hopeful
MORE DETAILS44. Alive from Jekyll and Hyde
Range : D4-E5
Style : Uptempo (Pop Opera)
Mood : Fascinated, Scary, Villainous
MORE DETAILS45. I’ll Be There from The Pirate Queen
Range : C4-A5
Style : Ballad (Pop Opera)
Mood : Romantic, Hopeful, Passionate, Jealous
MORE DETAILS46. All Good Gifts from Godspell
Range : D4-A5
Style : Ballad (Soft Rock)
Mood : Inspirational, Uplifting
MORE DETAILS47. Love Can’t Happen from Grand Hotel
Range : D#4-A5
Style : Midtempo
Mood : Romantic, Passionate
MORE DETAILS48. Fortune Favors the Brave from Aida
Range : Bb3-G5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary Rock)
Mood : Triumphant, Powerful
MORE DETAILS49. Oh, Is There Not One Maiden Breast? from The Pirates of Penzance
Range : G3-Gb4 (optional Bb4)
Style : Ballad (Operetta)
Mood : Romantic, Desperate, Lonesome
MORE DETAILS50. 30/90 from Tick, Tick…Boom!
Range : E3-A5
Style : Uptempo (Contemporary Rock)
Mood : Hopeful yet Anxious
MORE DETAILS51. My Girlfriend Who Lives in Canada from Avenue Q
Range : Range: B2–G4
Style : Uptempo
Mood : Comedic
52. I Am Aldolpho from The Drowsy Chaperone
Range : Range: E2 (optional)–A4
Style : Midtempo
Mood : Comedic
53. I Don’t Understand the Poor from A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder
Range : Range: B2–G4
Style : Midtempo
Mood : Comedic
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHugF53t28U Every Monday, Lynch posts a video of himself singing and playing either an original song or a selection from a musical or movie. His performances are often ambitious, sometimes lasting well over 10 minutes.2. His Live Reaction Videos Are the Best
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbQmfKJYzDM Lynch also records a series of live reactions while listening to contemporary cast albums and performances gone wrong.3. His Piano Skills Are Outstanding
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcfU3jiJAw0 Lynch is a music graduate of William Paterson University and used to be a staff accompanist at Juilliard. He has also recorded videos playing works by Mozart and Chopin.4. He Spotlights Lesser-Known Shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38xCnjrfFwQ Lynch sure does his research by mentioning and praising shows with niche cult followings, such as “Bare” and “Glory Days.”5. He’s Hilariously Blunt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p66fR8Aw7U Lynch is an outspoken critic of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s music and isn’t afraid to toss a few jabs at musicals such as “Starlight Express” and “Cats.”6. He’s a Master Parodist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VaGEz3GG1yc Formerly his most popular video, “Worst Musical Theatre Song Ever Written for Auditions” pokes fun at all of contemporary musical theatre’s most notorious cliches.7. He Thoroughly Explains Music Theory in Broadway Shows
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CwRZfbqLmM Lynch uses his music major background to explain common, effective musical trends found in shows such as “Next to Normal” and “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812.”8. He’s Writing His Own Musical
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfK-RZSlNgA Lynch is currently writing “Abstinence: The Musical” and has premiered the opening number for his YouTube audience.9. He Sells His Original Pieces Online
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u9nHhQm2sM In addition to having an album of original music, Lynch sells sheet music for his original pieces on his website. Recordings can be found on Spotify and iTunes.10. He Has Helpful Lifestyle Advice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1NY6-oCQHY Lynch has made several videos about his enormous weight loss and how he’s maintained his health over the years.11. He Does Clever Arrangements of Pop Songs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOfn-AWu0o8 Lynch’s pop covers include a mashup of Mariah Carey and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, as well as a mashup of “Hello” by Adele and “Let It Go” from “Frozen.”12. He’s Transparent About His Personal Life
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyQRZ0lP9KE Lynch is open about having ADD and how to cope with it and use it to his advantage.Why do you love Kevin Lynch? Which one of his videos is your favorite? Let us know in the comments!
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This can be difficult when you have a crazy schedule, but it’s very important to show up early to rehearsals. You need time to get everything set up and ready so that you’re not in a rush when everyone else gets there. If you forget something or feel unprepared, you’ll feel stressed, and that will put more stress on your stage manager run crew and cast.
2. Teach Your Crew to Work Together
While you may not be able to get your crew to love each other, you can get them to work well together by arming them with all the knowledge they need to get through the show successfully. Before each show, go to each crew member and make sure they know their cues, scene changes and all other duties. Ensure everyone has their cue sheets and always have an extra one on hand, to be safe—someone will inevitably forget theirs.
You should also have everyone run their scene changes before the show starts and keep a checklist for yourself so you know you’ve accomplished all your tasks. Your stage manager can also weigh in on whether there’s anything else that needs to be taken care of.
3. Stay Organized
It’s very important to stay organized and keep up with all rehearsal and show reports. You don’t have to print them out the way that a stage manager does, but it’s a good practice to keep them in a file on your computer in case your stage manager forgets one and you need to help him or her out. You should also keep an eye on the stage manager kit to make sure everything is fully stocked and in its place. It’s a nice way to stay organized and keep from running out of anything you might need.
4. Bring Snacks
You don’t have to do this all the time, but it can help the cast and crew’s morale if you bring in snacks such as fruit, cookies or candy every once in a while. Technicians especially tend to skip meals during tech week, so it helps to bring in something small for them. And even if you don’t bring enough for everyone, be sure to always have a snack in your bag in case of an emergency.
Being on a show crow can be stressful, but if you do these small things, it will help take some of the stress off of you and the rest of your crew.
Any tips for assistant stage managers? Post them in the comments below!
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[post_title] => Quiz: Build An Ice Cream Sundae To Reveal Which Movie Musical You Should Watch [post_excerpt] => [post_status] => publish [comment_status] => open [ping_status] => open [post_password] => [post_name] => quiz-build-an-ice-cream-sundae-to-reveal-which-movie-musical-you-should-watch [to_ping] => [pinged] => [post_modified] => 2018-09-29 12:13:36 [post_modified_gmt] => 2018-09-29 16:13:36 [post_content_filtered] => [post_parent] => 0 [guid] => https://theatrenerds.com/?p=366398 [menu_order] => 0 [post_type] => post [post_mime_type] => [comment_count] => 5 [filter] => raw ) [34] => WP_Post Object ( [ID] => 367130 [post_author] => 819 [post_date] => 2018-08-23 15:49:16 [post_date_gmt] => 2018-08-23 19:49:16 [post_content] =>Dear TheatreNerds Community,
I really appreciated Katelynn Johnson’s recent article, “A Call For More Film Recordings of Broadway Shows”. In point of fact, it’s something I’ve been working on with my partners for the last two years. It's something I’m very passionate about. I absolutely believe that my partners and I are on the verge of discovering a new way to watch and develop musicals. I come at this perspective as both a writer of musicals and also as a consumer. And this new idea appeals to me on both levels. As someone who’s been lucky enough to work on Broadway and in some of the best regional theaters in the country, I am extremely grateful for live theatre. I’m grateful for the actors, the artists and the musicians I’ve worked with over the years who have put so much love and labor into their art. But I’ve also seen our work essentially disappear when a show is over and I’ve seen artists struggle. Not to mention, the cost of developing new work for artists like me, and others, can be challenging. But in 2015, when Ken Davenport innovatively decided to live-stream my Off-Broadway musical, DADDY LONG LEGS, (co-written and directed by John Caird) the show received 150,000 streams from 65 different countries around the world in one night; A show without stars and barely any title recognition. I knew that night that what I watched was the future. My dream of the future essentially came true this past February. My new company filmed my musical, EMMA, at the Westside Theatre in New York. Not as a live musical; not as a film; but, as a hybrid between the two. Something new. Live singing. No audience. We had a crew that used 3HD cameras that can go anywhere, a film director and a stage director. This is the first original stage musical created to be streamed worldwide. And the fact that I will be able to share this with you – wherever you are in the world – is absolutely thrilling to me. We are going to be an equitable company and one of the main elements about this new model that’s so important to me is the profit-sharing aspect. Because, even though Daddy Long Legs was free, that's not how we keep moving more musicals into the world. But for a price as low as a latte, all the artists – directors, writers, designers, actors, musicians on EMMA –share in the profits, forever. It also allows us to keep production costs low but production value high. So a show that might have run 3 weeks in a regional market and never appear again, can now run forever all over the world. With the intent of launching live productions for theaters anywhere, this is a win/win for everyone. Like Katelynn in her article, I grew up with the desire to put live theatre in my pocket and take it out later at home and watch it again and again. (I TiVo’d LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA Live at Lincoln Center and watched it 11 times. Then the machine broke. Crap. I’ll never see that production again). My hope is that EMMA is just the first step into the future of streaming musicals. And we need you to be our eyes and ears. You are going to be so helpful in this process and we can’t wait for you to tell us what you think. It’s like a workshop for exciting things to come and you’re a huge part of that. Thanks for supporting musicals. And nerds who like musicals. And just TheatreNerds in general. ~Paul Gordon
https://www.facebook.com/theatrenerds/videos/866196050434629/
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[post_content] => From drama club, to college, to professional theatre, I have done a lot of shows in my time as a technician. So, I have compiled a list of plays and musicals that I have worked on that I know other theatre nerds will love. Whether you’ve never heard of these or love them as much as I do, here are some great shows to check out:
1. ‘Duck Hunter Shoots Angel,’ by Mitch Albom
This play is quirky, beautiful and hilarious, with a touch of sadness. It follows the story of a tabloid writer named Sandy to his old home in southern Alabama as he writes a story about Duane and Duwell Ealy, who have supposedly killed an angel while hunting ducks. The story shows bits and pieces of the past Sandy left behind.
2. ‘The Mountaintop’ by Katori Hall
This show is a fictional telling of the night before Martin Luther King Jr. was killed. Katori Hall did an amazing job writing such a powerful and emotional show. It’s hard to even find the words to describe how beautiful this show is, but when you go see it, be ready to laugh, cry and be completely astonished by everything that plays out.
3. ‘She Kills Monsters’ by Qui Nguyen
This show follows the story of Agnes, whose younger sister, Tilly, has been killed in a car wreck. In looking through some of Tilly’s possessions, Agnes finds her “Dungeons and Dragons” notebook and gets to know her sister for the first time as she reads through a quest Tilly wrote. There are so many great effects in this show, with monsters galore and lots of fight scenes.
4. ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
This silly, fun musical is a show within a show. The Man in the Chair tells the story of his favorite musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” to the audience, and the show plays out onstage as he plays the music and tells stories about the original cast.
5. ‘Metamorphoses’ by Mary Zimmerman
Not to be confused with the story about a man turning into a bug, this play follows wonderfully told stories in Greek myths and legends. The stories are told in short vignettes, and yes, there is a full swimming pool onstage in most productions, which makes for some amazing scenes.
Any suggestions on great shows for theatre nerds? Post them in the comments below...
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