I have a monologue chosen, I'm just wondering, when you go to preform it, say at an audition. Do you give the summary to the monologue? or a little background on the monologue? Also do you need to say who wrote it? thanks
Give some background on the monologue so the people will know the context. It's also courteous to credit who wrote it. Go get 'em, Tiger!
First of all, forget the old pretend-the-judge/audience-is-in-their-... thing. It only makes you giggle and giggling isn't good! Clothes won't matter, but I find it fun to wear make-up appropriate to the scene. For your situation, some dark eyeshadow would be cool. But totally not required and not necessarily recommended. Just fun, and it gets you in the mood. Don't look at the audiences' faces too often, and especially not at one person. Even if the monologue is creepy, this is just unnecessarily creepy. I'm imagining you can totally put yourself in this girl's place. So when you're performing, forget who you really are and BE the girl who's friend committed suicide. How would the words you're saying make you feel? Let your personal experinces/imagination appear in your facial expressions and gestures. Take wings!
