NTS audition
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i had my National Theatre School audition on saturday. it went really well. and thats not even considering the fact that i only found and memorized my second monologue at 11:30 the previous night. i wouldnt say that my performance was "flawless" by any stretch. there is definite room for improvement, but i can definitely say that i represented myself and my talent well enough. at this point, if i dont make it, i just didnt make the cut. and im okay with that. it wont be a case of my not having been ready. getting one down, i think im more excited about doing the rest of them. for anyone who cares, the monologues i used were Portia's monologue from act 2, scene 1 of Julius Caesar... starting with, "is Brutus sick?" and ending with "Portia is Brutus' harlot, not his wife." intelligent woman, submissive and devoted wife, the tragic heroine... she plays a very small role in Julius Caesar but is a beautiful and spurned character. she is lovely and heartbreaking. its a good monologue. and my contemporary piece which you will never be able to find, is from Edward Albee's Finding the Sun and is the role of Cordelia. i love that piece. its this young woman who has been burned by a previous marriage ("to a jock on his way to nowhere as it turned out") and now, even though she longs for the passion in her relationship, is married to a gay guy and has settled for friendship instead. its beautiful and deep. shes a character who does not want or ask for sympathy or pity, but it's especially because of this that you feel for her. you know that she is unsatisfied, but she is resigned to unfulfillment, but is at peace with her decision. she is very rational and practical, more head than heart.
sigh. i love acting. if that wasnt already apparent.
i had my National Theatre School audition on saturday. it went really well. and thats not even considering the fact that i only found and memorized my second monologue at 11:30 the previous night. i wouldnt say that my performance was "flawless" by any stretch. there is definite room for improvement, but i can definitely say that i represented myself and my talent well enough. at this point, if i dont make it, i just didnt make the cut. and im okay with that. it wont be a case of my not having been ready. getting one down, i think im more excited about doing the rest of them. for anyone who cares, the monologues i used were Portia's monologue from act 2, scene 1 of Julius Caesar... starting with, "is Brutus sick?" and ending with "Portia is Brutus' harlot, not his wife." intelligent woman, submissive and devoted wife, the tragic heroine... she plays a very small role in Julius Caesar but is a beautiful and spurned character. she is lovely and heartbreaking. its a good monologue. and my contemporary piece which you will never be able to find, is from Edward Albee's Finding the Sun and is the role of Cordelia. i love that piece. its this young woman who has been burned by a previous marriage ("to a jock on his way to nowhere as it turned out") and now, even though she longs for the passion in her relationship, is married to a gay guy and has settled for friendship instead. its beautiful and deep. shes a character who does not want or ask for sympathy or pity, but it's especially because of this that you feel for her. you know that she is unsatisfied, but she is resigned to unfulfillment, but is at peace with her decision. she is very rational and practical, more head than heart.
sigh. i love acting. if that wasnt already apparent.