What contemporary plays are best avoided for men's monologues?

Question:I have a scholarship audition coming up and need to know which plays to avoid due to them being overdone.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: I have a scholarship audition coming up and need to know which plays to avoid due to them being overdone.

Individual Overdone Audition Monologues

* "You Shouldn't Need Someone That Much" from Howard Korder's This Boy's Life
* The Peter Pan monologue by Christopher Durang
* And Miss Reardon Drinks A Little - the squashed puppy speech
* Brighton Beach - Eugene's monologue
* Butterflies are Free - Jill Tanner's speech
* Chapter Two - Jenny's "I'm worth it.." speech
* Fantasticks - Luisa's speech into song "Much More"
* Durang - Tuna fish monologues
* Tea and Sympathy - Tom
* Whiskey - "Tiny had been tackled by guys..."
* Woolgatherer - death of the whooping cranes
* Zoo Story - "Jerry and the dog"
* Romantic Comedy - marshmallow through the nose
* Say Goodnight, Gracie - chunky turkey soup
* SLOW DANCE ON THE KILLING GROUND - Rosie's virginity
* SPLIT - Stevie Wonder speech
* STAR SPANGLED GIRL - Sophie's "Mr. Cornell" speech
* HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES - All Bunny and Banana speeches; Ronnie's tap dance speech
* I NEVER SANG FOR MY FATHER - Gene's final monologue
* IT'S CALLED THE SUGAR PLUM - Infamous "Strudel Doe-Strudel Dough"
* KENNEDY'S CHILDREN - the sex goddess speech
* KNOCK, KNOCK - St. Joan walking on water speech
* LAKEBOAT - jock who wanted to dance
* LAST OF THE RED HOT LOVERS - "humping Charlotte Korman"
* LONE STAR - the Grand Canyon speech
* LOVERS AND OTHER STRANGERS - trying to get out of the wedding
* MATCHMAKER - Cornelius' monologue
* MASS APPEAL - dead goldfish speech
* NOURISH THE BEAST - orphan speech
* Glass Menagerie -Tom or Jim monologues, or Amanda's jonquil speech
* Girl's Guide to Chaos - dating speech
* Wall of Water - last cigarette monologue
* Taking With - 15 Minutes
* Lone Star - Roy's Edith Ellen monologue
* Romantic Comedy - Marshmallow monologue
* Quilters - Sunbonnet Sue
* Shadow Box - Beverly
* King Lear - Edmond
* Love Minus - If Actors go to Hell monologue

Entire Overdone Shows

* Laundry and Bourbon
* A-My Name is Alice or any of its sequels
* Key Exchange
* Proof
* Beyond Therapy
* Brighton Beach memoirs
* CRIMES OF THE HEART
* DIVISION ST.
* EXTREMITIES
* TALKING WITH
* NUTS PAINTING CHURCHES
* P.S. YOUR CAT IS DEAD
* QUILTERS
* FEIFFER'S PEOPLE
* Hold Me
* I Hate Hamlet
* Little Footsteps
* If I Only had a Brain
* Equus
* House of Blue Leaves
* Star Spangled Girl
* Baby with the Bathwater
* Fifth of July
* Boys Life
* Heidi Chronicles

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just because there is a monologue in a show doesn't mean it's being overdone. why, there's a monologue in EVERY show that i have done so far!

Consider that no matter how new the monologue is that you'll be doing, it's your ABILITY to deliver it that the panel will be looking at, not the material. "Overdone" is a pretty subjective term, plus you have to consider that if you are accepted, you will be doing plays sooner or later that will be anything but original.

Concentrate more on finding a piece that you're comfortable with, instead of rejecting something out-of-hand because somebody else says it's "overdone." If you can, work with a director or a coach who knows something about theater, who can help you put a "polish" on your monologue before you have to go in.