yeah once, but Shakespeare is bad for auditions especially for teenagers

I have two Shakespearean monologues in my repertoire. And I disagree with debs, especially if they ask for a monologue from that era. Shakespeare tends to be more familiar territory than, say, Aphra Behn or Christopher Marlowe.

if they ask for any monologue though, any piece you want i think it's better to choose something modern and does not easily lend itself to melodrama
also the more used monologues are so well known to casting people that they will have high expectations as they probably will have scene many professional versions of it or they will expect in a certain way and you might interpret it differently, unless they ask for something specific the more unknown the less chance they have of already seeing it the better

if you come in with a fast paced brash monologue from say... 'stags and hens' your going to stand out against the 20 other Juliet's

Generally, they ask for either a classic or contemporary, depending on the play. A conetmporary piece isn't so good for Oscar Wilde, for example.

I agree with you on the common Shakespearean monologues (for example, the classic "Romeo, Romeo" or "To Be or Not To Be"). I have only known one person to do a common monologue for her audition, and it was successful for two reasons: A) Because she did Hamlet as a female and B) Because she was a grad student and bloody amazing.

The monologues in my repetoire are Adriana from Comedy of Errors ("His company must do his minions grace") and Katherine from Henry VIII ("Sir, I desire you do me right and justice"). If one chooses to perform a Shakespearean monologue, they should choose one from a play that is not often done (other recommendations are Tamora "Stay, Roman Brethren! Gracious conqueror" or anything by Hermione or Paulina in "A Winter's Tale").

I've done the production MacBeth,two sonnets, and a scene from taming of the Shrew. Plus i'm auditioning soon for King Lear... but not for an audition...

not completely true because i would love to

I've recited a poems and a play or two.

Most of the play's I've been in is just cold read throughs...they ask you to read a part and they you do it...but I would love to be in a shakesperian play

Every audition I've done has been based on the show I'm auditioning for, and I've never done a Shakespeare play. I wouldn't mind doing one someday, and if it happens then my audition piece would be from the play I'm auditioning for, but it hasn't happened just yet.