So I have an audition in two days. I have a monologue that I've been working on, and I needed some opinions. Tell me what you think. It's from Le Miserables, the movie. The character Marius speaks out against the kings actions.
Marius: We can't strike. Why not? Because it's against the law to strike! The king has declared that everything is a crime. Writing is a crime. Two weeks ago, the police destroyed the Galaty, the worker's newspaper. They smashed the press. They burned over two thousand newspapers but that didn't satisfy the king. Three days ago at a student meeting, a peaceful meeting, soldiers broke it up and arrested two of my friends. Writing, talking, going to class, speaking out is a crime. Being poor is a crime. Being poor is the worst crime of all. And if you commit these crimes, you are condemned for life. Our government has no mercy, no pity, no forgiveness. And there's no work for us. And because there's no work, our children are starving. Tell me: why are we powerless to save the people we love? All of you know. Tell me - why? The king betrayed us. We were promised the vote, do we have it? Do we have the vote? Where is the republic our fathers died for? It's here my brothers. It lives here in our heads. But most of all, best of all, it's here in our hearts. In our hearts - WE ARE THE REPUBLIC!
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Adrian, I love this monologue, and for 1776, I think it's a good one to do. I would try to do as much as possible with power and control when auditioning...not a lot of wandering or the like.
I agree with Alex, this peice is very powerful if used with the right control and power. I think it's a great choice for 1776.
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