Auditions For Children
An auditor of EPA said that none of the actors who came in during a whole day of auditions had made specific physical choices for their monologues. Instead, they just acted the piece and left the movement up to chance. Would anyone dream of sending a cast on stage on opening night with no staging, just hoping that the actors' acting instincts would take care of everything? An auditioning actor is under just as much pressure.
Having clear, fun staging will instantly improve your monologues and make you less nervous. Think carefully about what you want your monologue to look like from the outside, and give yourself a few concrete moves to help you tell the story. Working in a chair is not a solution to having no staging! You need to make physical choices in the chair as well, so that your piece doesn't have low energy/physical sameness all the way through.
Many child actors look on the floor, during and/or after their monologues. It is because they feel nervous. Looking at the floor after the piece can look like you are ashamed or unsure. One way to solve this problem is that Looking up! I do suggest dropping your eyes only (not your head) for a brief 3-second countdown into the piece at the very beginning, but otherwise, let the casting directors see your eyes as much as possible. This will involve them in the piece and keep them with you.
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