nida auditions choosing monologues

I can't speak on NIDA auditions per se, although I'm sure someone here will have some insight for you. Most auditions for drama schools will require or suggest performing one classical and one contemporary monologue. I would suggest using your neutral accent as much as possible, although you may wish to use Cultivated Australian English (the Aussie version of Received Pronunciation) for your classical monologue. NIDA should have a list of suggested audition pieces on its course website, and if you're still stuck for ideas, have a look at the audition monologues for WAAPA, VCA etc until you find something that suits you. You should also preferably go for something that suits your age. --- Louisa Fitzhardinge University Dramatic Society http://uds.asn.au

Thank you Lousia that's helpful :) also will they ask me to perform the monologue of my choice or do i have to tell them which ones i prepared and they'll pick one?

If they've asked you to prepare two, they'll probably get you to perform both of them. They'll most likely ask you which monologues you're performing, and then either let you choose the order or decide themselves. But in saying that, make sure you've prepared both to a comparable standard - even if you do get to perform both, which is not certain, these guys will have seen dozens of auditions on any given day and may have made their decision by the time you've got through your first monologue. --- Louisa Fitzhardinge University Dramatic Society http://uds.asn.au

hi, i am a 20 year boy and in need of a suggestion for good audition monolgues..could someone please help me with some suggestiong?

forgot to mention i was audtioning for NIDA this year and feel sooooo unprepared, so any help or suggestiong would be greatly appreciated

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for nida you need to have three prepared including one shakespeare and one from the suggested pieces. that means you can do two of your own choice and use one of the shakespeare suggested pieces, or you could do a different shakespeare, one of the suggested pieces and one of your own choice. i haven't done the audition but lots of friends have.and i'm pretty sure that you do one monologue for one set of panelists and then go into another room and do a different one for a different set.(in sydney anyways), then if you get called back they will ask to see the other. but be very prepared with all of them, if you do get called back they will want to you to play around with them and they'll give you lots of direction, so you need to know them very well so that this doesn't phase you and you forget your lines. AND RESEARCH THE PLAY that each monologue is from. p.s i'm pretty sure all this information is in a pdf document somewhere on the nida site.