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Why don't you post on this blog anymore? It really makes me sad.

It's because there were a lot of other theatre problems blogs and I didn't want to compete.  If there were already some, there wasn't a point in me just continuing, and starting to run out of interesting problems to write.  I was also incredibly lazy to keep making new posts of picmonkey or something every day, especially since I'm constantly in a rehearsal or gig or date or outing or something ya feel me?  I was also really worried that my answers to people's questions weren't good enough and I gave them bad advice and I didn't want to tell everyone that i wouldn't answer their questions but I didn't really want to get everyone's questions.

And after a while or so I kept thinking I'd start the blog back up again and then not post for another two weeks or so.  I decided that it was better to just stop posting in general.

I'm really glad you liked the blog though, that makes me happy! 

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hi! so im a 14 year old girl and im auditioning to get into this theatre camp, can u recommend any age-appropriate 1-2 minute dramatic or comedic monologues or somewhere i can get one from? thank you SO much!!!

Personally, I quite like the Alice in Wonderland monologue, I used this monologue earlier this year (in a show where I got a lead might I add lol)  It's probably one of my favorite monologues.  It's appropriate and lots of fun and shows a lot of emotion.  It can be found here: http://www.monologuearchive.com/c/carroll_001.html

Break your leg at auditions and keep rocking the stage!!

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Submitted by broadwayhopeful23!

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Hey, could I get some audition advice? I'm auditioning for an advanced theatre program. Do you know of any uptempo, almost comedic, mezzo-soprano songs? Also, by any chance do you know of any comedic female monologues? If you do please tell me. Thanks so much!!!

For songs, look into the songs "Pulled" from The Addams Family and "Cain't Say No" from Oklahoma!  Both are uptempo, cheerful and comedic songs that would be a blast to learn and sing for an audition.  They're in easy ranges, but if you want to belt more go for Cain't Say No, but if you want to go in and out of belting, Pulled is a perfect option.

 As for the comedic monologues, choose one of the monologues from the musical "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"...Lucy's monologues and Sally's monologue are hysterical to watch and read.  Break a leg and keep rocking the stage!

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Lately I haven't gotten cast into any theatre productions on and around my campus and I really want to improve my acting but I cannot if I don't get any experience. Help?? Advice???

A hint of advice-don't try out for all shows like that!  Do community theatre for experience.  Everyone has to get in those, and sure you have to pay to be in them to cover the costume costs and whatnot, but it is the best way to get experience.  You can build close-knit friendships with everyone and you still get to put on a lot of wonderful shows.  Community theatre is the way to go!  Keep rocking the stage :)

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hey! how's life?? so i was just wondering if oyu had any specific tips for crying on stage-like actual crying-i cant use chemicals my director wants me to and i'd like to even though it is a stage show and people probably wont see it but i think it'll better my performance and we're in a competition so i'd like to do as well as possible everyone says just picture sad things but i was wondering if you had any other tips oh the show is godspell and im peggy and he wants me to cry during by my side

That's just it.  Picture sad things.  If you can't really picture sad things, imagine someone yelling at you or something.  It's very upsetting and it's hard to think about, but it helps.  My one friend had to cry in a scene, and he said he had to imagine his dad beating him.  Which is absolutely horrific, but it got him to start crying.  If you don't want to go that route, maybe try something that's really happy that would make you cry out of joy.  You are a theatre kid, and I'm sure you have imagination to do that.  Keep rocking the stage and break a leg in Godspell!

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Are there any good roles for lyric sopranos in musical theatre? (not opera.) It seems that roles are only written for ballsy mezzos in theatre :( I'm trained operatically so I can't sing anything in my chest voice and it sucks lol.

Of course there are good roles for sopranos!  I don't know how your Lyric Soprano voice sounds, but here are some amazing high soprano roles: Cosette in Les Miserables (look up "A Heart Full of Love"), Joanna from Sweeney Todd (look up "Green Finch and Linnet Bird"), Abagail from 1776 (look up "Yours, Yours, Yours"), Maria from West Side Story (look up "Tonight"), and Marian Paroo from The Music Man (look up "Til There was You") and those are just a few that i can think of off the top of my head!

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Submitted by add1e.

(sorry addie, that really sucks D': I wish you the best)

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Hey! I'm an Alto Auditioning for School House Rock Live. The director wants upbeat pop or theatre songs. Any suggestions! Thanks! :)

For an upbeat alto-ish song try "Brand New You" from the musical 13!   Hopefully you can find sheet music for it!  I'd suggest the beginning of the song where it's very fun and shows a lot of personality without going very high.  Break your leg at auditions and keep rocking the stage!!

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I was possibly wondering if you could give me some advice. So my friend and I got chorus in the school play with no speaking parts, and I was fine with it (I starred in the last show, you can't be a lead all the time, right?) But he's really upset. Do you have any ideas on how I could help/comfort him?

Aw.  I'm very sorry, it sucks not getting the lead. BUT GURL I LIKE YO ATTITUDE!  With your friend though, that's too bad.  Do normal things that you would do anyway.  Tell him he's amazing and you think that fate does what it means to do and sometimes that means you won't get a big role this year, but you will some other time.  That it might not have been his talent, but his height or vocal part or something, you know?  Something that can't change.  Tell him all the fun you'll have in chorus because it's less work and still lots of fun!  Remind him he doesn't have to worry about line memorization or anything!  And then proceed to call one of the people who got a lead a favorite, that always helps get some sad feeling out.  Just be what you are - a friend to him, and that's going to help you comfort him.

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Hi! Cute blog :) & can I ask for some advice? Okay, I was in Legally Blonde: The Musical at my local theatre. It was my first musical and I was cast as "Kate", and I played a few other ensemble roles. I am currently a freshman at high school and this year's spring musical is Bye Bye Birdie. I want to audition for Ursula or maybe a different principal ensemble role. I am a soprano. Any ideas for an audition song? (Can't be from Grease, but must be similar to a BBB type of musical). Thanks! :)

Well thank you!  And good job getting Kate in your first musical!  That's a pretty great role for your first show, congrats :) 

And awesome!  Ursula is a fantabulous role.  Hm, I'd suggest "I Enjoy Being a Girl" from Flower Drum Song!  It's more of a mezzo-soprano song in the sense that it doesn't have high notes, but it's in an easy range for you to do!  The musical was made in the 50s and was a huge hit on both Broadway and made into a major movie.  The music has the same style and type of tempo as the popular songs in Bye Bye Birdie.  Plus, the sheet music is very easy to find!

Break a leg and keep rocking the stage!!!

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