![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() I was only wearing a skirt because I’d just come from work and it’s the kind of place where they like to wear a skirt, that or smart trousers. Maybe if I’d been wearing trousers it wouldn’t have happened. What’s all this bloody nonsense about having a stroke? Eh?’ And she just smiled at me. My gran was laid in bed half of her face was blue and deformed, her mouth was all twisted and taut, one eye was closed. And my uncle and auntie were there, looking out of the window they were crying. My mam and dad were looking out of the window, looking across the parkland of the hospital. She was on the sixth floor, I remember that, in a side cubicle in a ward full of old ladies. So I went on the bus to the hospital, I felt sick, travelling all that way on a bus. Then they rang, the hospital, said she’d had a stroke. So at work, I was having a laugh and a good time. I went to see her and she looked great, she even showed me the stitches. She went into hospital for an hysterectomy the operation had been a great success. She’d been in hospital for about four days. I’m a bit nervous, so it might be a bit shit. Er… I’ve written all the words down on a bit of paper so you can test me. It is something that I’ve put together myself. Synopsis: Nicki, aged about 20, has always wanted to act: in her speech she tells the others about her chosen audition piece. Place: Shakers Cocktail Bar, in any major city. ![]() More: Monologues from Movies Female Monologues for Young Adults Shakers (By Jane Thornton & John Godber) At the very least, try to purchase a copy of the play you’re working with: it’s always important to read the whole thing for context. We list these small extracts here for educational purposes and encourage you to always credit the playwrights and acquire the correct permissions if you wish to perform these publicly. Note: some of these monologue are from published plays. This list is generally for actors from around 17-25. This specific list of monologues for young adults will help you find an appropriate monologue for your age range. It often won’t work in your favour to pretend to be a 60 year old woman, when you’re actually 25 (or vice versa). However, if you are looking for something for an audition, I would always advise picking a monologue that suits your age range. Finding a monologue that you connect with is the key to a great monologue! And that will be different for everyone. As actors, we want something that isn’t too long, or too short, well written, but not too well known, and most of all we want something we connect with. I thought he auditioned for Luke, not Han, but I could be wrong.Finding monologues is tough. This was before anyone had officially been cast. Line that most regrettably didn't make the final cut: "I'm beginning not to like you." □ I was full of questions, but George said "Let's just try one & we'll talk about it later." Even though it felt like a parody of sci-fi, I decided to play it as sincerely as possible. You can take a look at that audition tape below.Īt this point, neither of us had read the full script, only this one scene. Hamill would go on to play Luke in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi before reprising the role decades later in The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker.įans were disappointed by what they saw there (which was by no means Hamill's fault), but the actor was given a shot at redemption thanks to cameos in The Mandalorian and The Book of Boba Fett. The chemistry between Hamill and Ford is clear to see even at this early stage, so it's no wonder Lucas ended up casting them both. He also debunked some long-standing rumours that he auditioned alongside Kurt Russell, noting that he's heard the Guardians of the Galaxy star tried out for Luke Skywalker, and not Han Solo. Responding to fans, Hamill confirmed that neither actor had been cast in the 1977 classic at this point, and joked that Ford saying "I'm beginning not to like you" is a line that "most regrettably didn't make the final cut." "I was full of questions, but George said 'Let's just try one we'll talk about it later.' Even though it felt like a parody of sci-fi, I decided to play it as sincerely as possible." "At this point, neither of us had read the full script, only this one scene," the beloved Luke Skywalker actor revealed (via ). In that, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford can be seen reading lines for the now-classic sci-fi movie, and the former has shed a little light on what was actually going on here. Recently, an old audition tape for George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope started doing the rounds on Twitter. ![]()
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