Oscar Dresses

What do you think of this monologue?

Does this sound like a dramatic monolouge to you? I need it to try out for a play. This... 'stuff'? Oh... ok. I see, you think this has nothing to do with you. You go to your closet and you select out, oh I don't know, that lumpy blue sweater, for instance, because you're trying to tell the world that you take yourself too seriously to care about what you put on your back. But what you don't know is that that sweater is not just blue, it's not turquoise, it's not lapis, it's actually cerulean. You're also blindly unaware of the fact that in 2002, Oscar de la Renta did a collection of cerulean gowns. And then I think it was Yves St Laurent, wasn't it, who showed cerulean military jackets? And then cerulean quickly showed up in the collections of eight different designers. Then it filtered down through the department stores and then trickled on down into some tragic "casual corner" where you, no doubt, fished it out of some clearance bin. However, that blue represents millions of dollars and countless jobs and so it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room. From a pile of "stuff."

Public Comments

1. Are you reading it to try out for a play?
2. are you allowed to recite a ripped monologue?
3. I think that's a pretty bad dramatic monologue...your views on the state of the fashion industry don't particularly display dramatic range. Although you may be able to deliver this with a flair that only the femmiest swish could manage, I'm still not sure that it'd be appropriate for a monologue.
4. I really like it! It's so funny! It will work very well if the play you are trying out for is a comedy. Where did you get this from? It sounds familiar to me...
5. If you're using it for an audition, I think you might want to pick a more "dramatic" monologue. When this monologue was originally performed (by Meryl Streep), her character was not one to show a lot of emotion. The purpose of an audition is to show off your acting capacity, and this is best done if you showcase your versatility. This monologue might not be the best because it's not exactly emotionally-charged. That said, if the role for which you're auditioning is aloof and/or similar to Meryl Streep's character in Devil Wears Prada, then this is the perfect choice.
6. I really think that it depends on how you play this role, are you passive, aggressive? To me it sounds aggressive as if the narrator is trying to point out something, but is this really a significant? Do you think this is a deep part? If you wrote this yourself you accomplished a rambling prima donna. But, I guess that is dramatic, but be aware of the audience, what kind of people are going to evaluate you? How are you going to present your aggression or whatever you are trying to do. Also, when you do perform make your presence bold and lengthen words to give that dramatic feel.