#audition material

I’m sorry. I know I screwed up. If I can apologize, truly and deeply, will you start making games again? Please. I need to feel okay with myself again, and I always felt okay as long as I had your work to see myself in.

I mean… is something wrong with me? Because I know that I did an awful thing, and I’m doing it again right now. I’m showing people your work. But I can’t stop myself from doing it. That’s how badly I need to feel something again. Like I’m an addict. There has to be something wrong with me.

Can I apologize? What if I tell you I was wrong? Will that work? Will that fix it? I… I don’t know. I don’t think it will, but there’s nothing else that I can do. Just, tell me what you want!

I.. I’m sorry! I’m sorry! Please… start making games again. Please help me. Please give me some of whatever it is that makes you complete! I want whatever that wholeness is that you just summoned out of nothing and you put into your work! You were complete in some way that I never was! I want to know how to be a good person! I want to know how to not hate myself! Please!

avenue q 🌈✨

the underrated puppet musical

i'm aware this musical isn't as obscure and unknown as the others i've recommended so far but it deserves so much more love and attention than it gets.

so it's basically a parody of show like sesame street and the muppets, which typically have a younger audience. this show however aims for the opposite audience. considering the street system where avenue a is the fanciest and most expensive, you can only imagine what avenue q is going to be like. the show follows the lives of the residents of avenue q and tackles serious and important subjects like racism, internalized homophobia and unemployment in a light-hearted manner, but also not so serious subjects, like how loud you're allowed to be when you're having sex, a kind of german sadism and porn.

it was written by jeffrey whitty (who worked on bring it on: the musical with lin manuel miranda and tom kitt--who wrote the songs for next to normal) and robert lopez (who co-created the soundtrack for the book of mormon and frozen). jeffrey actually got actors that used to work on sesame street for the show

the show is hilarious, the songs are great i always recommend it to everyone (but do keep in mind that it does bring up mature content, so if you're underage this porbably isn't is the best musical for you). no bootlegs here tho.

also, avenue q can be a great source for audition material. since it's not that well known, not only the songs but the monologues too can be a great choice. the songs are really catchy too, and even though the show doesn't have a lot of dancing, i've done a dance audition to the avenue q theme song before.

Hey, all! So, as I was searching for some audition material that I had been considering using for future auditions, I noticed that I’d have to type out a lot of Starkid monologues if I ever wanted to have those available. And I thought...why not share those with others? So, under the read more, you’ll find an organized list of monologues from different Starkid shows, complete with credits to the writers so that you’re golden for your auditions! Don’t hesitate to reblog, share it amongst the nerds! And if anybody else has typed out monologues, feel free to shoot me a message and I’ll add it to the list, along with a note saying who transcribed it!

I’m going to be mad at myself for revealing all these later, but here we go:

SONGS:

Underdone songs that should be a breeze for soprano voices.

Here’s To Your Illusions - Flahooley

Great lyrical ballad that’s old enough to not be woefully overdone. Ends on a sustained high G.

I Got Lost In His Arms - Annie Get Your Gun

Used to be overdone, but actually falling out of favor with young sopranos now. Just make sure that you bring something new to it instead of making the obvious choices that everyone’s been making ever since it came out.

The Finer Things - Jane Eyre

No one I know has ever even heard of this musical, so it’s your chance to bring fresh content into the audition room. Classical sound.

How Could I Ever Know - The Secret Garden

Not super vocally impressing, but sweet and great for showing off an ability to play nostalgia and regret.

China Doll - Marguerite

Sultry, sad, haunting. No huge belt notes, but if you pull this one off right, you shouldn’t need them anyway.

SHOWS:

Overlooked shows with potential for great audition pieces.

Anne Of Green Gables

Jane Eyre

Children Of Eden