If you have made it this far congratulations, you now get to see my top three tips for getting into plays that you audition for. I am speaking from a director's perspective. Here is what we want:
1. WE WANT TO SEE SOMETHING DIFFERENT!. Remember that director's see many, many auditions, Often more than 100 in two days. What are you going to do to set yourself apart? To make the director remember you? Maybe it's a prop, maybe it's a costume, maybe it's a change of your voice. If you don't consider how your monologue is going to be different from every other person auditioning, why should the director cast you?
2. VOICE MUST BE A STRENGTH- I cannot cast you if I cannot hear you. Be bold. I've never had to tell someone to be quieter on stage. You're never as loud as you think you are. You need to practice projecting from the diaphragm when you rehearse your monologue. Also, voice is such a tool for characterization. If you're brave enough to try changing the sound of your natural voice to fit the character and I can hear you when you do it, your chances of being cast are 90%.
3. ACTING IS MORE THAN MEMORIZING WORDS- Most young actors think that they are ready when they are memorized. That memorizing is the end of the process of preparing a monologue. They are wrong. Getting off-book should be the first hurdle you clear, not the last. How can you make any acting choices if you're only thinking of the words? It's not about saying the words, it's about HOW you say the words. Are you conveying emotions the character is feeling? Have you even thought about how the character is feeling? What does your character want? What happens if they don't get it? Look at Stella Adler's nine questions for your character and answer all of them. Don't do the minimum, try to feel what it would be like if you found yourself in the situation your character is in. Rehearse a lot, before you go to sleep especially. And remember, it's fun to pretend to be someone else for a little while. Fun. If it becomes too stressful remember that it must be enjoyable first. And break a leg, I know you're going to do great!

Mr. Rehm