Editing Monologue (section)

==Auditions==
Actors in theatre, and sometimes in film and television, may be asked to deliver monologues in auditions. Audition monologues demonstrate an actor's ability to prepare a piece and deliver a performance.<ref>{{cite web|title=Audition Monologues|url=http://www.ace-your-audition.com/free-monologues.html|website=Ace Your Audition|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100714084548/http://www.ace-your-audition.com/free-monologues.html|archive-date=14 July 2010|df=dmy-all}}</ref> These pieces are usually limited to two minutes or less and are often paired with a contrasting monologue: comic and dramatic; classical and contemporary. The choice of monologues for an audition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyactor.com/contemporary-monologues/|title=Monologues from Movies & Plays|date=4 October 2018|website=Daily Actor|access-date=5 October 2018|archive-date=25 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230425122042/https://www.dailyactor.com/contemporary-monologues/|url-status=live}}</ref> often depends on the play or role.