Hello Actors!
Just a quick update that we are accepting online audition self-tapes through this Saturday, 10/3/20, at 5pm, EDT.
So far, we've received tons of submissions from across the country including the hotspots of LA, NYC, and ATL.
The fewest number of submissions, by far, are from the DC region. So, get those tapes in!
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$1000 National Tournament Announced! | Monologue Madness 2020 National Quarantine Challenge
| | | Actors and Fans!
Monologue Madness, DC's annual tournament of acting was originally set to celebrate its 8th anniversary at the John F. Kennedy Center during the spring of 2020, followed by its first national tour stop in Atlanta, GA this fall. Due to the ongoing pandemic, the competition has just announced an October nation-wide virtual event!
"I've been avoiding a virtual competition because the event works best on stage in front of a live audience," says producer Edward Daniels. "However, there are tons of actors out of work at the moment and I want to add to the few opportunities that are out there for us right now."
Traditionally, Monologue Madness feeds off the excitement of the NCAA's March Madness Basketball Tournament, offering theatre and film lovers the chance to cheer on their favorite actors in a unique sold-out theatre setting.
The one-night tournament of acting selects 32 actors from a mass audition and places them on stage where they compete, head-to-head, with their best one-minute monologues before a live audience, a panel of casting director judges, through five rounds, to claim a $1000 prize.
This year's virtual challenge will follow much of the competition's usual format, with a few twists. The Monologue Madness 2020 National Quarantine Challenge will feature over two weeks of an open call period where actors may submit their best one-minute monologue for judging.
All submissions will be judged by a panel of three film and theatre casting professionals. Additionally, 50 of those performances will be viewable online for an 'audience choice' vote and a $250 cash award. On October 12th, the Top 32 actors will be announced and invited to compete in the single-elimination tournament bracket.
On Sunday, Oct 18th, the Top 32 will compete in a live-streamed virtual event, head-to-head, through five themed rounds including Comedy, Drama, Classical, and a Cold Read. The last two actors remaining will battle in the Final round and the last actor standing will receive $1000.
Entry and submission details are now available online at www.MonologueMadness.net
Monologue Madness is produced in part by grant funding provided by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities and in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts via the 2020 CAH-NEA CARES Act grant program. ---
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