MonologueComp

THE CONTEST IS NOW OVER. CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR SEMIFINALISTS! SEE EVERYONE NEXT YEAR!

The Antaeus Company's 2010 "ShakesAlive!" Monologue Competition is looking to shine the spotlight on talented middle and high school students!
Watch the video for the full details, then film yourself performing a Shakespeare monologue, soliloquy or sonnet and post it as a response to this video! The deadline for entry is November 19th. We will then pick 10 semi-finalists to come to our theater on December 4th. There you will work with and perform for recognizable professional actors and directors from The Antaeus Company and have a shot at being the Grand Prize Winner and taking home a cash prize and a complete works of Shakespeare!
Break a leg! (See below for a list of monologues, soliloquies and sonnets.)

As You Like It (III.v) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
PHEBE: I would not be thy executioner;
PHEBE: Think not I love him, though I ask for him;

The Comedy of Errors (II.ii) - Comedy/Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
ADRIANA: Ay, ay, Antipholus, look strange and frown.

Hamlet (I.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
HAMLET: O that this too too sullied flesh would melt,

Hamlet (I.iii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
POLONIUS: Yet here, Laertes? Aboard, aboard, for shame!

Henry IV, Part I (I.iii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
HOTSPUR: My liege, I did deny no prisoners.

Henry IV, Part I (II.ii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
FALSTAFF: I am accursed to rob in that theive's company.

Henry IV, Part I (II.iii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
LADY: O my good lord, why are you thus alone?

Henry VI, Part II (II.iv) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
ELEANOR: Ah, Gloucester, teach me to forget myself.

Julius Caesar (I.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
CASSIUS: I know that virtue to be in you, Brutus,

Julius Caesar (III.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
BRUTUS: Romans, countrymen, and lovers, hear me for my cause,

Julius Caesar (III.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
ANTONY: Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears;

Love's Labor's Lost (III.i) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
BEROWNE: And I, forsooth, in love!

The Merchant of Venice (I.iii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
SHYLOCK: Signior Antonio, many a time and oft

The Merchant of Venice (III.ii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
PORTIA: You see me, Lord Bassanio, where I stand,

A Midsummer Night's Dream (III.ii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m. or f.
PUCK: My mistress with a monster is in love.


Much Ado About Nothing (II.iii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
BENEDICK: This can be no trick. The conference was sadly borne;

Richard II (III.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
KING: No matter where. Of comfort no man speak!

Richard III (I.i) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
KING: No matter where. Of comfort no man speak!

Richard III (IV.iv) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
KING RICHARD: Look what is done cannot be now amended:

Romeo and Juliet (I.iii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
NURSE: Even or odd, of all the days in the year,

Romeo and Juliet (II.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
ROMEO: But soft! What light through yonder window breaks?

Romeo and Juliet (II.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
JULIET: Thou knowest the mask of night is on my face;

Romeo and Juliet (III.ii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
JULIET: Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds,

Romeo and Juliet (III.iii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
FRIAR: Hold thy desperate hand.

Titus Andronicus (II.iii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
TAMORA: Have I not reason to look pale?

Twelfth Night (II.ii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
VIOLA: I left no ring with her. What means this lady?

Two Gentlemen of Verona (II.iii) - Comedy. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
LAUNCE: Nay, 'twill be this hour ere I have done weeping.

Macbeth (I.vii) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
MACBETH: If it were done, when 'tis done, then 'twere well

Macbeth (I.v) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
LADY MACBETH: They met me in the day of success;

Macbeth (II.i) - Drama. William Shakespeare. 1 m.
MACBETH: Is this a dagger I see before me,

The Two Noble Kinsmen (II.iv) - Romance. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
JAILER'S DAUGHTER: Why should I love this gentleman?

The Winter's Tale (III.ii) - Romance. William Shakespeare. 1 f.
(Three different selections in this one scene for women.)
HERMIONE: Since what I am to say
HERMIONE: Sir, spare your threats
PAULINA: What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?

Any of Shakespeare's 154 Sonnets but here are a few more known ones:
18, 29, 30, 43, 97, 106, 116, 130, 138, 144, 147

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[donnaloveu1]

hi i was wondering how to respond to your video, to enter my submission

[antaeuscompany]

@donnaloveu1 Just click in the Comments box, and then click the "Attach a video" hypertext next to the camera icon. That will take you to a separate page where YouTube will walk you through the process of uploading your video!

[SarahDe93]

lol loved the advice from Hamlet.

Must I limit myself to one monologue? or can i do multiple entries? I'm kind of torn between Kate's last speech and Paulina's "What studied torments..."

[antaeuscompany]

@SarahDe93 Please only upload one monologue (nothing wrong with filming both and choosing which one you like better)...either of those choices are great! Look forward to seeing your entry! Break a leg!

[MEluvsu94]

WOW!! XD I'm really excited about this!! Shakespeare is my favorite writer and I've been in love with his plays forever!! I was wondering if you have to stick to the monologues on the list? Thanks, and I love that there are opportunities like this available to us kids!!

[antaeuscompany]

@MEluvsu94 Absolutely not...you can do any monologue (as long as it is Shakespeare!) Can't wait to see your entry, make sure you get it up by November 19th! and break a leg!