You'reaGoodMan,CharlieBrown-AUDITIONMONOLOGUES
PleaseFAMILIARIZEyourselfwithonemonologuebelow(chooseone);memorizationisnotnecessary,
butyoushouldbeveryfamiliarwithitandreadytopresentitatauditions
Snoopy
Here’stheWorldWarIflyingacehighoverFranceinhisSopwithCamel,searchingforthe
infamousRedBaron!Imustbringhimdown!Suddenlyanti-aircraftfire,archieweusedtocallit,
beginstoburstbeneathmyplane.TheRedBaronhasspottedme.Nyahh,Nyahh,Nyahh!You
can’thitme!Actually,toughflyingacesneversay“Nyahh,Nyahh.”Ijust,ah….Dratthisfog!It’s
badenoughtohavetofighttheRedBaronwithouthavingtoflyinweatherlikethis.All,right
RedBaron!Whereareyou!Youcan’thideforever!!!
Linus
(Lucyhasstolenhisbabyblanketfromhimandistauntinghimwithit.)
Apparentlyyouhaven’treadthelatestscientificreports.Ablanketisasimportanttoachildasa
hobbyistoanadult.Manyamanspendshistimerestoringantiqueautomobilesorbuilding
modeltrainsorcollectingoldtelephonesorevenstudyingabouttheCivilWar.Thisiscalled
playingwiththepast.Andthisisgood,forithelpsthesementocopewiththeireveryday
problems.Now,Ifeelthatitisgoingtobeabsolutelynecessaryformetogetmyblanketbackso
I’mjustgoingtogiveitagoodyank.(getstheblanketback)It’ssurprisingwhatyoucan
accomplishwithalittlesmoothtalkingandsomefastaction.
CharlieBrown
(sittingonabenchaloneatschool–lunchtime)
Ithinklunchtimeisabouttheworsttimeofthedayforme.Alwayshavingtositherealone.Of
coursesometimesmorningsaren’tsopleasanteither–wakingupandwonderingifanyone
wouldreallymissmeifInevergotoutofbed.Thenthere’sthenight,too–lyingthereand
thinkingaboutallthestupidthingsI’vedoneduringtheday.Andallthosehoursinbetween–
whenIdoallthosestupidthings.Well,lunchtimeisamongtheworsttimesofthedayforme.
Well,IguessI’dbetterseewhatI’vegot.(opensbagandunwrapssandwich).Peanutbutter.
SomePsychiatristssaythatpeoplewhoeatpeanutbuttersandwichesarelonely.Iguessthey’re
right.
Lucy
It’strue.I’macrabbyperson.I’maverycrabbypersonandeverybodyknowsit.I’vebeen
spreadingcrabbinesseverywhereIgo.I’masupercrab.It’sawonderanyonewillstilltalktome.
It’sawonderIhaveanyfriendsatall–orevenassociates.I’vedonenothingbutmakelife
miserableforeveryone.I’vedonenothingbutbreedunhappinessandresentment.WheredidI
gowrong?HowcouldIbesoselfish?Idon’tdeservetobespokento.Idon’tdeservetobreathe
theairIbreathe.I’mnogood,Linus.I’mnogoodandthere’snoreasonatallwhyIshouldgoon
livingonthefaceofthisearth.JusttellmeonesinglereasonwhyIshouldstilldeservetogoon
livingonthisplanet.Well,goon……