Audition Selections

Please choose one of the following monologues for auditions. These selections will be the only monologues accepted at auditions this year.

Sweet Charity: Audition Selections

Girl Monologues

#1 In the Fandango Club
Nickie, why did he do it, why? I bought him everything he ever wanted. I even got him a midnight blue Mohair 79 dollar Italian suit that he could have bought for 45 at Howards. But that louse wouldn’t wear a Howard’s suit. The things I used to do for him. Getting up in the middle of the night to get him a provolone sandwich and a bottle of Yoo-Hoo chocolate milk. Well, I’ve had it up to here, Mister. You can slip and slide your greasy head on some other girl’s shoulder. I hope your tight Italian pants choke you to death.

#2 A phone call
Hello, Nickie, Miss Valentine speaking. Miss Valentine…Any messages for me?....Charity, jerk!...Who called?....Jerry the Greek? Must have been an overseas call. Oh, well, I don’t know what time I’ll be home…That’s entirely up to Vittorio… Vittorio Vidal… Yes, the international film star…. We’re sitting together at a table at the Pompeii Club waiting for our rolls… Oh all right. Would you please say hello? There’s your hello now goodbye.

#3 Charity at Vittorio’s
I don’t. Not really. But so many things seem to happen to me and I don’t know why or how. People always ask me, “Why did you take up with that guy?” or “How did you wind up in that joint?” I got so embarrassed always saying, “I don’t know.” But it was the truth. I don’t. But I guess you’re supposed to know why you do things or how you wind up in places…..anyway, now when anyone asks me “why?” or “how?” I just say- “Fickle Finger of Fate”….and I don’t get embarrassed anymore.

Boy Monologues

#1 Daddy Brubeck at the Rhythm of Life Church
This is where it’s happening, Baby. The Rhythm of Life--- Number Seven in the Ten Top Religions. Time is running out on the big number called Life. And we are all coming to the last eight bars. And the leader man will soon take us by the hand where we will enter the flip side of life called Eternity. But before we pile into that big bus …. We got to make our peace. I shall not put my mother and father down. I shall honor my debts, my grievances and my alimony. I shall not falsify my name at the Unemployment Bureau. I shall respect my obligations and report each month to the police. I shall not indulge in the evil marijuana weed commonly known as pot… It is sinful… It is harmful…and it is very expensive---- (sirens sound) And I suggest you dump the goods before the cops arrive.

#2 Oscar
Oh, listen, I am not a nut or anything. I mean after what happened in there, I can assure you, I’m not what I seem to be at all. Oh, well, then I am what I seem to be because that’s what I am. Very nice… Well,-- if you’re not doing anything now, would you like to come to church with me? It’s the Rhythm of Life Church. Under the Manhattan Bridge. It was a Jazz group in San Francisco and turned into a religion. I hear it’s and emotional experience. Come on. We’ll walk down.


#3 Oscar
You’re a dance hall hostess…. I’ve known for a week now. I was riding a bus one night, saw you, jumped off and before I could catch you I saw you go into this dance hall. I went in and stood in the corner. You were sitting in the booth with some man. You were laughing and giggling. I didn’t stay very long---- an hour or so…. That night when I went home, I tried very, very hard to hate you, Charity….but I couldn’t do it. I just couldn’t hate you.


****You must do a monologue from the girl selections if you are a girl and a boy selection if you are a boy.

****Also song selections will be posted within the next couple weeks!