32 ACTORS. 1 BRACKET. 5 ROUNDS. LAST ACTOR STANDING WINS $1000
Washington, DC | Los Angeles | Atlanta | Chicago | NYC
ABOUT
Created in 2011 by actor-producer Edward Daniels, this annual tournament of acting has kept sold-out audiences on the edge of their seats and has awarded over $20,000 in cash and career resources to worthy talent.
From an open call audition where upwards of 200 actors are seen, only 32 make the cut into a single-elimination tournament bracket. Two weeks later, each actor arrives, prepared with three of their best one-minute monologues, to perform before a live audience and a panel of industry judges.
Through the rounds of Comedy, Drama, and Classical, actors take to the stage in pairs. The highest-scoring actor advances to the next round while the other is eliminated.
For those making it to the final four, the Cold Read Round, the evening becomes a bit more interesting. Actors are handed an unseen monologue and given just five minutes to prepare before returning to the stage to perform. Two actors advance to the final round where our judges hand down a final adjustment which decides our Champion and recipient of $1000.
Monologue Madness celebrates its 11th anniversary in 2023 with competitions in Washington, DC, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and new stops in NYC and Chicago!
The competition has been graciously funded in part by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities.
Thursday, May 30, 2024, 5:30p-8:30p, Washington, DC
Galaxy of Art: A Fundraiser
Monologue Madness, DC's annual tournament of acting, celebrates 12 years in our nation's capital and is proud to announce its 2024-2025 competition season with stops in DC, Los Angeles, NYC, Chicago, and Atlanta.
Our first-ever fundraiser, Galaxy of Art, will help transition Monologue Madness into a 501c3 non-profit theatre and film competition and will welcome the Monologue Madness Mid-Atlantic High School Challenge to the roster in 2025, taking place on the campus of the National Cathedral School and the Theatre of the Arts at the University of the District of Columbus, bringing 192 young theatre artists to Washington, DC!
Galaxy of Art will feature a happy hour evening of complimentary food, cocktails, and monologue performances from the past 12 years of competition.
100% of fundraiser proceeds will provide creative support to produce Monologue Madness in five US cities, award five new winners in the professional theatre and film division, in addition to awarding a new high school champion and four high school scholarships to young theatre and film actors. The fundraiser evening will also support the hiring of over 40 artists, over 50 staff, and over 10 teaching artists throughout five cities during the 2024-25 season.
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"MONOLOGUE MADNESS BRINGS ANGRY VAGINAS, YOGA FARTS!"
-THE WRITER'S BLOC
"...incredible show with amazing actors. I'll definitely be back next year!"
-MIGUEL, GOLDSTAR PATRON
