Brad Vassar
Browse 4 audition scenes and monologues written by Brad Vassar, including scenes from Everyone Is Having Fun But You. Vassar's work on AuditionScenes spans dark comedy and features groups and duologues drawn from film. These scenes are particularly suited for agent showcase, self tape, general practice. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.
4 scenes available · Dark Comedy
The Fake Cure
Everyone Is Having Fun But You
by Brad Vassar
Phin returns home to reveal to his brother and father that his terminal diagnosis was a mistake and he is actually going to recover. While his brother Terry reacts with immediate joy, his father Hank responds with a mixture of skepticism and a sudden, mysterious urge to leave, highlighting the fractured and complex dynamics of the family.
The Confession to Literal
Everyone Is Having Fun But You
by Brad Vassar
In a run-down barn, Phin attempts to share the heavy news of his terminal brain tumor with his eccentric friend, Literal. The emotional weight of Phin's confession is met with Literal's bizarrely blunt and literal perspective, leading to a dark but poignant conversation about mortality and Phin's troubled relationship with his father.
The Competition Begins
Everyone Is Having Fun But You
by Brad Vassar
Phin returns home to break the news of his terminal brain tumor to his emotionally distant father, Hank, and his simple-minded brother, Terry. Instead of offering comfort, Hank deflects with television and eventually proposes a competition between himself and Terry to see who will inherit Phin's wealth.
The Truth About Dad
Everyone Is Having Fun But You
by Brad Vassar
A tense confrontation between a father and son regarding family favoritism and financial betrayal. Phin confronts Hank about a missing cashier's check, leading to a cruel and nonsensical justification from Hank about Phin's birth and his mother's body.