Writer

Edmond Rostand

Browse 2 audition scenes and monologues written by Edmond Rostand, including scenes from Cyrano de Bergerac. Rostand's work on AuditionScenes spans classical and features monologues and duologues drawn from play. These scenes are particularly suited for drama school audition, agent showcase, competition. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.

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Act I — The Nose Speech

Cyrano de Bergerac

by Edmond Rostand

Cyrano mockingly educates a young viscount on how to properly insult his large nose. He delivers a virtuosic display of wit, listing various creative ways to describe his prominent feature before insulting the viscount's own lack of intelligence.

Act V — The Death of Cyrano

Cyrano de Bergerac

by Edmond Rostand

Fifteen years after the death of Christian, a mortally wounded Cyrano visits Roxane at her convent. As he reads Christian's final letter aloud in the dark, Roxane realizes that the soul and the voice she loved all those years belonged to Cyrano, not Christian.

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