Welcome. I’m Karen Kohlhaas and this is The Art and the Audition.
The mission of The Art and the Audition is to help actors, directors, and teachers strengthen and deepen craft, art, and showmanship—on stage, on camera, and in the audition room.
I’m a stage director and founding member of New York’s Atlantic Theater Company, and a senior teacher at the Atlantic Acting School. Over the years, I’ve developed a series of classes that I teach online and in person.
My teaching has also been greatly influenced by deep research into the life and plays of Tennessee Williams, focusing on his Mississippi Delta roots.
Enjoy browsing the site! You can also visit my sites MonologueAudition.com and TennWmsDelta.com.
Feel free to contact me with any questions.
UPCOMING CLASSES
FREE ONLINE CLASS
SEPT 9 & 10 | HOW TO CHOOSE A MONOLOGUE FOR ANY AUDITION
MONOLOGUES
Starts SEPTEMBER 2 & 3
4-WEEK ONLINE WORKSHOPS
FEARLESS COLD READING
NOVEMBER 2025
4-WEEK ONLINE WORKSHOPS
monday morning monologues
FREE FEEDBACK | Every Monday between 11am and 12noon Eastern, you can send me a monologue (one!)
If you want feedback on the quality of the monologue, send the text typed out in an email so I can suggest edits (please send no attachments).
If you’d like performance notes or thoughts on whether it’s a good monologue for you, please send a link to a private video on Youtube or Vimeo (no attachments). I will get back to you within 2 days.
Send to Karen@monologueaudition.com
Emails must be received between 11am and 12noon Eastern, no exceptions.
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