Can a monologue ever be too risky?
Yes. I would advise against doing any monologues in which you directly threaten or intimidate the auditor. Never touch an auditor in a threatening way. You want to make them like you and want to work with you. This kind of behavior will produce quite the opposite result. If the character is menacing the another character in a monologue, you might take a step toward the auditors at that point, but nothing more. Also, do not touch the auditors in any kind of sexual or suggestive way. Above all, do not kiss the auditors. This may seem like very obvious, but there are some actors who have crossed this line at auditions. The auditors do not want to be man-handled. If you are doing a monologue which is a love scene, just imagine the other person is there. Do not involve the auditor.
