2023/24 NNMC Dates to Note
Please note that the schedule for the 2024/25 competition is not yet available, but the prior-year information below can provide a general sense of program timing from January through May.
Registration
Registration for the 2024/25 NNMC will open in Fall 2024.
Prior-Year Coaching Sessions
Coaching Sessions are not mandatory but are highly encouraged for all participants of the Next Narrative Monologue Competition. These drop-in sessions will provide one-on-one support from various different Teaching Artists who will help bring out your best monologue performance. These sessions are acting, public speaking, and performance masterclasses that will build your skills beyond the competition itself in addition to preparing you to compete. You can come to as many or as few coaching sessions as you choose.
Prep for Preliminaries
- Online: Wednesdays, January 10, 17, 24, and 31, 2024 at 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Click link - here
- In person: Saturday, January 13, 2024 at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Seattle Rep
Prep for Semifinals
- Online: Wednesdays, February 14, 21, and 28, 2024 at 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Click link - here
- In person: Saturday, February 17, 2024 at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Prep for Regional Finals
- In person: Saturdays, March 9, 16, 23, and 30, 2024 at 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at Seattle Rep
Prior-Year Competition Dates
Attending competition dates and the dress rehearsals leading up to regional finals are required for participation.
- Preliminaries: Saturday, February 10, 2024 - all day/online
- Semifinals: Thursday, March 8, 2024 at 7 p.m. at Northwest African American Museum
- Regional Finals: Friday, April 5, 2024 at 7 p.m. at Seattle Rep
- National Finals: May 5 - 6 in NYC at The Apollo Theatre