Turner Network Television (TNT), the first and only network dedicated to drama, announces the winner of its second annual DRAMATIC AUDITIONS program, a nationwide search for the most talented aspiring actors in America. Monifa Days, a 30-year-old aspiring theatre actor from Chicago, received top scores to rise above more than 2,200 other participants in the competition and clinch the title as this year´s winner.
TNT´s Dramatic Auditions search began in Los Angeles on October 6 before heading to Chicago on October 11 and making one final stop in New York City on October 20. Hopeful actors across the country who could not attend the live auditions were allowed to submit videos of their audition both online and by mail. Focused on serious dramatic acting, DRAMATIC AUDITIONS re-enforces TNT´s dedication to drama.
For their audition, the budding actors selected monologues from The New Classics´ movies on TNT (a complete list is available at www.tnt.tv) and, in each city on the program´s tour, had the opportunity to perform their selected scene live in front of a panel of judges. The first major off-channel talent search contest conducted in a format similar to traditional auditions, DRAMATIC AUDITIONS attracted thousands of talented actors from across the country.
Days was selected as one of the top three finalists from a group of 20 semifinalists in November and flown to Los Angeles for a final audition taping. She then went on to defeat Saadiqa Muhammad, also of Chicago, and Serge Thony of New York in the final audition process. As the grand prize winner of TNT´s Dramatic Auditions program, Days will receive $50,000, an apartment in Los Angeles, use of a car for 12 months, acting lessons at both Jeremiah Comey´s Studio and the renowned Margie Haber Acting Studio in L.A., and a personal publicist. Days is relocating to L.A. in mid-January and will be chronicling her West Coast experience through an online video diary. Days´ followers can view the video diary at www.tnt.tv.
"This win with TNT has given me an amazing opportunity," said Days. "The Dramatic Auditions program is something that can really get me going in the right direction and put me in front of all the right people. I´m very excited to get such an awesome boost to my career."
