A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation!

Part One: A Monologue is...?






An Audition is an outrageous situation



The Sixty second Dilemma



What is a monologue?



A monologue is an Outrageous situation



What to Look for when choosing a Monologue



What to Avoid in a Monologue
Part Two: Working on a Monologue




Read the Play



Ask the Stanislavski Question



Given Circumstances



Take 3 Tips from the script



Editing a Monologue-include Table



Piecing a monologue together-include Table



Memorize-ASAP



Blocking



How to Move (Because you must)



Monologue Pitfalls



Outrageous



Exercises and Improvs
Part Three: Time to Audition




Steps of Your Audition



How Should I introduce my Monologue?



Where Should I place My Focus? Focus 1.0, 2.0



Should I take time to 'get into it' before I start?



Your Actual Run Time



Your Audition Must Show...



Your Sixty-second Audition Must Prove...



How much can the Auditors See in 60 seconds?



What Do the Auditors Want to See in a Call Back?



When Does the Audition Really Begin?



When Does the Audition End?
Part Four: "Just a Few Notes."




Realism is Not Real



Positive



Negative



Playing Emotion



Playing Explosions



Playing Characters that are Rich



That are Poor



That are heroic



That are evil



That are courageous



That are cowardly



Crying and Yelling is Not Dramatic



Don't TRY to be Funny



Dress and Hygiene for Men



Dress and Hygiene for Women



Final Thought on Clothes



Tattoo is Taboo



Exit

Epilogue

Appendix






MONOLOGUE SUGGESTIONS



WHERE TO FIND MONOLOGUES



UNIFIED AUDITIONS



HEAD SHOT PRODUCTION