i was thinking about trying out for a school play but i need to read a monologue and i don't really know what that is or where to get one? any ideas?
2006-09-25 14:00:09 · 6 answers · asked by Master of Alternate Dimensions 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
well a monologue is where a character kind of talks to them self about something. it's long. and when memorizing, it helps to write it out. and when you're saying the monologue, you have to sound like you are that character. try googling monologue.
good luck!!
2006-09-25 14:02:44 · answer #1 · answered by Krissi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best thing to do would be to talk to your school's drama teacher or to someone with a great deal of experience in theatre, who will have an extensive knowledge of good monologues. Tell them you are interested in trying out for ____, but have little experience and wanted to know if they could give you some guidance in finding a monologue that will suit both you and the play you will be reading for.
The most important thing to remember is to be true to you. You cannot act if it doesn't come from a place of truth inside you.
Translation: Don't over-act, don't do anything up there that doesn't feel right.
2006-09-25 22:26:12 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Big Sigh.
MONO***** defines a person delivering a speech, or message, or "reading" sigh again,,, a passage from text, without interaction with another during its course.
Not knowing the length or time period allowed, I suggest you find something you can memorize, that likely relates to the substance of the play,,, though not its script, and address whever is going to judge your delivery, without reading a single word.
Eye contact is important, as is the method of your delivery, your attitude, your presence as you actually become part of what your monologue is about, and your personality within the context of the text you've memorized.
Rev. Steven
2006-09-25 22:19:23 · answer #3 · answered by DIY Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the advice previously given is very good. Once you are ready to do it, here are a couple of places where you can find some monologues.
Good luck!
Monologue Archive: http://www.monologuearchive.com/...
TheatreHistory.com: http://www.theatrehistory.com/plays/mono...
These web sites contain actual monologues, not links to books!
2006-09-29 15:20:02 · answer #4 · answered by Pandagal 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a very funny one in one of Shakespeare's plays called The Two Gentlemen of Verona, in which Lance, a funny character, says absurd things to his dog whom he idolizes and treats like a person. See Act 4 Scene 4.
You would have to make sure that you understood all the words and it would take work but it would be funny since I have already tried it out.
2006-09-25 21:15:04 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask your acting teacher for assistance.
2006-09-28 01:29:26 · answer #6 · answered by newyorkgal71 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋