My monologue is about a boy whose life is melting away after his parents got divorsed, in case youre wondering.
2007-02-10 19:21:16 · 6 answers · asked by babyjohnsonchristine 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
no offense but the use of the menthol will not make the tears come out but it will rather look like you're batting your eyes.. because once you apply it, its so strong that everyone will start laughing out instead of getting touched by the emotional drama. one way is that keep your eye openned, while you're saying other dialogues. struggle to keep doing so.. the air, as it enters your eye, is going to make your eyes watery,, really really watery.. so then here you go.. add some dialogues to it and the shows on the road!!
gud luck with the audition!
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2007-02-10 23:38:31 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I helps to take a monologue from a play, one that I use quite often if from Anne Frank, she is talking to Peter the entire time in the monologue, the other is from the Crucible and Abigail is talking to John. Granted I have had both these parts, but if the monologue is form a play then all you have to do is pretend there is another peroson on stage with you and interact as though they were there. However there are some monologues that arent' form plahy that can be preformed to the audience as a whole but don't pay any special attention to the people you are auditioning you, pretend you have a full house and act for everyone who would be there.
2016-05-25 09:45:42 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, menthol sticks? whatever happened to old-fashioned acting? try some emotional recall exercises. If you can't relate to the scene (your parents have never divorced and your life hasn't fallen apart) then think of a situation in your life when you felt like your life was melting away. Separate the beats of your monologue and write down some objectives or thoughts for each beat. If being in the moment of the character doesn't bring tears organically, then put your own personal feelings in there, make up your own subtext, whatever works to give a believable performance. You have to believe the scene or the audience will never believe it...
2007-02-11 05:55:25 · answer #3 · answered by butterflysphere 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know if it will work for you but I saw this film about the holocaust called Life Is Beautiful, I was in floods of tears at the ending and now I just think of that film, if you mix sad memories and try to get caught up with the characters emotions then maybe you can cry.
I hope you figure it out but don't go too over the top!
Break a leg!
2007-02-11 00:01:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, i recommend the use of a menthol stick, or inhaler, like the one you use when you have colds or a clogged nose, to help relieve the pressure on nose. you swath it on your forehead, eyebrows, nosebridge, under your eyes, or if you are up to it, on your eyelids. soon you will feel the menthol, and your eyes should be watery in about 5 seconds since you applied it. basically you apply it in the upper part of your face. you should apply it before going onstage. then basically you can adjust the thickness of the application. to wash it off, you can wash your face with soap and water, though i dont recommend a simple water splash, since this tends to aggravate the feeling, because it's menthol. i've done this a lot of times for theatre performances. you can control when you want tears to fall anyway. and while you're doing the monologue, think of sad experiences or situations to help you project the emotion of the monologue. Good luck to your piece!
2007-02-10 21:32:16 · answer #5 · answered by Chardi 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
force a yawn as you are turned away and blink your eyes several times.
2007-02-10 19:25:06 · answer #6 · answered by alwaysmoose 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋