So you’ve decided to audition for a theater conservatory? Well, first off, congratulations on taking a very wise and professional step for your future. However, just deciding to go to a conservatory is one thing, but actually auditioning for one, well, that’s something completely different. Every conservatory has a unique admissions policy, however, they all ...
Simply stated, a monologue involves one character of a play, TV show, or movie speaking aloud to either another character (s) or the audience. When anyone begins a serious discussion of best monologues ever written and performed, he must turn his attention to two playwrights. First, Shakespeare stands as the foremost wordsmith in world history, ...
Talking With… by Jane Martin is a delightful set of emotional monologues. This play shows some in-depth emotion on various topics. Simply speaking, this play seems to show many lessons that were learned by each of the women portrayed in the scenes. The dramatic question is somewhat different from other plays. That means there seems ...
You know you’re going to an audition, and you know you need to prepare a monologue. Whether it’s a high school play or a professional production, these tips will help you land that role. The cult of personality. The director or casting panel will see many, many people. By the end of the day, the ...
As this article’s being written–America is probably going to have to endure reruns of every TV show in existence through the end of the year as the result of the protracted WGA strike and writers waiting longer than they should to get what they more than deserve. While I can personally live with prime-time shows ...
My eyes skimmed the paper given to me by my acting coach. It was a monologue. This was nothing new. It seemed every week for the past several months we were solely working on monologues. I knew he had a purpose for this, but I wasn’t sure what it was. After several moments of internal ...