What Is A Monologue A monologue is a long speech that expresses the thoughts or feelings of one character What are the characteristics of a monologue A monologue should have a beginning middle and an end ID: 224292
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The MonologueSlide2
What Is A Monologue? A monologue is a long speech that expresses the thoughts or feelings of one
character. Slide3
What are the characteristics of a monologue?A monologue should have a beginning, middle and an end. A monologue should always reveal something – be it a story, a secret, an answer to a question, or an emotional outpouring. A monologue offers insight into the character.Slide4
MONOLOGUE In theatre, the monologue can be a great gift. It's a gift to the audience to look up on that stage and see inside the thoughts of a human being. For the great monologues are private moments, secrets, emotions, heartbreaks, wonders.Slide5
The Need to Speak In every monologue a character must need to speak.
In
every monologue you write, you must determine the
need
for the character to
speak
. What
drives
the character?
What is the character’s
motivation
?Slide6
A successful monologueMemorized – should be second nature; line difficulty will interfere with your focus and believability of characterBelievability of Character – be in character before you get on stage
Stage business
– silence is okay; movement must have purpose; with or without props, story and delivery has to be good
Tech: lighting
– spotlight; dim lights; music cues; curtains
Costumes and props –
help you to “get into” character.
Vocal dynamics –
use expression and project your voiceSlide7
Memorization TipsRead the piece numerous times.Re-write it on a separate piece of paper!
Say a line aloud and repeat it over and over again
Repeat this step three times adding a new line each time.
Begin adding tone/inflection/etc. to your voice (note it on the script).
Keep practicing!Slide8
Inanimate Object Monologue
Choose
an object
and give
it a voice. Is it happy? Unhappy? What are its dreams, hopes, and fears? What does it want? What is its past and what does it hope for the future
?
Write a monologue for this
object
– imagine it is
speaking.
What
would it say?Slide9
Example: (soda can) How could you just use me like this? I thought we had something together. I thought I meant something to you. When you chose me, I was so excited. ME, you picked me out of everyone else. I was a little worried about leaving home, even though it was always, always cold in there, but I just knew that together we would have the most exciting and fabulous life. I gave up everything for you. And you --- you just threw me away. You used me up, and threw me away. Was this all I meant to you? Was I just some … container to you? Nothing more? You could at least have put me in
the recycling bin.Slide10