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Letting A Monologue Work It's Magic For You
Preparing to audition means discovering and readying a monologue. Stars, especially young stars, teenagers and girls have difficulty discovering good monologues. Ninety eight percent of the young stars who I see do not audition well due to the fact that they choose monologues that let them down.
Remember that you require a good monologue. A monologue is a bit from the life of a character. Presenting your monologue is not a test of whether you can memorize and spout back some lines. It is not a speech that you need to make in school. You have to think about all the aspects of that character in order to make a good impression with your monologue. Your monologue needs to consist of some obstructing, some body movement, some faces, singing characteristics. It should look as if this is a play that you have actually been performing and you are being asked to reveal a few of it. A good monologue will show off your strengths, be interesting, and reveal a modification in feeling for your character, all in 2 minutes.
Good monologues are mostly from plays, occasionally from books, and virtually never ever from the internet. If you have not read many plays, you will have to find out exactly what plays exist that have potential. Check the internet, ask your drama coach, ask the drama teacher at school, ask other stars, ask directors, call theater business, and check the library.
When you discover a monologue that appears to have potential, find out where you can read the remainder of the play. If there is no play, then proceed to the next potential monologue. You require the play in order to specify your character. No one can realize the complexities of a character by reading a two-minute little bit.
You will be well-rounded if you can discover a funny and a drama from classical plays (Greek), a funny and a drama from Shakespeare or Marlowe, and as well from a modern piece and a modern. That's 8 monologues, or about sixteen minutes worth of performing.
Read the entire play once, simply to read the tale. Then review it again with an eye to your character's mindset about plot, other characters, the highs and lows of the piece. You will need to do as much preparation for this as it would require to actually be performing the play in manufacturing. This is entirely worth it. You are now investing in yourself as a star, you are making the effort to be as hireable as possible.
Next take a look at where your monologue suits all that and work the monologue until you have some obstructing, and understand the text. Remain layering and screening until you either run up versus a wall, or until you think it prepares to be taken a look at.
The right input for your monologue is vital. Do your monologue for individuals who understand theater. Program it to other stars, to directors, to your coach, and ask for specific input. Use your drama teacher to assist you polish your piece.
Remember to practice your monologue every day, even after you have actually developed it. You have actually striven to have a monologue that will not let you down, the rest depends on you!