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Monologues

Monologues. Tips for Writing and Performing Drama 11/12 . A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech by a single person. It is common in both drama and written fiction When the speech is directed to another person/people, it is called a monologue

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Monologues

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  1. Monologues Tips for Writing and Performing Drama 11/12

  2. A monologue is an extended uninterrupted speech by a single person. • It is common in both drama and written fiction • When the speech is directed to another person/people, it is called a monologue • When the speech is directed to the person him/herself it is called a soliloquy

  3. Other types of monologues include • Dramatic Monologues (usually poetry) • Stand-up comedy (think Jay Leno at the beginning of the tonight show) • Certain songs in musical theatre (when they reveal the characters thoughts) • Villain Speeches (think Joker, Grinch) • Rants (a la Rick Mercer)

  4. Need Inspiration for your Monologue? • stream of consciousness, timed writing • write to a specific theme, i.e.; guilt, pride, obsession, fear, etc. • think of a specific location, or time period • write to music • write without editing yourself - first thoughts • change your point of view - perspective of a dog, a bird, God • imagine life through the eyes of a real person, in a fictional event • a reporter on the scene • turn at random to a page in the dictionary, point to a word and use it it as your first word in the monologue • write about a painful memory - these often have emotional triggers

  5. Tips for performing your monologue • Analyze the character. • Think about the character: What is he/she like? Their background, fears, likes and dislikes. Name, age, home, culture. • Analyze the scene: • At what points does the emotion or tone change? Are they always talking to the same person/object. Make notes about this

  6. Break the monologue into sections and work on transitioning between sections. • Memorize your monologue. Practice it over and over again. • Practice it for someone else. Make adjustments based on their feedback • Use a prop if appropriate but make sure it doesn’t take away from your speech

  7. Project your voice in the space. Block out your audience, but make sure they can hear you. • Act as if your surroundings are real and really there. Ex: if you are supposed to be watching someone, “track” them with your eyes, even if they are actually invisible. • Move around as appropriate. Don’t just stand there in one spot.

  8. If you forget a line, don’t let the audience know. Stay in character. Improvise • Pause for a moment, in character, at the end of your performance, before becoming yourself again.

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