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Audition Lab

MONOLOGUES

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You have your monologue…

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NOW WHAT?!

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A: Memorize

B: Highlight

C: Freak out because you actually have to memorize something

D: Mark the script for meaning and emphasis

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The correct answer is…

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D

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BUT WHY?

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How do we do that?

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To mark your script for meaning and emphasis you must seek to understand what the character is saying.

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What do they want? Why do they want it? How are they attempting to get it?

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Words, words, words

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What words jump out to you about in the piece?

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Tactics

Think about the monologue and what the character wants. �

Who are they talking to? (3 options: The Audience, another person, or themselves)

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Are they trying to:

Complain�Beg�Rant

Bruise

Tell off

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What verb do you see them using? Are there more than one?

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Mark it up!

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  • Take those words that stand out to you and underline them.
  • Are you going to keep questions as questions or are you changing them into statements?
  • Is there a place where the tactic or tone switches? Draw a vertical line before that moment so you know to “change gears”

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Now we can begin to memorize…

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What kind of learner are you?

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3 types

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  • Visual
  • Kinesthetic
  • Auditory

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Play to your strengths

  • Visual: Write out the monologue
  • Kinesthetic: Move around and “block every moment” (also physically writing out your monologue helps)
  • Auditory: Record yourself delivering the monologue and listen back.