A monologue is an outrageous situation! : how to survive the 60-second audition / Herb Parker.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Parker, Herb, 1954- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Acting--Auditions.

Acting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : Focal Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition explains how to successfully tackle the "cattle call" acting audition with a sixty-second monologue. Through Q&As, tips, director’s notes, and a glossary full of outrageous actions meant to inspire the actor into truly connecting with the piece, this book shows actors where and how to find a monologue, edit it, and give the best audition possible.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Epigraph; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I Picking Your Monologue; 1 An Outrageous Situation; 2 The Sixty-Second Dilemma; 3 What to Look for in a Monologue; Your Type; What You Do Best; A Role You Can Play Now; Age-Appropriate; Comedic or Dramatic?; Who Is Your Audience?; What Roles Are Being Cast?; 4 What to Avoid in a Monologue; The 'Challenge Yourself' Monologue; The Accent Monologue; The Internet Monologue; The 'Role You Have Played Before' Monologue; The Phone-Call Monologue; The 'Feel Sorry for Yourself' Monologue

The 'Whining and Complaining' MonologueThe 'What a Screw-up I Am' Monologue; The Dirty-Word Monologue; The 'Too Much out of Context' Monologue; The Screenplay Monologue; The One-Person-Show Monologue; The Monologue You Wrote; The 'Big Pay-Off at the End' Monologue; The Shakespeare Monologue; The Pre-Twentieth-Century Monologue; The 'Remembering the Past' Monologue; Summary of "Picking Your Monologue"; Part II Working on Your Monologue; 5 Getting Started; Step One: Read the Play; Step Two: What Are the Given Circumstances?; Step Three: "Three Tips" from the Script

Up Good, Down BadUnintentional Hiding; Rushing; Don't Try to Be Funny; Crying and Yelling Is Not Dramatic; Go Somewhere and Take Us with You; If in Doubt about Your Choices; When to Stop Your Monologue; 11 Audition!; What the Sixty-Second Monologue Must Do; How Much Can They Really See in Sixty Seconds?; Dress and Hygiene; For Men; For Women; Final Clothing Thoughts; Tattoos; The Audition Step by Step; Step One: Entrance; Step Two: Find Your Light; Step Three: Go to Center; Step Four: Focus Points; The Actual People in the Audition Room; Your Imaginary Scene Partner

Step Five: Announce your Name and Number

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781315651989

131565198X

9781317311683

131731168X

9781317311676

1317311671

OCLC:

958107665