A monologue is an outrageous situation! how to survive the 60-second audition
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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New York :
Focal Press
2016.
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| Edition: | 1st edition |
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| See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009630337206719 |
Table of 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
