A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation!: How to Survive the 60-Second Audition / Edition 1

by Herb Parker

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781138120020
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/26/2016
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Herb Parker is the Associate Professor in the Division of Theatre and Dance, Department of Communication and Performance at East Tennessee State University. He is a recipient of the KCACTF "Excellence in Directing" Meritorious Achievement Award and a 35-year member of Actors Equity Association. He is the author of BARK LIKE A DOG! Outrageous Ideas for Actors published in 2013 by Spring Knoll Press.

Table of Contents

Part One: A Monologue is…?

1. An Audition is an outrageous situation
2. The Sixty second Dilemma
3. What is a monologue?
4. A monologue is an Outrageous situation
5. What to Look for when choosing a Monologue
6. What to Avoid in a Monologue

Part Two: Working on a Monologue

7. Read the Play
8. Ask the Stanislavski Question
9. Given Circumstances
10. Take 3 Tips from the script
11. Editing a Monologue—include Table
12. Piecing a monologue together—include Table
13. Memorize—ASAP
14. Blocking
15. How to Move (Because you must)
16. Monologue Pitfalls
17. Outrageous
18. Exercises and Improvs

Part Three: Time to Audition

19. Steps of Your Audition
20. How Should I introduce my Monologue?
21. Where Should I place My Focus? Focus 1.0, 2.0
22. Should I take time to ‘get into it’ before I start?
23. Your Actual Run Time
24. Your Audition Must Show…
25. Your Sixty-second Audition Must Prove…
26. How much can the Auditors See in 60 seconds?
27. What Do the Auditors Want to See in a Call Back?
28. When Does the Audition Really Begin?
29. When Does the Audition End?

Part Four: "Just a Few Notes."

30. Realism is Not Real
31. Positive
32. Negative
33. Playing Emotion
34. Playing Explosions
35. Playing Characters that are Rich
36. That are Poor
37. That are heroic
38. That are evil
39. That are courageous
40. That are cowardly
41. Crying and Yelling is Not Dramatic
42. Don’t TRY to be Funny
43. Dress and Hygiene for Men
44. Dress and Hygiene for Women
45. Final Thought on Clothes
46. Tattoo is Taboo
47. Exit

Epilogue

Appendix

1. MONOLOGUE SUGGESTIONS
2. WHERE TO FIND MONOLOGUES
3. UNIFIED AUDITIONS
4. HEAD SHOT PRODUCTION