How to Approach a Monologue | Theatre Directing

A monologue is simply a tool to get the role, a discipline you have to learn to get you where you want to be. Remember that just because you can deliver a great monologue doesn't mean you can act. Watch this great practical demonstration of what to do and what NOT to do - during a monologue for some pertinent points to help you land that great role. Guest starring Paul Louis.

[@ChilliCheezdog]

'A monologue is a tool to get the role.' 'A monologue has very little to do with acting.' Well yeah. Everyone's entitled to their opinion.

[@brigettalegendre4664]

Very helpful tools I’ll be going out for my first monologue March 12

[@chrissyjanaebk5175]

Good Luck ^.^ my first audition is September 5

[@captainprice7328]

5 years later... how you doing?

[@lilianafox7401]

How did it go

[@222fguez]

How did it go girl?

[@chrissyjanaebk5175]

@@222fguez it had actually went well!! Thanks for asking 😊

[@taviuscunningham]

most of this is very Misner...an acting technique that works for some and not others. While there are general statements like "take time" which is universal to every actor. Basing your action on reaction is hard when you're doing a monologue...there is no one to play off of so what do you do?

[@worldofcinema2353]

Joseph Adler is his name. Maybe he is relative of Stella Adler

[@akadelight08]

Thank you. Going out for my first monologue (as an adult) :)

[@michaelokeke4976]

“Just because you can deliver a great monologue doesn’t mean you can act”
I respect his viewpoint but I will have to politely disagree with it. A monologue isn’t just a tool for the audition. It’s a method to get inside a character’s thoughts into the audience’s consciousness. It’s got everything to do with acting and should be delivered with the same emotion and intensity as any other line.
“Acting is about making the scene about other character”
I also have to disagree with that too because the way he describes dialogue, it seems that the other actor is using the first actor as a sounding board and that only one actor is acting.
Acting is building a fully fleshed character, not making the scene about the other person. IMO, it seems like he is implying that at any given time one actor should be acting which is pretty absurd. That kind of arrangement would make for an unspeakably boring and half-baked play.
If those two viewpoints that he mentioned above were, then the CD would crazy for using monologues as tools. Yes I agree that monologues do not showcase an actor’s ability to interact with other actors, it is very helpful in demonstrating their basic skills such as the ability to project, articulate, parse the speech and connect emotionally to the material.
Let’s not forget that many, if not, most plays contain monologues/soliloquys. Many are quite long, and while delivering them, the actor/performer is commanding attention/carrying the play without the aid of a scene partner/co-star but this is not to say that his tips aren’t helpful or useful in this video. He shares some pretty good tips

[@MrBinieam]

Thank you for the tips

[@bwititisimplicio5207]

really helpfully indeed

[@josearanguibel945]

"A monologue is a tool to get the role". What about Shakespeare?

[@boringguy8324]

Who else is doing this for homework🙄

[@thanostsarbos1197]

The guy doing the monologue was so unnatural in the first example so it's not a valid argument for your point...Also some directors want you to direct the monologue to them...