1st Edition

A Monologue is an Outrageous Situation! How to Survive the 60-Second Audition

By Herb Parker Copyright 2016
    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    220 Pages
    by Routledge

    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.

    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
    7. Part Two: Working on a Monologue

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

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

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

    Epilogue

    Appendix

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

    Biography

    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.