In the new AS syllabus, we've got to do a mono/duologue on the night of the performance. Now, I realise this is a long way away (not till the end of May), but I'd like some ideas for a good monologue. It has to be around 2 minutes long, and have lots of character (not characters, but character).
Hmm, well, the best way I think of choosing a monologue is to find a book of them! Like, y'know for auditions etc? That way, they'll all be neatly collected together - usually by gender and age, so it's easy to get straight into a suitable character. Then you can just flick through, and read over any that catch your attention.
Otherwise, as you're doing AS, I'm assuming you've read a few plays - what were your favourites? Choose something from there, or maybe go with a playwright, or a particular genre of drama - there are lots of choices to make, and it's quite fun! I'm in the middle of choosing some for another drama exam, so I know it sounds kinda long, trawling through stuff, but if you're starting now, why not :P
http://http://www.monologuearchive.com/ There are some good ones here as jumping off points. Do you have any preferences, or anything? I might be able to remember some from previous exams. Good luck.
Hmm, well, the best way I think of choosing a monologue is to find a book of them! Like, y'know for auditions etc? That way, they'll all be neatly collected together - usually by gender and age, so it's easy to get straight into a suitable character. Then you can just flick through, and read over any that catch your attention.
Otherwise, as you're doing AS, I'm assuming you've read a few plays - what were your favourites? Choose something from there, or maybe go with a playwright, or a particular genre of drama - there are lots of choices to make, and it's quite fun! I'm in the middle of choosing some for another drama exam, so I know it sounds kinda long, trawling through stuff, but if you're starting now, why not :P
http://http://www.monologuearchive.com/ There are some good ones here as jumping off points. Do you have any preferences, or anything? I might be able to remember some from previous exams. Good luck.
Mmm, after all our coursework is in, the teacher who's doing monologues with us is going to give us the £150 worth of books he's ordered in to pick a mono/duologue from. We've been advised to go for something interesting (fairly obvious, I guess), and to avoid ones we're familiar with (ie, I wouldn't do a speech by Oggy Moxon from Teechers). I might look for a book on monologues or something similar.
Tbh, I've not really read any... I'm meant to have read Homecoming by Pinter for wednesday, but I haven't started, and it doesn't seem that great.
I think I'd rather go for a dramatic, aggressive monologue than a comedic one, but I'm open to ideas
Lol, just noticed that you're a boy. I know, I'm slow . That means I won't know any monologues off of the top of my head, as all the ones I did were - for female roles :P
Dramatic and aggressive - do you like Greek Tragedy? 'Cos they're pretty intense, and aggressive. And plus, I'm not sure what other plays or whatever you already did, but most of the time, Greek tragedy contrasts with them So that's always good. But yeah, some people don't mesh well with the long, loud, wording and the weird translations, but look some up, if you've got no opinion yet, 'cos they're pretty good.
Let me know if greek monologues suit you - oh and that's the other thing about ancient greek plays - practically any play you choose will mostly be made up of long monologues, meaning that you have loads to choose from. And if you know any vaguely interesting Greek myths, the chances are, there's a play concerning one of the characters that you can look up. Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles are the main playwright/author-y people, if that helps at all.
Lol, just noticed that you're a boy. I know, I'm slow . That means I won't know any monologues off of the top of my head, as all the ones I did were - for female roles :P
Dramatic and aggressive - do you like Greek Tragedy? 'Cos they're pretty intense, and aggressive. And plus, I'm not sure what other plays or whatever you already did, but most of the time, Greek tragedy contrasts with them So that's always good. But yeah, some people don't mesh well with the long, loud, wording and the weird translations, but look some up, if you've got no opinion yet, 'cos they're pretty good.
Let me know if greek monologues suit you - oh and that's the other thing about ancient greek plays - practically any play you choose will mostly be made up of long monologues, meaning that you have loads to choose from. And if you know any vaguely interesting Greek myths, the chances are, there's a play concerning one of the characters that you can look up. Aeschylus, Euripides and Sophocles are the main playwright/author-y people, if that helps at all.
Greek tragedy would be good - only we've been advised away from what we already know... I've studied Oedipus, Antigone, Iphigenia in Tauris, Medea (the latter of which I've seen an Ancient Greek production of...). So yeah, I know what you mean about long monologues, but I think I'd be dissuaded by my teachers. Thanks for the advice though!
It sounds pretty intense to me, but I don't know. It's also classical-ish or whatever, but from a different time-period. And it sounds long and wordy and dramatic, so it reminds me of the Greek stuff you've already done.
Lol, sorry about bugging you, but I've become interested now, haha. Have you had any more ideas at all?
It sounds pretty intense to me, but I don't know. It's also classical-ish or whatever, but from a different time-period. And it sounds long and wordy and dramatic, so it reminds me of the Greek stuff you've already done.
Lol, sorry about bugging you, but I've become interested now, haha. Have you had any more ideas at all?
Okay, cheers I'll keep that one in mind when we get to that part of the course and suggest it to my teachers.
I've not had any ideas to be honest, I don't really know that many other than Greek tragedy...
Are you doing the same thing this year?
So. So far I have a couple of monologues from John Godber's 'Bouncers', one from Sarah Kane's 'Blasted' and one from Chris Chibnall's 'Kiss Me Like You Mean It'.
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. That means I won't know any monologues off of the top of my head, as all the ones I did were - for female roles :P
