Prepare a Monologue
A well-prepared monologue will help you get roles.
Instructions
1. Read the entire play from which your monologue comes, several times.
2. Memorize the monologue thoroughly.
3. Break down the character. What does the character in the monologue want? How will the character get it?
4. Break down the monologue into a beginning, middle and end.
5. Practice keeping hand gestures, walking, pantomiming and use of props to a minimum.
6. Imagine the person you're speaking to in the monologue, and keep her clearly in your mind's eye at all times as you speak. Imagine her reactions, and see the other person in the piece. Remember, monologues are really dialogues in which the other person doesn't speak.
7. Practice performing the monologue first to an inanimate object. Then perform it for a trusted professional, such as a fellow actor or a casting director, and get feedback.
8. Try performing the monologue in several different ways. Be prepared to perform it more than one way at the audition.
9. Time yourself and make sure the monologue fits the length acceptable for the audition (usually one to three minutes).
