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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, directorâs 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.



Table of Contents

Part One: A Monologue is…?

  2. An Audition is an outrageous situation

  4. The Sixty second Dilemma

  6. What is a monologue?

  8. A monologue is an Outrageous situation

  10. What to Look for when choosing a Monologue

  12. What to Avoid in a Monologue

  13. Part Two: Working on a Monologue

  14. Read the Play

  16. Ask the Stanislavski Question

  18. Given Circumstances

  20. Take 3 Tips from the script

  22. Editing a Monologue—include Table

  24. Piecing a monologue together—include Table

  26. Memorize—ASAP

  28. Blocking

  30. How to Move (Because you must)

  32. Monologue Pitfalls

  34. Outrageous

  36. Exercises and Improvs

  37. Part Three: Time to Audition

  38. Steps of Your Audition

  40. How Should I introduce my Monologue?

  42. Where Should I place My Focus? Focus 1.0, 2.0

  44. Should I take time to ‘get into it’ before I start?

  46. Your Actual Run Time

  48. Your Audition Must Show…

  50. Your Sixty-second Audition Must Prove…

  52. How much can the Auditors See in 60 seconds?

  54. What Do the Auditors Want to See in a Call Back?

  56. When Does the Audition Really Begin?

  58. When Does the Audition End?

  59. Part Four: "Just a Few Notes."

  60. Realism is Not Real

  62. Positive

  64. Negative

  66. Playing Emotion

  68. Playing Explosions

  70. Playing Characters that are Rich

  72. That are Poor

  74. That are heroic

  76. That are evil

  78. That are courageous

  80. That are cowardly

  82. Crying and Yelling is Not Dramatic

  84. Don’t TRY to be Funny

  86. Dress and Hygiene for Men

  88. Dress and Hygiene for Women

  90. Final Thought on Clothes

  92. Tattoo is Taboo

  94. Exit

Epilogue

Appendix

  2. MONOLOGUE SUGGESTIONS

  4. WHERE TO FIND MONOLOGUES

  6. UNIFIED AUDITIONS

  8. HEAD SHOT PRODUCTION

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      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: 01/03/2016
      ISBN13: 9781138120013, 978-1138120013
      ISBN10: 1138120014
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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, directorâs 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.



      Table of Contents

      Part One: A Monologue is…?

      2. An Audition is an outrageous situation

      4. The Sixty second Dilemma

      6. What is a monologue?

      8. A monologue is an Outrageous situation

      10. What to Look for when choosing a Monologue

      12. What to Avoid in a Monologue

      13. Part Two: Working on a Monologue

      14. Read the Play

      16. Ask the Stanislavski Question

      18. Given Circumstances

      20. Take 3 Tips from the script

      22. Editing a Monologue—include Table

      24. Piecing a monologue together—include Table

      26. Memorize—ASAP

      28. Blocking

      30. How to Move (Because you must)

      32. Monologue Pitfalls

      34. Outrageous

      36. Exercises and Improvs

      37. Part Three: Time to Audition

      38. Steps of Your Audition

      40. How Should I introduce my Monologue?

      42. Where Should I place My Focus? Focus 1.0, 2.0

      44. Should I take time to ‘get into it’ before I start?

      46. Your Actual Run Time

      48. Your Audition Must Show…

      50. Your Sixty-second Audition Must Prove…

      52. How much can the Auditors See in 60 seconds?

      54. What Do the Auditors Want to See in a Call Back?

      56. When Does the Audition Really Begin?

      58. When Does the Audition End?

      59. Part Four: "Just a Few Notes."

      60. Realism is Not Real

      62. Positive

      64. Negative

      66. Playing Emotion

      68. Playing Explosions

      70. Playing Characters that are Rich

      72. That are Poor

      74. That are heroic

      76. That are evil

      78. That are courageous

      80. That are cowardly

      82. Crying and Yelling is Not Dramatic

      84. Don’t TRY to be Funny

      86. Dress and Hygiene for Men

      88. Dress and Hygiene for Women

      90. Final Thought on Clothes

      92. Tattoo is Taboo

      94. Exit

      Epilogue

      Appendix

      2. MONOLOGUE SUGGESTIONS

      4. WHERE TO FIND MONOLOGUES

      6. UNIFIED AUDITIONS

      8. HEAD SHOT PRODUCTION

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