How To PERFORM A MONOLOGUE - 10 Top Tips

In this video, I give you the top ten tips you need to know to perform a monologue confidently. Monologues are really tricky and can cause a lot of nerves for actors, but if you prepare thoroughly and use these steps you should be well ahead of the competition.
The final key to success in your next monologue is preparation but these tips will springboard you into the leading spot through any audition. Enjoy!

[@cookiecrumbs9515]

Actually helps alot! Thank you for this!

[@Officialkokopee89]

Nice one. Thanks

[@mykephoenix]

Thanks a whole lot. 🤩

[@klamup]

Don't try to find the context of the piece, let your actions give context to what you're saying. BE THE CONTEXT

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[@AndyXGumede]

Don’t stare?

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The audience needs to see your eyes as it allows them to connect with you personally and feel empathy or unbridled joy with the emotions you are portraying. They have suspended their disbelief in reality and are unconditionally moving through your story with you; that is the magic of theatre and a powerful monologue delivered well can be unforgettable. However, if you make and sustain eye contact with the viewer they will immediately feel singled out, and highly uncomfortable. They may also imagine that everyone's focus is now upon them. In effect, the suspension of disbelief will be broken for this person and possibly others within the audience. In this one brief moment, your mind will register this shift in the audience's emotional state, jolt you back into reality, break your connection to the character, interrupt the monologue, and severely disrupt your sense of timing. In this regard, staring, __making, and sustaining eye contact_ with an audience member is a killer in the world of monologue delivery. This is true for you and your intended audience so if you want to deliver a powerful monologue, never stare at an audience member.