Here comes the annual, “Please, God, help with me my monologue – or my life will soon have no meaning.” The line up begins at the door, and all are shaking against the the unlikelihood that someone will love them and invite them into their school. Although the two minute limit seemed absurdly too short when they first went a lookin’ for monologues, the same time frame now seems much, much too long to offer a polished project.My advice to them is three fold:
1. Make sure that your introduction demonstrates that you are friendly, professional and easy to work with.
2. End your piece with a nice full moment of silent relish in the win or loss that your character faces in the piece.
3. Find one moment – – and I am just saying ONE moment in the piece when, in silence, something significant and personal happens -so strong that it is capable of changing who you are.
A warm introduction, a conclusion that is held and appreciated – and ONE moment when it all becomes real and significant. Now the daunting task of hitting your mark with the monologue is DOABLE. They don’t need two minutes right for them to make a positive decision. They only need ONE SINGLE MOMENT when it all comes together. Let’s find that ONE SINGLE MOMENT, roll up our sleeves and get it living and breathing.