Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning

Demystifying the Monologue: Your Roadmap to a Compelling Performance

Name: Demystifying the Monologue: Your Roadmap to a Compelling Performance
Author: Leonard Peters
ISBN: 9780325007649

by Leonard Peters

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Synopsis

Monologues are mysterious. The audience stares at a total stranger, wondering who he or she is and how the character will reveal itself. Performing monologues, however, should not be a mystery, and inDemystifying the Monologue, you'll discover how to turn two minutes of stage time into the performance of a lifetime.
Demystifying the Monologue unmasks the monologue, giving you, the actor, a road map to picking, practicing, and performing one. Leonard Peters offers hands-on ideas for developing characters and revealing conflicts that will make your next monologue a one-person success story. With tips for selecting a piece for auditioning or performing a monodrama, analyzing its structure, and highlighting the moments that demand artful choice, Peters' guide to the form is just as practical as it is entertaining. He even includes mark-ups of actual scripts to show you exactly how to apply his ideas.
Demystifying the Monologue takes you deep inside one of acting's most beloved forms-and one of the most difficult to master. Read it, dog ear it, and leave the mystery of the monologue where it belongs - with your audience.

About the Author, Leonard Peters

Leonard Peters has taught acting in New York and Los Angeles, as well as at the American University in Paris and works as a communications coach with professionals in a variety of fields. He has directed over forty theatrical productions in New York, Washington, DC, and throughout the country, has served as dramaturg for the Midwest Playwrights Conference, and has written, directed, and produced two short films.