If you think of monologues as finely crafted and intense short stories, you are well on your way. The purpose of a monologue is to provide an audience with a better understanding of the mind and thought process of a character. It can also provide exposition (what happened in the past) and/or explain an action or dramatic event.
In any case, a monologue should be well written. Avoid overusing filler words like "well, and oh, and um, and stuff like that."
Today, get into groups of 3-4 and share your homework (a written monologue) with each other. Advanced groups can ask the other members of the group to read the original author's work while that person listens to how his/her words sound.
After sharing monologues, please read "Getting Into Character" together. Take notes on important and helpful advice about designing characters for plays.
Create a character or use one from your journals. In your journal create a character sketch by answering the questions on page 113-114 in the article "Getting into Character." You will use this character to create a short 10-minute play/monologue. Today, just design the character and begin thinking about a situation the character can be found in.
HOMEWORK: please read David Henry Hwang's "1,000 Airplanes on the Roof" for Thursday. You will be expected to post a response on our forum for this assignment.
In any case, a monologue should be well written. Avoid overusing filler words like "well, and oh, and um, and stuff like that."
Today, get into groups of 3-4 and share your homework (a written monologue) with each other. Advanced groups can ask the other members of the group to read the original author's work while that person listens to how his/her words sound.
After sharing monologues, please read "Getting Into Character" together. Take notes on important and helpful advice about designing characters for plays.
Create a character or use one from your journals. In your journal create a character sketch by answering the questions on page 113-114 in the article "Getting into Character." You will use this character to create a short 10-minute play/monologue. Today, just design the character and begin thinking about a situation the character can be found in.
HOMEWORK: please read David Henry Hwang's "1,000 Airplanes on the Roof" for Thursday. You will be expected to post a response on our forum for this assignment.
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