TUESDAY, OCT. 28 Monologues Continued

What Makes a Monologue Great?  We are going to watch a few monologues from the 1 minute monologue competition in minute monologue competition  Note what makes these monologues great – what do you notice about them? The actors? The blocking?

Monologue Planning Guide  Using your monologue – please take 10 minutes to write about what you can do to make your monologue great. What have you learned from watching and discussing these great monologue performances? How can you apply it to your own performance?  I will be collecting these

Night at the Oscars – Mira  Improv game – 7 players  One host, three pairs  Audience will suggest fictional movie titles (i.e. The Tomato Disaster, The Black Shirt, etc.)  Each group will receive a movie title  Host will introduce the nominees  Each team will perform their improvised nominated scene  After all three groups have performed, audience will vote on which wins the academy award  Winning group will give a brief acceptance speech

Warmups  One Sentence Monologue  Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia Boom-sha-boom  Yugoslavia Boom-sha-boom  Let’s get the rhythm of the hands  We’ve got the rhythm of the hands  Let’s get the rhythm of the feet  We’ve got the rhythm of the feet  Let’s get the rhythms of the hips (1, 2, 1234)  We’ve got the rhythm of the hips (1,2,1234)  Let’s get the rhythm of the eyes (woo)  We’ve got the rhythm of the eyes (woo)  Electric Company Electric Company  Emotional Fruit Salad

Your Tasks!  Characterization Handout  Annotate Monologues  Beats  Moments/Key Words  Blocking  Character Likes/Dislikes  Lists – costumes/props  If you STILL don’t have your printed monologue – come see me!