{"id":1375,"date":"2017-06-27T10:11:17","date_gmt":"2017-06-27T10:11:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=1375"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:56:04","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T13:56:04","slug":"spotlight-prize-preparation-performance-and-selecting-a-monologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/spotlight\/spotlight-prize-preparation-performance-and-selecting-a-monologue\/","title":{"rendered":"Spotlight Prize: Preparation, Performance and Selecting a Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Catching up with Spotlight Prize participants from over the years<\/h3>\n<p>The Spotlight Prize is almost upon us. This year we took the time to catch up with some of our previous participants and winners to get their insight into the best ways to pick and prepare for a monologue, perform at your best, and make the most of the networking opportunities of a showcase.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-replace hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_1536,c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1584\/spotlght-showcase-2015-133.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_{width},c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1584\/spotlght-showcase-2015-133.jpg\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Rosalind Eleazar<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Winner 2015,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/contacts\/listing\/d2c8dd1b-a560-4d75-9747-15d4587d1c55\">LAMDA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quoteMacro style1 noAuthorImage\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<div class=\"quoteTextInner\">At the end of the day, if you have a relationship with your piece that is going to transcend more than picking a piece because you think it might do well. You never know what they\u2019re looking for, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve started to realise. Be flexible enough to change in the room but don\u2019t try and second guess yourself with whatever it is you think they might want. You can just lose your way a bit.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorInformation\">\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorName\">Rosalind Eleazar<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>What was your experience of preparing and performing? Did you have help picking a piece?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Preparation wise, I remember going round the houses \u2013 I literally went in and out, back and forth, until it was the deadline, trying to pick a piece. It was one of my friends who said, \u201cHave you thought of this one?\u201d I thought, \u201cOh god I can\u2019t do a Doll\u2019s House! It\u2019s too old, etc.\u201d But actually, I really connected with it, and why not do something that might seem a bit obvious as long as it speaks to you in a way. I was also worried about the fact that it was a drama piece, and sometimes those events are more inclined to prefer comedy. Two minutes can be easier when it\u2019s light. Mine was super heavy!<\/p>\n<p>I think it\u2019s just what you feel is right for you \u2013 if comedy is right for you, then great. If a piece of drama is right for you, great too. In terms of preparation, I knew the play, and I think with the type of environment you\u2019re in \u2013 having only a 2-minute monologue \u2013 you do have to take it out of context as well. We had a great director, and when we had rehearsals with him he reminded us to take in our full audience, at the sides. Having someone that doesn\u2019t know you, rehearsing with them with your piece, is actually very,\u00a0<em>very<\/em>\u00a0useful.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What\u2019s your memory of actually performing on the night?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It was a lovely room \u2013 the atmosphere was great, but it was nerve-racking. I think drama school can sometimes be a bit of a bubble and when you\u2019re presented with the actual industry it can sometimes feel slightly daunting. That was really the first time I and a lot of the other people had been in front of a bunch of casting directors, and other actors that we admire, other directors \u2013 a whole bunch of people who are part of this industry \u2013 it was such a welcoming atmosphere. Which made the entire experience a lot more enjoyable. All the nominees from that year have done really well, we were very supportive of each other.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What did you make of the chance to network?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>There have definitely been casting directors that have said, \u201cOh, I saw you at the Spotlight Prize!\u201d Especially because you film it and it\u2019s on the website, so even those who didn\u2019t make it are seen \u2013 in my case [casting directors] could click on it, and see my performance, which was helpful, because to know someone has seen some of your work beforehand is a really good thing. It\u2019s not always the case, especially when you\u2019re just starting out. Of course, the prizes help. But I do think that the fact that the audience was filled with a lot of people who are in the industry was priceless.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Since winning the Spotlight Prize and graduating, what have been the highlights for you so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019ve been super lucky. When we were sitting in the read through of National Treasure, I was in the seat next to Julie Walters \u2013 wow! That was amazing. She was this lovely woman, so interested in my life and a lovely human being.<\/p>\n<p>Subsequently I\u2019ve been really lucky with the directors that I\u2019ve had and the pieces that I\u2019ve done \u2013 for example, Zadie Smith\u2019s NW is one of my favourite books, and to be a part of that TV film is just\u2026 you don\u2019t even imagine! It\u2019s a special moment. I\u2019ve just finished Howards End and Rellik \u00a0\u2013 I can\u2019t really separate any of the jobs. They\u2019ve all been wonderful casts. You learn so much from watching these people on set.<\/p>\n<p>There are some directors who love a long rehearsal period, then one or two takes. Others like to shoot the rehearsal \u2013 just learning to be flexible in that environment. It\u2019s so much fun, to get to know these people on set and your character. It\u2019s been great.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you have any advice for those preparing for a showcase, including the Spotlight Prize?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>As clich\u00e9 and as basic and obvious as this sounds: do what you feel comfortable with and what you sort of think represents you as an actor, where you are now. Obviously in 5 or 10 years you\u2019re going to change, but it\u2019s where you are at that moment \u2013 what feels natural to you and a piece that you care about, that you\u2019re connected to. Rather than potentially over thinking and thinking, \u201cOh, they\u2019ll probably like this, because&#8230;\u201d At the end of the day, if you have a relationship with your piece that is going to transcend more than picking a piece because you think it might do well. You never know what they\u2019re looking for, that\u2019s what I\u2019ve started to realise. Be flexible enough to change in the room but don\u2019t try and second guess yourself with whatever it is you think they might want. You can just lose your way a bit.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What about wider advice to graduates in general?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Try to see the industry and the people in it as one group. Especially when you\u2019re new, casting directors, other directors, they all seem so far above you \u2013 and they are exceptionally important, but that can\u2019t be at the expense of you not bringing your personality to the conversation. I think the majority of casting directors and directors are really lovely and just want you to do a good job. Just to be at ease when you walk into the room and know that you are giving something of yourself, it might not be right, but don\u2019t take it too personally. I guess that\u2019s something people learn all throughout their careers. And just, good luck!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-replace hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_1536,c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1583\/spotlight-showcase-2014-57.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_{width},c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1583\/spotlight-showcase-2014-57.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jacob Fortune-Lloyd<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Participant 2014,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/contacts\/listing\/0e6fc589-13ea-4161-aa8f-90837f9f9343\">Guildhall School of Music &amp; Drama<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quoteMacro style1 noAuthorImage\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<div class=\"quoteTextInner\">Whether it\u2019s going great immediately or not, don\u2019t panic. Constantly question what it is you want to do \u2013 you might not get the choice, you might just do what comes your way\u2026 It can feel like a very powerless industry when you\u2019re waiting for the phone to ring, and it isn\u2019t your agent. I think it\u2019s important to still go out and make your own work. As a graduate, it really is a long game.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorInformation\">\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorName\">Jacob Fortune Lloyd<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>What was your experience of preparing and performing? How did you choose your piece?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I think preparing was quite a solitary thing. At Guildhall, one of the projects we did was to write and act in your own one man\/woman play. So, I had had experience of doing my own work but most of what you do in drama school is with other people. I don\u2019t think I got any help from staff particularly &#8211; maybe I could have called on them more. I remember sending off a video to Spotlight for feedback, but it didn\u2019t end up being the speech I did in the end anyway.<\/p>\n<p>I find it very difficult to pick a speech \u2013 I asked teachers and didn\u2019t really like their suggestions either! I always struggle to pick monologues, and I actually think I chose very badly &#8211; they actually told me I chose badly! I chose something that was very unusual for me \u2013 something I would never be cast in, it wasn\u2019t in my own accent. They did say to me that I should have chosen something that was a bit closer to me. I don\u2019t know why \u2013 maybe I was in a weird frame of mind at the time \u2013 or feeling rebellious, I don\u2019t know. I couldn\u2019t find anything that I found very representative of me at the time.<\/p>\n<p>I chose it because I thought it would be fun and a challenge, but I probably should have been thinking more career-wise what would have been more representative of me. The people who did best did that. It made people laugh on the night and was very well written, but I don\u2019t think anyone thought I should have done it.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you have a particular method for preparing for a showcase?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Saying it a lot. Around the house, while you\u2019re doing something else, walking around, so that it becomes second nature. The monologue I did was quite fast-paced and contained a conversation between two people, so I had to play two people. So, it was doing it out loud, practicing it in my house. I\u2019m really unstructured when I prepare, I do it when I feel like it. I don\u2019t really go to rehearsal rooms\u2026 it\u2019s just a question of having it on my mind a lot and going over and over it again, trying different stuff.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What did you make of the chance to network?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I\u2019m not very good at networking, so whether it was a good opportunity or not, I don\u2019t know! My agent came and introduced me to people. I think it would be much more difficult without an agent to help you, unless you happen to be very natural at networking. If you\u2019ve done a really good job and people want to talk to you, it\u2019s much easier. It\u2019s a big room, you don\u2019t know who anyone is. So, I suppose it was good for me, but I had my agent to help me.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Since participating in the Spotlight Prize and graduating, what have been the highlights for you so far?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The first job I did was an amazing job and I wasn\u2019t really ready for it \u2013 Wolf Hall, the TV show. I got to work with Mark Rylance and it was just so mental. I didn\u2019t really know what I was doing! RSC was the first big theatre job, and actually my favourite place to perform was at the Globe last year. They\u2019ve all taught me a lot.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you have any advice to graduates preparing to start their careers?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I would certainly say that some people are just good at choosing things for themselves, but if you\u2019re not\u2026! The person who won in my year had had a friend write his monologue for him. He couldn\u2019t find something that expressed him so it was written just for him. It suited him. So, just do what you think suits you, even if it\u2019s a bit left-field. You can be adventurous, but make sure it suits you. It is just so clear on the night which one is a great choice, which is a bad choice. Ask your teachers, ask your friends.<\/p>\n<p>At any point, you will have a time when you have to rely on yourself a bit more. Whether you sign immediately and do something really great, or you don\u2019t sign. That\u2019s as important as it all happening for you straight away. You have to reassess and know what you want to do.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s going great immediately or not, don\u2019t panic. Constantly question what it is you want to do \u2013 you might not get the choice, you might just do what comes your way. But you can turn things down, as I did, actually. It can feel like a very powerless industry when you\u2019re waiting for the phone to ring, and it isn\u2019t your agent. I think it\u2019s important to still go out and make your own work. As a graduate, it really is a long game.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image-replace hoverZoomLink\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_1536,c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1582\/spotlight-showcase-2012-140.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/spotlightuk\/image\/fetch\/w_{width},c_limit\/https:\/\/spotlight-cmsmedia.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/media\/1582\/spotlight-showcase-2012-140.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Molly Vevers<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Highly Commended 2012,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/Contacts\/listing\/964eefc3-66a6-4110-8d76-c7e3ac98a616\">Royal Conservatoire of Scotland<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"quoteMacro style1 noAuthorImage\">\n<div class=\"quoteText\">\n<div class=\"quoteTextInner\">I actually had a different monologue chosen but it was very not like me, I picked it out of left field and just though I\u2019d give it a try, and I remember not feeling comfortable. Then the piece I ended up doing I found really fun and funny, and I enjoyed doing it. I think especially when something is as nerve wracking as the Spotlight Prize, something like that really helps. Something that you can find something yourself in!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<footer>\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorInformation\">\n<div class=\"quoteAuthorName\">Molly Vevers<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h4><strong>What was your experience of preparing and performing? How did you choose your piece?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I remember the actual night being really terrifying, mainly because of knowing who was in the room. There were so many important industry people there and I think it was probably the most nervous I had been up until that point, just waiting in the wings to go on. We\u2019d done the rehearsal that day where we\u2019d watched everyone\u2019s pieces and I just remember thinking I hadn\u2019t prepared enough. Everyone was so good&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But actually, once I got up on the stage, the audience was so warm and I was doing a kind of comedy piece, and it was really\u00a0<em>really<\/em>\u00a0fun! It was a really nice reception from them.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>What did you make of the chance to network?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I remember on the night talking to quite a lot of people but I did already have a place to be the graduate actor at the Dundee Rep in Scotland. I had that year of work lined up, but saying that, I did still stay in contact with a few people from that night who even now remember me from the prize. You do get the chance to mingle. I met a lot of casting directors etc. I have been to a few auditions where directors have said, \u201cOh, I remember you from the Spotlight Prize!\u201d which is great. I think it is a really great first meeting point with the industry and somewhere that you do meet and remember people from.<\/p>\n<p>It was also a huge confidence boost at the time. Not only to be selected by my drama school, but to go on and do it and get a really good response and come Highly Commended. It\u2019s a really scary time when you\u2019re at the end of your third year \u2013 you don\u2019t know what\u2019s coming next. You don\u2019t quite know what sort of actor you\u2019re going to be, what sort of career you\u2019re going to have. You\u2019ve got loads of questions, so something like the Spotlight Prize does give you a bit of confidence, which is really nice.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Recently, you were performing in London a show you originally performed at the Edinburgh Fringe. How did this come about and what advice would you give to others considering performing at the Fringe?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>It came about because I\u2019d done a play at\u00a0<a title=\"Theatre 503\" href=\"https:\/\/theatre503.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theatre 503<\/a>, the producer of\u00a0<a title=\"Ross and Rachel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.list.co.uk\/event\/507650-ross-and-rachel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross &amp; Rachel<\/a>\u00a0had seen. They asked me to audition for this one woman show and I went along. I\u2019d never been to the Edinburgh festival which is quite strange because I\u2019m from just near North Berwick. I\u2019d been as a punter but not as a performer. It was great doing it in Edinburgh because loads of family and friends were able to see it. It was kind of a test of stamina as a performer \u2013 especially when you\u2019re doing a solo show. At the Fringe, we only had one day off in the whole month. It\u2019s a 55-minute piece but very emotionally and mentally exhausting.<\/p>\n<p>So, it is testing but it is also a hub of loads of creative people, with really exciting new work \u2013 there is also such a buzz about the place at the time. Practically speaking, getting through doing a show every day for a month, you just have to pace yourself. Be professional and take care of yourself, basically.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Do you have any advice to students preparing for showcases?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>I suppose I would say just take your time choosing your piece and have something you really enjoy performing and can find something in. I actually had a different monologue chosen but it was very not like me, I picked it out of left field and just though I\u2019d give it a try, and I remember not feeling comfortable. Then the piece I ended up doing I found really fun and funny, and I enjoyed doing it. I think especially when something is as nerve-racking as the Spotlight Prize, something like that really helps. Something that you can find something of yourself in!<\/p>\n<p><em>This year&#8217;s Spotlight Prize will take place on the 11th July.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catching up with Spotlight Prize participants from over the years The Spotlight Prize is almost upon us. 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