{"id":1560,"date":"2023-06-09T10:19:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T10:19:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/?p=1560"},"modified":"2025-01-17T17:24:35","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T17:24:35","slug":"how-to-choose-your-monologue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/how-to-choose-your-monologue\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips on How to Choose Your Monologue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Stage director Natalie Abrahami and Spotlight Prize performers share their top tips for choosing a great monologue that\u2019s right for you.<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you\u2019re choosing a monologue for a showcase, an audition, or even our very own\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/news\/into-the-spotlight-monologue-competition\/\">\u2018Into the Spotlight\u2019\u00a0monologue competition<\/a>, the search for a piece that perfectly shows off your acting skills can be daunting. There are plenty of resources that tell you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/where-to-find-monologues-for-auditions-and-showcases\/\">where you can find potential monologues<\/a>, but how do you decide which one is right for you?<\/p>\n<p>We spoke to stage director, Natalie Abrahami, and several actors who performed monologues at the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/?tags=spotlight%20prize\">Spotlight Prize<\/a>\u00a0to get their advice for choosing the perfect monologue.<\/p>\n<div class=\"responsiveEmbed\">\n<div class=\"embededYoutube\"><iframe id=\"829129366\" title=\"How to Choose Your Monologue\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/spzZdVYB5X0?rel=0&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fspotlight.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-2257647_115=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-7=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-12=\"true\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-17=\"true\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Choose a Monologue You Enjoy<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s important that you choose something you enjoy performing. There\u2019s no point picking a Shakespeare soliloquy if the bard makes you bored. As Natalie Abrahami points out,\u00a0\u201cYou\u2019re going to spend a lot of hours reading it, learning it, perfecting it.\u201d\u00a0She continues,\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s really important to choose something that you\u2019re really going to enjoy mining and working on.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Natalie isn\u2019t the only one who stresses this point. Performer Lily Bolsover says,\u00a0\u201cIf you\u2019re doing something that you love to do, you\u2019ll do it as well as you possibly can.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This might be easier said than done when people whose opinions you respect recommend monologues you don\u2019t care for, but it\u2019s important to remember that you\u2019re the one performing it \u2013 not them.<\/p>\n<h3>Make Sure the Character Suits You<\/h3>\n<p>An excellent monologue performance requires a certain understanding of the character you\u2019re embodying, so pick a monologue by a character that suits you. This could be \u2013 in the obvious way \u2013 of a character who is a similar age and casting type, or perhaps from the same place as you.<\/p>\n<p>Performer Chris McIlvenny warns,\u00a0\u201cYou don\u2019t really want to be doing a monologue [where] you\u2019re playing a 45 year old man who has five kids, and you\u2019re a 20-year-old man [\u2026] trying to understand what that person\u2019s been through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Of course, people don\u2019t become actors just to play themselves. A monologue could also be suitable in the way that it speaks to you as an actor. You could really see yourself in a character, even if they\u2019re very different to you.<\/p>\n<p>Performer Qasim Mahmood recommends that performers pick,\u00a0\u201cSomething they resonate with [\u2026] something they connect to,\u201d\u00a0and performer Laura Noble agrees, saying, \u201cIf it works for you, and you\u2019re passionate about it, and it sounds great in your voice, do it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Do Your Research<\/h3>\n<p>You can\u2019t choose a monologue when you don\u2019t know it exists, and the only way you\u2019re going to learn about it is through research. Performer Michael Workeye advises,\u00a0\u201cRead as much as you can, watch as much as you can, and if all else fails, try and write something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The larger your pool of monologues is to choose from, the more likely your perfect monologue will be within it. If you feel like no monologue quite portrays the character you want to present, why not create that character and that monologue yourself?<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re unsure about how to write a monologue, take a look at our article on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/tips-and-advice\/eva-o-connor-on-writing-your-own-work\/\">writing your own work<\/a>, or take a look at our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\">News &amp; Advice<\/a>\u00a0section for more\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/?tags=writing\">writing tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Read the Monologue Over and Over Again<\/h3>\n<p>A flawless performance requires an actor to know their lines word-for-word, and there\u2019s no better way to learn than reading and re-reading the script \u2013 over and over again. When you find a potential monologue, this is exactly what you should do.<\/p>\n<p>Chris McIlvenny uses this approach when he first approaches a script:\u00a0\u201cI just read it umpteen times, constantly reading it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Not only is this helpful for learning the monologue, but it also gives you a better feel for the character, where they\u2019re from, and their background.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also helpful for each re-read of your monologue to take place in a different location. Laura Noble does this so that she\u2019s\u00a0\u201cnot phased when going on stage. I\u2019m not like, \u2018This is a new space,\u2019 because I\u2019m used to doing it everywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Trust Your Instincts<\/h3>\n<p>There are various reasons why you should choose or avoid a monologue, but you need to trust your instincts. Lily Bolsover says, \u201c[I] try my best to just do whatever impulse I feel first rather than over-analyzing it in my head. 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You\u2019ve just got to train it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>A huge thanks to Natalie Abrahami and the Spotlight Prize performers for their excellent advice!<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><strong>More Monologue Advice:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/tips-for-performing-your-best-monologue\/\">Tips for performing your best monologue<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/the-mono-box-8-steps-to-choosing-a-monologue\/\">The Mono Box: 8 steps to choosing a monologue<\/a><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spotlight.com\/news-and-advice\/the-essentials\/where-to-find-monologues-for-auditions-and-showcases\/\">Where to find monologues for auditions and showcases<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stage director Natalie Abrahami and Spotlight Prize performers share their top tips for choosing a great monologue that\u2019s right for you. 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