And Other Thoughts for Actors
By Karen Kohlhaas
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CONTENTS
PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
What Monologues Can Be
INTRODUCTION
Audition Actively
ABOUT YOU
What Kind of Actor Are You?
“Type”
Play to Your Strengths
No One Has Time for Maybe
Raising Your Percentages
ABOUT THEM
Thoughts from Behind the Audition Table
What They Do and Don’t Want to See
Research Every Audition
ABOUT MONOLOGUES
Monologue Choosing Basics
Top Monologue Choosing Mistakes
The Best Way to Find Excellent Audition Material
How to Recognize a Good Monologue
What Might Not Make a Good Monologue
The “Hello, This Is Me” Monologue
MONOLOGUE ISSUES
When Should a Monologue Be from a Play?
Classical, Contemporary and In-Between
Contrasting Monologues
Overdone Monologues
How to Use a Monologue Book
Non-Play Monologues
Monologues with Accents
Monologues with Props
Self-Written Monologues
“Story” Monologues
How to Cut a Monologue (And When Not To)
CHOOSING MONOLOGUES
Your First Monologue Ever
Drama Schools and Degree Programs
Stage Roles
Film Roles
Self-Filmed Monologues
General Auditions for a Professional Theater
Multi-Theater General Auditions
Equity Principal Auditions
Off-Off Broadway or Fringe Theater Companies
Theater Apprentice Programs
Casting Directors
Agents and Managers
Monologue Competitions
MONOLOGUES FOR GROWTH & REPERTOIRE
Solve Acting Problems
Expand Your Range
The 20-Monologue Challenge
RESOURCES
Books
The Monologue Audition Video (DVD)
Websites
ABOUT KAREN KOHLHAAS