Monologue Slam – Week 2

WHAT IS A MONOLOGUE?

• mon·o·logue (mänəlˌôg) noun: a long speech by one actor in a play or movie.

Example: “He was reciting some of the great monologues of Shakespeare.”

WHAT IS A MONOLOGUE SLAM?

Similar to the better known Poetry Slam, a Monologue Slam is a performance or competition where actors come together and each performs his or her individual prepared monologue.

Since we’re all stuck at home, this monologue slam is going ONLINE! So…

WHO? – Our Online Monologue Slam is open to ALL actors and actresses grades 1- 12!

CHOOSE – your 30 second to 2-minute monologue.

REHEARSE & MEMORIZE – your monologue.

RECORD – video of you performing your monologue.

SHOW OFF – by posting your monologue on Instagram or Facebook using #fwyoutheatre anytime between Thursday, April 2 and Wednesday, April 8!

Links for Monologues:

• KID FRIENDLY MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for Elementary & Middle School Ages) Note: If you use a monologue from this collection, please introduce it “I’m (FIRST NAME ONLY) and this is (NAME OF MONOLOGUE) by (NAME OF AUTHOR) from THE DRAMA NOTEBOOK.”
• MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS (Appropriate for Middle & High School Ages) Note: If you use a monologue from this collection, please introduce it “I’m (FIRST NAME ONLY) and this is (NAME OF MONOLOGUE) by (NAME OF AUTHOR) from THE DRAMA NOTEBOOK.”
• CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for Elementary, Middle & High School Ages): (Categories: Men’s, Women’s, Teens, Kids, Movies, Plays, Musicals, Comedic, Dramatic, 1 Minute Monologues)
• AUDITION MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for High School Ages): (Categories: Male- Comedy, Male- Drama, Female- Comedy, Female- Drama) 
• MEN’S MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for High School Ages)
• YOUNG MEN/BOY’S MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for Middle & High School Ages)
• WOMEN’S MONOLOGUES (Appropriate for Middle & High School Ages)