Intersection 2018: Chrysalis Before You See The Show | Page 2
→ ACTIVITY #2: Crafting your own
monologue
In its simplest form a monologue is a
story told by a solo performer to an
unseen listener. The contents of the
story could be anything but the best
ones have a few things in common:
• The character has a problem that
they need to talk through to
decide how to proceed
• The audience is part of the
conversation; we are essential to
the character’s journey and they
care what we think
• By the end the character has
changed; they have made a
decision and they have planned
their next step
•
→ YOU HAVE A GO!
Write your own monologue and share it
with us. Email your work to
[email protected] and we’ll
publish the best ones on our website!
→ FURTHER READING
Writers on writing monologues
Van Badham - Top 10 Tips on Writing
Monologues: http://www.atyp.com.au/
top-10-tips-playwrights-van-badham
Caleb Lewis - Writing Monologues: http://
www.atyp.com.au/writing-monologues-
caleb-lewis
Ross Mueller - The Sound of One Voice
Speaking: http://www.atyp.com.au/the-
sound-one-voice-speaking-ross-mueller
Anthony Skuze - Writing Monologues for
the Theatre: https://issuu.com/atyp/
docs/
writing_monologues_for_the_theatre
→ EXTENSION EXERCISE
Film your monologue being performed
and share it with
[email protected] on Google
Drive or Dropbox. We’ll show them to
Director Rachel Chant!
AUSTRALIAN THEATRE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE (ATYP)
Email ATYP Learning: [email protected]
www.atyp.com.au/education