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ATYP

Australian Theatre
for Young People

- Actors: What was your initial reaction to your
monologue?
- What did you do in the rehearsal room to explore
the text?

ATYP

Australian Theatre
for Young People

- What clues do you find on the page to help you as
an actor deliver your lines?

POST SHOW Q&A
When preparing for the Post Show Q&A it is a good
idea to:

→ READ THE PROGRAM
The program will give you insight into the thoughts
behind the design, director’s intentions and the cast
and crew involved in the production.

- How much contact did you have with the writer of
your monologue? Was this a positive or challenging
aspect of the process?

THINK: Do you ever think about the person who
writes the piece you perform? What are the
advantages of having access to the playwright
during the development process?

→ DEVELOPING CHARACTER
- What research did you do for your character?
- Do you as an actor identify with the character you
are playing? Why/Why not?
- What do you do to prepare if you do not identify
with your character? What tools do you use to give
an authentic performance?

THINK about the following topic areas, reflection
points and possible questions to ask:

→ APPROACH TO TEXT
- Writers: Where did your ideas come from? How
were they developed?
→ ASK
your questions
via twitter
@atyp_theatre
#atyp_sydney

- How do you develop depth of character?

THINK: Identify the monologue that made
the largest impression on you as an audience
member. Why was it so memorable?

POST SHOW Q&A

POST SHOW Q&A
ELEMENTS OF DRAMA

→ ACTOR-AUDIENCE RELATIONSHIP

→ SPACE

- How did you as actors prepare for making
connections to the audience?

- How did you prepare for using the space ‘in the
round’? How does this relate specifically to your
monologue?

- How difficult was it connecting with the audience
while playing ‘in the round’?
- How do you want the audience to feel after seeing
your monologue?

THINK: Did you stay connected with the action
throughout the performance? How important
is the Actor-Audience relationship in this
production?

→ CREATING AN ENSEMBLE
- Tell us about the schedule and format for rehearsals?
How did this assist you as an actor for your monologue
and for the ensemble?
- Have you as actors worked with each other before?
Is this an advantage/disadvantage to this production?

- Is your piece at all autobiographical?

- How many drafts did you write? How did
your monologue change over time?
- How did it feel hearing your piece read by an actor
for the first time?

- What was the atmosphere in the rehearsal room
like?

THINK: In a show full of monologues how
successful were the cast/director in creating an
ensemble of actors that worked together in the
production?

- Describe the process moving between the rehearsal
space and the performance space. What are the
challenges and exciting things about this process?
- How was the space used to depict location
throughout the play?

THINK: How did the actors use the stage space?
This is often the decision of the Director. Do you
think he made good decisions about how the
space was used? Why/Why not?