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NEW! Check out this amazing reworking of the "Smiling Faces" from the incredible Sara Dee.

Sara stayed faithful to the original dialogue, but by changing key character details she created a whole new piece.

Thank you so much Sara. Brilliant work.

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First attempt at YouTube Shorts! Quick mash-up of some Mini-Monologue performances. First of three mash-ups - please check it out.

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🎭 Mini-Monologue #2 🎭 

Morning actor pals! 

Firstly, HUGE thanks to the 25 amazing actors who took on Mini-Monologue #1. The performances were all incredible and I was blown away by how entirely different each one was. I can't wait to share the video compilation very soon.

Here’s Mini-Monologue #2.

This is just for fun, if you've got a bit of spare time and fancy getting creative or want something short & sweet for practice. 

Simply perform the mini-monologue however you wish, and upload it to social media (I'll re-share your posts) and/or send it to me to include in the compilation video at the end of the month. You’re welcome to use the monologue wherever and however you like. 

• The piece is likely to run roughly 25-30 seconds (longer or shorter depending on how you want to approach it).

• It's open to ANYONE. The piece is written specifically so anyone of any age or gender can perform it in any style and tone they want.

So I can start dropping a new Mini-Monologue at the start of each month, Mini-Monologue #2 will be open for just a couple of weeks, until July 31st.

• Mini-Monologue #3 will be out August 1st.

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Mini-Monologue #2:

“The doctor just wouldn’t listen. I kept begging him to take another look… to check again. But he insisted that my [brother*] had been dead for hours and there was nothing anyone could do. He told me I was in denial… that he was gone. Well, if that was true, how do you explain that he’s just bitten me!?”

*Please feel free to change this to anything you like: husband,

neighbour, granny, son, hamster, mother, teacher, mailman etc.

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Thanks so much in advance to anyone who’s up for the challenge.  

Have fun!

#acting #actors #actorslife #writing #writerslife #actingchallenge #monologue #monologuechallenge #monologues #monologueslam #micromonologue #minimonologue #actor

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Actors, check my previous post if you'd like to join in. Thank you.

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Mini-Monologue Acting Challenge

Hello Tumblr!

💪 Anyone up for a fun little challenge?

🎭 For the past couple of years I've been writing and promoting monologues and the amazing actors who've been generous enough to perform them.

You can check them all out here:

Recently, having mostly written quite long monologues, I decided to push myself and force myself to write some extremely short, 20-30 second pieces that literally ANYONE can perform in any way they want. There’s no emphasis on age, gender, location, genre or style, but there’s still a clear and relatable arc to each one.

Each mini-monologue should run for 20-30 seconds, making it perfect for a quick challenge or warm-up before a self-tape while you’ve already got your gear out.

I plan on releasing one every month. The first one, below, will be live until July 12th, and anyone is welcome to jump on board. And if you're happy to send me the clip, I'll compile them all into one video after July 12th. I think it’ll be really interesting to see how everyone interprets it (but feel free to post wherever, whenever if you like in the meantime if you wish).

First mini-monologue:

Mini-monologue #1: “It was the last one but I just stood there staring at it. Unbelievably, just as I finally decided to buy it, someone else grabbed it. My mind was made up now though and I wanted it more than ever so I ended up buying one from a local seller on eBay for twice the price. Guess who?”

That’s it really - no pressure, just a fun little experiment for anyone up for it:

Perform the Mini-monologue however you like and either post it or send it my way to be included in the compilation.

Literally, just a tiny bit of fun if anyone’s up for it! Have fun!

#acting #actors #actorslife #writing #writerslife