Basic Monologue Criteria:
- Who is the Character: _________
- Where is the Character: ________
- Who is the character speaking to? ____________
- What does the character want? ____________
- What is the STORY ARC in the monologue? ________ (Initially, Then, Finally)
- Keep it to 2-3 minutes
PROMPTS:
- Choose a famous person – past or present – and write an inner monologue for them. What’s going on in their head?
- The first line of the monologue is: “I’m not going with you.”
- The character in the monologue is leaving town forever and has to tell his/her best friend or a family member.
- A boy/girl is tired of being yelled at by his/her mother/father for not being the right kind of son/daughter.
- A character has to apologize for something. By the end of the monologue the character is no longer sorry.
- A girl/boy is fed up with trying to be liked by the popular girls/boys. She/he tells them exactly what he/she thinks of them and who she/he really wants to be
- The character is from a broken, dysfunctional home and longs for normalcy.
- Confront a friend or loved one about missing money.
- A brother confronts his sister (or vice versa) about her boyfriend/girlfriend.
- A character explains why you can’t trust anyone.
- A character describes their condition (anxiety, depression, a disease, an addiction).
- A couple is in a broken down car by the side of the road and they just broke up. Choose one of them. What does one say? What does one not say?
- Character addresses a rumour.
- Character explains why they were arrested to their family.
- Character explains why they are afraid of water.
- Character makes a confession.
- Character is embarrassed.
- Character unintentionally reveals a secret.
- Character has an opportunity to change their life but is afraid of the change.
- Character is from a famous painting.
- Character is from a song.
- Character has to say goodbye to a loved one (death? moving? leaving home?)
- First line – “I don’t want you to save me!”
- Last line – “I’m not interested.”
- A narrated memory.
RESOURCES: