Acting

[Mikekoz13]

I started acting when I was about 11 or 12 I think. I was an extra in an outdoor drama about Billy the Kid. It was a lot of fun and we made some great friends. I continued acting through high school and got more involved backstage as well. I had a supporting role in Shakespeare's King Lear and Twelfth Night. Lead role my senior year in Cactus Flower. Those were some good times. Recently the teacher I had in high school put on an alumni show because she is retiring this year. I was unable to take part due to work, but I was there for 2 out of 3 performances. In 25 years at the same school she did 101 shows and not a single repeat. I can honestly say she helped shape the person I am today. I was very close to dropping out of high school and she refused to sign the dismissal form until I thought about it for at least one day. I had the opportunity to thank her on the last night of the shows.

Man PP..... awesome story about that teacher. One adult can influence a kid so much! Just a small gesture on her part changed your life. I gotta' say it... THAT TEACHER ROCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PianoMan]

I haven't done any acting, but have been in the "pit" playing an instrument in musicals...

[Marz]

I think I could do the acting thing and I never had an opportunity until recently and I have been kicking the idea around a bit.

We have a good sized community theater here in town that holds open auditions once in awhile and I have often thought about going and trying out. The thing is I have never done any acting (unless you count acting like a jackass on stage with a bass in my hands) and w2hat the hell is a prepared monologue?

[Paul]

Go for it Marz....you would probably be great at it.  It is one of the best ways I know to meet great people (and have you ever seen unattractive woman on stage?)   Experience can help but I have performed with quite a few people who were doing it for the first time and were great.   A prepared monologue would be a reading of your choice to show off you ability.  Pick a piece that show cases your voice and gives you a chance to display facial expressions. 

[Marz]

Go for it Marz....you would probably be great at it.  It is one of the best ways I know to meet great people (and have you ever seen unattractive woman on stage?)   Experience can help but I have performed with quite a few people who were doing it for the first time and were great.   A prepared monologue would be a reading of your choice to show off you ability.  Pick a piece that show cases your voice and gives you a chance to display facial expressions. 

Like just some piece of written work from some other movie or play?

Is there a site that has monologues that you can look at?

I just have no idea how to jump into this.

[tomgallagher]

All the world is a stage etc etc etc.

[Paul]

Try this site out Marz and see if there is anything that suits you.

http://www.monologuearchive.com/

[Marz]

Try this site out Marz and see if there is anything that suits you.

http://www.monologuearchive.com/

Cool, thanks Paul.

I will keep ya posted, there are a few productions coming up this summer and I have a bit of time... lets see what happens.