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Creating Your Own Monologue (2nd Edition)
by Glenn Alterman
In the second edition of this popular guide, both fledgling and experienced actors will learn how to use their acting skills to write successful monologues, performance art pieces, and one-person plays. Now updated to include interviews with Broadway and off-Broadway solo performers and new Internet resources for promoting one-person shows, this guide will help actors create their own performance opportunities. An award-winning actor and monologue coach breaks down the writing process into simple, easy-to-follow steps, providing tips for brainstorming, important questions to ask along the way, and words of wisdom from some of todayís most admired actors and scriptwriters. He coaches the reader through each stage of the creative journey, from gathering the essential tools and preparing to write, to getting started, expanding and tightening dialogue, developing character, editing and rewriting, rehearsing the final piece, effectively using feedback, and playing to audiences. Included are interviews with writers and directors, and information about artists communities, competitions, and grants.
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Reviews
"Beginning with a brief history of the one-person show, the author, himself an accomplished playwright, screenwriter, and actor, has written a comprehensive manual for anyone interested in preparing and producing their own solo performance piece...Well organized and clearly written."
—Library Journal
"Of the very few books that will tell you how to create a monologue, the best is Creating Your Own Monologueby Glenn Alterman."
—Back Stage
"Learning how to effectively corral your memory and put those thoughts into words are important skills necessary for writing autobiographical monologues. Glenn Alterman's book offers invaluable techniques and tools that can assist you each step of the way. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!"
—Spalding Gray, actor, monologist
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