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Audition Class for Actors: Performing Comedy Monologues! (Ages 9-12)

In this one-time class, students will learn how to present and perform a monologue (for theater, agents, and on-camera), as well as work on their pre-selected comic monologues during class with direction and feedback from the instructor.
Janet B Milstein
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5.0
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(272)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
2 in-class hours

Class Experience

In this two-hour one-time class, students will learn about how to perform a monologue - how to introduce their piece for theater and how to slate for on-camera auditions, where to focus/what to use as focal points during their monologues (for live theater, agent, and self-taped auditions), and how to end on a strong note. Students will read (meaning perform, read with emotion) the comedic monologues that they have pre-selected to work on during class. Actors will work through their monologues with feedback, direction, and suggestions from the instructor. The students will receive class feedback on the improvement of their performance from their peers and instructor by the end of class. Students should be prepared with a pencil and eraser and printed copy of their monologues to use during class.

In terms of my teaching style, I am a fun, high-energy, motivational teacher. I like to entertain my students while educating them and to create a friendly, supportive class environment. 

Students are not required to have previous acting training or experience, but must be willing to keep their cameras on for the duration of the workshop (other than lecture sections) as well as perform a monologue.

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to present and perform a comedy monologue (whether live for theater or on-camera). Each student will leave with personalized feedback and direction for performing the specific comedic monologue s/he chose to work on in class.
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
- Students are required to choose a comic monologue to work on in class **PRIOR** to class from the materials sent to students or in one of the instructor's books listed below.
- Students should be prepared with a pencil and eraser and printed copy of their monologues to use during class. 
- I will send enrolled students a packet with around a dozen comedy monologues to choose from. If students want more monologues to choose from, they can buy one of my books: 
         Cool Characters for Kids: 71 One-Minute Monologues ($8.49 Kindle, $11.95 Paperback) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J9JQOXA/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3
         or 
        Winner's Competition Series, V. 1: Award-Winning 60-Second Comic Monologues, Ages 4-12 ($9.99 Kindle, $14.95 Paperback) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07883DNGX/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
5.0
272reviews
Profile
Teacher expertise and credentials
Master's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from SUNY Binghamton
I am an award-winning acting coach, actor, writer and filmmaker with over 15 years of experience and an MFA in Acting. The students I have coached have booked hundreds of projects including:

TV - Even Stevens, One Tree Hill, One Life to Live, Gilmore Girls, Carnivàle, Chicago Fire, Pleading Guilty, Chicago PD, APB, The Exorcist, Chicago Justice, Patriot, Empire, Girl Meets World, Chicago Code, Web Girl, Chicago Med, The Event, Timeless: Live in Concert (starring Barbra Streisand), Habla más, The Giggle Club, Prison Break, ER, Roaring 20’s, The Blue Marble Gang, Reels, PrankStars, Bimbo, In an Instant, You, Me and Johnny, The Voice, The First Family, All That, and many more! 

FILM - Contagion, Stranger Than Fiction, Payback starring Mel Gibson, The Even Stevens Movie, Barber Shop, Barber Shop 2, Soul Food, Chain Reaction starring Keanu Reeves, Just Visiting starring Christina Applegate, The Lake House, One Missed Call starring Edward Burns, The Last Airbender, The Dark Knight, An American Crime, Blood Deep, Codename: Simon, Malibu's Most Wanted, Serenity, Ancient Evil: Scream of the Mummy, The Brotherhood, Mrs. Hobbes' House, D.I.N.K.S., Merry Gentlemen, Meet the Browns, Eagle Eye, Awaken the Dead, Beyond the Soul, Roll, Bounce, Let's Go to Prison, Cover, Dedicated, Chicago Heights, Leaving Atlanta with Ben Vereen, Converging with Angels, RiffRaff, The European Kid, Iris, Blindsided, The Kari Files, Power Singles, Not Scene, The Turndown, Beyond the Soul, Playing Dress-up, Jaded, The New Detective, Pirates, Last Stop, Iodine Ink, Fallen, Turtle, The Big Fish Story, Rough Start, Parallel, Happily After, Two Days in Limbo, Henchmen: At Dr. Death’s Door, Voice of the Vespers, Ephemeralbliss.com, 72h, She Wolf! Paddy's Bar, The Box, Delirium, Roadside, So Will Smiling, Fall(ing), A Penny For Your Thoughts, More Than Friends, Danny's Day Trip, Late Rush, The Whisperer, Late Rush, The Cyber Kid, Pen and Paper, The Pass Out Game, Through His Eyes, Meredith's Magic Wand, It's Always Cloudy, Ms. Lucky, Nighthawks, The Giver Should Be Thankful, Made in Chiraq, Counterfeit Luck, Dry, Chinese Jesus,  Riding 79, Homecoming, Spud, Number One Dad, Glamour, The Salesman, Denied, Pandemonium, Sam I am, The Sleepover, Where There's a Will, Sick Smelly Dirty Politics, Grading Curves, Fractured, Tweet Revenge, Normal, L.A. Storm Zombie, Chiraq, Sick Day, Fading, Alice: The Hatred, and many more! 

THEATER- performing with theaters such as The Goodman Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Victory Gardens, Court, Chicago Shakespeare Theater, Chicago Dramatists, Raven, A Red Orchid Theatre, Second City, Timeline Theater, The Chicago Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Bailiwick Repertory, Teatro Luna, The Birmingham Children's Stockyards Theatre Co, Collaboraction, Free Associates, Steep Theatre Co, Sandhill Theatre Co, Piccolo Theatre, Appetite Theatre, Point of Contention, Pegasus Players, Village Players, Oak Park Festival Theater, Hubris Productions, The Side Project, Nothing Without A Company, Congo Square Theatre, Teatro Vista, Greenhouse Theater, The Poor Theater, ETA, Black Ensemble Theater, Emerald City, Cuckoo's Theater, Theatre Evolve, Towle Theater, Women's Theatre Alliance of Chicago, and more! 

COMMERCIALS - for clients such as McDonald's, Pepsi, Bounty Paper Towel, Chevrolet, Miller Light, Harris Bank, Footlocker, Mercedes Benz, Jordan’s, State Farm, PSP, U.S. Cellular, Toys R' Us, Virgin Mobile, UI Hospital, Wisconsin Dells, Denny's Restaurant, Tyson, Bright Start College Savings Fund, Humira, Kmart, Kenmore, Ford, Humana, Frontera Foods, Time Life, Ms. Mary's Restaurant, PBS, American Girl Doll, Home Chef, Moen, Payless, T-Mobile, Texas Tourism, and more! 

INDUSTRIALS - for clients such as United Airlines, Kohls, ComEd, American Heart Association, Seimans, Accenture, CVS, Allstate, American Medical Association, Trinity Services, Firestone, Sears, Glade, BMO Harris, GE, Kelloggs, Visa, Allstate, Bank of America, Citi, Straight Talk Wireless, and more! 

VOICE-OVER - for clients such as ​Marriot, McDonald's, Razer, Cellular One, Commonwealth Edison, Lunchables, Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Six Flags Great America, Farmers Insurance, Janssen, AT&T, National Louis University, USAA and many more! 

PRINT - for clients such as McDonald's, Sears “Canyon River Blue Jeans”, JC Penney, JC Penney Bridal, Abercrombie & Fitch,Coca Cola, Montgomery Ward, DeVry, V-Tech, Triton College, CNA Insurance, Roosevelt Collection, USAA, Man Alive, Miller Lite, Staples, Real Faith in Life Magazine, Home Depot, Purina Chat Chow, Walgreens, Vein Clinics of America, Bed, Bath, and Beyond, Hamricks, Velveeta, Tyson, Proffitt's Department Store, American Girl Doll, Groupon, IHOP, Genomic, Otis Spunkmeyer, Corona, Illinois Lotto, Protect-A-Bed, Snapper, Kohls, Trunk Club, Cadence Physician Group, AT&T, Eaglewood Resort & Spa, Ginny's, Unity Health, The Dump, Hefty, Demco Catalog, Avery Products, Mercedes, and many more!

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$25

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Meets once
120 min
Completed by 2 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-12
2-4 learners per class

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