Every actor—whether they’re five years old or 95—should have a minimum of two monologues (one comedic, one dramatic) in their back pocket for a last-minute request from casting or a meeting with an ...

The following first words from a series of sentences in a passage culled from an online publication inform our discussion today: "It has been a rather noisy mediascape”; “But let us begin with the ...

Having a sharp and dynamic monologue or two in your back pocket is always a good idea. For example, when I was a talent agent we would give new people sides to read to see if they could handle ...

In Frank Darabont’s 1994 classic, The Shawshank Redemption, one of the finest moments reframes our entire understanding of prison life. Red’s unforgettable speech about how Brooks became ...

Flashback to college: I’m sitting in the dining hall with my best friend Dave, and a student enters in a firefighter outfit. Assuming (and probably correctly) that this man is part of the ...