I’m not a fan of Bill Maher, but occasionally, even a broken liberal can find a very good point or two. On Friday, on “Real Time With Bill Maher,” Maher gave a genuinely brilliant monologue focused on ...

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 ...

Late-night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel returned to Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Tuesday night after a brief suspension for controversial remarks he made in the aftermath of the assassination of conservative, ...

Try to imagine the perfectly prepared actor at an audition—not just from the viewpoint of being physically psyched to give it one's all, but with regard to the skills, talents, and preparations that ...

Contemporary Monologues for Young Actors features 54 original monologues created specifically for actors and acting students ages 7-14 and for the teachers, directors and acting coaches who work with ...

“My need to work on monologues originates from my love of literature. I usually pick novels that have little or no dialogue, so that I perceive the book as a very long monologue. Since I make films ...

Just about every movie gives at least one character a bulk of the dialogue. Fewer movies give at least one character a great number of totally uninterrupted words. In others, for about a minute, ...