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Would this soliloquy still count as a monologue? A drama school I am applying for states that it has to be a shakespearean monologue, but this speech is classed as a soliloquy? Pls help!

as someone who always comes in 2nd... every time... i AM Helena. I don't even have to pretend.

Is it possible to present a classical monologue that are not from Shakespeare?

So helpful! Thank you, Sarah! Been loving diving into Shakespeare for upcoming drama school auditions. You’ve been a huuuuge help and I can’t thank you enough!

For those of you doing drama school auditions, if the audition brief says something like "One of your monologues should be a 3/4 or full body shot", generally that should be your classical piece. You need more space because it's heightened. Check out THIS VIDEO for guidance about how to act heightened text well: ua-cam.com/video/2ALYhGVyA-A/v-deo.html (and more useful vids and resources linked in the description)!

If you've ever wondered why Shakespearean actors like Ian McKellen, Patrick Stewart, Benedict Cumberbatch and Helen Mirren get cast in Marvel movies and sci fi... well, this is why. They're trained in heightened AND naturalistic performance. This is how you get cast more! Shakespeare is the ultimate training ground for actors.

this was amazingly helpful. if i get the role i have you to thank!

thank you im auditioning for a statewide theatre group and this helped a lot <3

You're absolutely right. British television is using every opportunity to re-assemble all original Shakespearean actors that they once combined in "I, Claudius". Some of them even went on to become big in Star Trek, even after losing all their hair.

I'm sorry but I can't separate the background sounds from your voice. Therefore, I missed out because I couldn't understand one word you said. Thanks anyway.

So helpful, thank you Sarah. I love Arden Shakespeare but I didn't even know about the Arden performance editions!

This helped so much! Thanks!

Very interesting overview on the subject, thanks Sarah!

I love that you breakdown the plays

This is brilliant! Im doing an audition where the monologue has to be 2 minutes, do you reckon this is a good option?

This was sooo helpful and also gave me motivation to really get into working with this monologue!

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I love this! You're a blessing <33

i really like the interpretation of rosalind being insecure here! i was also wondering, though! do you think with the tone of the monologue, one could lean into the queerness of the play? maybe play rosalind as getting a bit flustered by, rather than outright dismissing phoebe's interest and getting defensive (and, admittedly, aggressive) after the "why, what means this?" part?

Yeah i was trying to decipher how strict I need to be with my reading (I'm not an actor, I'm just choosing to read aloud and attempting it in meter) and this answers a lot of that. I play some music and there is definitely a place for going against the beat and all that, so this already makes some sense to me. I would really like to find some shakespeare read in *as accurate as possible* iambic pentameter. Thanks for the great videos!

Thank you so much! This really helped with my audition x

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Thanks but no tahnks your going way too slow for me ill find anotjer video ti describe as you like it for me.

Please could you do a video on Benedicks ’This can be no trick’ ? Thanks I find your videos so helpful 💗

This is an amazing video!! Titania is one of my dream parts and I fully believe this video really helped me get the part in the production of Midsummer’s I’m doing. Thank you!!!

Do you have any best monologues to practice one technique or the other on or does the practitioner have carte blanche? Thanks very much for the advice!!

Thank you! I'm playing Helena in my school's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, and this really helped me to personify her better.

But Shakespear was in the middle age, so how canhe introduce the Archaic or OLD E NGLISH?????

I love your videos so much, thank you for making them! I really want to do Desdemona's "Alas Iago, what shall I do to win my Lord again.." for a drama school audition and would be so thankful if you could do a guide on that one!

Hi Sarah! I've been following along this workshop with another monologue piece ('Till I have no wife - Helena), and found it super helpful! I was wondering whether you would also suggest playing with upward/downward inflections in the middle of lines? ie. where there is a full stop or change of sentence mid line. Would this be good to change up and explore ? Any tips? Thanks!!

Thank you I am auditioning for lady Anne from Richard the 3rd

This is the most helpful video ever, I'm getting ready for a Midsummer audition and nothing else has really helped! Thank you!

can you do her other monologue "You see me Lord Bassanio where I stand"?

apreciate this; I'm about to audition for hamlet. pray for me,

This was incredibly helpful, thank you! Being able to explain the character and what they are feeling in the scene really helps.

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Friends, there's a lot of info in this short video. Make sure you watch the end section with acting exercises - they're simple but they help A LOT. Save the video for later if you need. ❤

Hi Sarah! Just stumbled upon your video. I'm about to start Shakespear/Classical theater in my drama class and I picked this monologue. Thank you so so much for making this so clear and taking the time to explain every detail and process going on her. I love how you used literary points as well as theatre ones. It spoke to me greatly and helped a lot with my understanding of the character. She is indeed powerful but sometimes I find her difficult to understand for that same reason. This is incredible work you did and it felt like I was getting clarification from my favorite teacher ☺ Thank you so much!!

I hate when poets cheat, just so they can fall in line with iambic pentameter..countless times I read an epic poem, and they just don’t do it like Shakespeare.

Thank you!!!! I have been looking for a good slightly easier comedic monologue! This is such helpful information.

when I tried out for puck they made me oberon because my speech was that good! Thanks!!!!

thank god for this, im doing the cat fight scene for an audition on monday! send help.

1000 Thanks, @Shakespeare with Sarah. Im just an enthusiast, been always fascinated by Helen , who is so intriguing, smart, and brave. Your explanation is brilliant Keep the bards talking, you are a born teacher🎉

I'm a beginning actor and my acting teacher said we should deliver Shakespeare lines without emphasizing the rhyme. Speak as if we speaking our regular, normal speech. Can you direct me to any videos on how to speak lines that rhyme without making them rhyme? I thought that was the purpose of lines that rhyme. So, I'm stuck. Thank you.

Saar's directing this this month at our New Fortune. I just told him to find an Emilia as powerful as Zoe Wanamaker in Trevor Nunn's version ! Is that you!?! ❤❤

Hey actor! If you’re still hunting for the perfect fit monologue, I’ve put together a collection of my favourite Shakespeare monologues sorted by casting type and general vibe. Makes it easy to pick one you love and another one to contrast. You can find it here: shakespearewithsarah.com/shakespeare-collection/

Hey actor! If you’re still hunting for the perfect fit monologue, I’ve put together a collection of my favourite Shakespeare monologues sorted by casting type and general vibe. Makes it easy to pick one you love and another one to contrast. You can find it here: shakespearewithsarah.com/shakespeare-collection/

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Worried you’re botching your Shakespeare monologue? I’ve got you covered. Catch my exclusive mini training, 3 Big Shakespeare Mistakes (you don’t know you’re making). Here it is: shakespearewithsarah.com/mistakes/