There have been several requests for shorter pieces. So here’s my attempt at something you can perform in about a minute. I try to be the kind of writer who gives an actor room to play. It’s risky; my writing looks brilliant in the hands of talented thespians, and just okay when done by a [...]
A while back, I got a request from an actress named Daisy Faith for a new monologue. She was auditioning for a reality show on which the grand prize was a role in a sitcom. Daisy asked for a female version of the funny, neurotic guy characters like Chandler or Ross from Friends. Well, the [...]
OK, this one isn’t a monologue, but I’m sharing anyway. It was a request from brevityTV’s Tunisia Hardison, who needed an audition piece for the NBC Universal actor showcase. (She got in, btw!) The prompt I was given was “Two girlfriends discussing akward names their guys have given their or their own body parts, and [...]
I was lucky enough to encounter a fun and challenging writing exercise this weekend. It started with my posting a few months ago of a comedy monologue for women. I mentioned that I would be happy to monologues for interested actors. Well, a woman named Jenni was going to audition for a musical comedy. She had [...]
I was talking the other day to a woman I want to involve in my online sketch comedy troupe. She was the talent in a short exercise we shot a few weeks ago, and she was both very skilled and great to work with, so I’d love to involve her as much as possible. I explained [...]
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