Monologue - Leo Bloom - The Producers

My first monologue. Exciting.

Feedback welcome.

[redkite]

I'm at GCSE BTEC level and I watched this to try and get inspiration and trying to learn the monologue, thank you I watched this and it helped me to remember it and I got a Distinction!

[theshooterflynn]

First off, love the fact that you chose this monologue! Recently just used it in an audition!

Anyways, my "feedback" if you will: you need to really get what Leo was saying at this time. Your delivery was clear, yes. Enounciation and pronounciation were good, but in my opinion the actual emotional value behind the monologue was lost. Leo was testifying in court, knowing the fact that he showed up was also condemning himself, he was willingly testifying against his partner, yet he loves Max and is thankful to him despite his anger and their differences! I definitely think you should revisit this, this time extracting the messages and meaning behind what Leo was saying and feeling. :>

[DamnQuilty]

I'll have to agree with Shooter Flynn here. You need to think of the character. So you can transmit something more than words in your performance. I mean you have pronunciation solved, but I don't see a character, I can't identify a personality, nor I know where the character is at this moment. Where are the character and his gravitas? I just got a good excerpt from the audiobook of an instruction book. Think about the character, the narrative, and the role of the character, and who he is at this point in the story. Think of the character has changed or developed, think who is the character actually addressing and the reasons for that. In fewer words: Give your character life and make him believable. Make even this monologue make people care for the character.