HOW TO WRITE A Solo Piece or Long Monologue

Want to write or create a solo piece of drama but don’t know how? This video has several devices & exercises that you can try out to help you make an engaging, interesting and exciting piece of theatre.
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I’m Alex Packer and I’m a theatre director and workshop leader. I’ve worked in theatre for the last 15 years in the West End, around the UK and internationally as well as in several UK drama schools and universities. I’ve created Apex Drama Tools as a digital resource for teachers and students of drama. These videos can be student-facing resources or the exercises and tools can be adapted and used by teachers. If you want to work with me get in touch [e-mail]
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CHAPTERS
0:00​ - Intro
0:19 - Read Solo Plays
2:13 - Structure & Planning
3:21 - First or Third Person
4:09 - Who Are The Audience?
5:22 - Sensory Description
6:00 - Use Dialogue
6:31 - Rhyme, Alliteration & Repetition
8:42 - Refining, Editing & Rewriting
9:39 - Duncan's Tips
11:13 - Song & Music

[@kenharrisshadowmooneducati9048]

This video is well put together and very informative. It will help me as I write my one man play. Thank you!

[@jsmcbach5935]

Another extremely useful video. Thank you.

[@CaioBlanco]

very helpful. thank you so much. cheers from brazil.

[@caitlinloismaxfield]

Incredibly helpful ,great tips. i am writing a solo story at the moment and i found everything in here so useful. Cheers!

[@Thisismyusername227]

This was significantly helpful. One of the best things I've seen regarding this. THANK YOU

[@africanzoey]

This is the best . Thank you!

[@tezhug1890]

Very helpful. Thank you. Subbed.

[@Sambhavratana]

Wow, you are amazing, thanks for this!

[@butterflymoon6368]

I saw Superhoe, it was well performed. Someone told me that you shouldn't write a solo play unless you have someone in mind to play it or you will do it yourself. Is that true? I am not a performer nor do I have an actor in mind.

[@Pretzils1031]

I don't think you HAVE to have a specific actor in mind when writing a solo play, but I think it will help make your writing feel more organic and genuine. What I mean by that is by tailoring your work to fit the sensibilities of said actor, that will add an entirely new layer to your play. Most characters in theatre aren't written for specific people, however most plays and musicals aren't just one person, there's other actors, sets, costumes, lighting, which all make up for that lost layer. That's not to say those shows aren't well written or need the help of fancy sets and costumes, but the added spectacle makes up for that lost layer. Most one-man plays are minimal set, minimal costumes, minimal staging, and obviously only one actor. I don't think not having an actor in mind or not wanting to perform yourself should keep you from writing. Write your show how you want. Then find someone to perform it. Make connections. Learn. Sonner or later you'll be skilled enough that you don't even need to write for a specific actor. Best of luck my friend. I hope to read your play someday.

[@MarkBowenURL]

I'm really confused by # 6. Obviously you can't write it as a dialogue if it's a solo show.... I'm sure there are techniques to make it SEEM like it's a dialogue even though there's only one actor and, frankly, one of the main things I was expecting this video to explain was advice on how to do that. Instead, it just said to do that and then didn't elaborate.... any extra advice on this from anyone here, or links to other videos that address this more specifically?

[@jeremybartlett1706]

Nope.