Soundzine, in conjunction with *LitFFS are pleased to announce their monologue-writing competition. Your piece could be featured in the next issue of Soundzine!

THE CHALLENGE :

Write a theatrical monologue from the point of view of the opposite sex.

GUYS write from a woman’s perspective; GIRLS write from a man’s.

There is ONE PRIZE only -- Here’s your chance to prove that the other sex hasn’t got a clue!


ENTRY DETAILS & CONDITIONS

Entries are to be a theatrical monologue of between 1000 – 1500 words. You may include a brief synopsis of prior events for context, but these must be included in the total word count.

Your monologue should make the gender of your character clear.

YOU MUST INCLUDE: permission for ~Soundzine to produce and publish your monologue for Issue #2, due out on July 15th, 2007. For example: “I, (name), give permission for Soundzine to record and publish (name of piece) in Issue #2.” All rights revert to the author after publication, though the recording remains the property of Soundzine. The winner will be required to provide a full name (real or pseudonym, not a dA screen-name) for the purposes of publication.

Keep in mind that this is for audio production , so stage directions (like: Jack points to the left ) are not necessary. Minor sound prompts (a door slamming, a whistle blowing, etc) will be acceptable and these prompts followed, within reason, and to the reader’s capability. Music will not be set, due to copyright laws.

Competition begins on MAY 15, and ends midnight, JUNE 15, EST.

Note your entry to ~Soundzine with:

-- “monologue M” (if you are a female writer)
-- or “monologue F” (if you are a male writer)

in the subject line. One entry per person. Late submissions will be deleted, unread.


PRIZES:

6-month subscription -- donated by ^coshdaddy

ONE book to the value of $15 or less from Amazon -- donated by ~Soundzine

Your monologue will be produced, read by one of ~Soundzine’s excellent in-house readers, and published in the July 15 issue of Soundzine. Remember to include permission for Soundzine to record & publish when you note your entry in!

JUDGES

Judges will be chosen from among ~Soundzine’s staff. Judges will be eligible to enter pieces, though these will not be considered for prizes.

INFORMATION

What Is A Theatrical Monologue?

From Wikipedia: A monologue is a speech made by one person speaking his or her thoughts aloud or directly addressing a reader, audience, or character.

There are two basic types of monologues in drama:

Exterior monolog: This is where the actor speaks to another person who is not in the performance space, or to the audience.

Interior monolog: This is where the actor speaks as if to himself or herself. It is introspective and reveals the inner motives to the audience.

The rest of this article can be found here: [link]

Examples Of Famous Monologues

The Monologue Database

The Monologue Archive

GOOD LUCK – AND MAY THE MOST DRAMATIC GENDER WIN!!!