HOW TO ENTER (READ CAREFULLY!!!!)
1. To be eligible for the National Monologue Slam Finale (Round 9), you must have placed in the top 3 (live or virtual event) between January and November 2020.
2. Upload a YOUTUBE or VIMEO link ONLY. Please make sure the video is public, with no passwords.
3. Follow us on Instagram (@monologueslam) and Facebook (@MonologueSlamCanada) – If you’re not on social media that’s cool too…weird…but cool. It may take over 48 hours and not all videos will be reposted.
4. Fill out the application using the form below
MONOLOGUE CATEGORIES (NEW)
1. Comedic Monologue
2. Dramatic Monologue
3. Youth Monologue (12 to 17 years old)
4. Kids (11 years and under)
TAPE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Self tape-style (medium close up, no cuts or editing)
2. Monologues should be between 1-2 minutes in length.
3. Please have clear audio and lighting (turn off any buzzing appliances)
4. Please shoot LANDSCAPE (horizontally)
5. Please label your video as follows: YOUR NAME – MONOLOGUE TITLE, AUTHOR – ‘MONOLOGUE SLAM ONLINE’- DATE. For example, Jane Smith – Whiplash by Damien Chazelle – MONOLOGUE SLAM ONLINE – April 27, 2020
6. No file transfers or downloads. Videos must be made PUBLIC. NO PASSWORDS!
NOTES FROM THE JUDGES
1. Have way more FUN
2. More vocal range/energy/to have things ‘pop’ and then come back down
3. More active physically and vocally. Pace could all be changed up to make it more active
4. A lot of them felt MONOTONE all the way through. Others were projecting all the way through
5. This is your chance to TAKE RISKS and push the envelope (while keeping it real and grounded)
6. The text can be explored further so that the work feels less ‘memorized’ and fresher
7. Read 9 Elements of a Great Monologue
RULES & REGULATIONS
Our mission is to provide a space for artists to develop and showcase their craft. We encourage artists to explore storytelling that engages different perspectives, pushes boundaries, challenges our world views, and speaks to our deepest and most compelling truths – this is what art is about. If you are unclear about any of the rules or have questions concerning the content of your performance please contact us for clarification.
NO edited videos. This includes added sound effects, music, cuts, transitions, etc
NO hateful or discriminatory speech
NO nudity or explicit sexuality
Please include a content warning for potentially sensitive content (see below)
The decisions made by judges are final and not subject to complaint or alteration.
Rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Monologue Slam Canada organizers.
CONTENT WARNINGS
We understand that sometimes themes explored in work can be mature, emotionally challenging, or difficult in nature. Therefore, we ask that artists include a content warning (‘cw’ or ‘content warning’) to identify any potentially sensitive subject matter. For example [CW: violence, domestic abuse]. While it is impossible to know every subject that could be considered sensitive, a list of common ones is listed here.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The deadline for submission is Friday, December 18th @ 3pm EST (12pm PST)
SUBMIT VIDEO USING SUBMIT BUTTON
HOW TO ENTER
TAPE REQUIREMENTS
ZOOM INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Download and install ZOOM on your computer or phone.
Step 2: Start a new meeting and invite your scene partner
Step 3: Under Zoom.us (upper left corner) click on Preferences..
Step 4: Check the box for the following settings: Enable HD, Adjust for low-light, and Spotlight my video when speaking.
Step 5: When using the “Spotlight my video when speaking” option, Zoom will not instantly adjust to who’s speaking or if you’re speaking over one another. This is fine and we’re more looking for the energy of the scene and partners.
Step 6: Enter the zoom meeting (use speaker view not gallery) and record your scene (only one person needs to hit record). During your Zoom you will see all participants above the main screen, however only the main screen is recorded. After you END the meeting, Zoom will then save a .MP4 on your hard drive (or phone).
RULES & REGULATIONS
Our mission is to provide a space for artists to develop and showcase their craft. We encourage artists to explore storytelling that engages different perspectives, pushes boundaries, challenges our worldviews, and speaks to our deepest and most compelling truths – this is what art is about. If you are unclear about any of the rules or have questions concerning the content of your performance please contact us for clarification.
NO added sound effects, music, etc
NO hateful or discriminatory speech
NO nudity or explicit sexuality
Please include a content warning for potentially sensitive content (see below)
The decisions made by judges are final and not subject to complaint or alteration.
Rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Monologue Slam Canada organizers.
CONTENT WARNINGS
We understand that sometimes themes explored in work can be mature, emotionally challenging, or difficult in nature. Therefore, we ask that artists include a content warning (‘cw’ or ‘content warning’) to identify any potentially sensitive subject matter. For example [CW: violence, domestic abuse]. While it is impossible to know every subject that could be considered sensitive, a list of common ones is listed here.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The deadline for submission is Sunday, November 22nd @ 3pm EST (12pm PST)
SUBMIT VIDEO USING SUBMIT BUTTON
HOW TO ENTER (READ CAREFULLY!!!!)
1. Record a ONE MINUTE monologue
2. Upload a YOUTUBE or VIMEO link ONLY. Please make sure the video is public, with no passwords.
3. Follow us on Instagram (@monologueslam) and Facebook (@MonologueSlamCanada) – If you’re not on social media that’s cool too…weird…but cool. It may take over 48 hours and not all videos will be reposted.
4. Fill out the application using the form below
MONOLOGUE CATEGORIES (NEW)
1. Comedic Monologue
2. Dramatic Monologue
3. Youth Monologue (12 to 17 years old)
4. Kids (11 years and under)
TAPE INSTRUCTIONS
1. Self tape-style (medium close up, no cuts or editing)
2. Please have clear audio and lighting (turn off any buzzing appliances)
3. Please shoot LANDSCAPE (horizontally)
4. Please label your video as follows: YOUR NAME – MONOLOGUE TITLE, AUTHOR – ‘MONOLOGUE SLAM ONLINE’- DATE. For example, Jane Smith – Whiplash by Damien Chazelle – MONOLOGUE SLAM ONLINE – April 27, 2020
5. No file transfers or downloads. Videos must be made PUBLIC. NO PASSWORDS!
NOTES FROM THE JUDGES
1. Have way more FUN
2. More vocal range/energy/to have things ‘pop’ and then come back down
3. More active physically and vocally. Pace could all be changed up to make it more active
4. A lot of them felt MONOTONE all the way through. Others were projecting all the way through
5. This is your chance to TAKE RISKS and push the envelope (while keeping it real and grounded)
6. The text can be explored further so that the work feels less ‘memorized’ and fresher
7. Read 9 Elements of a Great Monologue
RULES & REGULATIONS
Our mission is to provide a space for artists to develop and showcase their craft. We encourage artists to explore storytelling that engages different perspectives, pushes boundaries, challenges our world views, and speaks to our deepest and most compelling truths – this is what art is about. If you are unclear about any of the rules or have questions concerning the content of your performance please contact us for clarification.
NO edited videos. This includes added sound effects, music, cuts, transitions, etc
NO hateful or discriminatory speech
NO nudity or explicit sexuality
Please include a content warning for potentially sensitive content (see below)
The decisions made by judges are final and not subject to complaint or alteration.
Rules are subject to change at the sole discretion of the Monologue Slam Canada organizers.
CONTENT WARNINGS
We understand that sometimes themes explored in work can be mature, emotionally challenging, or difficult in nature. Therefore, we ask that artists include a content warning (‘cw’ or ‘content warning’) to identify any potentially sensitive subject matter. For example [CW: violence, domestic abuse]. While it is impossible to know every subject that could be considered sensitive, a list of common ones is listed here.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE
The deadline for submission is Sunday, October 18th @ 3pm EST (12pm PST)
SUBMIT VIDEO USING SUBMIT BUTTON
Below is a collection of plays, screenplays, and television series created and written by Black artists.
*Header image from A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Kenny Leon. Performers featured left to right: Sophie Okonedo, Denzel Washington, Anika Noni Rose. Photo by Brigitte Lacombe.
PLAYS
Facing our Truth: Ten Minute Plays of Trayvon, Race, and Privilege by A. Rey Pamatmat, Dan O’Brien, Dominique Morisseau, Mona Mansour, Winter Miller, Marcus Gardley, Tala Manassah, Quetzal Flores
Dutchman by Amiri Baraka (as LeRoi Jones)
Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith
Fences by August Wilson
Jitney by August Wilson
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom by August Wilson
A Soldier’s Play by Charles Fuller
Dot by Colman Domingo
Detroit ‘ 67 by Dominique Morisseau
Pipeline by Dominique Morisseau
Fairview by Jackie Sibblies Drury
Blues for Mister Charlie by James Baldwin
School Girls; or, The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh
The Mountaintop by Katori Hall
Bella: An American Tall Tale by Kirsten Childs
Single Black Female by Lisa B. Thompson
A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry
Sweat by Lynn Nottage
Long Time Since Yesterday by P.J. Gibson
Choir Boy by Tarell Alvin McCraney
SCREENPLAYS
The Hate U Give by Audrey Wells
Middle of Nowhere by Ava DuVernay
If Beale Street Could Talk by Barry Jenkins (based on the book of the same name by James Baldwin)
Moonlight by Barry Jenkins (story by Tarell Alvin McCraney)
Sorry to Bother You by Boots Riley
Miss Juneteenth by Channing Godfrey Peoples
The Watermelon Woman by Cheryl Dunye
Blindspotting by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal
Mudbound by Dee Rees & Virgil Williams
Remember the Titans by Gregory Allen Howard
Harriet by Gregory Allen Howard & Kasi Lemmons
Get Out by Jordan Peele
Queen & Slim by Lena Waithe
Uncle Tom’s Fairy Tales by Richard Pryor
Fruitvale Station by Ryan Coogler
Do the Right Thing by Spike Lee
BlackKklansman by Spike Lee
Shame by Steve McQueen & Abi Morgan
Widows by Steve McQueen & Gillian Flynn
For Colored Girls by Tyler Perry (based on the play “For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf” by Ntozake Shange)
TELEVISION SERIES
When They See Us by Ava DuVernay
Power by Courtney A. Kemp
Atlanta by Donald Glover
Insecure by Issa Rae
Key & Peele by Jordan Peele & Keegan-Michael Key
Dear White People by Justin Simien
Black-ish by Kenya Barris
The Chi by Lena Waithe
Girlfriends by Mara Brock Akil
Chewing Gum by Micaela Cole
I May Destroy You by Micaela Cole
A Black Lady Sketch Show by Robin Thede
Scandal by Shonda Rhimes
Grey’s Anatomy by Shonda Rhimes