| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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| Chapter 1 Choosing a Monologue |
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Serafina delle Rose from The Rose Tattoo |
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Beneatha Younger from A Raisin in the Sun |
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Peter Patrone from The Heidi Chronicles |
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11 | (1) |
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| Chapter 2 Plumbing Your Text |
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12 | (22) |
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14 | (6) |
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Serafina delle Rose from The Rose Tattoo |
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20 | (5) |
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Beneatha Younger from A Raisin in the Sun |
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25 | (4) |
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Peter Patrone from The Heidi Chronicles |
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| Chapter 3 Interpreting the Monologue Subjectively |
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| Chapter 4 Using the Actor's Tools |
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42 | (1) |
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44 | (4) |
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| Chapter 5 Taking the Emotional Journey |
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| Chapter 6 Breaking Down Your Script |
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55 | (4) |
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Igniting Impulses Through Actions |
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Coloring with Adjustments |
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Proving Your Character's Justification |
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106 | (3) |
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109 | (3) |
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112 | (3) |
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Personalizing Your Character |
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119 | (5) |
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Enriching with Your Senses |
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124 | (5) |
| Chapter 7 Inhabiting Your Character and Fulfilling Their Needs |
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Knowing Your Character's Past (History) |
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129 | (4) |
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Living in the Present (Now) |
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133 | (2) |
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Moving Toward a Future (Dreams and Goals) |
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135 | (2) |
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137 | (2) |
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139 | (3) |
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142 | (4) |
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Understanding Character Adjustments |
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146 | (7) |
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153 | (3) |
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Activating Your Character's Inner Conflict: The Fight Within |
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156 | (2) |
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Unearthing Your Character's Subconscious |
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158 | (3) |
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Dialoguing Your Character's Subtext: Inner Monologue |
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161 | (4) |
| Chapter 8 Believing in the Other Person |
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| Chapter 9 Shaping Your Monologue into a Three-Act Play |
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Creating an Emotional Arc |
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171 | (10) |
| Chapter 10 Performing Your Work |
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Beginning with the Moment Before |
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182 | (4) |
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Living Each Moment for the First Time |
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186 | (5) |
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191 | (2) |
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Taking Your Time with Transitions |
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193 | (5) |
| Chapter 11 Connecting the Dots |
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