What should I do to prepare for a monologue performance?

Monologues are the purest form of storytelling for an actor. So how do you prepare for them?
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Monologue performance is a technically demanding but deeply rewarding form of theatre. Monologues are the purest form of storytelling in which an actor can engage.

Before I was a drama teacher and researcher, I was an actor on stage and television in Australia and in the UK.

As an actor, you are always having to prepare monologues as audition pieces. Here are some principles and techniques to help you with this process, to allow you to draw in your audience and strengthen your artistic expression.

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