Don’t let the lesbian/feminist moniker scare you, this is a formidable artist in every way.” -Dale Daigle, PhD., Theatre Department Chair, Washington College, Chesterton, MD.By sakshi_manitripathi on JDramatic Monologue – A Form of Poetry . She is totally committed to her art in a way that is truly inspiring. The amazing thing is she combines that unswerving commitment with compassion, understanding, warmth, and generosity.
This is a person who does not apologize for her agenda or the militancy necessary to further that agenda. One of the things I was most impressed with was the clarity of her aesthetics and politics. Another thing that is unusual and impressive is that she has kept in touch with several of our students since her visit. I can honestly say I have never seen students so enthusiastic about a guest. We have regular visits by well known writers-everyone from Edward Albee and Israel Horovitz to Toni Morrison and John Barth in recent years. Washington College is, in part, known for it’s writing program. Her passion for what she does is so obvious and her intellect so impressive that students and faculty alike were immediately and permanently engaged by her presentation and presence.
Gage’s visit to Washington College was inspiring. Kate Greene, University of Southern Mississippi. “While it was probably the novelty of having a lesbian feminist in Hattiesburg, Mississippi that brought the people out, it was Carolyn’s intelligence, wit and charisma that motivated us to participate." -Dr.
These will be “performed” in staged readings and then polished for final presentation. After a discussion of the elements of the monologue, including costume and staging, participants will compose their own monologues. In this workshop, participants will hear samples of monologues performed by Gage, who tours internationally in her own work and who has authored a book on monologues. This is a workshop for writers of journals, poetry, novels, short stories, and, of course, playwrights. The ability to construct the dramatic monologue is a useful tool for a writer in any genre, because the revelation of character through their own words allows the reader a direct, immediate, and powerful interaction with the character. It can deal with the trivia of daily routine, or the epic sweep of momentous social change, or ― best of all ― both at the same time! The dramatic monologue can be taken from everyday life, from the pages of history, or from the realms of pure imagination. The dramatic monologue can be a marvel of manipulation, a surprisingly chaotic glimpse behind the mask of calm, a hilarious exhibition of vanity and self-delusion, a heartbreakingly honest revelation of human grief, or any of a thousand other facets of human nature. They can also form the basis for entire scenes or even one-person shows. “To be or not to be.” Sometimes referred to as “arias without music,” these speeches are often the high points of a play. The Evil That Men Do: The Story of ThalidomideĪh, the dramatic monologue. The A-Mazing Yamashita and the Millennial Gold-DiggersĮntr'acte or The Night Eva Le Gallienne Was Raped
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