30 minute 1-to-1 with PEARSON CASTING and a 30 minute 1-to-1 with acting & voice coach MEL CHURCHER
As the lockdown continues, we want to encourage creativity and connection amongst actors and we are delighted to introduce #PlanetMonologues.
We want you to record yourself performing a monologue, lasting no more than 1min 30secs, and pin it to our #PlanetMonologues thread on Twitter. It could be contemporary, classical, self-written, from a play, film or TV series…anything goes! We want to be excited, inspired, moved and bent over with laughter by your performances. You can find the rules below!
COMPETITION DEADLINE: Closed
**Please make sure you READ THE RULES below before entering.**
PRIZES
Our panel of judges will select 5 WINNERS who will each receive one of the incredible prizes below, as well as 1 WINNER for the self-represented prize:
SELF-REPRESENTED PRIZE
This prize will be awarded specifically to an actor who’s self-represented. It includes both a one-to-one with an agent from top agency Cowley, Knox & Guy, and a 3-month membership to online casting hub Dramanic. Please state that you’re self-represented in your video, or your tweet, if you’d like us to put you forward for this prize.
WHAT TO DO
- Film your monologue (max. 1min 30secs)
- Post your video* on our Twitter thread using the hashtag #PlanetMonologues
- Watch, like and share other people’s performances!
*You can upload your video to Twitter directly or post a link to YouTube/Vimeo. Please start your video by stating your name and that this is your Planet Monologues entry.
RULES
- Participants MUST be 18 years old or over.
- You must post your video on our Twitter thread for it to be considered. The thread will be pinned to our profile here.
- Please start your video by stating your name and that this is your Planet Monologues entry. This is to encourage actors to enter with performances that haven’t been previously used for other competitions.
- The monologue can be no longer than 1min 30secs.
- The deadline for the competition is Midnight 13th May.
- You can only submit one video and your first entry will be the one that is considered.
- Winning entries will be entered into a random draw to select the prizes.
JUDGES
Once the competition closes, we’ll create a shortlist to send to our wonderful panel of judges. From this shortlist the judges will select their winners!
Mel Churcher
Having been an actor, Mel’s now an international acting and voice coach. She’s been resident voice coach for the RSC & Regent’s Park Open Air Theatre, runs international workshops, and has coached on over 60 major films & TV series (imdb.me/melchurcher). Her books are: Acting for Film: Truth 24 Times a Second (Virgin Books) & A Screen Acting Workshop + DVD (Nick Hern Books).
Donnacadh O’Briain
Donnacadh O’Briain is an Olivier Award-winning director whose productions have played at The Royal Shakespeare Company, in the West End, and internationally. In 2017 his production of Rotterdam received an Olivier for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliate Theatre and went on to play at The Arts Theatre (West End) before embarking on a UK tour. His other credits include Always Orange (RSC), PEEP (a unique cross art form pop up theatre show) and the multi-award winning Electrolyte (Wildcard/Edinburgh/UK Tour).
Kate Davies-Speak
Kate has been a working actor for 19 years and has worked in theatre throughout Europe. She now focusses mainly on screen work and loves to be involved in and support independent film. She is the founder of Showreel Share Day and is a major driving force behind the online acting community. When not acting, Kate works as a personal trainer and group fitness coach, and occasionally helps out as a casting director.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
- Once the competition closes, we at The Actors Planet will watch all entries, and create a shortlist for our judging panel to pick the winners from. The judging panel will only see the entries that make it on to the shortlist. The shortlist will also be split into three groups and each judge will be responsible for picking two winners. Winners will be individually chosen by one judge each. All winning entries will be shared amongst all judges once they have been finalised.
- The judges’ decisions, once made, are final.
- For the Dramanic membership, the self-represented winner will need to have training or a CV that shows professional theatre experience to meet Dramanic’s eligibility criteria. This is out of our control. No such criteria is required for the one-to-one with Cowley, Knox & Guy.
- All one-to-ones will take place online.