Veritas Tua, A short scene by Edmund J. Janas, IIMay 21, 2022
Although this is technically a monologue, it is actually more powerful when performed as a scene. It is written with a non-binary actor in the speaking part, and the woman listening as the recipient of the message.
The speaking actor is mostly obscured, blurred or not seen in full. Attention to details of the scene, the woman’s reactions and the cafe, hardly ever on the speaker. The woman is fully engrossed in the other actor’s monologue. It’s clear she is coming off of a good cry, and is suddenly happy to see her friend and hear all they have to say. She listens to her friend intently. The actor listening is actually doing the hard work as she...
Veritas Tua
Posted by brego | Jul 16, 2022 | Acting, Acting, Film Shorts, Gender and Culture, News & Muse, Race & Culture, Short Stories | 0 |