My Choice Monologue

My choice Monologue:

This is a monologue from a play called "the table laid". The character is a woman called Galina who is a Russian refugee and she is talking about her life before the revolution that made her a refugee. In this version of the monologue their is not music in the background  instead there is a very subtle white noise in the background underneath the actors voice. This is done so that we focus only on the actors voice and are more likely to emote with the character's story.

I think this monologue would most likely performed on adult channels because it deals with mature themes like death, war and the worth of life. It would be suitable for channels like BBC radio or even some regional stations however it wouldn't be played on music stations as it wouldn't relate to that style of station. I also believe because of the context of the piece it would mostly likely be on in the evening as the context is mature so children would need to be in bed.

The actor must have clarity in their voice as they want their audience to be able to understand what she is says but also there is white noise in the background which could drown her out is she isn't clear in her speech. Also she mightbe slightly further away from the microphone so it will be even more important for her to have good projection as the microphone may not pick her up and she could get lost in the white noise. The piece is very intimate as it is just one person is talking so the actor defiantly needs to be clear and loud but more importantly emotive with her word otherwise the audience won't hear compassion in the piece.

Personally I think there should have been more background sounds or music to show either where she is set or what feel the monologue is meant to have on their audience. By just having white noise it could become quite dull as nothing changes to the sound. However the emptiness could be deliberate in order to show the emptiness and carelessness for her inevitable death. The white noise also allows the audience to her her breathing and shuffling during the monologue which make her some more real as they are simple human sounds. Therefore I think it depends on how you decided to intemperate this monologue to whether you like the silence of the piece.