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Can you give me some ideas on how to deliver this monologue? i'm going to an acting competition this july?

Exactly Who You Are (Teenage girl): Girl who confronts an old friend about why they don't hang out any more.

Denise: I know exactly who you are. You're Kenny Fisher...we used to...we used to play Miami Vice in my basement. You used to sleepover my house...you had to leave the hall light on every night. You're Kenny Fisher who used to buy me a card every Valentine's Day and a bag of those little hearts with the words on them. And you're Kenny Fisher who suddenly got too cool to hang out with me when we hit junior high. Cause, I was in all the smart classes, and cause my parent's didn't make a lot of money. And cause you desperately needed to sit at the trendy table in the cafeteria.


thank you!


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: You need to use a technique called subtext. Natural actors use it subconsciously but it CAN be learned.

What you do is write down, for every line of dialogue, what you think the character means in completion of each sentence.

So: "I know exactly who you are" may be completed with:
* "you little biatch"
* "my greatest friend"

or a myriad other phrases.

Once you do this, say the text (the part that's in the script) but complete it with the subtext in your mind. You will agree that "I know exactly who you are, you little biatch" will be said differently than "I know exactly who you are, my greatest friend."

By completing the subtext in your mind you'll give just the right tone and texture to what you are saying.

Hope this helps.