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"Last night's Monologue Challenge was the best one ever put on by the Actor's Project.
  The level of acting has greatly improved, the choice of materials excellent and the length
of the evening was just right.  All in all, a very  impressive evening. 
Done the way it should be done.  Congratulation to you, Bobby Holder,
and the very talented actors of the Actor's Project."

Scott Powers
Author: The Actor's Guide to commercial Print
President of Scott Powers Studios, Inc.

 

"Last night's showcase was one of the best I've ever attended.
I was very impressed by the level of acting, the quality of material,
the pacing of the showcase and I sensed a true camaraderie among the actors.
A professional job all around."

Scott Powers
Author: The Actor's Guide to commercial Print
President of Scott Powers Studios, Inc.

 

"Congratulations on a very successful showcase.
  I had such a nice time.  It was a great deal of fun to see
a lot of familiar faces doing such good work.
   Please extend my CONGRATULATIONS to the entire company
for a lovely evening in the theatre."

Paul J. Michael
Executive Director of The Network

 

 "Thanks so much for the invitation to come see your showcase last night.
 I had a wonderful time, and thought some of the actors were quite good.
 I am passing the headshots along to Mike Roderick (Producer)
sometime in the next week or so.
 I was also wondering if I could get email addresses
for some of the actors from the first showcase? "

Elizabeth Hammett
Associate Producer of Small Pond Productions



Excerpts from Review of: Monologue Madness
Presented by The Actor's Project NYC.

From Marty Glenn of listings.OOBR.com and www.OnOffOff.com and www.comedyclubreveiew.com

Monologue Madness was a series of short presentations - two to five minutes each - by a troupe of 14 actors. The monologues covered the gamut of stand-up comedy to serious dramatic presentations. It was a thoroughly enjoyable evening, and every performance was meritorious in it's own way.

I arrived ten minutes before curtain up and the stage was already decorated with actors. One particularly conspicuous presence was a gaily decorated female clown positioned squarely in the center of the stage. Less obvious - on stage left- was the two some of Kristin Carter and Charity Bess chatting. Or were they? I found the highly animated stream of facial expressions by Kristin - a constant dance of smiles, nods and bouncing eyebrows - to be absolutely mesmerizing. I kept wondering, "Is that really a coincidental conversation or part of the act?" In any event, it kept me entertained till the performances started.

I've recently been evaluating comedy clubs, where the performances consist exclusively of the stand-up genre. I found the diversity of Monologue Madness to be refreshing and conducive to a more fulfilling entertainment experience. As I said, I thought that every presentation was worthwhile, but - frankly - it seemed to me that the girls carried the evening. I felt that Kristin Carter and Cassandra Cooke's dramatic presentations were the perfect juxtaposition with the comedy of Claysey Everett. Claysey reminds me a bit of Jackie Gleason in his early days. I'm having conflict writing a review because I think this evening should be evaluated in its entirety and singling out individual performances seems to miss the point.

Monologue Madness was presented July 8th at The Royal Theatre.

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