Mercutio

The "Queen Mab" speech from Romeo & Juliet, Act I scene iv, one of 50 Shakespearean monologues performed by Alan Tilson for the Kansas City Fringe Festival at Unity Temple on the Plaza July 2008.

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[Shakespeare50]

Thank you and I agree with you - this was done as one of 50 monologues and, as I am obviously older than he is written, choose to do it in a more relaxed, leisurely manner.

[thedudeofpower]

I loved this, I think I might study it for an audition if you dont mind :] Although, there were a few times where I was wondering why you were making a certain face or doing a certain move... But when doing a monolouge that long, its unavoidable to make at least one false move :]

Very nicely done!

[Shakespeare50]

Thanks for your comments. Gestures & faces should help illustrate the text much like a picture in a book. If it makes you wonder, than I haven't clearly done the job!

An actor needs to ask "why" to everything in his words so that everything should make sense most of all to the audience.

[danny4651]

Nice one !

[Shakespeare50]

Thanks!

[itersy]

what a wonderfully executed monologue...very impressive!

[efficioinmorsmortis]

Excellent! I truly enjoy the uncut version of the speech.

I completely disagree with the choice of character for Mercutio, as I see him in a slightly different light, more as a lover scorned than a simple bachelor. But the speech was absolutely wonderful. Great job.

[yanis3]

This helped me learn the speech, and when I performed it infront of my high school, it gave me critical acclaim, thank you thank you!

[darkswansong]

Good performance, but in my opinion way to serious for Mercruito. He is the comic relief in the play and is the binary opposite to Romeo and his depressive attatude in the play, I agree with @lageasy, he is dressed up and going to a party and he is mocking the idea of the pagen goddess queen mab to dramatics and comically prove his point to Romeo.

As far as perfomance and tone of voice go You are very good, that didn't fit the textbook Mercrutio. Look into Richard the Third or King Lear :)

[TheBuenaRodriguez]

great voice mate!!!! i might use this for my Yale audition!

[Superponageify]

He sounds like the mermaid guy from spongebob

[heebajubanabad]

you have a really nice voice (y)

it really makes you listen..

[lageasy]

@lingualatinapuella

That's actually a very good point you made here, I was complaining at first b/c I imagined Mercutio to be so playful and cavalier but I do find myself enjoying this version a lot after a second and third watch. He does bring a form of mysticism, to this monologue, but I will always argue the fact that they're all dressed up and waiting to go party! In real life, his mood probably would have been more angry, drunken clownish more so than this stoic piece. But I did like it.

[lageasy]

So serious though! I thought these guys were about to go to a party and have some fun. I imagined him to be up on his feet pushing his friends around, half-way mocking them. Very great diction though, just a little more serious than I imagined.