Goal: To write my own monologue and dialogue for my musical.

Global Context: Personal and Cultural Expression

User/Audience Function Size/Content Impact

1-2 Anyone can say Monologue and Dialogue is No emotional

the monologue dialogue are limited and impact in the
and dialogue. useless to the monologue is writing. Limited
musical and its smaller than the to no physicality
story arc. dialogue. in blocking.

3-4 People with Monologue and Dialogue is Very little

previous acting dialogue provide limited and emotional
experience can vague monologue is impact within
say the information the same size as the writing and
monologue and about the the dialogue. small
dialogue. characters or movements
plot. within the
blocking.

5-6 Female can Monologue Dialogue is an Provides a

speak Poppy’s provides adequate length general scale of
lines and male adequate depth and the emotions for the
can Tommy’s into the monologue is actors to work
lines. character’s the same size as with and the
emotions or the dialogue. blocking lets the
backstory and actors move
the dialogue is around for most
decent at of the scene.
showing the two
characters’
dynamic.

7-8 Female actress Monologue Dialogue is an Provides a wide

in their late teens provides detailed adequate length range of
is speaking information and the emotions within
Poppy’s lines about the monologue is the writing and
and male actor character’s longer than the allows the actors
in their late teens emotions or dialogue. to move as they
is speaking backstory and wish throughout
Tommy’s lines. the dialogue the scene.
The actors clearly shows
should be okay the two
with the topics characters’
of the dynamic.
LGBTQIA+
community as
well as an open
discussion of
physical abuse
between
partners.