Meaning of monoscene | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A performance or piece of art occurring within a single setting.
2. A specific form of improvisational comedy in which scenes are performed without edits.

Examples

“Because the budget was so low, most episodes of the show⟳ had to be monoscenes to avoid⟳ building multiple expensive sets.”

“The second major compartment contains four scenes. The third segment is a monoscene grouping St Paul and the four writers of Canonical Epistles.”

“In both of these examples, the initial impression of the monoscene is of a frozen narrative moment, of the eye capturing a split⟳ second of activity.”

“The stage⟳ was still medieval in the sense⟳ of using multiple loci and platea that could shift its identity from before the palace to the Roman camp. "La belle Genièvre" could have⟳ been performed on a similar stage⟳, although a Renaissance monoscene is also possible and even likely.”

“In fact both episodes represent⟳ the recognition of the heroine, the difference being a large detailed monoscene in Tchaikovsky's opera and the presence of Mariya Kondratyevna and Alyosha besides the main heroine in piece No. 10 in Smelkov's opera.”

“Her team once did a six-hour monoscene without any breaks!”

“This process⟳ of bringing up new things to talk⟳ about is key to making monoscenes interesting. A common problem I see⟳ in a monoscene are characters who are so focused on one and only one thing.”

“Justin Peters and Kelly Buttermore present⟳ their experimental improv show⟳, a unique monoscene that is almost entirely silent.”

“Longform improv sets typically run⟳ between 20 and 25 minutes, and Big Baby performs a style known as a "bunker monoscene" in which the entire show⟳ is a single scene in a single location.”

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