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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