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Join our two-day intensive workshop led by Benedetto Sicca and hosted by TIM Studio, focuses on the preparation and staging of a theatrical monologue in English, with the concrete goal of shaping a piece that can be confidently used for auditions and international calls. 🎭At our intensive workshop each participant will work on one self-chosen monologue (maximum length: 4–5 minutes), developed across the two days starting from a shared interpretation of the reference text and from the individual interpretative desire brought by each actor. The monologue is not imposed from the outside, but constructed through a dialogue between textual analysis, intention, and scenic action. ✏️
Who it is for❓
👉 Actors with basic to intermediate experience
👉 Performers interested in working in English as a non-native language
👉 Those preparing for or approaching international auditions
Working in a language that is not one’s mother tongue is approached as a specific opportunity: a condition that can sharpen attention, deepen listening, and increase adherence to the text and the character, rather than aiming for linguistic “fluency”, the workshop focuses on clarity, responsibility, and precision of choice. ✨
The process moves from understanding what is at stake in the text to deciding how and why this actor chooses to speak it now. Particular attention is given to the beginning, development, and ending of the monologue — often the most fragile and decisive moments. 💥
Although the work on stage is individual, it is always framed as a collective learning process. Each session is structured so that the technical and poetic questions emerging from one actor’s work become a shared resource for the group. 🤝
Participants will leave with a monologue that is fully constructed in its choices, repeatable, and ready to be used in an audition context. 🎬
What we will work on❓
📌 Preparing and staging a theatrical monologue in English
📌 Developing one monologue per participant (maximum length: 4–5 minutes)
📌 Building the work from a shared reading of the text and an articulated interpretative desire
📌 Exploring how acting in a non-native language can strengthen focus and presence
📌 Text analysis in relation to action, rhythm, space, and intention
📌 Shaping a monologue that is clear, grounded, and audition-ready
The trainer: Benedetto Sicca is a multidisciplinary Italian artist working across theatre, opera, video and electronic music. Trained as both an actor and a director, he has performed on stage and screen, and developed a distinct voice as a playwright and stage director. His work blends classical repertoire with contemporary dramaturgies, often focusing on themes of identity, memory and desire. 🎥
👉 if you’d like to try Benedetto’s open acting training first, we warmly invite you to join us for a free session on January 30: https://fb.me/e/jjJOJDlMl
Since 2025, he has been a regular acting trainer at TIM Studio in Budapest. He is also the founder and curator of the Budapest Art Symposium, an independent platform for electronic music and performative experimentation. Alongside his theatre work, he performs as a DJ, weaving narrative and emotional intensity into his sets. 🎵
How we will work❓
▶️ Individual work in front of the group
▶️ Collective observation and analysis of technical and poetic choices
▶️ Exercises to test and refine intention, energy, and precision
▶️ Time dedicated to trial, error, and scenic adjustments
▶️ Feedback designed so that each individual process becomes an opportunity for learning for all participants
Date and time: 7th and 8th February (Saturday and Sunday), 10.00-19.00
Location: TIM Studio, Budapest, Puskin utca 2. (3 minutes walk from Astoria)
Participation fee: 39.000 Ft. Reduced participation fee for TIM Studio members with 25% discount: 29.500 Ft
Application ✅
👉 To apply for the workshop, participants are asked to submit a short bio and a headshot picture and a short motivation summary through this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1YFtKauwXMyY-TMIOdEfY-eY4lNMJBHmrEmm_1iJJz2leVw/viewform?usp=preview
The text of the monologue you intend to work on should be also submitted before the workshop, but not needed for the application. For participation you need to register. After registration we will contact you with the pre-invoice. Your registration will be final with the payment of 50% of the workshop fee.
What to bring❓
🎭 One theatrical monologue in English (maximum length: 4–5 minutes)
👖 Comfortable clothes for physical work
✨ Willingness to work openly and to learn from others’ processes
Looking forward to seeing you on our intensive workshop! ✨
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