Jay Sankey standup comic magician and cartoonist is back with anotherbook for performers. Building on the success of his Zen and the Art of Standup Comedy Jay... » 

Jay Sankey standup comic magician and cartoonist is back with anotherbook for performers. Building on the success of his Zen and the Art of Standup Comedy Jay is moving further into the uncharted wilds of solo performance.Spalding Gray and Eric Bogosian have made the monologue a significant part ofcontemporary theater and more and more oneperson performances crop up everyseason. The monologue gives you incredible freedom as well as posing realdangers especially as Jay puts it for the vain and inexperienced. Standupcomedy is funny cathartic and usually over in minutes. A monologue isreflective and can run an hour or more. Comedy entertains the monologueexplores.With his trademark blend of calm sound advice and unexpected anarchic humorJay Sankey guides you through the experience of performing your monologue. Hisquestionandanswer format allows him to cover the issues central not only tothe fulllength monologue but also to explain how his techniques and ideas canhelp you perform a short monologue like Hamlets To be or not to be speechwithin a play or taken out of context as an audition piece.What Sankey has to say about the monologue will give you the nerve to sit on achair by yourself for an hour and talk about anything at all. And as Jay saysif youre lucky there will be other people in the room. «