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Monologue Mining

1990s-present · Chicago / New York

Also known as Mining, Monologue Opening Pulls

One performer delivers a personal monologue; the team then 'mines' it aloud for premises, beats, and game ideas to inspire scenes.

Known for

Named after the 'monologue opening' in the Armando Diaz form.
Drill version exposes the monologue — stops after the story, team names every pullable moment.
Teaches performers to listen for the seed of a scene, not the whole scene.
Armando runs this live every show — the drill version slows it down to make the technique visible.

Forms

Concepts

monologue

Games