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Kids Monologue of the Month
Tips for preparing a monologue:
- Imagine the person you're speaking to. If you're supposed to be speaking to the audience, imagine who they are--friends? enemies? the doorman?
- Imagine where you are and the things that are around you.
- Create a set by using real objects that are handy--chairs, benches, fake tree, etc.
- You can use real objects for props, too--book, wallet, football, etc.
- Be expressive--get mad or happy or sad or just have some attitude as you perform your monologue.
- Movement & Gestures--use them. Don't just stand still while doing a monologue.
- If there are stage directions—in parenthesis—in the monologue below, use them or come up with your own. They're just suggestions. If a monologue has ellipses (three dots in a row), act as if you’re listening to someone else responding or speaking to you. But those ellipses might also just mean there's a slight pause. Read through the monologue and see if you're listening to someone or just pausing for effect.
Break a leg! (That's theater talk for "good luck." It's bad luck to say "good luck" in the theater so you say "Break a leg!")
Here is a monologue for Jan/Feb. Have fun!:
The Puppy Store
(speaking to audience; excited) I saved all my Christmas and birthday money for one whole year. I did extra chores (pretend to sweep) around my house. When I saw a penny on the sidewalk, I picked it up (pretend to pick it up) and put it in my jar. I saved $52.33. Then Mom and Dad took me to the puppy store.
The puppies were so cute. (sit; pretending to pet puppies) They all wanted me to pet them. There was a husky puppy with blue eyes (point to own eyes). There was a golden retriever that was, well, (slight pause) golden. I saw a baby beagle that swished his tail the whole time. There was an itty-bitty dog (use hands to indicate a small dog) that Dad said was a “Peeking Knees”. There were so many choices!
(disappointed) But then Mom said I didn’t have enough money for any dog. I asked how much more would I need. (shocked) Dad said about 10 more years of saving everything I got.
We left the puppy store and went to Walmart where I bought a big, stuffed dog. Mom and Dad were pleased.
(whispers; mischievously) What they don’t know is Amber’s dog had puppies and she said I can have one.
The puppies were so cute. (sit; pretending to pet puppies) They all wanted me to pet them. There was a husky puppy with blue eyes (point to own eyes). There was a golden retriever that was, well, (slight pause) golden. I saw a baby beagle that swished his tail the whole time. There was an itty-bitty dog (use hands to indicate a small dog) that Dad said was a “Peeking Knees”. There were so many choices!
(disappointed) But then Mom said I didn’t have enough money for any dog. I asked how much more would I need. (shocked) Dad said about 10 more years of saving everything I got.
We left the puppy store and went to Walmart where I bought a big, stuffed dog. Mom and Dad were pleased.
(whispers; mischievously) What they don’t know is Amber’s dog had puppies and she said I can have one.