Kids’ Monologue of the Month

As you perform a monologue, think about the following: To whom you are speaking, movements around the stage, gestures. You may not have real set pieces but you can imagine where they are so as you speak, you might look or walk towards the area that you imagined something to be. Try your monologue with a single chair, not to sit on the entire time but there might be places in your monologue where you could sit or even stand on the chair (make sure it's sturdy first). For gestures, make them big — unless that totally doesn’t work for the scene; you could also pantomime some of the things you’re talking about (not the whole time though). Most importantly, fill your voice and body with expression. Are you excited? Angry? Sad? Maybe you’ll have several expressions as you go through the monologue. Practice so that your voice and body reflect those feelings. Another little tip: write your ideas on your monologue. They can be as easy as smiley (or sad or angry) faces drawn on the paper.

If there are stage directions—in parenthesis—on the monologue below, you can use them or come up with your own. They are only suggestions. If a monologue has ellipses (three dots in a row), act as if you’re listening to someone else speaking to you.

One more thing: Have fun!

Carnival

(You may use it for free only once, then throw away your copy.)

Isn’t this a great carnival? Kolton, Tadd, Alan, Fabian, Rex and I came here together. We planned out what we were going to do. We brought our own money that we’ve been saving for months. We rode the roller coaster twice. We rode that thing that spins and dips and drops you. We ate hot dogs and cotton candy. Kolton won a bear from the ring toss. Tadd won a plate from the coin toss. Alan won candy from the tricycle race. Fabian won a yoyo from the ball toss. Rex and I each won a water bottle from the three-legged race. We are having a blast!

I just have to hide from them for the next hour or so. They want to go through the haunted castle and that thing scares me.

(looks offstage) There they are! I’ll go hide in the restroom! (exits quickly)