Sample Pages from Middle School Monologues: Girls
Sample Pages from Middle School Monologues: Girls Welcome! This is copyrighted material for promotional purposes. It's intended to give you a taste of the script to see whether or not you want to use it in your classroom or perform it. You can't print this document or use this document for production purposes. Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalty information and pricing. Copyrighted Material All Monologues From Published Plays MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS EDITED BY Lindsay Price Original Playscripts Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material Middle School Monologues: Girls Copyright © 2009 Edited by Lindsay Price ALL MONOLOGUES BY LINDSAY PRICE CAUTION: This play is fully protected under the copyright laws of Canada and all other countries of the Universal Copyright Convention and is subject to royalty. Changes to the script are expressly forbidden without written consent of the author. Rights to produce, film, or record, in whole or in part, in any medium or in any language, by any group amateur or professional, are fully reserved. Interested persons are requested to apply for amateur rights to: Theatrefolk PO Box 1064 Crystal Beach, ON, L0S 1B0 Canada Tel 1-866-245-9138 Fax 1-877-245-9138 e-mail: [email protected] website: www.theatrefolk.com Those interested in professional rights may contact the authors c/o the above address. No part of this script covered by the copyrights hereon may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means - graphic, electronic or mechanical - without the prior written permission of the author. Any request for photocopying, recording, or taping shall be directed in writing to the author at the address above. Printed in the USA ISBN 978-1-926533-09-4 Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS Character Play 3 Page Tamara ............................... Wait Wait Bo Bait........................................5 Snowflake..............................The Snow Show .........................................7 Verges..............................Much Ado High School....................................9 TJ .............................Floating On A Don’t Care Cloud...........................11 Mary-Jean ............................... School Daze .........................................13 Persephone............................Circus Olympus.......................................14 Jane ...................................... Jealousy Jane ........................................17 Iris ........................................ Deck the Stage .......................................19 Connie......................Skid Marks II: Are We There Yet?...........................23 Maddie .................................... Body Body ..........................................26 Ariel.................................... Sweep Under Rug .....................................27 Envy...................................Swimming With Sins....................................29 Evelyn ...................... ths phne 2.0: the next generation ..........................31 Tandy...................................... Censorbleep .........................................34 Chelsey ......................................Ten/Two............................................36 Mia............................................ Hairball ............................................38 Karen.....................The Bright Blue Mailbox Suicide Note........................40 Rea.................................... Look Me In The Eye ....................................41 Asia ...................................... Deck the Stage .......................................43 Shelley .................................. Deck the Stage .......................................46 Agatha..................................... Agatha Rex ..........................................48 Chill......................................The Snow Show .......................................50 Tamara ............................... Wait Wait Bo Bait......................................52 Appendix Performance Hints and Tips...................................................................54 All plays published by Theatrefolk ALL MONOLOGUES BY LINDSAY PRICE Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS TAMARA PLAY: Wait Wait Bo Bait GENRE: Comedy TIME: 2:00 ———————— DESCRIPTION Tamara is waiting to hear from a boy who said he’d call. She has been going crazy in her room waiting all day for the call. ACTING HINTS Make sure the piece is performed with tonal variety. Tamara should alternate between serenity and insanity. Is this the first time a boy has ever told Tamara they’d call her? Why does she wait? What’s so special about the boy? What led Tamara to give the boy her number? ———————— (singing a made-up melody into a hairbrush microphone) Oh Mr. Phone. Why don’t you ring? Why don’t I hear you sing in the night? Oh Mr. Phone. One ding-a-ling is all I need to make it right. (speaking as if to a Vegas night club audience) Thank you. Thank you very much, I’m here all week. You know, just before I go, I’d like to send out a little word. Just a little word out there to all the guys in the world. (singing) To all the guys in the world. If you meet that special girl. Don’t make her wait by the phone. All alone. 'Cause that’s not nice. She might curse you and wish that you had lice. How’d you like that? Have to shave your head and buy a hat. (speaking) Thank you. Thank you very much. Try the buffet. All you guys out there in the world. Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. 5 Copyrighted Material 6 MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS TAMARA Could you do us gals a favour? It’s just a simple, teeny, tiny, little thing. If you don’t want to call a girl then don’t ask for her number. Sounds easy, don’t you think audience? Don’t ask for her number. Don’t look her in the eyes and say “I’m going to call you.” Don’t say it. Don’t say those five little words. Would that be so hard? I don’t think so. “I’m going to call you.” Five little words that make girls all over the world cancel their plans and sit in their rooms going absolutely mental waiting for stupid boys to call. I know my life would be a lot better off if I had never heard them, isn’t that right audience? Ah, you’re a beautiful crowd. (singing) For centuries girls have waited for that invitation to the ball. 'Cause a stupid boy has told her, “I’m going to call.” For centuries girls have believed but over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we’ve been deceived. When will we learn? When will we ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, learn? (speaking) Thank you. Thank you very much. Tip your waitress! Our next act is Gammy Sam and his trained seal, Jo Jo. Jo Jo can play You Light Up My Life on the castanets. Let’s hear it for Jo Jo! Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS SNOWFLAKE PLAY: The Snow Show GENRE: Drama TIME: 1:15 ———————— DESCRIPTION Snowflake describes her love of snow angels. ACTING HINTS The character is caught between being a child and being a teenager. Why is important to the character that she make snow angels every year? If the angel has made no mistakes, what mistakes has the character made? She used to be very close with her sister and is no longer. Think about what their relationship was like when they were younger and what it’s like now. Why does the sister call the character a ‘freak?’ ———————— I make snow angels. Every year. Not as many as when I was a kid, but every year. It‘s my tradition. My sister and I used to make them together. We‘d wake up and see our lawn turned into a field of white. Untouched. Pure. A blank page. No mistakes. We‘d race from the door to the middle of the lawn; arms out, fly back. Wheeeeeeee! Arms: flap flap flap. Legs: flap, flap, flap. The trick is getting up without disturbing the angel. Points lost if you smudge her or leave a footprint on her beautiful pure dress. (throwing her arms into the air) First to the back door wins! (she lowers her arms) My sister and I don‘t really… we‘re not really on the same page anymore. She has her friends. She doesn‘t see Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. 7 Copyrighted Material 8 MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS SNOWFLAKE the magic in snow angels. “Why do you do that, freak?” She complains about having to shovel the driveway, scraping ice off the car. “Did you see what that stupid snow did to my suede boots?” On the snowiest day this winter she goes to the mall. I wait till she‘s gone. “See you later, freak.” And I run out to the middle of the lawn. She stands still and speaks without the gestures. Arms out, fly back. Wheeeeeee! Arms: flap flap flap. Legs: flap, flap, flap. Carefully, carefully, standing. (she looks down) She‘s beautiful. Pure white. No mistakes. She takes a deep breath and lets it out. She smiles weakly. No mistakes. Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS 54 APPENDIX Performance Hints and Tips: Things to think about when choosing a monologue. For Auditions... If you‘re auditioning for a specific part, find a monologue that’s going to help you get the part. If the play is a comedy, do a comedic monologue. The director wants to know if you can be funny. Same is true for a drama. If the character is a mean step-sister, find a play with a character with similar qualities. If you‘re auditioning for a school, look for variety and versatility. You only have a couple of minutes to show what you can do - don‘t spend that two minutes in one emotional tone, and one physical action. Never look at the director in an audition. It forces the director to focus on you, instead of the monologue. In general, go for comedy. So many actors do the big overly-dramatic turn. An actor who makes a director laugh is more memorable than one who weeps and wails. Know that a director usually makes their mind up in the first 30 seconds. For Individual Events... Properly begin each piece. Take a pause, take a look, make a definite gesture, have a defined action. Pause between the introduction and the monologue. Properly end each piece. Make sure there‘s a defined beat between the end of one piece and the beginning of the next. I was watching an IE and it wasn‘t until he finished completely that I figured out he had done two pieces. There was no break in-between! Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material MIDDLE SCHOOL MONOLOGUES: GIRLS 55 Even though each monologue in this collection has a time listed, it‘s going to be different for every actor as they put on their own interpretation. Therefore, you must time your pieces. There‘s nothing worse than seeing an IE that‘s going so well but goes over time. Contrast, contrast, contrast. Make sure your pieces are clearly different. Know the name of the play and the author! It shows a lack of preparation if you can‘t come up with this information. And furthermore… Yelling does not equal emotion. Even in the most intense monologue you should not raise your voice for more than two sentences. If you’re not moving for a specific reason, then stand still! It‘s very distracting to watch an actor wander. It‘s the actor moving about and not the character. It shows you haven‘t put thought into the blocking. Who are you talking to? Where are they? What do you want? What happens to you elsewhere in the play? Read the whole play. Read the whole play. And yes, read the whole play. Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. Performances for an audience subject to royalty regardless of whether or not admission is charged. Visit http://tfolk.me/p139 to order a printable copy or for rights/royalties pricing. Copyrighted Material Original Playscripts PO Box 1064, Crystal Beach, ON, Canada L0S 1B0 Tel 1-866-245-9138 / Fax 1-877-245-9138 Email [email protected] / Web www.theatrefolk.com To learn more about Theatrefolk, visit us on the World Wide Web ONLINE ORDERING UP-TO-DATE CATALOGUE ROYALTY INFORMATION COMPANY BACKGROUND WWW.THEATREFOLK.COM EMAIL: [email protected] Copyrighted Material for promotional purposes. Do not print or copy. 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