{"id":8779,"date":"2020-10-14T03:07:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=8779"},"modified":"2021-09-07T21:31:07","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T21:31:07","slug":"old-souls-monologues-for-kids-who-think-like-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/old-souls-monologues-for-kids-who-think-like-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"Old Souls: Monologues for Kids Who Think Like Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

Old Souls: Monologues for Kids Who Think Like Adults<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

October 14th, 2020<\/p>\n

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When I was a child\u2014and even now\u2014there was nothing I loathed more than being spoken down to. For all my clever kids out there looking to speak up, these pieces pack some seriously thoughtful punches.<\/span><\/p>\n

A monologue from <\/b>Anne of Green Gables<\/i><\/b> by Jody Johnston Davidson<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

Anne, an orphan, has just arrived at Green Gables. She is not the young boy Marilla and Matthew expected to fetch from the asylum to help them around the house. Anne is quite boisterous in introducing herself over Matthew\u2019s stunned silence.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Pail of Water<\/i><\/b> by Douglas M. Parker<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Comedic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

In this selection from <\/span>Fantasy Monologues for Young Actors,<\/span><\/i> Jack\/Jill has a bone to pick with the stigma surrounding their story. They went to fetch a pail of water\u2014so what if they didn\u2019t succeed? They weren\u2019t saving the world, and someone else probably fetched some water right after them. Maybe everyone should just move on. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from<\/b> Kid Turboni Brings the Rain <\/i><\/b>by Mark J. Costello<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Serio-Comic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

It\u2019s 104 degrees in the shade of their Albuquerque housing project and Kid Turboni, his best friend Billy, and eventual love interest Kelly have had enough of the heat\u2014and perhaps bigger problems. Here, Kid addresses the audience confessional-style after his first failed attempt to bring rain to the neighborhood. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>The Adventures of Rocky & Skye<\/i><\/b> by Kelly DuMar<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Comedic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

DuMar\u2019s series of short, fast-paced scenes follow a quartet of characters who grow up before the audience\u2019s eyes. Presently, it\u2019s picture day for precocious middle schooler Ratani, who wants everything to be perfect. She recognizes the school photographer from an unfortunate incident with fellow student Todd Bright last year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>Henry V<\/i><\/b> by William Shakespeare<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

A Boy, servant to the three buffoons Nym, Bardolph, and Pistol, stops to address the audience in a moment of comic relief from their vitriolic spat. This piece is ideal for older children looking to dip a toe into the classical canon!<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>War Letters<\/i><\/b> by J. Robert Wilkins<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

Mary addresses the audience, revealing her worry for her father, Jack, who is off at war. Mary has just found her mother crying, and they had a long talk about her father being overseas. Now, she isn\u2019t necessarily frightened that he\u2019s away, but she is uncomfortable without him at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>The Firebird<\/i><\/b> by Evan Guilford-Blake<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Comedic, Any Age)<\/b><\/p>\n

Our young hero, the Duke, tells the Lobster that he\u2019s been sent to get the treasured wedding dress of the Princess Catherine, which the Lobster has been sworn to protect. The Lobster mocks the Duke relentlessly over how little he knows of the true value of the precious dress.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Punching Bag<\/i><\/b> by R. J. Ryland<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Dramatic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

In this scene from <\/span>Monologues Just for Kids!<\/span><\/i>, a child tells us how their brother uses them for a punching bag all the time. The child is a pacifist and doesn\u2019t want to hit their brother back\u2026 even though they may feel like it most of the time.<\/span><\/p>\n

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12 Years Wise<\/i><\/b> by Gabriel Davis<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Dramatic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

A child appeals to their father to be nicer to their mother. The child is, self-admittedly, only twelve, but is confident they know something their father needs to hear.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from <\/b>Supermarket of Lost<\/i><\/b> by Cassandra Hsiao<\/b><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

The Supermarket is where you can leave items, and they shall be forgotten for all time. You can also exchange them, but they must be of equal value upon leaving. Austin and Violet have just found Hailee, who has brought all her childhood belongings, hoping to help her parents and others forget when she is gone. She has been diagnosed with cancer, and does not have much longer to live.<\/span><\/p>\n

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