New Children's/Teen Monologue, "Ipad Fury"

August 23, 2015 by Tara Meddaugh in Monologues, Children's theatre, Teen

How would you like to perform a monologue that's brand-spankin'-new to the public? Well, children and teenagers, here's one for you! As always, contact me for request of use. Enjoy!

JUSTIN, a boy, 7-15 years old, is sitting in the driver’s side of his mom’s Toyota Sienna minivan. The keys are in the ignition, the doors are locked. The window is open about 1 inch. Justin’s mom is standing next to the driver’s side of the car, locked out.

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JUSTIN

Just because I’m not a teenager yet doesn’t mean I can’t drive a car. You think I won’t do it?

"Single Crutch" Monologue, performed by Will Johnston

August 19, 2015 by Tara Meddaugh in Monologue Performances, Monologues, Playwriting

From time to time, I will be featuring an actor's performance of one of my monologues. If you have a performance you'd like me to consider, send me a note with any pertinent information along with the video link. So here is Will Johnston...

An instructor's analysis of my monologue, The Beanstalk

August 11, 2015 by Tara Meddaugh in Monologues, Playwriting, Community, Literary, Education

The Beanstalk monologue, featuring Jack of fairytale fame, has been used all over the world, by theatres, at universities, in high schools and middle schools, contests, festivals, and of course for actors' auditions. Below, an instructor in Australia, analyzes this monologue in terms of structure, tense usage, punctuation, and sentence construction:

Star Trek Monologue

July 23, 2015 by Tara Meddaugh in Monologues, Playwriting

Okay, trekkie fans out there--so I admit--I'm one of you. By the time I was 11, I'd seen all of the old Star Trek episodes, movies to date, and Next Generation episodes. In fact, when I was 10, my older brothers and I had a "trekathon" over our Spring Break--watching Star Trek episodes nonstop for I don't remember how many days straight.