Theater Monologue Piece

I'm about to perform a monologue tomorrow for my theater class. I've had a really hard time choosing and deciding which piece to do and what type of acting I would like to show. Believe me, I hate performing in front of many people if it comes to acting.

So, I came up with three choices.

1. GET A GREAT PART FROM AN AWESOME MOVIE.

A Little Princess
written by Richard LaGravenese & Elizabeth Chandler

Sara: I don't have a mother either... she's in heaven with my baby sister... But that doesn't mean I can't talk to her, I talk to her all the time... I tell her everything and I know she hears me because... because that's what angels do. My mom is an angel and yours is too. With beautiful satin wings, a silk dress, and a crown of baby rosebuds, and they all live together in a castle. And do you know what it's made out of? Sunflowers. Hundreds of them, so bright they shine like the sun. And when they want to go anywhere they just whistle, like this... (whistles) and a cloud swoops down to the front gate and picks them up and as they ride through the air, over the moon and through the stars... until they are hovering right above us, that's how they can look down and make sure we're all right. And sometimes they even send messages. Of course you can't hear them with all the noise you were making... but don't worry they'll always try again... just in case you missed them.

The Notebook

written by Jan Sardi & Jeremy Leven, from the novel by Nicholas Sparks

Allie: Do you remember sneaking over here the first time you told me about this place? I got home late that evening, and my parents were furious when I finally came in. I can still picture my daddy standing in the living room, my mother on the sofa, staring straight ahead. I swear, they looked as if a family member had died. That was the first time my parents knew I was serious about you, and my mother had a long talk with me later that night. She said to me,"Sometimes, our future is dictated by who we are, not what we want." And I know it was wrong of her to keep your letters from me, but just try to understand. Once we left, she probably thought it would be easier for me to just let go. In her mind, she was trying to protect my feelings, and she probably thought the best way to do that was to hide the letters you sent. Not that any of it matters, now that I have Lon. He's handsome, charming, successful. He's kind to me, he makes me laugh, and I know he loves me in his own special way...but there's always going to be something missing in our relationship -- the kind of love we had that summer.

2. MUSICAL PEG

I think Jesus Christ Superstar is one of the most dramatic, memorable and classic musical movies ever. I'm choosing the parts of Mary Magdalene where she sang Everything's Alright and I Don't Know How To Love Him from this 1973 hit movie. Her voice matches mine, I love this movie, it makes me cry, it's heart-warming.. All in all, this will be perfect.

Well, for this musical... I honestly haven't watched the full movie. :( But, I've heard a lot of great parts from it and I was thinking of making my own version of Over The Moon. It would be a great monologue piece, but my problem will be if my theater classmates have thought of this already. I don't want to be compared in the end.

3. DO AN IMPROMPTU MONOLOGUE. (Which is probably the most stupid idea I ever made. :| HAHA)


The main idea of this monologue is to showcase my talent. So, I decided to stick with the musical. I've chosen Jesus Christ Superstar. :) This will be a big challenge for me since tomorrow's performance will also be our audition for our final theater act. I hope I'll do great tomorrow.

Here are the videos of the original songs I'm performing tomorrow. I'll be mashing the two and instead of singing it all the way, I'll do some parts in a speech form. Or should I say, acting dialogue. :)

Everything's Alright

I Don't Know How To Love Him