Winning Monologs for Young Actors

This book was perfect for my middle school child’s selection of a monologue.

I bought this book, along with More Winning Monologues for Young Actors, as well as two other monologue books (Magnificent Monologues for Kids and Magnificent Monologues for Teens). This is definitely my favorite monologue book. Another reviewer thought that the monologues in this book were too short - but the ones in the other two series I mentioned were WAY shorter, so I wonder what he/she was comparing it to. It took my students about 3 minutes to perform some of these, which I think is a decent length. They definitely are good for elementary aged children, although a few of the topics are geared more towards older kids. I have used these with drama students for several years, and the kids have gotten good laughs when performing for their families. I like that is also has more serious monologues, but usually the kids pick the funny ones.

This was purchased for student use in preparing for a public speaking contest. Most are good, some topics were more suited to auditions in my opinion.

I found these monologues to be too simplistic and too short in length to be used as material for our Forensics competitions. As others commented, they could be fine for those wanting short material for practice or classroom experience.

This book of monologues is a classic staple to have in the classroom. In my room students are working on oral prose readings, and it gives them some quick, relatable selections that they really enjoy. Peg Kehrat has a way with words for upper elementary and middle school students. I recommend her writing in general.

I didn't really like this book. The monologs were of an unusual sort, they were really abnormal, that is, most of them were. They also were hard to "act" to. They just weren't my style.

Oh, I remember this collection from years ago when I worked as the sponsor the a Drama Club after school at the middle school where I work! I've been looking for it because I had misplaced my previous copy! This is an excellent collection of monologues for young folks, very heartfelt, real, funny, serious.

I found this book excellent for monologues. Trying out for an acting club, we used monologues from here as our cold readings. They put everyone at ease because they are so perfect for kids. Everyone got really into the monologue they were assigned. In the club, we will perform live with big puppets like they use on tv. For each of our puppets, we will use one of these monologues. They're fantastic! The kids we perform for will absolutely love the monologues!