Free Plays for Kids

January 25, 2016, 5:25 am

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Here are 3 new stage play scripts for children:

 

"The Pirate and the Princess" full length script for kids

"The Pirate and the Princess" is a twist on the tale the Prince and the Pauper. It is about Bones the Pirate Girl who is tired of life at sea and a princess named Fuchsia who dreams of adventure. They decide to switch places but find out being a pirate and a princess isn't all fun and games.

WvP Witches vs Princesses free funny full length stage play script for children - kid comedy teen

The witches have a contest to see who can capture the most princesses. But can the princesses outwit the witches? This is a full length comedy play for 23 actors (15-22 females 1-7 males)

The Captain and the Cat stage play script for kids - funny sci fi children's play This play can be performed with 5 or more actors (the more Purple Tingle Tangles the better).

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Pint Sized Pirate play for children

January 25, 2016, 5:31 am

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"Peggy the Pint Sized Pirate"

The story of a small pirate with big dreams. Peggy goes on a quest to save the pirates who have been captured by a sea monster.

Free poster! Request free full sized version from doug@freedrama.net

15 minute version

Female lead with 7 characters + optional extras 

 

30 minute version

Female lead with 14 characters + optional extras

"Pete the Pint Sized Pirate"

Male main character with 16 characters + optional extras

 

Free Script for Kids - Snow White and the 7 Kachus

January 25, 2016, 6:17 pm

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Here is an excellent free script for kids.

"Snow White and the 7 Kachus"

This Freedrama.net play features our website mascot the Kachu! Kachus can been found all over the website... on the Freedrama title... acting out some of the plays in pictures... but now you can see these cute little birds in action in a quest for their favorite food... cupcakes! They make friends with Snow White (who makes the best cupcakes ever) and help save her from the evil Queen who wants to stop her from making these treats which give her a tummy ache.

CAST OF CHARACTERS (in order of appearance)

NARRATOR: The storyteller of the play who ends up becoming a part of the play.

SNOW WHITE: Shiela makes the best cupcakes in the kingdom but her cupcakes give the Queen a tummy ache which leads to trouble.

QUEEN (OLD LADY): The evil Queen who hates Snow White's cupcakes and wants to get rid of her.  She also plays the old lady who tricks Snow White in to eating a poison deep fried apple churro.

SOLDIERS BILL and TED: Soldiers who work for the Queen but are not sure they want to follow evil commands.

7 KACHUS: Flit, Flap, Flop, Flirt, Fifi, Foofoo and Fart are cute little birds that live in the woods.  They love cupcakes and become Snow White's friend.  Kachus are inspired by the mascot of the Freedrama.net website and appear all around the website with the logo and ads.  They are the creation of my wife, Shiela Larson, and she was happy to have them be a big part of the website. We decided it was time the Kachus had their own play. This is the first appearance by the Kachu birds in a script.

PRINCE DOUGLAS: A Scottish prince who was lost at sea and ended up in the land of Snow White.  They Kachus get his help to save Snow White.

EXTRAS: Soldiers and villagers (as many soldiers and villages may be added to the play as desired and actors may play since neither appear at the same time).

SCENE 1 (Snow White skips in with a basket full of goodies to a village) NARRATOR Once upon a time, there was a pretty girl named Shiela who had skin as pure white as a morning snow.  People swear it sparkled in the sunlight like a cool winter sunrise. (Snow White gives the narrator an annoyed and embarrassed look) SNOW WHITE Get on with the story. NARRATOR Sorry... because of the winter whiteness of her skin, everyone called her Snow White.  Snow White was also famous for her amazing cupcakes.  She baked them better than anyone in the kingdom.  Everyone loved them. People rush in and crowd around her.  They leave and all the cupcakes are gone.  Her basket now is filled with gold. SNOW WHITE Time to bake some more cupcakes. (Snow White skips off happily with her basket full of money) NARRATOR But not everyone liked Snow White's cupcakes.  There was an evil queen who hated cupcakes. (Evil queen enters) QUEEN I hate cupcakes. NARRATOR How can anyone hate cupcakes? QUEEN They give me tummy aches. NARRATOR Oh... so sorry. QUEEN Do not pity me!  Off with his head! (Soldiers rush in and grab narrator) NARRATOR Hey! Wait! You can't do this... I'm the narrator! QUEEN I can do anything I wish.  I'm the queen.  And now to deal with Snow White and her cupcakes.  I put on a disguise and give her this deep fried apple churro in exchange for one of her cupcakes. (Queen snaps her fingers and a solider rushes in) SOLDIER At your service! Reporting for duty! Your wish is my command! QUEEN Take this message to Snow White. SOLDIER The pretty cupcake lady? SNOW WHITE (OFF) Stop saying that! QUEEN Yes... someone needs a special delivery. (Queen does an evil laugh and leaves.  Soldier watches her go and turns and Snow White enters) SOLDIER That was easy.  Yo!  Snow!  Got a message for you. SNOW WHITE Oh! Thank you. Special delivery to the dark and spooky woods. SOLDIER I wonder why they called them the dark and spooky woods?   They're actually quite pretty in the spring. SNOW WHITE It's kind of like the whole Iceland and Greenland thing.  Iceland is quite pretty and Greenland is quite cold. SOLDIER I have no idea what you're talking about. SNOW WHITE Go sit down before you hurt yourself. SOLDIER Yes, ma'am! (Soldier salutes with his sword hand and whacks himself in the face.  He stumbled off)

SNOW WHITE

Well, it's off to the dark and spooky woods.

(Snow white skips along and the village background changes to a forest.  She stops when she hears some ruffling in the leaves)

READ THE FULL PLAY FOR FREE AT 

http://freedrama.net/7kachus.html

Learning English with Monologues

January 26, 2016, 5:40 am

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Listening to Monologue Videos from Actors and Reading Along

Read along with the monologues below and listen to the videos as you read them.  That's a great way to practice your English speaking skills!


Read "A Breaking Heart" and watch below:


Read "Good Deeds and Such" and watch the video:


Find more monologues at http://www.freedrama.net/small1.html

Find more lesson plans and learning ideas at http://www.freedrama.net/teach.html

"Signs of the Times" short play for 4 actors

January 27, 2016, 6:07 am

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This is a play for 4 actors.  It is written for 3 males and 1 female but it is can performed by any gender.  For permission to use this script, please contact doug@freedrama.net (include the title "Signs of the Times" in your request).

“Sign of the Times” by D. M. Larson

(A homeless kid, ANNIE, is sleeping up stage / hopefully unnoticed until later. Actors can be wearing silly costumes  such as Randy can be dressed as Uncle Sam or the Statue of Liberty -  Richie can be wearing gold chains and rings - Don can be wearing an oversized suit and silly blonde wig. RICHIE enters with a sign that says something like “CASH FOR GOLD” or “MONEY FOR METAL”)

RICHIE
This is my first job and I have to say this is a dream come true. I get to listen to music and dance the day away. "Cash for Gold! Don't get stuck in the cold!" I made that up myself. And I love that I'm getting paid to do this. I wonder if they'll pay me in gold?

(RANDY enters with sign that says “BIG TAX REFUNDS”)

RANDY
"You can now relax, because we help with your tax."

RICHIE
Hey, this is my corner.

RANDY
Our stores are right next to each other. They use the same parking lot. This corner belongs to both of us.

RICHIE
I was here first.

RANDY
We're not competing. In fact we can work together. We can be on the same side... a team. They can bring their gold and then do their taxes. It ain't the same thing.
"Bring your gold and do your taxes - get more monies and then relaxes"

RICHIE
Bring your gold and do your taxes!
We're giving more money to the masses!

RANDY
I like it!

TOGETHER
Bring your gold and your taxes!

(DON enters with a sign that says “VOTE FOR BUMP”)

DON
Don't be a chump. Vote for Bump.

RICHIE
Hey this is our corner!

DON
Our campaign office is right there in the same strip mall. I can be here too.

RANDY
Now we're going to have to change the chant again.

RICHIE
No, I liked it the way it was. “Bring your gold and do your taxes!”

DON
Then vote for Bump who will lower your taxes.

RANDY
You can't rhyme taxes with taxes.

DON
Why not?

RANDY
I don't know... Because That's the rule.

RICHIE
See. It doesn't work.  "Bring your gold and do your taxes."

DON
And If you're a terrorist then bump will kick your asses.

(NOTE: If actors can't say asses then DON can be cut off before asses is said)

RICHIE
No, no, no!

RANDY
I thought it was kind of catchy.

RICHIE
Why are you supporting Bump anyway? He's terrible. He's greedy, sexist and racist.

DON
It's a job okay? Besides what's so honorable about wanting more gold?

RICHIE
Whatever. I was here first so buzz off.

RANDY
I have an idea. What if we do a dance off and whoever wins gets this corner?

DON
Sounds fair.

RICHIE
But I was here first!

RANDY
You two are going down when you see my moves.
"Do your taxes and get money back. Get a refund and that ain't no smack."

DON
"Bump is the man who gets your vote. If he wins he will give you a ride on his fancy boat."

(RICHIE decides to join in)

RICHIE
"It's shiney and sparkles and never gets old. Let's here for the wonderful metal called gold."

RANDY
Oh yeah I win!

DON
What? I totally killed it.

RICHIE
You two were terrible with a Capital T. My corner now. Bye bye.


RANDY
No way! My corner!

DON
You can't push us around. This is a free country. Besides I won fair and square.  My corner!

(Homeless kid, ANNIE, wakes up)

ANNIE
Will you all keep it down?! I'm trying to sleep.

RICHIE
Did that pile of trash just speak?

RANDY
I don't think that's a pile of trash.

DON
It's moving.

ANNIE
I'm not an it. I'm a me. Now can't you see I'm trying to sleep!

RICHIE
Near the sidewalk?

RANDY
By a busy intersection?

DON
Without a pillow?

ANNIE
I have a pillow.


(ANNIE holds up something very strange looking)


ANNIE (CONT.)
I have no clue what it is but it is soft.

RICHIE
And stinky.

ANNIE
I can't really tell. All the smells just kind of blend together.

RICHIE
I see what you mean.

(ANNIE goes up to DON)

ANNIE
Bump? The billionaire? Is he running for president?

DON
Geez. Where have you been? Everyone knows that.

ANNIE
He'll win too. He can buy himself anything he wants. That must be nice. I'd buy me a double bacon burger with cheese if I had a billion bucks.

RANDY
What are doing out here sleeping on the street?

ANNIE
If slept in the street I'd be dead. I'm sleeping under the laundromat vents - it's nice and warm

RANDY
But you're just a kid.

DON
Are you homeless?

RICHIE
Isn't there so “P-C” term for that? Housing challenged?

ANNIE
Don't turn me in ok? Them foster homes is way worse than this. I don't like being locked up or beat up so I'm fed up and living on my own

RANDY
Can we help?

ANNIE
Gotta a dollar?


DON
No.


RANDY
Come on. Why don't we all chip in a buck and get her a burger?

DON
I ain't giving her something for nothing. People need to work for it. No handouts.

RICHIE
You really are a bump supporter.

DON
I guess his message is sinking in.

RANDY
It's just a dollar.

RICHIE
Today a dollar. Tomorrow two dollars. Then a car and house.

RANDY
That would be terrible if homeless people had homes.

DON
You know what he means. You can't give people something for nothing.

RANDY
Fine. If she holds our signs for a while then we can buy her a burger.

RICHIE
Sounds fair.

DON
Fine... Hey, kid. Hold our signs for us and we'll buy a burger.

ANNIE
Really?

(They give her the signs)

RANDY
Really! Isn't that cool?

ANNIE
Geez wiz mister. That's swell.

RICHIE
But you have to dance around a little. Get people's attention.

DON
Don’t just stand there.  Move around with the signs.

ANNIE
Like this?

(Annie runs off with the signs)

RICHIE
Hey! What are you doing?

DON
She just stole our signs!

RANDY
I’ll get fired if I lose my sign again!

(They run off - ANNIE re-enters other side without the signs.  She sees one of them left a backpack - she looks inside and finds a lunch - and sits and opens it and eats some of the food happily)

ANNIE
My corner.

END OF PLAY

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For more free play scripts go to http://www.freedrama.net

4 Newly Written Free Play Scripts by D. M. Larson

January 27, 2016, 6:23 pm

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Here are 4 of my newest scripts... well... "Me in Pieces" is a mashup of other monologues but the others are all totally new. Check them out and let me know what you think in the comments below. Thanks! 


"Signs of the Times" Short sketch comedy skit about money, taxes, politics and homelessness. Written for 3 males and 1 female but works for 4 actors of either gender. 


"Mr. Moo is Mad" Comedy Monologue for Male 


"Kiss Away Your Tears" - Short Dramatic Monologue for Male or Female 


"Me in Pieces" - Longer Dramatic Monologue - mashup - Female 

 
Find more new original stage play scripts at http://www.freedrama.net

Art by Shiela Larson

8 Great Free Comedy Monologue Scripts

January 27, 2016, 6:50 pm

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"The Sunday Gamble" - Comedy Monologue - Male 


"Yar!" (Talk Like a Pirate Day) Funny monologue for male or female


"Masked Man" - Comedic Monologue - Female 


"Death by Dollars" - Short Comedic Monologue - Male 


"Melinda Street" - Comedic Monologue from the play "Somebody Famous" - Female 


"New Love Found" - Comedy Monologue from the play "Flowers in the Desert" - Male 


"The Spirit of Christmas Indigestion" - Monologue from the play "Ebony Scrooge" - Female 


"Early Morning" - Short Romantic Comedy Monologue - Male or Female 

 

22 Free Female Monologues

January 28, 2016, 5:56 am

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"Shadows of the Past" - Longer dramatic monologue - Female (10-15 minutes)


"Masked Man" - Comedic Monologue - Female 


"Melinda Street" - Comedic Monologue from the play "Somebody Famous" - Female 


"The Monster" (aka "Trust in God?" - Dramatic monologue for female adapted from the play "Holy Ground" 


"Greed Killer Her" - Dramatic Monologue from the play "Ebony Scrooge" - Female 


"My Punishment" - Over-dramatic Monologue for Female from the play "Ebony Scrooge" 


"Ready to be Shaped" - Monologue from the play "Between Good and Evil" - Male or Female 


"Horrifically a Pleasant" monologue for female from the play "Waiting on Trains" 


“Double Rainbow” short monologue for kids and teens - solo stage play script for female / girl 


"Without My Beauty" short monologue for girl - solo stage play script for female adapted from published play Beauty IS a Beast 


"The Most Beautiful" short monologue for girl - solo stage play script for female adapted from published play Beauty IS a Beast 


"Fairy Godmother" monologue for girl - solo female script adapted from the published play Beauty IS a Beast 


"Men Having Babies" monologue for female from the play "Waiting on Trains" 


"Steam Train" - Monologue for male or female 



"Super Mess" - Monologue - Male or Female 



"The Spirit of Christmas Indigestion" - Monologue from the play "Ebony Scrooge" - Female 



"Angel's Wings" - Romantic monologue - Female 



"Dance with the Wind" - Romantic monologue - Female 



"A Sweetness About You" - Monologue from a PublishedPlay- Female 

"Trashy Romance Novels" - Monologue from a Published Play- Female 

"Tearing Me Apart" - Dramatic Monologue adapted from the monologues Staying Power and Wishing - Female (2-4 minutes) 

"The Wishing Star" - Dramatic Monologue adapted from the monologues Staying Power and Wishing - Female (2-3 minutes) 

 

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Free Male Acting Monologues - Solo Scripts for Men

January 28, 2016, 6:12 am

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"Super Mess" - Monologue - Male or Female

"Back to Work" - Short dramatic monologue - Male

"Almost Rich" - Monologue from upcoming play "Death of an Insurance Salesman" - Male

"I Deserve It" - Monologue from upcoming play "Death of an Insurance Salesman" - Male

"The Sunday Gamble" - Comedy Monologue - Male

"Mauled" - Short Monologue from the play "To Be A Star" - Male

"Death by Dollars" - Short Comedic Monologue - Male

"Steam Train" - Monologue for male or female

"Fool's Gold" - Longer Dramatic Monologue - Male

"Ready to be Shaped" - Monologue from the play "Between Good and Evil" - Male or Female

"Guardians of the Wallet" - Monologue from the play "Death of an Insurance Saleman" - Male

"Myth and Legend" - Reflective Monologue for Male 

"Pull My Strings" - Dramatic Monologue for Male from the full length play Midnight of the Soul 

"The Weakest Link" - Dramatic Monologue for Male from the play Midnight of the Soul 

"Slave to the World" - Dramatic Monologue for Male from the play Midnight of the Soul 

"The One That Breaks the Camel's Back" - Dramatic Monologue for Male from the play Midnight of the Soul 

"The Game of Risk" - Dramatic Monologue for Male from the play Midnight of the Soul 

"Free of the Evil" - Dramatic Monologue from the play "Holy Ground"

"Hungry for Death" - Dramatic Monologue from the play "Holy Ground" - Male

"Mr. Moo is Mad" Comedy Monologue for Male

"The Barn" - Short monologue from the play "Flowers in the Desert" - Male

"Farting is Such Sweet Sorrow" - Short comedy monologue from the play "Flowers in the Desert" - Male

"Get Better Again" - Dramatic monologue - Male 

“Inside Out” short romantic monologue for male from the published play - solo stage script adapted from the play “Beauty IS a Beast” 

“Falling Away from You” - Dramatic monologue for male - solo stage play script "When Mel Fell for Nell"

Jock monologue for male

January 31, 2016, 12:45 pm

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This is a monologue from an early draft of an upcoming project written by Shiela Larson.  This could be for a short film or used as a stage monologue.

 "JOCK" by Shiela Larson

SCENE 1

A lighter lights a cigarette.  A strong and exhausted man puts the cigarette in his mouth and inhales.  (Jock)  He begins to unwrap his hands, they are bloody.  Then exhales.

                              JOCK
                    Being an underdog is never easy.
                    This ain't "Rocky", we don't get a
                    happy ending.

          Jock starts rinsing his face off.

                              JOCK (CONT.)
                    You keep waiting for that
                    opportunity, to show what you are
                    made of...

          He looks at himself in the mirror.

                              JOCK (CONT.)
                    Then time gets away from you.  And
                    you are older...     

          Jock packs up his stuff from his locker then gives a quick
          salute to his manager and steps out the door.

                              JOCK (CONT.)
                    I've done my share of contributing
                    to society.

          A man is holding up a woman, she gives him her purse.  Jock
          casually walks over to him and beats him down.  Then tosses
          back the woman's purse.

                              JOCK (CONT.)
                    I feel like I was meant to have a
                    greater calling.  I mean, sure, I
                    enjoy beating the crap out of
                    scumbags.

          Jock is walking through a shady alleyway.  Some homie starts
          swearing at him and flips him off.  Jock turns around and
          glares at him and the guy backs off.

                              JOCK (CONT.)
                    I just don't want to spend the rest
                    of my life fighting off these low
                    lives.

          Jock stands on the sidewalk waits for traffic and lights another cigarette.  Then notices a scuffle across the street, he sighs, tosses the cigarette and begins to sprint over to the scuffle.

TO BE CONTINUED

For permission to use this monologue, contact doug@freedrama.net (please include the title "Jock" in your request).

For more free monologues by Shiela Larson, check out:

"Mama"http://freedramaplays.blogspot.com/2014/07/mama-monologue-less-than-minute-for.html

"Fear and Loving"http://freedramaplays.blogspot.com/2015/04/fear-and-love-by-shiela-larson.html

6 Long Monologues for Actors

February 1, 2016, 4:14 am

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"Shadows of the Past" - Longer dramatic monologue - Female or Male (10-15 minutes)

 

"Me in Pieces" - Longer Dramatic Monologue - mashup 

 

"I Can't Stop" - Longer Dramatic Monologue from the play "Flowers in the Desert" - Female (3-5 minutes)

 

"Fool's Gold" - Longer Dramatic Monologue - Male 

 

"Tearing Me Apart" - Dramatic Monologue adapted from the monologues Staying Power and Wishing - Female (2-4 minutes) 

 

"The Wishing Star" - Dramatic Monologue adapted from the monologues Staying Power and Wishing - Female (2-3 minutes)

 

For more free monologues, go to http://www.freedrama.net/small1.html

 

Art by Shiela Larson

 

"Books and Bug Zapper" romantic comedy for 2 actors - 1 male 1 female

February 1, 2016, 5:47 am

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“BOOKS AND BUG ZAPPERS” by D. M. Larson

(PAIGE is librarian reading a romance novel. WILSON comes in and looks around. She notices him and thinks he is cute and look in a compact mirror to check herself and sees something in her teeth. She picks at it as WILSON goes up to her and tries to look in her mirror - she notices and gets embarrassed)

PAIGE
Can I help you?

WILSON
You have any books about name robbing?

PAIGE
You mean identity theft?

WILSON
Yeah. That.

PAIGE
Let me see what we have.

WILSON
What are doing?

PAIGE
I was going to look it up on the computer.

WILSON
Oh, no. Don't do that. That's how I winded up in this pickle in the first place.

PAIGE
Yes, identity theft can occur on the web. I'm sorry to hear it happened to you. Did you give some of your personal information online?

WILSON
I was getting my new hunting license and they had to enter all my info in one of them computers now and they said I was somebody else!

(PAIGE is being flirty)

PAIGE
What is your name?

WILSON
Greg Wilson.

PAIGE
Of the Wilson bug zappers?

WILSON
That's right. I invented the first FDA approved indoor bug zapper. Patent pending.

PAIGE
That was the talk of the town a few years ago - so you're like a real inventor?

WILSON
I'll let you in on a secret. I kind of done it by accident.

PAIGE
Many inventors do. Here's a book about Alfred Nobel. He created dynamite by accident. Many great discoverers were made that way.

WILSON
Aw, I ain't all that great.

PAIGE
In this town you are. You're our local celebrity. Thanks to you, we can all enjoy bug free meals.

WILSON
You make me sound all heroic and special. I like that. What's your name anyway?

PAIGE
Paige.

WILSON
Paige what?

PAIGE
It's a silly name actually. I think my parents were being funny. Paige Turner.

WILSON
Well, you could get married and change it.

PAIGE
I'd love to get married.

WILSON
Yeah me too… just waiting for the right filly to come along...

PAIGE
What do you look for in a... Filly?

WILSON
I need a brave woman. A woman ain't afraid of a wild stallion like me who won't be tamed. She needs to stand back and let me be me. And be there for me when I need something, like a pizza or a back rub.

PAIGE
I like pizza.

WILSON
What kind?

PAIGE
Green olive and bacon.

WILSON
Bacon? Sounds yummy. How about mushrooms?

PAIGE
Hate them.

WILSON
Me too.

PAIGE
You ever try Joe's pizza?

WISON
Almost every day.

PAIGE
Been there yet today?

WISON
Nope.

PAIGE
Want to uh.. Meet there later... I'll bring some info for you about identity theft.

WILSON
You really want to help me?

PAIGE
Yes.

WILSON
I guess the library ain't such a bad place after all.

PAIGE
It's the best place on earth.  It's my home away from home. Growing up it was always my refuge. I could always escape here and discover something new… something that would take me away from all my worries and troubles. I am always happiest in a library surrounded by books.

WILSON
It's nice to see someone so happy with what they're doing. I wish everyone was like that. Too many people hate what they are doing. Life’s too short not to be happy. And today, pizza is going to make me happy. Pizza and you.

PAIGE
And me?

WILSON
And you. See you later alligator.

PAIGE
In a while crocodile.

(Wilson leaves)

Paige
I have a date!

(Shushing sounds and she hides behind her romance novel giggling)

END OF PLAY

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For permission to use this play, please contact doug@freedrama.net (include the title "Books and Bug Zappers" in your request).

For more free play scripts for 2 actors, go to http://www.freedrama.net/small2.html

Work at Home - How to start a work from home business

February 2, 2016, 5:07 am

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Why does everyone want to work at home?  For me, it's because I love my family and I love my home.

Perhaps we long for the olden days where the family all worked together at home on the farm. The family was a team.

And we hate traffic. I'm sick and tired of traffic. Road rage is getting out of hand. Now people are even shooting at each other!

The Internet gives us a chance to bring the family home again.

So how do you create a work from home business?


Key step 1 to working at home - Focus on something you love, not money.

Find a niche' - discover a passion for something and do something with that.

That's how I got started with Freedrama.net - I had a love of writing and I decided to share my scripts with people for free online.

That is a nice lead into my next tip...


Key work from home step 2 - Create a website or blog and offer something free.

Don't expect people to give you money because you say your product is good. Give them a free sample of what you're selling. And believe it or not, you can profit from free stuff. Yes, free stuff can still make you money which takes us to...


Key step 3 for working at home - Use online ads. 

I have tried a lot of online ad services. Google Adsense is #1. My second favorite is Insticator.com because it works with Adsense and has a fun interactive element with Trivia and polls built in. Inticator gives you a great way to connect to your website users.

My third choice would be Ezoic. They have a lot of options and help you with website and ad layouts. 


Key work from home step 4 - Get the word out.
 
Ads won't work if no one goes to your website. Post about your business on popular blogs, bulletin boards, Facebook, Twitter and any other social network you are familiar with. Facebook brings the most visitors for me but if you have a good command of other social networks, they are worth trying too. 

If you are focused on local customers, Craig's list and Google business could be good too.
 
Then create low cost ads with Fiverr.com for as low as $5. Fiverr is a goldmine of resources.
 

And if all that doesn't all work...start a farm :)

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Find out more about my work at home business Freedrama.net at this link http://www.freedrama.net (don't worry, everything is free and there's no tricks or hidden promotions like some Work from Home websites).  

Feel free to ask questions below or email doug@freedrama.netwith your feedback.

  

Acting Scripts for Kids - Free!

February 2, 2016, 5:26 am

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Children's Monologues

"Cassandra" - Short Comedic Monologue from Published Script- Female (1 minute)

"Protecto (Kid Hero)" - Comedy Monologue- Male or Female

"Princess" - Comedy Monologue- Female (2 minutes)

"Humpty Dumpty Private Egg Hard-Boiled Detective" - Comedic Monologue from Published Script- Male (2 minutes)

MORE MONOLOGUES FOR KIDS

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Children's Plays for Two Actors

"Unicorns and Alley Cats" - A short Children's Play - 2 actors

"The Owl, the Bull and the Forest"- A short Children's Play - 2 actors (with possible extras)

MORE TWO ACTOR PLAYS

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Children's Plays for Three Actors

"Fart Zen"- A short play for kids of all ages - 3 or more actors

"Rock! Sword! Firecracker!"- A short play for kids of all ages - 3 or more actors

MORE THREE ACTOR PLAYS

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School Play Scripts Free Online

February 2, 2016, 7:11 pm

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"The Pint Sized Pirate"The story of a small pirate with big dreams. The Pint Sized Pirate goes on a quest to save the pirates who have been captured by a sea monster. (both male and female lead versions available)


"Dragon Trouble" Children's Play: Susie Sally Sassafras and her fairy friends like to make a lot of trouble. They decide to create problems in the peaceful kingdom of Chalupa. The play has a flexible cast with anywhere from 8 characters to dozens of parts. This is a short, one act play. 


"The Gingerbread Girl" This wacky play takes place after the story of the Gingerbread Man. It's a mix of the fairy tales and the story of Frankenstein! 


"Jackie and the Chilestalk" A children's play with a Southwest twist- 7 actors 

"To Be A Star" A children's script with possible dance scenes for 26 actors (6-20 females, 4-6 males) 

 

"Why Don't They Care What Happens to the Earth?" - A Full Length Children's Play - 5 actors (female or male) 


"Sleeping Handsome" A Full Length Children's Play - 5-6 main characters with flexible number of extras 


"Songs of the Pioneers" A children's musical using traditional pioneer songs - 8 or more actors + extras


"The Pirate and the Princess""The Pirate and the Princess" is a twist on the tale the Prince and the Pauper. It is about Bones the Pirate Girl who is tired of life at sea and a princess named Fuchsia who dreams of adventure. They decide to switch places but find out being a pirate and a princess isn't all fun and games. This play has roles for 8 actors (5 females and 3 males).


"The Captain and the Cat" Join the Captain and his cat for some adventures in Dimension X. 4 speaking roles and potential for unlimited extras (the more Purple Tingle Tangles the better!). Short Comedy Sci Fi Play. 

Find more free school play scripts at http://freedrama.net/child.html

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Contrasting Monologues for Actors - Pick Scripts to Show Your Acting Skills

February 10, 2016, 6:15 pm

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It's important to prepare two different (contrasting) types of monologues.  By having one serious monologue and one funny monologue prepared for any audition, then you can show your range as an actor.  Preparing one of each ahead of time, before there is an audition, gives you a change to really know the monologue and dive deeply into the characters.  This gives you an advantage over last minute monologue picks for an existing audition where you'll spend most your time memorizing instead of working on the character.

Go to the following links and pick one monologue from each (or view the monologue videos below and pick one from each play list).

FREE DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES can be found at http://www.freedrama.net/small1d.html (pick one of these).

FREE COMEDY MONOLOGUES can be found at http://www.freedrama.net/small1c.html (pick one of these).

Watch the following SERIOUS (DRAMATIC) acting performances in the videos and PICK ONE:



Watch the following funny COMEDY videos and PICK ONE:

Free Readers Theater Sight Words Script for Pre-K and Kindergarten and ESL

February 10, 2016, 6:30 pm

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Here is a short play I wrote using the following sight word list which is aimed at first and early readers as well as new English Language learners.

The script below was written with the following Dolch Sight Words:

a, and, away, big, blue, can, come, down, find, for, funny, go, help, here, I, in, is, it, jump, little, look, make, me, my, not, one, play, red, run, said, see, the, three, to, two, up, we, where, yellow, you

"YELLOW, BLUE AND RED" 

by D. M. Larson

YELLOW

Where am I?

BLUE

I see you.

YELLOW

You go! I look.

BLUE

Find me!

YELLOW

One, two, three….

RED

Can I play?

BLUE

Run, Red, run!

YELLOW

I find you, Red.

RED

Not me.

YELLOW

I see you.

BLUE

Run away!

RED

Look up. Look down. Look away.

YELLOW

Where?

RED

Not here.

(RED runs away)

YELLOW

Funny. It is funny.

(BLUE jumps by YELLOW)

BLUE

Jump. Jump. Jump.

YELLOW

Blue is funny.

(RED jumps by YELLOW)

RED

My jump is big. Big jump, big jump, big jump.

YELLOW

Red is funny.

BLUE

My jump is little. Little jump, little jump, little jump.

YELLOW

(Sad)

I can not jump.

RED

No?

BLUE

Come on. You can jump.

YELLOW

No.

BLUE

Little jump.

RED

I help. Jump up.  See?

YELLOW

Little jump?

BLUE

Yes!

YELLOW

Jump up?

RED

Up and down.

BLUE

Big jump!

YELLOW

Jump! Jump! Jump!

BLUE

Look!

RED

Big jump!

YELLOW

You help!

RED

I help.

BLUE

We help.

RED

Yes.

ALL

Jump! Jump! Jump!

END OF SCENE

If you like this play, comment below and I will write more for other basic sight word lists.

Or find more free plays for kids at http://www.freedrama.net/child.html

Tips for Becoming Successful Actor

February 11, 2016, 4:31 am

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Here are some tips for being a successful actor from a guest blogger:

Enjoy your work
 
    When you see actors on screen, you feel that it is very easy to act but the fact is that it is not so easy. You can try on your own by acting. It is even difficult to act in front of the loved ones. So, all those who are thinking of pursuing a career in the acting field, there are certain acting tips which must be followed for achieving success. The first and foremost tip is to enjoy the working environment and work as well. There are many people who love to create the tortured place and some create it a joyful place. When you are acting try to become the like the 5 year old child who is pretending the things. This tip has been used by many of the successful actors. 

    The study of theatre should be emphasized. It is the fundamental building block for any actor. Study of theatre is necessary as theatre is the place which works as the greatest training ground for the new actors. There are many of the actors who have never been to theater but still they are successful. The reason is proper training. 

Be patient
 
    The most important tip which is for all the actors is never expecting success from the very beginning. It is well said that success is better achieved after series of failures. Acting is also the field which will not gain you success immediately. It takes time to learn and to make place in hearts of the audience. So, you should not become disheartened if in case if you receive failure. Never give up and go on trying. Success won’t be able to stay away from you for long time. Make sure that you learn from your failures and not repeat the mistakes. 

Stay dedicated 
 
    Believing in yourself and your goals is necessary. In the field of acting, put faith on your director. The creativity of the director should be trusted and on the basis of this faith you can lead to success. Acting is a wide field. So, you have to decide what you love more in field of acting. The most liked thing should be done and also care should be taken to see that you achieve respect in that field. Once you start working, pay complete attention to what you are doing. You dedication and passion towards acting will be seen in your work and will also be noticed by others. 

Find more free acting tips at http://www.freedrama.net/actingtips.html 

Check out the Freedrama Online Acting School at http://www.freedrama.net/acting.html

 

Give the best audition

February 11, 2016, 12:00 pm

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Tips for giving the best audition (by guest blogger):

Keep resume

    Becoming an actor is not an easy task and for that you need to pass the difficult levels of auditions. For a proper audition there are certain tips which are to be followed. The first one is to bring the picture and resume. This is very common tip but many of the people forget this in hurry and tension. It does not matter if you are having an agent or manager who can send it. The picture and resume will be asked in the audition personally from you and they will work like the pair of shoes.
 
Make choices

    Always remain natural in your audition. If you haven’t memorized the material, don’t even pretend that you have done it. If you have time, memorize it but if you don’t have time then it’s ok. The producers and directors would prefer to hear you reading the material rather than making wrong attempts. There are times when some of the people add some of their own lines to the material to impress the judges. Make sure that the lines which you are adding are worth. Audition is the place for grownups and thus making excuses like you have cold and all that is not a good idea. 

    Make a choice in your audition. There are times when the judges wish to understand the choice of the person. Thus they offer certain options and ask to choose from that dialogues or songs. At that moment you should make your choice which can represent you well and perform well. You should not say that it does not matter and whether the judges will say you will do. Make clear and strong choices when you are developing characters. The producers and directors make the suppositions about the person within 15 seconds. So, your first 15 seconds are very precious.
 
Be interesting

    Be charismatic, confident and comfortable. Actors are the ones who need to gain attention. They need to be interesting person in a 1000 seat theatre as well. Another important tip is to select the audition date and time in beginning. At the end of the auditions the judges become grumpy and tired and they will not be able to judge you properly. Make sure that you keep an email address where you can be reached easily. If you have an agent then also you should be available directly. Never give up and go on auditioning one after another. 

For more free acting tips go to http://www.freedrama.net/actingtips.html

For the Freedrama Online Acting School go to http://www.freedrama.net/acting.html

A Few Tips for a Successful Acting Audition

February 13, 2016, 4:30 am

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Let’s be clear – auditions can be a very scary experience, especially or new actors. However, with a good plan and by following some simple tips that were created based on the experience of successful actors, you can avoid making mistakes and be successful on the next audition. Keep in mind that these auditions usually last for less than 15 minutes and this is all the time you have to impress the casting director or the agent. The following is a list of simple tips that can help you get a call back from your acting audition.

Perform some research

First and foremost, focus on learning more about the role and the production. Many experienced actors recommend wearing appropriate outfit for the role. This advice may not be applicable in some cases, but if you have a chance don’t forget to do this. In this way, the agents/directors can learn more about your personality. When we talk about research, it is also good idea to learn more about the production company. Every professional should read more about the previous and upcoming projects of the production company because there are situations in which you can use this knowledge. In addition, you will feel much more comfortable when you know who you are dealing with.

Remembering lines
 
In most cases, the casting agent will give you a cold read and this is the moment when many actors make the same mistake – they become fully focused on the lines. It is perfectly fine if you “adjust” some of the lines as long as you are showing that you understand the character. 

Don’t forget the eye contact

It may be more comfortable for some actors to look at the ceiling or at the floor, but the fact is that you must establish eye contact with the agents or producers from time to time. These professionals will certainly want to look at your face and your eyes while the audition lasts. Keep a good care of your posture. 

Rehearsed monologues
 
Good actors choose short rehearsed monologues. It is very important to choose at least one piece of dramatic and one piece of comedic monologues. Sometimes casting agents ask actors to show their skills through these monologues and actors must be prepared for situations like this. Instead of improvising, memorize some effective monologues.

Resume and photos
 
It doesn’t really matter on what kind of acting audition you are going to – you should always take a few copies of your acting resume and photos too. This is a good way to make sure that the agent or producer will remember you when they are making the final decision.

Don’t worry about mistakes

Even actors with years of experience can mess up a line, but they go on without starting over. This is what makes difference between amateurs and professionals. The casting agents have probably seen this dozens of times, but this doesn’t mean that your audition will be unsuccessful.
 
We hope that these acting audition tips will help you!

For more free acting tips go to http://www.freedrama.net/actingtips.html

For the Freedrama Online Acting School, go to http://www.freedrama.net/acting.html