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Hello.

I teach Special Ed Performing Arts and I am looking for very easy and simple scenes and monologues. My classes are not as traditional, so typical suggestions aren't always the best fit.

I teach a required class for 4th - 8th graders in EBD (emotional/behavioral disorder) and they are between 2-5 students in each class. And it's 95% male students.

Very different than an elective with 15 people that all are voluntarily here and mostly female.

Some of these students have trouble with reading. I have had some success taking some monologues found online and editing them down a little bit. 

Also wanting the subject matter to not be too complex but still fun and interesting enough so it is appealing to them. We have had some success with doing improv and some drumming earlier this year. But I'd like to teach learning to read a script, stage directions, and the fun of working together/solo to bring a script from page stage.  It is nice if the scenes are funny or playful and engaging. Not trying to be stereotypical about the gender situation but I do know many of the older students at least would start getting upset if they were asked to be disney princesses. I have lots of Para type assistants that can participate if needed too.

Thanks in Advance

You are welcome to use the attached comic monologue if you find it suitable for your students.

Best wishes,

Robin Blasberg, playwright

Hello.

I teach Special Ed Performing Arts and I am looking for very easy and simple scenes and monologues. My classes are not as traditional, so typical suggestions aren't always the best fit.

I teach a required class for 4th - 8th graders in EBD (emotional/behavioral disorder) and they are between 2-5 students in each class. And it's 95% male students.

Very different than an elective with 15 people that all are voluntarily here and mostly female.

Some of these students have trouble with reading. I have had some success taking some monologues found online and editing them down a little bit. 

Also wanting the subject matter to not be too complex but still fun and interesting enough so it is appealing to them. We have had some success with doing improv and some drumming earlier this year. But I'd like to teach learning to read a script, stage directions, and the fun of working together/solo to bring a script from page stage.  It is nice if the scenes are funny or playful and engaging. Not trying to be stereotypical about the gender situation but I do know many of the older students at least would start getting upset if they were asked to be disney princesses. I have lots of Para type assistants that can participate if needed too.

Thanks in Advance