Public Address
· Here is a site
that is a for public address category. This is a search engine for famous
and not so famous speeches. http://www.stkate.edu/library/internet/speeches.html
· A direct link to
historical speeches. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/previous.htm
· Another search engine for different types of
public address and possibly prose pieces. http://www.hn.psu.edu/Faculty/Mwertheimer/links.htm
· Speeches by and about women. http://feminist.com/art.htm
· Great site for all different types of
American speeches. http://comp.uark.edu/~brmink/list.html
· Women's great speeches. http://gos.sbc.edu/
Storytelling Pieces
· Great links to possible storytelling pieces
from the classics to Greek Mythology http://7-12educators.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/stories/stfolk.html
· Hans Christian Anderson. http://www.math.technion.ac.il/~rl/Andersen/
· Australian Storytelling pieces. http://www.home.aone.net.au/stories/index4.htm
· The how to book on storytelling. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/storyhandbook.htm
· The Moon Lit Road. A site that has
stories from the old South. http://www.themoonlitroad.com/
· Stories of Dreaming. A site for
Australian myths and stories. http://www.dreamtime.net.au/
· Storytelling information and
literature. http://www.storyarts.org/
· Aseops Fables. http://www.pacificnet.net/~johnr/aesop
· The Mother Goose Page-(http://www-personal.umich.edu/~pfa/dreamhouse/nursery/rhymes.html)
a Web Page devoted to
Mother Goose, Nursery Rhymes, & Children's Songs.
· A complete link page for storytelling pieces
and how to. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.htm#A
· A great spot for short storytelling pieces. http://www.storyarts.org/library/nutshell/index.html
Great link for multiple stories of folk tale and mythology. http://www.storyarts.org/links/folktale/index.htm
Reader's Theater Ideas
· Here is a site for some short reader's
theater plays. Can be adapted for high school. http://www.aaronshep.com/rt/RTE.html
Poetry Sites
· Poet's Corner-Claims to be the largest
library of poetic works. Works by over 490 poets at:
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/2012/poems
· The Poetry Home Page - Check it out and see
all of the links that this page offers. http://poetry.about.com/arts/poetry/mbody.htm
Monologues
· Here is a site for locating Shakespearean
monologues. You can search for either male or female monologues. http://www.shakespeare-monologues.org/
· Here is a list of full texts for both males
and females. http://www.perspicacity.com/elactheatre/workshop/monos.htm
· Movie monolgues..usually very short. http://www.whysanity.net/monos/
· Dramatic monologues that are free if we get
permission in writing. Check them out and see if anything will
work. http://www.clis.com/savvynews/drama/Mono.HTM
· Here is a variety of monologues for men and
women. http://www.actorsource.com/mono.htm
· Another selection of monologues. Look
at these and see if you find one you like. http://www.actsoflight.com/acts/mono5.htm
· A look at female only monologues. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/fmono.html
· Male monologues. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/mmono.html
· Another great site for monologues that deal
with current topics. Good for either males or females. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/fmmono.html
· Dramatic monologues that have contemporary
spunk. http://www.rickdoble.net/drama/mono.htm
· This site has a short list of
monologues. All of these are really short pieces. http://www.bigdreamers.com/monologue.htm
· Check out this site for a fresh new
look. Frog prince http://members.aol.com/TrendyJ/monologues.html
· A new look at monologues...... http://cartersplays.homepage.com/monologues.html
Ensembles
· This site is a starting point for ensemble
acting. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/scenes.html
One-Acts
· This site has some ideas that could be used
for ensembles or one-acts. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/oneact2.html
· A list of one-act - you must get rights to
perform it. http://www.tiac.net/users/ghorton/1act.htm
· Here is a starting place. http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/7191/oneact2.html