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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz & The Nose That Ran Away from Its Face

The best part of acting is when you have the chance to really go all out, to become a walking, talking caricature.  We’re talking completely over the top.  And today’s monologues are a chance to do just that.

There may be no more “over-the-top” character than the Wicked Witch.  And with Tim Kelly at the helm for The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, you might rightfully expect this witch of all witches to have a particularly evil demeanor, a true air of malevolence.  You’d be correct.

In this scene, the Wicked Witch is watching through her telescope as Dorothy and her friends make their way to find and destroy her.  But with her ability to see their every move, the witch believes she has the upper hand.  And in this monologue, she takes great delight in deliberating just how she might go about destroying Dorothy and her loyal friends and stealing the silver slippers.

Going from evil to absurd, the Nose in Joseph Robinette’s The Nose That Ran Away from Its Face is enjoying his newfound freedom, having recently separated from his boy’s face after a large sneeze.  And if the premise weren’t hilariously absurd enough, Nose speaks rather poetically (for a nose, anyway), and through a series of silly, nose-related puns and wordplay, Nose delivers a delightful monologue about breaking out of one’s norm.  The excerpt is one of many gems from a playfully written and highly entertaining script inspired by Nikolai Gogol’s short story, “The Nose.”

It’s not too late!  We’re in our last week of Monologue Mania! but we’d still love to see your videos.  Here are our updated guidelines:

• Perform the memorized Pioneer monologue either with or without costumes and/or props.
• Email your video to monologues@pioneerdrama.com or choose your favorite social media platform (Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook) to post your video using the hashtags #pioneerdrama and #monologuemania so we’re sure to see it.
• Uploading the video and tagging it with #pioneerdrama gives Pioneer Drama Service explicit permission to share the entire video on our own social media platforms.
• The video must start with the following:
• The performer’s first name
• The full name of the play
• The full name of the playwright(s)
• “Published by Pioneer Drama Service”
• A short introduction to set the scene.  For many plays, this can be done in just one or two lines.
• Do NOT include your full name or any school name or location since we want to protect everyone’s privacy.

Here are today’s monologues:

Any gender:  https://www.PioneerDrama.com/Newsletter/Teaching_Resources/Nose_That_Ran_Away_from_Its_Face-Nose.pdf

Female:  https://www.PioneerDrama.com/Newsletter/Teaching_Resources/Wonderful_Wizard_of_Oz-Wicked_Witch.pdf