Speech Material



This is page designed to help with the search for speech material.  Rights and royalties still need to be considered before using this material.  You are required to get rights to use this material and pay the royalties no matter if this piece will be performed for an admission or not.  Read completely through material for content and appeal.
 
 

Public Address

Storytelling Pieces

Reader's Theater

Poetry Sites

Monologues

Ensembles

One-Act Plays

Writing

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Public Address

Storytelling Pieces

Reader's Theater

Poetry Sites

Monologues

Ensembles

One-Act Plays

Writing

Nevada Community School District Home Page

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English

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/
  • Nice wide range of speeches from political to historical.  It also helps to give a public address.  http://www.abacon.com/pubspeak/histsit.html#senate

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    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

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    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
  • A reader's theater dream page of links.  http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/drama.htm#D

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    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
  • A great starting spot for female monolgoues.  http://members.xoom.com/altane/

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    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

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