The Beanstalk Monologue: Featured on Unknown Playwrights Monologue Monday

Twisting up a classic tale from a new angle is a never-ending well, and I love it as much as the next fairy-tale-raised dramatist or thespian! So here is my monologue, The Beanstalk, edited from the 10-minute play of the same name, The Beanstalk, featured on Unknown Playwrights Monologue Monday series. This monologue has been dissected for years, being one of my earlier pieces, and I’ve loved seeing teachers and students analyze this, and the various unique performances of the piece. From Monologue Mondays:

Meddaugh’s monologue is like a snapshot of Jack when he first tries to climb the beanstalk and dude is scared. He talks to a crow for comfort and what follows is a character-rich psychological study of fear with a bit of humor…Any way you cut it, Meddaugh’s monologue is a fresh take on a millennia-old story with a lot of physicality. Let’s see what our brave acting heroes have accomplished:

Unknown Playwrights’s article contains some context and history on the fairy tale, and follows the article with a series of performances of the monologue. A few monologue performances of The Beanstalk are below, but check out the site for more. Thanks to Unknown Playwrights for the shout-out, and you can check out prolific playwright and blogger Bryan Stubbles’ work here.