Happy May The Fourth… Who doesn't want to be a Jedi?
I know, right? Jedis are COOL. Lightsabers? Jedi mind tricks? Getting to say “may the force be with you?” Doesn’t every kid and dreamer adult want to be a Jedi? Well, apparently not everyone!
In my children’s monologue, I DON’T WANNA BE A JEDI, like the title says, Joel has had enough of pretending to love Star Wars and needs to break this heart-breaking news to his dad (Captain Underpants is more Joel’s style!).
On “May the 4th” - aka “Star Wars Day,” check out an excerpt below of this 1-minute children’s comedic monologue, I DON’T WANNA BE A JEDI. It’s a fun piece for a child, or teen or adult playing a children’s role. In just one minute, you get a little humor mixed with compassion mixed with assertiveness.
So…enjoy, young padawans…or anti-padawans…or Captain Underpants-awans…
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EXCERPT
JOEL
I tried Dad, I really tried. I watched all those movies with you and ate the donut holes you decorated like BB8. But these Jedi pajamas? I can’t do it anymore! I can’t keep pretending. You’re old enough to know the truth, Dad. So…the truth? I hate how Luke’s father is a bad guy and talks like he’s old and sick. I don’t like the love stories or how they keep fighting each other, and you say the aliens are funny and I’ll like them, but I just think they’re weird.
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Aw, Dad…you’re not gonna cry, are you? I know this is hard to hear ‘cause you have a lightsaber keychain with sound effects, and on May 4th, you say—END OF EXCERPT
Click below for the complete 1-minute monologue of I DON’T WANNA BE A JEDI.
In this 1-minute comedic monologue for a male/female child actor, Joel breaks a hard truth to his dad. Joel isn’t into Star Wars. He’s more about Captain Underpants.