Monologue Overview
Show
Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Child
Style
Dramatic
Act/Scene
Act 1
Time & Place
A suburban backyard, mid-late twentieth century
Length
Short
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
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Context
The boy is explaining to Jere why he wants to
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Go up by myself? No… What’s the point? [...] What’s the point in climbing all the way up there without anyone else? If someone climbs with you, then it’s an adventure, you know? An adventure to the moon! [...] If someone climbs with you, then it can feel like it. Just you, them, and the moon! But if you’re by yourself, you’re just some kid playing in a tree. I don’t want to be just a kid in a tree. I want to go to the moon.
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