Any idea where I can find a monologues for a 5-8 year old boy?

Go to amazon.com and search their selection of monologue books. I ordered two from there for my daughter and I am completely satisfied with them.

Amazon is great! In addition, here's a thread with some more ideas and places to look.
http://bbs.backstage.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/9611031/m/94910286

i posted this ques on a different thread as well but im curious to know if its common to be asked a child to perform a monologue at an audition and if so which kind of aud?

Hey fanmom, I am not a child actor, but you are rarely asked to do a monologue. You will either be given the commercial copy for a commercial audition (although some commercials are just a simple interview type, so they can get a feel for your personality) and for any legit auditions, you will generally be reading sides.

Our kids have been asked to do a monologue for a couple of indie films auditions. And we do them for Diane Hardin's classes.

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Originally posted by fanmom:
im curious to know if its common to be asked a child to perform a monologue at an audition and if so which kind of aud?

A friend's 11 year old son has been asked to have a monologue twice in the last 2 weeks. One for a student film and one for an indie film (independent film).

You just ever know when a monologue might be requested, even though it isn't that often. It's best to be prepared just in case. Having 2 or more prepared ahead of time, really makes a difference in the actor's comfort zone, which will make the audition process more enjoyable. It's like learning a song at the last minute, same with a monologue. The actor should be able to make it real and make their own so it doesn't sound like it was just memorized at the last minute.

As far as types, they can be comedic, dramataic, everyday kids stuff and age appropriate to the actor and character.

As was mentioned before, parts from a book or doing great poems like "Casey at the Bat" or "The Song of Hiawatha" also make good audition monologues.

so he should just have one memorized just in case? and should that be in addition to something they ask you to look at ahead of time? thanks guys

As mominbiz and others have said. It is good to ALWAYS have a few monologues ready to pull out of your back pocket at any moment. If you've been given sides to prepare for an audition, generally casting will expect you to do those. Regardless, you should still have a monologue ready to go.

Okay its good to know. Will research a couple so he can work on them. Appreciate the info. He has an apt with a management co. tommorow maybe i should have him look one over tonite.