Audition Monologues Saturday September 4th 1pm to 5pm
Albany Hills Christian Church 1 Coorparoo Pl Warner

Seussical Audition Monologues

BJT 2010 Spring Production

Jojo:

Now that is a very unusual hat. I wonder what’s under a hat such

as that? It could be a creature they call the Gazat. Who balances

things on his head ‘cause it’s flat. Or a stripe-loving pipester

from Upper Mount Bat. Or a sort of a kind of a hat wearing . . . CAT!

Are you a very large “think” or a genuine cat? I can’t say I’ve ever met a cat in a hat.

Cat in the Hat:

I can see that you’ve got quite a mind for your age! Why, one

Think and you dragged me right on to the stage! Now I’m here

there is no telling what may ensue with a Cat such as me and a

Thinker like you! Our story begins with a very strange sound the

drums of a jungle beginning to pound. An unusual story will soon

be unfurled of an elephant trying to save a small world. (Talk

show voice) Our topic today is “Psychic Elephants who hear

voices”. Whaddaya think folks, is the elephant off his trunk?

Horton:

I’ve been guarding this clover for over a week, getting laughed at

for thinking a dust speck can speak. Well, let them all laugh I’ll

try not to mind, for I have found something that they’ll never find.

Hello. Hello? Who’s there? You say it’s JoJo the Mayor’s son?

I’m Horton, the elephant. Are there more than one? Wow, JoJo

you say that there’s a whole town? I’ll guard this speck carefully I

won’t let you down. I meant what I said and I said what I meant

an elephant’s faithful one hundred percent.

Gertrude:

I’m Poor little Gertrude! A sorry sight. Mayzie took me under

her wing and now I’m all right! I had only 1 feather, hardly a tail,

but Mayzie shared her plan and I knew it couldn’t fail. You see I

flew to the doctor, the doctor named Dake whose office was high

in a tree by the lake. I cried, Mr. doctor, oh please do you know of

some kind of pill that will make my tail grow? Now I’ll cut to the

chase, see the tail I’m sportin’? Amazing huh, do you think it will impress Horton?

General:

I’m General Genghis Kahn Schmitz! I scare children out of their

wits! But you’ll see at a glance sir, my school is the answer for

shirkers and dreamers and twits. And in this case, I’d say the shoe fits.

The military academy is the place where he should be sent. We’ll

drill the silliness from his head. I’m sure we’ll make a dent!

Mayzie:

Hey Horton, would you maybe sit on my nest? I’m bored and I’m

tired. I’m due for some rest. I won’t be gone long, kid, I give you

my word. I’ll hurry right back, ‘cause I’m that sort of bird. Oh

Horton, I promise I’ll fly back real soon. I’d only be gone for say,

one afternoon. I’m sad and I’m cranky sitting day after day. I

need a vacation. I need to get away. Don’t worry yourself about

your friends down in “Who”. I’m off, thanks a million!

Bye bye, tootle – loo!

Cindy Lou Who:

I’m really not that different than you. It’s just that you’re a person

& I’m a small Who. Us Who’s are quite tiny, but not dismissible.

Some mistake us for being invisible. We have a Mayor and he has

a wife. We really lead quite ordinary lives. Each Who is unique.

Each Who plays his part. And to think that a clover gave our

world a new heart. At first no one heard us. Then along came

Horton, a friend. And that’s the Who story, from beginning to end

SONGS

OH THE THINKS YOU CAN THINK

Oh, the thinks you can think! Oh, the thinks you can think If you're willing to try...
Think invisible ink! Or a gink with a stink! Or a stair to the sky... If you open your mind,
Oh, the thinks you will find Lining up to get loose... Oh, the thinks you can think
When you think about...Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss! Seuss!

ANYTHINGS POSSIBLE

This might be a pool, Like I've read of in books,
Connected to one of those Underground brooks!
An underground river That starts here and flows
Right under this bathtub! And then-- Who knows?! It's possible! Anything’s possible!