With the help of his friends the bear baloo, the panther bagheera and the python kaa mowgli learns the ways of the jungle. The jungle book adapted by monica flory 29 productions 283 adventure comedydrama 60 75 minutes 5 f, 4 m, 10 either 1222 actors possible. About 4550 minutes flexible cast of 36 2 m, 2 f, 32 mf all characters may be played by males or females easily adapted for larger or smaller cast. Also present are an array of other jungle creatures who inhabit this actionfilled play. The jungle book is a 2016 american fantasy adventure film directed and produced by jon favreau, written by justin marks and produced by walt disney pictures. Come hear the incredible tale of mowgli, a young boy raised by wolves. In hindi, bandar means monkey and log means people. The jungle book tells the story of mowgli, an orphaned human boy who, guided by. And im continuing with the jungle book and the chapter called kaas hunting. On their journey, the two meet a sinister snake named kaa, a herd of elephants and a giant bear named baloo, who teaches them the swingin musical rhythms of the jungle. Premiering a new sherman brothers song is an incredible thrill and an honor, but its my favorite because its such a great song, and i really love. The jungle book was released on october 18, 1967, to positive reception, with acclaim for its soundtrack, featuring five songs by the sherman brothers and one by gilkyson, the bare necessities.
Baloo and bagheera, a panther, save mowgli from shere khan the tiger. The jerboa and baloo fight over a piece of honeycomb before the page turns, and the jerboa starts messing with shere khan. The film initially became disneys secondhighestgrossing animated film in the united states and canada, 4 and was also successful during its re. Mother and father wolf adopt the small mancub, and with the protection of bagheera, the panther, and the teachings of baloo the bear, mowgli lives peacefully with the wolves. Teachers also appreciated learning a bit about the author.
Visit the official site for disneys the jungle book to watch videos, play games, find activities, browse photos, meet the characters and buy the movie. Hes extremely smart due to being a teacher of the jungle laws and can be very serious during mowglis lessons. As the boy grows older, the wise panther bagheera realizes he must be returned to his own kind in the nearby manvillage. Baloo hollering at professor torque that he is not defunct before punching him in the face in a fit of rage. It continues the story of the mancub mowgli and features the infamous monkeys called the bandarlog. When a human child named mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves, he must learn the ways of the jungle. Abandoned after an accident, baby mowgli is taken and raised by a family of wolves. Oneact play script adaptation from the stories of the jungle book by rudyard kipling. If memorizing helps to achieve that goal then it is fine, but being memorized or not. Kaa, who is a powerful badass and much more deserving of respect in the book.
Arts in ct corporation 64 ridge st milford, ct 06460. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 film the jungle book and its sequel, the jungle book 2, the main protagonist of the spinoff animated series talespin and one of the main. During preproduction, disney assigned animator larry clemmons to head story development on. It was in the days when baloo was teaching him the law of the jungle. He is first seen smashing a makeshift version of mowglis head after baloo left the area with bagheera in pursuit. The story of the mancub mowgli who is raised by wolves in the indian jungle, guided by his mentors baloo the bear. The jungle book adapted from the mowgli stories of rudyard kipling. The jungle book short play script adaptation by director. No one listens to shanti trying to tell them thats the wrong wild animal, so she takes matters into her own hands. Mowgli the mancub has been kidnapped by the bandalog. Using this monologue without permission is illegal, as is reproducing it on a website or in print in any way. Review by marilyn ludwig, highland school, downers grove, ill. Play details monologues add a monologue trivia directors notes rate this play publishers website.
Cartoon network school decides to celebrate the last week of. Instead, they tapped tony award winner mary zimmerman, one of. Banished by the ferocious tiger, shere khan, a human boy named mowgli and his panther friend, bagheera, are on the run in the deepest parts of the jungle. Mowgli jungle book baloo jungle book bagheera jungle book shere khan jungle book king louie jungle book kaa jungle book mike mavinsky. Baloo, a sloth bear, is the strict teacher of the cubs of the seeonee wolf pack. Mar 05, 2021 the jungle book is a classic story that has been told in several different ways, but the disney animation is one of the most wellknown. A powerful, suave bengal tiger, shere khan had nothing but disdain for his victims. This thrilling and funfilled adventure is brought to the stage by the theatrical master jon jory who has crafted an accessible, flexible, and easilystaged version for all ages. In this actionpacked adaptation of the classic adventure story, precocious mowgli grows up believing hes as fierce a wolf as any of the. Read in to writing achieve greater depth in reading and. Please take the time to learn one of the monologues below to the best of your ability. Disappointed by the muted reception to the sword in the stone 1963, walt disney was determined to come back with a universally wellregarded film.
Jungle book was a wonderful experience for both cast and audience. Auditions will be held on monday, january 27, and tuesday, january 28, with call backs on wednesday, january 29. The 19th entry into the disney animated canon, released on october 18, 1967 based on a collection of stories of the same name published around 1893 by rudyard kipling, disney found the jungle book and loved at least some of its ideas, so they chose it for one of their animated adaptations. You will also be invited to act out a monologue, tell a joke, or show off your. Baloo is the deuteragonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film the jungle book.
Its a big risk, but she faces her fears and crosses the river into the jungle. Bagheera the panther and baloo the bear have a difficult time trying to convince a boy to leave the jungle for human civilization. Joseph robinette is one of my favorite playwrights. Watch this clip featuring bill murray as baloo in disneys the jungle book. The jungle book cartoon show is for all its fans in amazing 3d a. But as he outwits a band of jesting monkeys, escapes from a hypnotic python and learns the laws of the jungle, he will not be able to escape his inevitable showdown with. Jungle people storytellers mf, 5 lines together birchi camel mf, lines. Princess and the frog mama odie disney lawrence disney. Maxims of baloo all that is told here happened some time before mowgli was turned out of the seeonee wolf pack, or revenged himself on shere khan the tiger. He told his animation crew to throw away rudyard kiplings book the jungle book because the original concept storyboards were too dark and dramatic. Bagheera jungle book baloo jungle book mowgli jungle book shere khan jungle book kaa jungle book hathi jungle book hathi jr. All that while the fight with baloo went on, and the monkeys yelled in the tank round bagheera, and mang the bat, flying to and fro, carried the news of the great battle over the jungle, till even hathi the wild elephant trumpeted, and, far away, scattered bands of the monkeyfolk woke and came leaping along the treeroads to help their. He is mowglis teacher, mentor and friend with a selfdeveloped responsibility to safeguard mowgli from shere khan and from the jungle including mankind.
The story of the mancub mowgli who is raised by wolves in the indian jungle, guided by his mentors baloo the bear, bagheera the black panther and the ancient python kaa, and who confronts his archenemy shere khan the tiger. Shere khan in the jungle book 2 after lucky teases him. The jungle book is a 1967 american animated musical adventure comedy film produced by walt disney productions. Baloo teaches mowgli that kaa is the only one that the monkeypeople are afraid of, and sure enough, not only are the monkeys too terrified to stop the python from protecting mowgl but even shere khan backs down when she demands him to. Baloo is the deuteragonist of the 1967 film the jungle book and its sequel, the jungle book 2, the main protagonist of the spinoff animated series talespin and one of the main characters of the prequel series jungle cubs he was voiced by the late phil harris in the jungle book, who also voiced thomas omalley in the aristocats and little john in robin hood. Bagheera, male, a panther, who was born into captivity and escaped. Directed by wolfgang reitherman, it was the last film to be produced by walt disney, who died during its production. He is a funloving, easygoing, and goodnatured sloth bear who becomes the best friend of a mancub named mowgli.
Insert pg 26 change baloos lines just before the bare necessities insert pg 35 replace dialogue after monkey. Free monologue bagheera from the jungle book by callan stout. Auditions for the jungle book swamp meadow community. With the help of his friends the bear baloo, the panther bagheera and the python kaa mowgli learns the ways of the. The plot follows mowgli, a feral child raised in the indian jungle by. Nov 16, 2020 the tiger is foiled and baloo escapes to the jungle with mowgli on his shoulders. Auditions for the jungle book swamp meadow community theatre. How brave all of you werei couldnt just sit there and not help out. His reputation was such that he needed only to show himself to intimidate the inhabitants of the jungle. The signature song from the jungle book is the bare necessities, which includes an interlude where baloo gives this monologue. May 20, 20 a prepared monologue is not required, however we highly recommend that those over age 10 or who plan on auditioning for lead roles mowgli, shere khan, nyra, bagheera, baloo, akela, etc. Free monologue bagheera from the jungle book by callan. Hes the only animal in the jungle that the monkeys fear, and even baloo and bagheera are wary when approaching him.
Shere khan returned once again as the main antagonist in the second film. Sometimes i sneak into the jungle to have an adventure. My favorite moment in the jungle book might be the top of act ii, when i get to sing baloo s blues, a song written and recorded for the jungle book film, but not used in the feature. The jungle book kids auditioning grades k5 ntpa plano. Disney the jungle book mowgli and baloo tshirt unisex jersey short sleeve tee bigtimeboutique 4. Baloo is slow but steady, he is finicky but meticulous, and narrates simple teachings in long monologues. But i was hoping and you may not be open to this at all but i was. Dec 26, 2019 raleigh little theatre will be holding auditions for the jungle book, based on the book by rudyard kipling and adapted by monica flory. Now when you pick a pawpaw, or a prickly pear and you a raw paw, next time beware dont pick the prickly pear by the paw.
But i promised he could stay here with me but youre right, bagheera. During the credits, baloo and bagheera in the book see a giant jerboa coming at them. Just like in the original book, kaa is portrayed as a being feared by the rest of the jungle. In the original book he was an aggressive elephant who once destroyed a human village. Hello, this is richard, and we are starting the chapter of the jungle book which is called kaas hunting. Apr 15, 2016 the jungle book tells the tale of a boy raised by wolves deep in the jungle, but when rumors loom of dangerous predator returning who will stop at nothing to hunt down the young man cub. The story follows mowgli as he grows up within the jungle when shere khan learns of his presence, which leads to him trying to escape before the tiger gets hold of him. With phil harris, sebastian cabot, louis prima, bruce reitherman. They kept me in a cage and that bald spot is from the collar that was around my neck. The jungle book adapted by monica flory playscripts inc. And weve got lots of jungle friends we want to introduce to you. Based on rudyard kiplings 1894 book of the same name, it is the 19th disney animated feature film. Shere khan is the main antagonist of disneys 1967 animated feature film the jungle book and its 2003 sequelthe jungle book 2. Auditions the jungle book, kids ojai youth entertainers studio.
The jungle book 2 2003 the great disney movie ride. Fortunately he has the wise panther bagheera and friendly baloo the bear by his side. Cartoon network school decides to celebrate the last week of school by sending the students on a cruise ship. But soon mowgli finds himself in trouble with shere khan the tiger and the trickster monkey tribe. Some of the jungle boys adventures are gripping, like the time he encounters the hooded cobra who guards the treasure vault in the deserted city. The jungle book curtain calls huntington theatre company.
Read in to writing achieve greater depth in reading and writing. Based on rudyard kiplings eponymous collective works, the film is a liveactioncgi hybrid remake of the walt disneys 1967 animated film of the same name. Jungle book santa claus kingdom hearts tiana disney naveen disney louis disney. The tigers reaction is cute, batting at the giant jerboa like a cat would to a ball of yarn. The jungle book virtual classroom scripts adapted by monica flory. Colonel hathi is a bungling leader to his troop in both films. Disneys the jungle book, kids in your audition, try and express whom you are speaking to and what you want from them. Baloo is a character released with jungle book part 2 update on 20th september 2017, and is a part of the jungle book character collection. By rudyard kipling read by richard scott edited by jana. Baloo baloo is a big brown bear from the jungle of seeonee.
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