all kinds of changes . I should have listened to you. It was bad enough not to look like them. Find a monologue that fits you and your experiences. In this scene. Good luck. Leather cup. Unusual Acts Of Devotion 8. My siblings left the kitchen. And theyll stay that way! Whats my thanks? Not a soul. Shell sit there watching Jeopardy and bad-mouth my dad. Westworld 3. There. . It is one of the oldest expedients in the world, and we actresses are such conspicuous targets for it! I. (Beat). Your bones will turn to sand and upon that sand a new god will walk. Debbie is class president, shes on the debate team going to nationals! Painting Churches 4. (Beat). and Mama's sunflowers. I think nature is really going to help. . A monologue from the play by Susan Glaspell. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine It took everything. I had forgotten that. It warms me, it stimulates me and it makes me feel like a woman but thats another ugly story. Can I move this?. She waxes dramatic about how her state of mental happiness or sadness . But that morning, I knew that rule was about to be broken. I stare out the window into the driveway at three in the morning, waiting for her to pull up. 1-minute monologues for women from published plays for auditions and acting practice. I wait for it to ring. Do you love this country as much as I do? Then you were still, so still. Im listening to jazz, swing, jazz, swing, Im getting my posters framed. But dont you realize what it is to feel that another person has absolute power over you? Some are. Thats the way it should be. Claire is a woman struggling with memory loss. The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. "Fairy Godmother" monologue for girl - solo female script adapted from the play "Beauty IS a Beast" (PDF) ISBN-13: 978-1511495967 "Fanny" Comedy monologue - Female (1 minute) from a published play "The Weird, Wild and Wonderful Days of School" (PDF) ISBN-13: 978-1482739626 "Fear and Love" by Shiela Larson - monologue for male or female - romantic - dramatic from the play script "When Mel Fell . Mama, fourteen years have gone by. Pick a monologue that is age-appropriate. Thats how it was when your Nana died. Are the pants crisply folded, the shirts carefully hung, the socks darned? I'm dead. Youre selfish, do you know that? Its about what you didnt do. In a moment of mental abstraction, for which I never can forgive myself, I deposited the manuscript in the basinette, and placed the baby in the hand-bag. This was my mothers hat, kind of her lucky hat. Deluded. Weve got a twelve-room house without a stick of furniture. Im protesting. My own flesh was on fire. MONOLOGUE We can't do this. Ever since I came to Lawrence I work six days a week in the mill. So I can remember it. Paul was the one that made faces all the time. Am I terrible? We all do. But the majority? My parents dont believe thats going to happen and neither do I, so theyre having a party. Now he takes his valises out of the car and puts them back and takes them out again and hes exhausted. So Mary Beth, my therapist, says I flunked Peek-A-Boo. (pause). And Ill save Fred, too, if he just stays out from underfoot. But, dont you see, its for her sake. Go on. She became like a woman possessed. Think of it, Brick, theyve got five of them and number six is coming. I love Eileen. Feet flat, back broke, she looked at the man who, though he be thirty still aint got his own apartment. . Peg slowly starts to confess her relationship with Johnny to her sister.). It happens to every actress who is moderately pretty and successful. Hes not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. And you know what? What is Performerstuff? Cos I mean, if I thought the rest of my life would be spent as a mindless cog in a machine, I swear Id just get a tattoo across my face that says:Really man?. Satin trunks tied in the front. . And we go through the same routine every time. Bridget Gallagher is an Irish mill worker, addressing Congress in 1912. I was broke, for years. Im on the pill, Im off the pill, Im on the pill, Im off the pill. And he spread her out on the kitchen floor and she was breathing real hard. Fire the boys. I completely lost grip of myself and behaved like a fool,for which I shall pay all right, you neednt worry about that. . My doctor gave me a prescription last week for a drug for nausea,and I just checked it on the internet and it says that it can cause fevers. Watching for any kind of reaction. And she cried for her sisters in Chicago who, like her, their life has become one colored hell. I know! Your horrors effaced. What sensation do you get when I do that?Nothing! . So boys, if you know whats good for you you will step down right now and let the girls take over. And youre not medicated? (pause). A Bright Room Called Day 2. Mules 6. And she asked herself, was this the life for a Princess Colored, who by the translucence of her skin, knew the universe was her sister. (The play Still Life is part of the anthology Special Days). Absolutely uncompetitive. But it is all I can give. I. Sometimes, you just gotta make people feel uncomfortable. Mary, every day really is a new day. Of course, there are a couple of intense dramatic monologues from Shakespeare. O, the cry did knockAgainst my very heart. My dear, if you knew how often we actresses meet this sort of thing! But dont you want to be with mami? But this will ruin me. That first morning she was there, I was eating breakfast with a few of my siblings when my new stepmom walked down the stairs and into the kitchen. From the published play "Control the Future" (PDF) ISBN-13: 978-1540666581 The talks about . I know its hard to leave her. The rules are different here. Out them. . Like when you move a lamp, and you keep going to the same place to turn it on in the dark, even though you moved it across the room weeks ago. If I could bottle any moment in my life, that would be it. Written in 1930, this lovely and slightly sentimental play, is about young love in a small Midwestern town. Being adopted . Were you going to tell me how much you respect me? You cant do that, can you? I would turn my bedroom into an ICU, and make my little brothers pretend to be trauma victims. At least thats what I thought. The following monologues for women are from published plays, and are free to use for class, competitions, or auditions. Youre Virtual Dad! I know how pathetic that all sounds now, but it was innocent enough Then real life takes over because it always does and then things work out different then youd planned. I sit there and look at the website and imagine. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures. I still have it because I will have it, because I will not let it go,but I have to strive harder for it every year. I told everyone my family died in a fire, and I came to accept it as true. These secure guy monkeys do! . When does he get the medal for that? Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. I dont know if I have ever seen a finer night than this. There was something different about the boy, anervousness, a softness and tenderness which wasnt like a mans, although he wasnt the least biteffeminate lookingstillthat thing was there. (Undine realizes the addicts are eavesdropping and finds herself including them in her confessional.). Silence, your silence, isnt working for me. Jump To: I Was Slipping Away Thou Knowest the Mask of Night No, Mom, Please! The fact is, the facts are, nothing is changed. I wish I had come over to see Minnie Foster sometimes. You neednt try to deceive me. Sometimes she goes a whole week. And thats all she was. We should put this guy in charge of the entire world! I had no idea. I ate them with ketchup. We all looked at each other then back at Mary as she happily made her way to the stove to put on the kettle. Every Saturday night, Johnny and I meet in the basement of the church with the rest of you. . . Now I wish you would tell mewhy didnt it happen between us? Maybe it was love, I dont know, but Well, when I was very young of course, thats a long time ago, you understand. I spent a lot of time in that bedroom upstairs pretending my pillow was my husband and Id ask him about his day at work and what was happening at the office, and did he like the dinner I made for him and where we were going on vacation and hed surprise me with tickets to Belize and wed kiss I mean Id kiss my pillow and then Id tell him Id been to that doctor that day and found out I was pregnant. . And the result is healthier boy monkeys! Grow up, get a job, become a drone, thats it. I would not be thy executioner:I fly thee, for I would not injure thee.Thou tellst me there is murder in mine eye:Tis pretty, sure, and very probable,That eyes, that are the frailst and softest things,Who shut their coward gates on atomies,Should be calld tyrants, butchers, murderers!Now I do frown on thee with all my heart;And if mine eyes can wound, now let them kill thee:Now counterfeit to swoon; why now fall down;Or if thou canst not, O, for shame, for shame,Lie not, to say mine eyes are murderers!Now show the wound mine eye hath made in thee:Scratch thee but with a pin, and there remainsSome scar of it; lean but upon a rush,The cicatrice and capable impressureThy palm some moment keeps; but now mine eyes,Which I have darted at thee, hurt thee not,Nor, I am sure, there is no force in eyesThat can do hurt. Laughing and chattering such pretty sounds. It would be the end of us. I am serious. It must have been three weeks. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. The magazine has published many of the most important contemporary American plays over the last 15 years, including Angels in America, Three Tall Women, M. Buttery, Talk Radio, The When I was fifteen, my mother took me to Cork and put me on a boat to America. We wait until everyone starts dancing close then we sneak away. There is neither rhyme nor reason, just tears, tears, peoples pain, peoples rage, their aggression. Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. LOVE, LOSS, AND WHAT I WORE 2. I think they went on a cruise ship up the Nile three days after they brought me home. The whole premise of this neighborhood is that we all have money,so well never have to ask each other for a goddamn thing! I was utterly dependent on you. Freds creditors took everything but the bathroom fixtures. I can see now Not having children makes less work. Youre going to come real soon, mijo. Let me explain. Youll miss me, too. I make him go hard: (Shouts:) Dont hold back! You should have left me. We used to come out here, first thing when she got back from the summer. She has learned that her friend, Martina, a gang member, is HIV+. You know you can talk to me about anything. and no one knows whats going to happen . Why shouldnt he talk to himself? (Kimberly continues to clear the table.) Summary: Mrs. Gomez disciplines her favorite student for creating a chemical explosion in the school lab. Dramatic Monologues for Women Dramatic monologues for women from published plays for auditions and acting practice. (A collective gasp.). So what idiot saw the average boys room and said, This looks good! Yep, theyre no-neck monsters, all no-neck people are monsters? Are you still happy? Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. I can't do this. Oh, I used to watch you then. But I didnt do what that man says, I promise you. Fo Gods sake, Gooper, why dont you put them pigs at a trough in th kitchen?- Well, I swear, I simply could have di-ieed! No matter what Im doing, it always seems to draw my attention. One more look. And you know something? Eventually, it becomes you that part of you that gives you a reason to wake up and breathe every day. I can't go on. Then when you feel yourself want to ask for marriage with me, you must think twice. Home | Uncategorized | 21 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays, A monologue from the play by Nora and Delia Ephron. It includes a range of both Dramatic and Comedic monologues. The IRA was nowhere near as scary as what had just happened to our lives. I married George Gibbs, Mama. Well, thats what most people are doing. . I had to fight my way when I was your agebecause I was not pretty. My father sent me ten dollars every week, his lotto money. A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare. Ian just got promoted to ROTC and he tested out of English and Carl blew something up at the science fair. . (Pause. . But even when it is brought to our notice we dont mind so much. You were playing Barbies with Betty Finn! When I was a mere slip of a girl I went to my high school prom. every year I must grow more imperious, more dominating, more terrorizing to hold supremacy over this new independent generation. Do you miss me? The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The gift of my love. No one really cares about anything or anyone in this world except himself, and theres only one way to get through with your sanity. . (Hes running out of conversation.) All Rights Reserved, 18 Dramatic Monologues for Actors of All Ages, 18 ePlay Monologues for Actor Auditions and Casting Workshops, 18 ePlay Monologues for Actors and Creatives, 18 High Quality New Plays for Acting Study and Performance, 18 Monologues from Published ePlays for Actors, 18 Monologues from Short Plays for Actors, 18 New Plays Bursting for Stage Production, 18 Published ePlay Monologues for Women and Men, 18 Published Plays Comedy/Drama Monologues, Eighteen Published ePlays for Acing Practice, Published Play Monologue for Females/Males. The scientist who studies them Dr. Sapolsky found these monkeys have none of the stress related issues of regular monkeys. A monologue from the play by Rachel Rubin Ladutke. The only one who doesnt get phone calls? Ill stop analyzing everything you do when you stop creating performative situations that you clearly want me to observe. Ive never felt so alone in my life. These monologue books present the best audition pieces for actors selected from over 80 plays rst published in American Theatre magazine since 1985. He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. It belongs to someone who is yet to come, A monologue from the play by Arthur Miller, Abigail is trying to coax the man she had an affair with to stop rejecting her. I always go here when I want to be alone. A monologue from the play by Winsome Pinnock. STILL LIFE 9. Its a long story. View Bargaining by Kellie Powell (To Debra who passes from basement to exit house.) Indexes citations for international plays and playwrights in collections, anthologies, and periodicals held by the PSU Library. I try to get inside on him, close the distance. Go for my body! (Peg moves toward Nia.). Socks, shoes. Like they were proving to the world, to God, maybe, that they were good people. LIVING OUT 13. 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