Terrified too, o course. Then the second day, you feel wretched, the third delirious, and then suddenly theres no appetite, it shrinks. And I can do it, too! Do you know what its like inside of a mill? Like I had been caught trying to pull something off. I would know what went with what, and everything I tried on would fit. I had to bind up my human instincts as they bind up the breasts of mothers who flow too bounteously with life-blood long after their babes have need of it. No, not with abuela. The whole premise of this neighborhood is that we all have money,so well never have to ask each other for a goddamn thing! Lady Bracknell, I admit with shame that I do not know. Claire is a woman struggling with memory loss. FABULATION 10. A person needs shots and a state department visa just to get to you. The fact is that no item of clothing has ever moved me in any way except one. I was the mystery girl. Detroit 11. Am I terrible? Sometimes she goes a whole week. No shame but mine: I must, forsooth, be forcedTo give my hand opposed against my heartUnto a mad-brain rudesby full of spleen;Who wood in haste and means to wed at leisure.I told you, I, he was a frantic fool,Hiding his bitter jests in blunt behavior:And, to be noted for a merry man,Hell woo a thousand, point the day of marriage,Make feasts, invite friends, and proclaim the banns;Yet never means to wed where he hath wood.Now must the world point at poor Katharina,And say, Lo, there is mad Petruchios wife,If it would please him come and marry her! I loved life. They did it all. I have to beat off my suitors with a tree. You probably think Im some spoiled brat whos never had it hard cause I didnt have to walk a mile to school. The talks about . Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? Bug Study 5. listening for his irregular heartbeat and when our gazes met one cold stare meeting another I could see that he was aware that I knew. No longer updated as of December 2013. His name was never in the paper. The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. (children shriek downstairs) Hear them? I should have said so. Comedic monologues for women from published plays for auditions and acting practice. But instead I locked myself in my dorm room and refused to come out to greet them. Im supposed to set goals and maybe take night classes that will expand my horizons. My mother thinks I open curtains during Lion King. You need Joan Fontaine and I need a box of lozenges. God Gave Us Aunts 7. Text Ensemble 101 Breakups 62 How old do you think that carpet is?. Well talk when youre ready. Because mostly I feel rage. A monologue from the play by Lee Blessing. Cloud Nine 6. I was obviously not faking it and yet no one could find the reason for the pain. He wants to believe shes alive, but darkness has always won with him. Wally's dead, too. Lets talk about what youre feeling. I just followed directions blindly. When Orlando tells her that it pains him to see this while he is without his love, Rosalind, she. Get the book. Then its over. No matter what Im doing, it always seems to draw my attention. Yes those. and you have followed what seems to you the inevitable progress of autumn into winterwell, my hair may be white as snow, but my blood is still red! Of course, there are a couple of intense dramatic monologues from Shakespeare. I boost Johnny to the window. I dont know where their voice boxes are located since they dont have necks. This was my mothers hat, kind of her lucky hat. It pleased you not to. Here, she starts out talking to Guy, an addict in the group, but expands her confessional to include everyone, finishing up with Guy, who might be the only person who can redeem her. Daddy and I came through the back door, and Nancy was hanging out of his arms like a set of broken bagpipes. But hes a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. If we want fresh water, we have to pay ten cents a week for it. It was me. We used to have an awards ceremony at the end of the year. You know, Ive expended so much energy over the years trying to get you to notice me. Manage Settings . Oh John, I will make you such a wife when the world is white again! He came to me for help. I swear one night Im going to go out, and Im just not going to come home. . I tell you I got so nervous at that table tonight. Which is why this is so hard. . (Pause. A monologue from the play by David-Lindsay-Abair. But I study his body. On the morning of the day you mention, a day that is for ever branded on my memory, I prepared as usual to take the baby out in its perambulator. It goes so fast. But dont give me, When I was nine years old my mother ran off with the butcher and Ive been looking for someone to love me ever since. I dont know your problems and I dont care. Im not crying for myself. Watching for any kind of reaction. Carol is a woman whose daughter has disappeared. I didnt rape him. When does he get the medal for that? But, just for a moment now we're all together. You were my mum too. She is talking on the phone to her young son, Tomas, who lives back home with his grandmother while Ana and her husband try to get established in America. . Just need to figure out a way of growing up without becoming a boring adult. I thought my heart was gonna pop out of my chest. No, for you have never felt that way. (She hangs up. I had to become sharp and bitter because sweetness and softness get crushed under in the battle to live. Then you got to study a little harder, Tomas, so when you come here you know your math . Breathing each others breath. Thats what I came up here for and thats what you were expecting. CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES WOMEN Moving by Lee Kalcheim DIANA I went to a Quaker school. I had no intention of going, but my mother found out the theme was Mardi Gras and that everyone had to wear a mask. Yes, I killed them. You could come home tomorrow and its fine. Do you know the difference, or is there only one way for you? A monologue from the screenplay/tv-show by Laurie Nunn. (Hes running out of conversation.) I was so excited to be going to America. Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. I'm grown up. They're so young and beautiful. . They didnt have the guts to look me in the eye. I cant fit through but he can. (The play Still Life is part of the anthology Special Days). How long can that go on? (she sighs) I'm ready to go back. Representative Berger and members of the Committee. And thats all she was. 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! Yet all thats left of them is bones in amber. Im not even allowed to have friends over because theyll interfere with her depression. Its like they traveled all the time. One that will never die. If it comes right down to it, Im going to save myself, and Fred. . And then tisnt even cold or fresh. It was in your hands, to do what you liked with. There is that little presumptuous May Whigham. Why did I fail? You do a thing long enough, your whole life, I guess . THE STORY 3. Johnny never likes to take his shirt off. It was like you suddenly turned a blinding light on something that had always been half in shadow, thats how it struck the world for me. Think of it, Brick, theyve got five of them and number six is coming. Oh, earth, you're too wonderful for anybody to realize you. (Vicious.) (Laughs.) Peg is a Welsh woman in love with boxing and in love with local hero, boxer Johnny Owen, whos fighting a bout in Los Angeles for the world welterweight title. Please, we thought, let there be mold, virus, something . We should put this guy in charge of the entire world! My Fair Lady 11. - I cant look at everything hard enough. At least you get letters. Who cares? Its no longer a secret that I love you. But when you say it, Im looking at you, I believe you actually mean it. At least we have the consolation of knowing that we are the means of making many a marriage happy which might otherwise have ended in the divorce court. He picked you up. THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. Out them. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. In order to get along alone I had to stifle every drop of humanity in my being. 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. If I could bottle any moment in my life, that would be it. The Best Women's Monologues from New Plays, 2020 - Lawrence Harbison 2021-04-15 Renowned editor Lawrence Harbison brings together approximately one hundred never-before-published women's monologues for actors to use for auditions and in class, all from recently produced plays. Let me explain. I didnt know that. I know Ben does, I know it. The hand cream gave it away. . The plain facts of the case are these. . They include a couple hidden theater gems as well as several famous female monologues, good for either Broadway or the local playhouse. Nobody could live here and not realize what an amazing, wonderful place it is. It would be at a caf where we would have salad and like it. Then, when I was used up and hard I met Madame le Bargy and she took me into her house because I had one valuable thing left. He comes around and unlocks the door. Now he takes his valises out of the car and puts them back and takes them out again and hes exhausted. We used to come out here, first thing when she got back from the summer. After having a sexual relationship with her patient, Chad Manning, at Middleton Hospital, Jolene was accused of raping him. (Kimberly continues to clear the table.) I dont say hes a great man. I need you to know now, I cannot marry you. Because theres a simple way to get it. Nannete, a servant/nurse of the household who has always loved Maurice, meets Diana. This list comprises mainly of classical texts. But I had resources to fall back upon that Eileen hasnt got- a family who loved me and understood- friends- so I pulled through. You hear yourself. Amy, a romantic young girl, has a crush on the town bully and shes describing it to her friend Virginia. is about feeling like you . RAGE AMONGST YOURSELVES 14. Rosalind (in disguise as a male) explains to Orlando how his brother fell in love so quickly. Nanette finds out Dianes romantic relationship with Maurice and says that she would have found a way to break up the affair. The phone has become my god. No. Lets just forget it. Nothing has been done. Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. A tired clinch. The fact is, the facts are, nothing is changed. Let Tennessee Williams, Thorton Wilder, and Oscar Wilde help you to land the stage role of your dreams. But they never seemed to want me around. I stare out the window into the driveway at three in the morning, waiting for her to pull up. My own flesh was on fire. Choose a monologue that is suitable for the role you want. . I was meant to burn there, with everything else. and no one knows whats going to happen . The unspoken rule in my house was that my moms name was never mentioned after her death. Eventually, it becomes you that part of you that gives you a reason to wake up and breathe every day. I had learned that it is wiser to be honest. All Rights Reserved, Drama Monologue from A Leave of Absence Play Script, Joseph Arnone's A Leave of Absence 1 Act Play, SerioComedic Monologue from A Leave of Absence Stage Play, 1 Act Play Script Nightfall by Joseph Arnone, 1 Act Stage Play Nightfall by Joseph Arnone. 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