In these. This dress was made by a company in Philadelphia. The strikers Ive met have as much of a stake in Lawrence as the mill officials and politicians do. ), I dont know if it was a girl dressed like a guy or a guy dressed like a girl dressed like a guy. You do a thing long enough, your whole life, I guess . RAGE AMONGST YOURSELVES 14. Its funny how almost everything else is gone to me, and that sad old dog just came into my head. Are they any worse than his sons? I should have listened to you. Why? Last Of The Red Hot Lovers 3. Im on the pill, Im off the pill, Im on the pill, Im off the pill. Alcott (comedic) 7. Maybe it was love, I dont know, but Well, when I was very young of course, thats a long time ago, you understand. Skinny old thing Mr. Cuthart kept tied up in the front lawn all day? We go to the gym. To this day that bathrobe is the only piece of clothing I can actually see in my mind. No. In The Daylight 5. Natalie (Carrie-Ann Moss) abuses and manipulates the disabled Leonard (Guy Pearce . Classical texts are typically richer and more challenging: exactly what all actors require to improve their skills. I got in the middle of the dance floor with my arms spread out, taking up as much space as I could and started spinning around. Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Explore Great Monologues for Women We can't do this. Undine has really been through hell. (pause). It goes so fast. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. . You probably think Im some spoiled brat whos never had it hard cause I didnt have to walk a mile to school. And Rachel was very, very quiet. Soy mami! A monologue from the play by Alice Gerstenberg, Agnes, you have kept your health living on your estate in Long Island, but you have watched the inevitable drying up of flowers and leaves in autumn. Destiny, a former child soldier in Liberia, has come to the United States as an undocumented refugee. I was meant to burn there, with everything else. He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. FABULATION 10. Sometimes she goes a whole week. And the shirt? A monologue from the screenplay/movie by Daniel Waters. Why do I care what you think? This is not gonna bring up any evil high school memories, is it? Periods between rings are transitional, unreal times. This refusal of the child catalyzes her recollection of what happened to her own baby when she was a child soldier. In the worst of all possible ways. That almost happened to me once, Mary. Death is all around me, death and pain and suffering. Not only will it be good for your individual health, it will be good for the entire world! The same speech Ive been hearing since he left. But the majority? Si? I dont know if I have ever seen a finer night than this. . . I know how to open champagne with a sword. But dont you want to be with mami? I was there when Maurice was born. Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. Just to see which fingers twitch a little and which ones remain lifeless. Satin trunks tied in the front. And I decided on that day that I was Undine Barnes, who bore no relationship to those people. Home | Uncategorized | 21 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays, A monologue from the play by Nora and Delia Ephron. Im protesting. World peace, world peace. and Ive been too embarrassed to call Luke. 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. Williams, Tennessee. . Did I feel that? No. I am giving you a gift, can you understand? You were only a few months old. a weak and divided person who stood in adoring awe of your singleness, of your strength. I did a great f***ing job! I didnt rape him. I swear one night Im going to go out, and Im just not going to come home. We are constantly adding more and more every week. It must have been three weeks. Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. where she struggles to navigate the battlefield of an inner-city high school while keeping her past a secret and striving for an education. I know its hard to leave her. Yes those. When we found nothing, centuries of fascination with the Red Planet simply vanished. I know Johnnys hands. But working in the mills kills your hopes and dreams, and even your spirit. That's right. You probably think its odd that I dont want to be downstairs at the party with my friends and family where all the funs going on. . And winters coming, and theres not a hope in hell of buying fuel! he didnt drink, and kept his word as well as most, I guess, and paid his debts. I love you all, everything. Its away, right? A collection of the all-time best monologues for females from published plays: A Midsummer's Night Dream by William Shakespeare. And it was good for the boys! . No one cares about you. I refuse to accept the arbitrariness of a violent world. Cora is a British doctor, here talking to the mother of a nefarious African dictator who has come to her for treatment of her failing eyesight. A monologue from the screenplay/tv-show by Ryan Murphy. Find a character or situation that you can relate too. A monologue from the play by Tristine Skyler. They wondered aloud who belonged to those people. A person needs shots and a state department visa just to get to you. . Theres a troupe of wild baboons in Africa, you can Google this, where a tragedy killed off most of the males, leaving all the girl monkeys in charge. But I didnt even think like them or . And I know, boys, what youre thinking What makes you think youd do better! And my answer is, wild baboons! And you know what? He wants to believe shes alive, but darkness has always won with him. Looking out the window you see a million stars. I boost Johnny to the window. . Johnny never likes to take his shirt off. You're a grandmother, Mama. A monologue from the play by David-Lindsay-Abair. Things are changing. He was in the quicksands and clutching at mebut I wasnt holding him out, I was slipping in with him! Some are. (Pause.). But that morning, I knew that rule was about to be broken. These 94 gender-specific monologues are all original, recently produced works not found in other published versions. But it spoiled my life for a long time. Iwish I had. You know, Ive expended so much energy over the years trying to get you to notice me. You know sometimes I think about her, and somehow shes still alive. I sit there and look at the website and imagine. . I said it. Are you getting a divorce? But hes a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. We should put this guy in charge of the entire world! (she breaks down sobbing, she looks around) I didn't realize. (pause, a laugh). One more look. I get paid in puke! (Detective doesnt answer.) We felt just terrible about it - don't you remember? People around me say it automatically in response to how are you doing? there must have been a little spark left smouldering, which burst into flame when I came face to face with him again. LIVING OUT 13. I dunno what it is, but its a lonesome place and always was. Why shouldnt he talk to himself? Its always been my name. Ever since I came to Lawrence I work six days a week in the mill. Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Explore Great 1-Minute Monologues for Women We can't do this. Now I wish you would tell mewhy didnt it happen between us? Yes, I killed them. You were my mum too. 20 Best Contemporary Comedic Monologues For Women From Plays 1. Could great men thunderAs Jove himself does, Jove would neer be quiet,For every pelting, petty officerWould use his heaven for thunder;Nothing but thunder! No one knows who you are. Can I have a bowl of your finest oysters. A Streetcar Named DesireSignet Books, 1951, pp.95-6. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Exhausted. No, no, not for vacation youre going to come here to live! I can't do this. Virginia, this boy always seemed lonely somehow. I can see now Not having children makes less work. (Silence. And by God, I am going to make it through this goddamn mess! 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 MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. Poetic Licence 13. (Pause. KIMBERLY AKIMBO 15. Mary, I said. O, I have sufferedWith those that I saw suffer: a brave vessel,Who had, no doubt, some noble creature in her,Dashd all to pieces. Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, streaming services, and others. I should think she would a wanted a bird. We all do. Ive never heard anyone say Im happy and actually feel it. But Mary, I open my eyes every morning and all I want is a pipe to smoke. 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. Its my name. Well guess what society? I dont expect you to understand, and Im not going to try to excuse myself in any way. I had to fight my way when I was your agebecause I was not pretty. It never was. Thats where the party is going on. Its a little overkill. I love Eileen. I stayed away because it werent cheerfuland thats why I ought to have come.IIve never liked this place. What sensation do you get when I do that?Nothing! Id see a sale at the supermarket and think, Oh Ma should get down there for those pork chops. And then Id remember, Oh yeah, shes dead.. Its been fourteen years. In very weak moments I pray to the phone. She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. (pause). . The whole premise of this neighborhood is that we all have money,so well never have to ask each other for a goddamn thing! Hook to the kidney. His name was never in the paper. Cloud Nine 6. I mean, thats what its all about, right? And you punish yourself, tell yourself its your fault you cant find a good one, youve only deluded yourself into thinking theyre better than they are. He was a boy, just a boy, when I was a very young girl. My eyes were only on you, as you slowly stopped crying and wiggling and breathing, the last drops of blood dripping out your chubby little neck like water from a leaky tap. Fire the boys! Westworld 3. If by your art, my dearest father, you havePut the wild waters in this roar, allay them.The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,But that the sea, mounting to the welkins cheek,Dashes the fire out. I dont mind hard work, but theres a difference between hard work and slavery. I am not yet divorced, Im being investigated by the FBI, Im carrying the child of another man and Im not really a junkie. What would you have done if I came in here all fluttery and blushing and Ooh, Mr Cashman, dont put your hand there, Im a married woman? . 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 psychoanalysts. A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare. But you dont have to be very smart to know what his trouble is. And they all looked away, like they were embarrassed for me. So without further ado, here are ten dramatic monologues for women! She was a schoolteacher named Mary May. How I loved you! AMY I don't know. . The black student would have been arrested and we wouldnt be here. How would I know? It was me. Instead of walking he talks now. (pause) My husband stayed in New Orleans another week after I returned to Texas. She always wore this hat. Because this world doesnt belong to you. In The Daylight 5. I have this thing about not seeing people in the flesh. Mules 6. I just dont want to have to call her. ), A monologue from the play by J. Thalia Cunningham. 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. Unusual Acts Of Devotion 8. When does he get the medal for that? Pick a monologue that is age-appropriate. They're so young and beautiful. Once the owner of a successful P.R. I wanted to walk through the world engulfed in a nauseating aroma just because it reminded me of my mother. I cant tell if youre coming or going. Ana is a Hispanic woman whos living in California, where she works as a nanny. You cant do that, can you? 21 Best Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays 1. His socks. The doors open, and all eyes turn to face the fairy princess. He prodded me, forcing me to turn around, mixing your blood with mine. My mother had had the same exact bathrobe in blue. . A week at least? . You were nothing before you met me! . CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUES WOMEN Moving by Lee Kalcheim DIANA I went to a Quaker school. Unusual Acts Of Devotion 8. Youre selfish, do you know that? They tell me I am getting old, that I must rest. Everyone wants world peace. Aye, of course you do. I. (Laughs.) Why did they ever have to get old? and Mama's sunflowers. And from that night no woman dare call me wicked any more but I knew my answer. He sits down on his back foot. I have to go first. We dont get off so easy. 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And all of a sudden Nancy stood up, like it was a new day, and she started running around the kitchen like she wasnt half-dead, barking and clicking her nails against the floor tiles. "Curse of the Starving Class" by Sam Shepard - Emma "Shepard's dexterity with language and character arcs make each moment of this. 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?. Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine 12. I have to beat off my suitors with a tree. There are also several of the most popular American plays in the history of stage represented on this list of female monologues. And were spending trillions, just to know that once there had been an organism there the tiniest packet of matter that was alive. . I think its safe to say that I have explored the full range of rage. Comedic monologues for women from published plays for auditions and acting practice. But I dont want to be talked to like some incurably sick patient you have to comfort. The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. and there is a funny MONOLOGUE version as well. . Tomas? 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. Thread working its way into my lungs. . Well, Tommy Proposed to Me Again I Haven't a Real Passport No-It Happened to Me My Name's Not Violett I Know You're Probably Mad at Me 1. Not a cloud in the sky. Day after day, I can hardly get the sound out of my ears. Mean Girls: Another two monologues from the popular movie: one from the queen bee of the "in crowd" (the Plastics) Regina George (Rachel McAdams) and one from her friend-turned-outcast-turned-undoer Janis Ian (Lizzy Caplan). You were playing Barbies with Betty Finn! Whats my thanks? You get so used to someone being there, it takes your body a long time to adjust. I am a better lover than a wife. I Ate the Divorce Papers - Comedic Monologue, Female Excerpt: "I ate them. . I would turn my bedroom into an ICU, and make my little brothers pretend to be trauma victims. And everybody thinks Im crazy. . There I was outside the gymnasium door, and on the other side, everyone who had ever made my life hell for the past twelve years. 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. Hill-finger.. No this. (Pained.) After the wedding she moved in. If it comes right down to it, Im going to save myself, and Fred. Look at Mr. Hicks. . Manage Settings The selections include He doesnt understand the possibilities are endless. I dont know. You say you love me, but doesnt love mean being available to a person? Because theres a simple way to get it. A monologue from the play by Tennessee Williams. . You hear your man breathe. How is school? Each finger, my palms, my thumbs. They sent a mission to Mars . A monologue from the play by Victor Bravo. (Pause. Thats me and my sister-in-law and her friend. If I could bottle any moment in my life, that would be it. Indefinable. Your great grandmother dont want to come, mijo, she says shes too old. Euphoria 4. No thanks to you, because you werent there! The Best 27 One Minute Monologues For Females 1. It pleased you not to. I dont know, mijo, they like to put their name on everything, quien sabe . They give me balls to squeeze, and fine motor tasks to practice. (Beat.). Copyright [2023] Mighty Actor, DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (BOYS), DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (GIRLS), The Best 27 One Minute Monologues For Females, 4. I can't bear it. I stare out the window into the driveway at three in the morning, waiting for her to pull up. Thats something to hope for, anyhow. Now he takes his valises out of the car and puts them back and takes them out again and hes exhausted. By coming suddenly into a room that I thought was emptywhich wasnt empty, but had two people in it the boy I had married and an older man who had been his friend for years. I read labels on everything and then when it really counted, I just didnt. (Pause. And God gave me strength to call them liars, and God made men to listen to me, and by God I will scrub the world clean for the love of God. As bare as some December tree I saw them allwalking like saints to church, running to feed the sick, and hypocrites in their hearts! How is it I think about you when you arent there? If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. Its my own fault. When I was fifteen, my mother took me to Cork and put me on a boat to America. They came and carried her out, and the boss told us just to keep working like nothing had happened. So I feel that perhaps I have a right to speak for Eileen who has no one else. . and sleeping and waking up. Written in 1930, this lovely and slightly sentimental play, is about young love in a small Midwestern town. I couldve come. (To Debra who passes from basement to exit house.) The doctors. I know! but it makes a quiet house, and Wright out to work all day, and no company when he did come in. MONOLOGUE We can't do this. The man is exhausted. Text Stepmother 12 Angry Villains 7 They they take needles and poke at my hands. A monologue from the play by Tennesse Williams. Keep your savory swordfish succotash stories to yourself. THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. All at once and much, much too completely. How long can that go on? We would lunch someplace while shopping. (totally in control) Monday morning, youre history. You see, my dear, I was in love with you. Paul was the one that made faces all the time. . Why, you taught me goodness, therefore you are good. I completely lost grip of myself and behaved like a fool,for which I shall pay all right, you neednt worry about that. That was his way of exhausting all possibilities. Theres nothing without life. Then when you feel yourself want to ask for marriage with me, you must think twice. Still, it meant everything. Go on. Can I move this?. ) You dont realize how lucky you are. Socks, shoes. . About degrees of progress . AS YOU LIKE IT (comedic) 9. I would wear a lot of tasteful make-up too. A monologue from the play by Lisa dAmour. You could have thrown it in the dust. I tell you I got so nervous at that table tonight. It mattered so much to her that I let myself be talked into it. Tonight Im up here waiting for the twentieth century to arrive. This pained thing. I even let her pay my cousin to take me. Thats the way it should be. 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! I love this country for what Ive always known it could be. You have no idea what that means.

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