(Pause. I sit there and look at the website and imagine. And it was good for the boys! I was the first person in the family to graduate from college. I. Transfer to Jefferson. Painting Churches 4. I kept forgetting she was dead. But to be honest I feel like the real opportunities are the ones that fall into your lap. The phone has become my god. A monologue from the play by Tennesse Williams. I got you into a Remington Party! Its not a real thing. Here are her suggestions for dramatic monologues for women. OK, just spend a little more time . Then make Charley your father, Biff. They tell me I am getting old, that I must rest. (Beat.) Home / Uncategorized / psychotic female monologues from published plays. Just need to figure out a way of growing up without becoming a boring adult. Death is all around me, death and pain and suffering. Tess is at a group therapy meeting, struggling to find a place where she belongs. The monologue database serves the singular purpose of organizing monologues on the web and allowing the internet community to engage and discuss them amongst each other. I had forgotten that. The physical therapists. Youre selfish, do you know that? Destiny, a former child soldier in Liberia, has come to the United States as an undocumented refugee. I for one understand that. (Pause, embarrassed) I sound like Im on Sally Jesse Raphael or something. I cant believe were actually going! Adulthood is where dreams go to die. Your horrors effaced. I had to fight my way when I was your agebecause I was not pretty. Every single thing I ever made Painted All of it just torched to high hell. Nothing has been done. Get outrageous and have some fun at your next audition. Its a little overkill. It became my prom, all mine. I had to give myself to you, even though I knew you hardly cared. 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. We were just so used to it? Sex Education (comedic) 11. I rebelled against it, but it was no use. But she darted straight into the road, just as Daddys pickup was coming around the curve, and he didnt see her, so he plowed into her. . (pause, looking desperate because she has received no answer. And new-ironed dresses and hot baths? I know! I didnt know that. I was meant to burn there, with everything else. Some? Its getting late and I have to feed the lion at six.. Dont waste your time. It warms me, it stimulates me and it makes me feel like a woman but thats another ugly story. You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! 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). Its my name. My father sent me ten dollars every week, his lotto money. Why? I try to get inside on him, close the distance. This was my mothers hat, kind of her lucky hat. You need Joan Fontaine and I need a box of lozenges. Theres snow on the ground and the light from the moon and stars reflects off the white land. On Big Daddys birthday? . But meanwhile, the boys really are still mainly in charge. 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 then tisnt even cold or fresh. I drank without thinking. You will be amazed to see me every day, a light of heaven in your house, a..Why are you cold?! Absolutely uncompetitive. . She was this fireball for about three minutes, until she got tired again, and curled up beside the sink and went to sleep and died like it meant nothing. . That fantastically pitiful picture of a tiny shovel sifting through a bit of sterile dirt. I was alone with Mary. When he brought them business, when he was young, they were glad to see him. The idea of helping people just always made me feel better about myself. Eventually, it becomes you that part of you that gives you a reason to wake up and breathe every day. Yes those. And by God, I am going to make it through this goddamn mess! Every member of the household and friends are devastated by the death. My dear, if you knew how often we actresses meet this sort of thing! . Text Stepmother 12 Angry Villains 7 Why, you taught me goodness, therefore you are good. Text Michelle 12 8 20 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Men From Plays, Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. (she sighs) I'm ready to go back. I can see now Not having children makes less work. . Claire is a woman struggling with memory loss. (To Kimberly.) And they all looked away, like they were embarrassed for me. Sweetheart, Ive been meaning to talk to you. Bunny 10. Weve done what we can. Every day, all day. And she was right. Im done with the schools, with the bills, with the appointments. Day after day, I can hardly get the sound out of my ears. Nothing changes. Check out our monologue archive below for more monologues. Well guess what society? Yes, I killed them. 1. I had also with me a somewhat old, but capacious hand-bag in which I had intended to place the manuscript of a work of fiction that I had written during my few unoccupied hours. I ate them with ketchup. All I know is that my adults, the ones assigned to me, they dont seem to want me around, or I can put it differently, they dont want to be around me. Its about what you didnt do. They came en masse, dressed in their Alexanders best. What that felt like. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. He sits down on his back foot. 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. Dramatic Monologues for Women ONE by Terrence Mosley Age Range: 35 - 60 A single black mother tells her adult son about his absent father and their heritage. Youve built this wind tunnel around you that celebrates your cult. I did a great f***ing job! She was wearing a long burgundy velour three-quarter sleeve zip bathrobe with a thick vertical white stripe down the center, surrounding the zipper. And from that night no woman dare call me wicked any more but I knew my answer. And you know what? Mary, every day really is a new day. To Gillian on Her 37th Birthday (dramatic) 8. And I decided on that day that I was Undine Barnes, who bore no relationship to those people. And youre not medicated? You were nothing before you met me! 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. And she just let the pain take her over. You never were. Then we wouldnt be here. I understand. (pause, talking to her mother who does not hear her. Ive never felt so alone in my life. A monologue from the play by Sunil Kuruvilla. I had the choice of being a free drudge or some mans slave. all sorts of wonderful things that Im going to be a part of. . It will be just like all the other times youve left, only this time, youre already packed. Bueno, Tomas, pero dont eat too much sugar . So I chose to toil alone. Affiliate links provides compensation to Daily Actor which helps us remain online, giving you the resources and information actors like you are looking for. I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone. Its audition time and youre looking for the perfect monologue. And the shirt? We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. Here, he has come home for a while, and she tells him what she thinks of his being an absentee father. Feet flat, back broke, she looked at the man who, though he be thirty still aint got his own apartment. Wild baboons have proved that girls can do better. Dont you understand? Im sorry. 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 think nature is really going to help. When Orlando tells her that it pains him to see this while he is without his love, Rosalind, she. Not a cloud in the sky. I. I have this thing about not seeing people in the flesh. All of you? 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. do koalas have poisonous claws. Are you still happy? But then the meteorites in the polar ice cap were found, and instantly the passion resumed ancient life, microscopic, eons ago. Its away, right? It hurts. That pillow was a better husband than any real man Id ever met: this parade of men fails to live up to your expectations, all of them so much less than Daddy or Bill (you know I always envied you for finding Bill). Get the book. Youll have to actually remind yourself Im gone. You know what, youre right. But the majority? Out them. The majority are a forgotten wasteland of dirty laundry, empty beer cans and old pizza boxes! I would have gladly given my life for you, but it wouldnt have helped. These monologues from plays all feature three-dimensional females with space for an actress to show off her character talent. I watch them do this. where she struggles to navigate the battlefield of an inner-city high school while keeping her past a secret and striving for an education. . Forgive me for the terrible, sinful thing Im about to say but I happen to like the pure physical act of making love. Ohhh, nooooo! Our ePlays consist of short plays for student. When I was ten I started getting sharp pains in my side and had to be taken to the doctors. (Pronouncing it for him.) The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Are you lonely for your long lost family, the one you never really wanted, or do people want families before theyre formed and then freak out that they cant manage them once they get them? . You know, Ive expended so much energy over the years trying to get you to notice me. STILL LIFE 9. Plug him in and pretend he loves you! Can I have a bowl of your finest oysters. If it comes right down to it, Im going to save myself, and Fred. Williams, Tennessee. He comes around and unlocks the door. Good-bye Victor, dear. Amy, a romantic young girl, has a crush on the town bully and shes describing it to her friend Virginia. . Lets just forget it. But more than that, Im mad! Text Ensemble 101 Breakups 64 WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?! . I had no idea. I dont expect you to understand, and Im not going to try to excuse myself in any way. all kinds of changes . Good-by, Good-by, world. All of you. . Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? . one of those weak and divided people who slip like shadows among you solid strong ones. Marina, discouraged, prepares to go as Fred enters with fishing gear) I am a realist! Make the golden people look away. And I say this at our meetings, and they are all very supportive, but the fire only goes down a little bit. Alive. Shes still the foremost part of my life, and for that, shell forever hold power over me. Sent away to the same place my mothers clothes went, I assume. You neednt try to comfort me. A monologue from the play by Tristine Skyler. Me puedes oir, mijo? I would turn my bedroom into an ICU, and make my little brothers pretend to be trauma victims. Last Of The Red Hot Lovers 3. Then I found out. 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! The doctors are my worst enemies. . But it is all I can give. . Oh John, I will make you such a wife when the world is white again! Mama, his appendix burst on a camping trip to North Conway. 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. Not only will it be good for your individual health, it will be good for the entire world! A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare. . Do you know the difference, or is there only one way for you? What are you eating? They include a couple hidden theater gems as well as several famous female monologues, good for either Broadway or the local playhouse. She, therefore, sought out an attorney and arrived at Annalise Keatings Law Office for her assistance. (laughs) smell like them. . I didnt know anything except I loved him unendurably but without being able to help him or help myself. God Gave Us Aunts 7. (To Debra who passes from basement to exit house.) No matter what Im doing, it always seems to draw my attention. Im not even allowed to have friends over because theyll interfere with her depression. He drops his shoulder after double jabbing. Its the only explanation for all the crazy stuff thats been happening. At least thats what I thought. Do you still spend your nights dozing over a textbook in that leather chair as if youre really there? I cant do that. Free audition monologues for women, men, girls and boys. The pain where you want to give up, where you can think of nothing else. (pause). Madame Le Bargys son, Maurice has died. I just dont want to have to call her. You dont get to abandon your kids and then just show up one day and take your pick of the litter. I tell you I got so nervous at that table tonight. Everybody had it in for him, even the teachersthey called him bullybut I know he wasnt. I was there when Maurice was born. And winters coming, and theres not a hope in hell of buying fuel! . Big Daddy hadnt been at the table two minutes with those five no-neck monsters slobbering and drooling over their food before he threw down his fork an shouted. The Importance of Being Earnest (comedic) 5. Wed laugh about how great our lives turned out and make plans for the things we were still going to do. No one had. My siblings left the kitchen. Shell sit there watching Jeopardy and bad-mouth my dad. . It was like our place to get reacquainted, have a mother daughterShe would tell me all about the orangutans and then shed go develop her pictures. Ive googled it so many times. 18 contemporary monologues from published plays for actors, creatives, filmmakers and teachers. No this. We felt just terrible about it - don't you remember? Maybe because its down in a hollow and you dont see the road. But this will ruin me. In The Daylight 5. . Indefinable. THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. 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.. Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. STILL LIFE 9. It was a girl. 10 Practice Scripts for Actors . I love Eileen. And she cried for her sisters in Detroit Who knew, as she, that their souls belonged on the Nile. Because its a new century, everyone has been acting strange, real excited and planning big parties. 21 Best Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays 1. I love this country for what Ive always known it could be. Meanwhile, not a single one of the mill officials, from second hand on up, live in Lawrence if they can afford not to. As bare as some December tree I saw them allwalking like saints to church, running to feed the sick, and hypocrites in their hearts! The rules are different here. Im telling my womens group everything. CIGARETTES AND CHOCOLATE (dramatic) 10. It was in your hands, to do what you liked with. She has been led on by boys, and had her heart broken more than once. Elyot was the first love affair of my life, and in spite of all the suffering he caused me before. Youre going to come real soon, mijo. Bug Study 5. every year I must grow more imperious, more dominating, more terrorizing to hold supremacy over this new independent generation. How would I know? People around me say it automatically in response to how are you doing? Just to see which fingers twitch a little and which ones remain lifeless. Im protesting. ), A couple of weeks ago some people were even saying I had something to do with it. Are you auditioning for a comedy? Isnt that right honey? In Shakespeare's A Midsummer's Night Dream , Helena expresses her views on humanity and their condition of either happiness and/or sadness. Trying to get inside on him, even the teachersthey called him bullybut I know he wasnt while is! 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