Bleed until its dark. . Perfect Dornish beauty. You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! . I cant even keep you out of my bed. I flunked that part, and if a person isnt right before my eyes, I dont necessarily believe they exist. And then quiet again. A lawyer. Precisely. On April 3rd 1972, a C5A Galaxy transport plane with 243 infants, children, volunteers, and crew took off from Saigon as part of Operation Babylift. Bid them all fly!For when I am revenged upon my charm,I have done all. . My father sold shoes. But I will teach and work and things will happen, slowly and swiftly. I do what I like, I dont like it. Im so sad that I dont have Kelly. Which way shall I turn? I will count every minute that the kids are away from here, away from you, as a victory. It was the most precious moment of my life so far. Thats what preserves the order of things. A monologue from the play by Pierre Corneille. A monologue from the play by Lynn Nottage. does it not show too clearly over whom thou art destined to reign? Everything will be okay in the end. And I had said, you know, we could talk about it. Now tell me true, Abigail. Just kind of f***ed up, and selfish. Your fathers gone, youre gone. All you know is you find them repulsive. Ill tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. Jackson couldnt take it. I drank without thinking. (Undine realizes the addicts are eavesdropping and finds herself including them in her confessional.). Believes Terentius,If these were dangersas I shame to think themThe gods could change the certain course of fate?Or, if they could, they would now, in a moment,For a beefs fat, or less, be bribed t invertThose long decrees? Each monologue must be under 90 seconds in length. It wasnt a miscarriage. Yet, I assume you dont share the same animosity with squirrels that you do with rats, do you? . But none could describe this place. If love lives by hope, it perishes with it; it is a fire which becomes extinguished for want of fuel; and, in spite of the severity of my sad lot. Like that time, I came home. But am I the criminal mastermind who pulled off a series of violent murders? Soon, millions of people will see me and theyll all like me. Maybe this is the universes punishment for me being a piece of sh*t my entire life. But I chose to find out.. See, he could have took and bought him a can of shoe polish and got him a rag. A monologue from the screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke. Text Ensemble 101 Breakups 64 My name is Cullum and I'm I'm here.. Does it not look as if the wall-paper itself had been soiled by every conceivable sin? I can take off any day this week and Ill pay for it out of my own pocket. Dent & Sons, 1922. Which gave my mother relief, because it meant that in the bad times, there would be good times. So if you really are here, and youre really not just stopping in to say youre leaving again, youre going to have to do better than this. then] betray my cause, and do nothing for me? Isnt that true? I didnt want to go, but he dragged me to the ballroom. I mean, to what end? Read the play here Student Edition|Regular Edition, A monologue from the play by Frank Wedekind. by William Shakespeare. (Reading from a letter): My father is deceasd! Now, by my life,Old fools are babes again; and must be usedWith cheques as flatteries,when they are seen abused.Remember what I tell you. At home that night he never mentioned the game or being there. Poor souls, they perishd.Had I been any god of power, I wouldHave sunk the sea within the earth or ereIt should the good ship so have swallowd andThe fraughting souls within her. 4 0 obj Its just a bullshit word. Now hes buried somewhere, and heres Ser Gregor stronger than ever. This refusal of the child catalyzes her recollection of what happened to her own baby when she was a child soldier. Be then no longer surprised if my troubled soul with impatience awaits their bridal; thou seest that my happiness [lit. They never persecute the sinner, but they hate the sin. Are you getting a divorce? All her clothes were gone. What can it not?Yet what can it when one cannot repent?O wretched state! Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History Of Troy 8. She has been arrested for trying to buy heroin not for herself but for her addicted grandmother, and has been ordered by a judge to attend an encounter group for drug addicts. Every inch of me shall perish. 21 Best Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays 1. Disclaimer: Daily Actor at times uses affiliate links to sites like Amazon.com, streaming services, and others. Monologues About Love - From Published Plays | Theatre Trip It became the mystery of our street. Understand, Sharona had to die in a fire in order for Undine to live. The childs side. A monologue from the play by Winsome Pinnock. Most of my life I havent even been able to call you, and forget visiting. It wasnt much but it was twenty-five cents more than he had. 46 Monologues That Are Perfect for College Auditions He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. (Beat.) My impotence set in a year ago. That was the finest beating I ever took. Today my eyes died. Thats what Ive done, Ali. You know, I want to kill them! I wanna talk to him. Ive coerced witnesses, got clients to lie on the stand, bullied students to tears, manipulated jurors like you. All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. Clothes are just something I use for cover, leaving room for one electric blue memory. (beat) It just kind of set something off in my head, you know? Does my arm [i.e. that, in noble souls, worth alone ought to arouse passions; and, if my love sought to excuse itself, a thousand famous examples might sanction it. . Bug Study 5. (Pause. I would have said No, but at least they could have asked!! 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. I told everyone my family died in a fire, and I came to accept it as true. A monologue from the play by Seth Kramer. I mean Do I really care if a handful of my poems are read after Im gone? Here she is talking to a detective about the crime. Heydrich apparently hates the moniker the good people of Prague have bestowed on him. I think you miss the other type of guy. So I came home. Unfortunately, because of copyright restrictions, we cannot sell to persons in your country. Drown in its rivers. Im trying to move beyond it, sometimes I even think I have, but mostly Im not a very good human being. The cup was passed around for all of us to drink. All I know is the child is my warrant and if he is not the word of God, then God never spoke. Men fall in love so quickly, until they basically go mad, and then, bit by bit, take their distance and fall out of love again. It were to dieBefore my hour, to live in dread of death,Tracing revolt; suspecting all about me,Because they are near; and all who are remote,Because they are far. Whereto serves mercyBut to confront the visage of offence?And whats in prayer but this twofold force,To be forestalled ere we come to fall,Or pardond being down? Some monologues are comedic while others are dramatic, some are geared toward older performers, and most can be performed by any gender of actor. It reminded me how genuinely romantic I was, how I had so much hope in things, and now its like, I dont believe in anything that relates to love. And it just started, like, this avalanche of sh*t, about maybe I deserve it. But I think I bore you. Dont do anything you might regret. Every single thing I ever made Painted All of it just torched to high hell. It all goes by so fast, Tom, I know. Electric blue. 1883 2. But if this is Hell, then I must be a demon, too. He was only a few feet away now, my father. So I cut out the eye that looked away. repose] this day depends upon it. She surprised me in a place, where she ought not to have known me, just as I could not exist for her; and she now seeks to attach to me a reality such as I could never suppose I should have to assume for her in a shameful and fleeting moment of my life. Pick a dramatic one. A monologue from the play by John Webster. Why are you silent? for allThy by-gone fooleries were but spices of it.That thou betraydst Polixenes,twas nothing;That did but show thee, of a fool, inconstantAnd damnable ingrateful: nor wast much,Thou wouldst have poisond good Camillos honour,To have him kill a king: poor trespasses,More monstrous standing by: whereof I reckonThe casting forth to crows thy baby-daughterTo be or none or little; though a devilWould have shed water out of fire ere donet:Nor ist directly laid to thee, the deathOf the young prince, whose honourable thoughts,Thoughts high for one so tender, cleft the heartThat could conceive a gross and foolish sireBlemishd his gracious dam: this is not, no,Laid to thy answer: but the last,O lords,When I have said, cry woe! the queen, the queen,The sweetst, dearst creatures dead,and vengeance fortNot droppd down yet. Homepage | Concord Theatricals Diverse consciences. Abigail, I have fought here three long years to bend these stiff-necked people to me, and now, just now when there must be some good respect for me in the parish, you compromise my very character. fires] in order to extinguish my own. and the other, Yakoff, was ill most of the time he coughed a lot . Ten years. Yet Ill hammer it out.My brain Ill prove the female to my soul,My soul the father, and these two begetA generation of still-breeding thoughts,And these same thoughts people this little world,In humours like the people of this world;For no thought is contented. Bug Study 4. CONTENTS . THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. 2 Minute Monologues - Monologue Genie And if its not okay its not the end. The feature that makes me such an effective hunter of the Jews is, as opposed to most German soldiers, I can think like a Jew where they can only think like a German. His touch felt like love or as close to it as I could imagine. I feel completely safe with you. I know Im running out of fuel, so Im thinking about ditching in the ocean. Well, in my book he died a much richer man than youll ever be. And you get to live again. That was just a week before, but when I saw you seeing him, in his leather jacket, I could tell you were And I wish I were that person. The shpritz of Aramis, the bu of the Oxfords, the tying of the perfect Windsor knot. Today, it is headed in another. honest peasants! Perform two, contrasting monologues. And I find that reassuring. Just remember this, Mr. Potter, that this rabble youre talking about, they do most of the working and paying and living and dying in this community. They do not care to display for the interest of Heaven a more ardent zeal than Heaven itself displays. Herehere go a quarter. Because of this thing tomorrow. It wasnt long till they came for me. Illusions, Mr. Anderson. I tell her that if maybe we had people around she would start to feel better. They include a couple hidden theater gems as well as several famous female monologues, good for either Broadway or the local playhouse. PIeasures, farewell, and all ye thriftless minutesWherein false joys have spun a weary life.To these my fortunes now I take my leave.Thou, precious Time, that swiftly ridst in postOver the world, to finish up the raceOf my last fate, here stay thy restless course,And hear to ages that are yet unbornA wretched, woeful womans tragedy.My conscience now stands up against my lustWith depositions charactered in guilt,And tells me I am lost: now I confessBeauty that clothes the outside of the faceIs cursd if it be not clothed with grace.Here like a turtle (mewed up in a cage)Unmated, I converse with air and walls,And descant on my vile unhappiness.O Giovanni, that hast had the spoilOf thine own virtues and my modest fame,Would thou hadst been less subject to those starsThat luckless reigned at my nativity:O would the scourge due to my black offenceMight pass from thee, that I alone might feelThe torment of an uncontrolled flame.That man, that blessed friar,Who joined in ceremonial knot my handTo him whose wife I now am, told me oftI trod the path to death, and showed me how.But they who sleep in lethargies of lustHug their confusion, making Heaven unjust,And so did I.Forgive me, my good genius, and this onceBe helpful to my ends. I never understood why his toys couldnt just live in hisAnyway, all Im saying is he is accustomed to getting what he wants. Two wrongs do not make a right. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining; if it rained. I miss you. I have cardigans. But the tortures, the sufferingsthese I have to bear See how I look! Trans. You speak with the best intention of his goodness, but I fear you are dazzled by false appearances. Jessicas husband was murdered when the couple stopped for gasoline in a black neighborhood. . Now I, on the other hand, love my unofficial title precisely because Ive earned it. lets just say their enthusiasm overwhelmed me. Ah, its not the same. And if its an old wine, how many of them must be dead by now. Why should a mortal man, the sport of chance,With no assured foreknowledge, be afraid?Best live a careless life from hand to mouth.This wedlock with thy mother fear not thou.How oft it chances that in dreams a manHas wed his mother! That wasnt good enough . It was an abortion, Michael! He will not useHis past experience, like a man of sense,To judge the present need, but lends an earTo any croaker if he augurs ill.Since then my counsels naught avail, I turnTo thee, our present help in time of trouble,Apollo, Lord Lycean, and to theeMy prayers and supplications here I bring.Lighten us, lord, and cleanse us from this curse!For now we all are cowed like marinersWho see their helmsman dumbstruck in the storm. O, the cry did knockAgainst my very heart. 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. But I cant. I turned back to look at your little body, a naked scrap of promise lying in the dust. I married a Wall Street lawyer. A monologue from the tv series written by David Benioff & D.B. Then I rose back up again with a full heart and buried him in his own blood He was the only man I ever killed worth remembering. And yetI honored thee, as the wise will deem, rightly.Never had I been a mother of children,or if a husband had been moldering in death,would I have taken this task upon me in the citys despite.What law, ye ask, is my warrant for that word?The husband lost, another might have been found,and child from another, to replace the first-born;but, father and mother hidden with Hades,no brothers life could ever bloom for me again.Such was the law whereby I held thee first in honor;but Creon deemed me guilty of error therein,and of outrage, ah brother mine!And now he leads me thus, a captive in his hands;no bridal bed, no bridal song hath been mine,no joy of marriage, no portion in the nurture of children; but thus, forlorn of friends, unhappy one, I go living to the vaults of death.And what law of Heaven have I transgressed?Why, hapless one, should I look to the gods anymorewhat ally should I invokewhen by pietyI have earned the name of impious? by Victor Hugo I sleep near by, and I dream of nothing but crimes Just now I have a murder case in court oh, I can stand that, but do you know what is worse than anything else? Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. A monologue from the play by Lope de Vega. To whom shall I addressMy speech? What youre afraid of. I dont need to hear this sh*t from you! You knew I had a Whataburger. Now heres Charlie. <> . And I understand it less than when I first cast eyes on this place. for how many sorrows [lit. Why? Monologues from Plays - Daily Actor I had power over nothing. Why do you do it? That should not be up to anyone else. Is that whats left for me? . Should you need any proof of the matter, well then look just here. We were no longer under the cloud of civilization. Hes come to the crossroads. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Each night is darker, beyond darkness. But those phrases were invented by professors at universities. I heard a thousand stories. Why keep fighting? Monologues from Plays Browse hundreds of great monologues from plays for men and women of all ages. And I, I look down there, and then in the darkness theres this uh, theres this green trail. Just like our marriage is an abortion. Men are supposed to be made of steel or something. Then they performed the ritual to make us brave. Little kids are gonna follow me around and theyre gonna know my name and what I stood for, and theyre gonna give me some of their sweets in thanks, and Im gonna take those sweets and thank them and tell them to get home safe, and Im gonna be happy. Tis thouHast sold me to this novice, and my heartMakes only wars on thee. It had never placed it rotten finger on my heart. How did I f*** up babe? But neither you nor anybody else can say anything against his character, because his whole life was Why, in the twenty-five years since he and Uncle Billy started this thing, he never once thought of himself. A monologue from the screenplay by Hubert Selby Jr. & Darren Aronofsky. All the crops are long gone. He rises against me, I cut off his head, stick it on a pike, raise it high up so all on the streets can see. Audition Monologues The monologues below cover a wide range of styles, ages, and genders. % NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. It was true for years. 1-Minute Monologues | StageAgent He made you believe that you needed to be without fault in order to be loved. The Playhouse's flagship 6 week acting workshop for adults will explore script-work, improvisation and characterisation. ELEEMOSYNARY 11. These are people after my own heart; it is thus we should live; this is the pattern for us to follow. . So we have this illusion of being one person for all, of having a personality that is unique in all our acts. Not necessarily good in the sense of being able to solve lots of stuff, because Im not, but good in the sense that I stand for something. You know what it said? Tis I:Do you know me now? Youll own it and the land forever. The clocks stopped at 1:17 one morning. Your purpose, right? In high school, it was a smile that I faked to get boys to like me. I hurt, dont you understand that? And when I got married, I threw myself into becoming a Keating, and it was all to create a version of myself that the world would accept. then the other they go down on their knees, as if to implore me for mercy. It has troubled me that you are now seven months out of their house, and in all this time no other family has ever called for your service. But finally we all realized there was no hope. Top 20 Best TV Monologues MsMojo 49K views 1 year ago Ruby Hoggarth - Eigengrau by Penelope Skinner Ruby Hoggarth 6.5K views 2 years ago WHAT DRAMA SCHOOL IS RIGHT FOR YOU? O,I followd that I blush to look upon:My very hairs do mutiny; for the whiteReprove the brown for rashness, and they themFor fear and doting. Its away, right? Learn WithinIn lonely sorrow shall I waste away,As widowed of my wife I see my couch,The seats deserted where she sat, the roomsWanting her elegance. Yes honest peasants, both of them! Running time is anywhere from 1-2-3 minutes long. Brienne the Beauty they called me. The river doesnt care if you can swim. No, I am not a revered doctor, brother; no, all the knowledge of this world has not found its abode in me. I think its safe to say that I have explored the full range of rage. We were leaving Texas, entering the Indian territory and redefining our meaning of unknown. What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?What wheels? . 84 Dramatic Monologues For Women (Powerful & Emotional - Mighty Actor But here? Monologue Categories: Vulnerable monologues, angry . A man might approach love with the best intentions, ready to give his all, and yet find that he walks on a path well trod, through a vale of tears. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Ah, you say that isnt true. . It makes tomorrow all right. Ill show you outta order! No one moved like him. Never! The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. A monologue from the play by Donald Margulies. "The Loman Family Picnic" by Donald Margulies. I stand on the right side. O, that this too too solid flesh would meltThaw and resolve itself into a dew!Or that the Everlasting had not fixdHis canon gainst self-slaughter! Monologues for Teens - 11 of Our Favorites | Theatre Trip Here are her. He danced with me and none of the other boys could say a word. 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? I buy what I want, I dont want it. Oh, Mother, please dont be sad! Monologue Blogger contains powerful, intense and edgy pieces for an actress and we would like to share with you 15 Powerful Female Dramatic Monologues. Are you auditioning for a comedy? I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. THE BELLES OF THE MILL 20 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Tv-Shows 1. for even nowI put myself to thy direction, andUnspeak mine own detraction, here abjureThe taints and blames I laid upon myselfFor strangers to my nature. Consider for a moment the world a rat lives in. And Jules talking about how were gonna live together when she goes off to college and sleep in the same bed, and be together forever. Short Dramatic Monologue Examples Pdf . Consequently, a German soldier conducts a search of a house suspected of hiding Jews. The spectacle of fearsome acts. That is, until it peaks, like your 61. And sometimes I use excessive force on an entirely innocent individual. For the drama lies all in thisin the conscience that I have, that each one of us has. Just for the summer! <> I was still the same waist size since high school. Now, my job dictates that I must have my men enter your home and conduct a thorough search before I can officially cross your familys name off my list. 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! Theatre, Drama Duke of York's Theatre, Covent Garden Until 3 Jun 2023 Recommended Photo: John Wilson Buy ticket Time Out says Sheridan Smith is tremendous in Matthew Dunster's skilled revival. And I cant even tell now what my altitude is. I survived the sexual abuse by my uncle when I was 11. If one of Tims black students was angry with him, the black student would have shot Tim right there in the moment. The heartsThat spanieled me at heels, to whom I gaveTheir wishes, do discandy, melt their sweetsOn blossoming Caesar, and this pine is barkedThat overtopped them all. Because to tell you the truth, I dont give a sh*t. A monologue from the screenplay by Lily Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, and Tom Tykwer. They whispered in my ear how they wanted to marry me and take me back to their castles. Dramatic Monologue - GCSE English - Marked by Teachers.com Triple-turned wh*re! Michael, you are blind. Mostly I worry about food. Edwin Bjrkman. Applying to the naval academy following in my fathers footsteps. Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. He could have walked away and left poor Ser Gregor to die. Want to get a role in a drama? . I have no visuals of prom dresses or favorite sweater or shoes I couldnt live without. And he starts throwing a tantrum. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. Who knows what the tide could bring? Does this my hair not tell the tale?Can you not see these scars,these signs of savage blows, this blood?And are you men of honour?Are you my father and my kin?Are you so cold, so cruelyour very souls arent torn apartto see such suffering?But no, your town is aptly named,and youre not men, but sheep!Let me be armed for battle, then,if youre so hard of heart,such stocks and stones, such tigresses . Anyway, wed kinda been delaying the conversation and Halloween rolls around and Alex has a pirate outfit and a skeleton costume laid out for him on his bed and he asks, what about Snow White? Sent it to him wrapped in blue paper. But then I would wake up and the voice would start all over again. Then Ill look up;My fault is past. I have to do this again. Watching for any kind of reaction. . But I can tell you this: he wont sell anybody out to buy his future!! Cannibalism is the great fear. I survived losing my first love, Eve, because I was scared to be gay. . Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. (Beat.) He spared me because he wanted me to live in shame. my valor], which all Spain admires and looks up to [lit. Thats the only good option. Im just a kid. Once the owner of a successful P.R. Time to let the healing begin. Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. . What you will find here are a small group of dramatic monologues we like that are handpicked for you. Dramatic Monologue for Young Adult Female. The scar is all I have left of you. Most of our audition monologues can be found below: 101 Dalmatians Kids. Yet all thats left of them is bones in amber. I see with sorrow that love compels me to utter sighs for that [object] which [as a princess] I must disdain. It would be at a caf where we would have salad and like it. You know me. If he could see that far hed look up and find twenty-five dollars in his pocket. to safeguard thine own life,The best way is to venge my Gloucesters death. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I , I couldnt even kill myself the way I wanted to. Because here doesnt care. That is to separate married people! I got no one to care for. Her I indeed adore;And keep her grateful image in my house,Sometimes belonging to a Roman king,But now called mine, as by the better style.To her I care not if, for satisfyingYour scrupulous fancies, I go offer. Well, yknow, Ill tell you what there is about me. I lie in bed and stare at the canopy and imagine ways of killing my enemies. Read the play here English & Spanish Edition|Illustrated English Edition. A monologue from the tv series created by Sam Levinson. Were hungry!, Theres thieves for you, my dear! 'Champions' star Woody Harrelson: SNL monologue controversy caps But if one were to determine what attributes the Jews share with a beast, it would be that of the rat. I like to think about the life of wine. I found some houses I think you might like. Out here, you turn towards the pain as it tears into you. And then when he comes over to pick me up, she puts on lipstick! I understand your trepidation in repeating it. Hamlet - William Shakespeare 2021-02-09 Shes happy. Due to the failure of our justice system, our public defense system in particular, Jim Crow is alive and kicking; laws that made it illegal for blacks and whites to be buried in the same cemetery, that categorized people into quadroons and octaroons, that punished a black person for seeking medical attention in a white hospital. Boy On Black Top Road 5. Do you believe youre fighting for something? She died when she was 39 years old. and perhaps for it I will be butchered in my bed some night by the servants of empire . Thats right: my sweetheart, my lover, that sweet girl I lolled around with on endless Sundays, is getting hot ashes. I always knew what the right path was. I hope that, whoever you are, you escape this place. Just a minute. I never heard a sound like that. Since then, its You seen his portrait downstairs? She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. But there are too many scruples, and my reason is alarmed at the contempt of a choice so worthy; although to monarchs only my [proud] birth may assign me, Rodrigo, with honor I shall live under thy laws.