(Pause) Jake wanted to be Snow White for Halloween. You dont like them. I have this thing about not seeing people in the flesh. I know. And the drama, you will see, acquires a tremendous value from this point. My father sent me ten dollars every week, his lotto money. 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. You should have left me. So, yknow what? Why do you persist? (The play Still Life is part of the anthology Special Days). About degrees of progress . They wanted me to hurt because healing me gave them a reason to live, a reason to continue to believe in themselves. Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. And why?! Its terrifying. Every single of my exs, theyre now married! I cant believe were actually going! And eventually, all you can think about is how life has always been this way. And how Irushed to the window to watch you jump the porch railing! The candy man gonna get him a bigger wagon and another five pound of sugar. Im not a judge or jury. Yesterday, my life was headed in one direction. If he could see that far hed look up and find twenty-five dollars in his pocket. Then again, I blame pretty much everything on that, my weight, my addiction to television, my inability to spell. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. A monologue from the tv series written by David Benioff & D.B. If a rat were to scamper through your front door, right now, would you greet it with hostility? Fly! Because tomorrow the sun will rise. him did you leave,Second to none, unseconded by you,To look upon the hideous god of warIn disadvantage; to abide a fieldWhere nothing but the sound of Hotspurs nameDid seem defensible: so you left him.Never, O never, do his ghost the wrongTo hold your honour more precise and niceWith others than with him! Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. . from my mother?My courage fails, now know I what to speak,Pouring libations on my fathers tomb.Or shall I pray, as holy wont enjoins,That to the senders of these chaplets, heRequital may accord, ay! This bridal is fatal to me, I fear it, and [yet] I desire it; I dare to hope from it only an incomplete joy; my honor and my love have for me such attractions. She was mine and you took her from me. But here? We must never lose it or give it away. (Pause. It will be just like all the other times youve left, only this time, youre already packed. So you find yourself trying to remember the things that made you happy. Monologues from Plays Browse hundreds of great monologues from plays for men and women of all ages. . A Christmas Carol - Drama. Even though there was no reason to hope. [Laughs.] Illusions, Mr. Anderson. Where to Find It: The Perfect Audition Monologue: First Edition 7. I like to think about all the people who tended and picked the grapes. To whom should I complain? It wasnt a miscarriage. 1 minute and 23 seconds later the plane crashed into a field. Thats the one. I do what I like, I dont like it. Did you hear that? Just for the summer! "Crumbs from the Table of Joy" by Lynn Nottage Character: Ernestine Monologue: "There you have it, They white,Seems to us only white folks. and which in this insult has served me for show, and not for defence, go, abandon henceforth the most dishonored [lit. You do love me, and I love you, too. I remember watching him closely in the morning, trying to uncover the mystery of manhood, the rituals of work. Why, Mr. Anderson? What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?What wheels? It was a girl. So Mary Beth, my therapist, says I flunked Peek-A-Boo. I turned back to look at your little body, a naked scrap of promise lying in the dust. You neednt try to comfort me. I am yetUnknown to woman, never was forsworn,Scarcely have coveted what was mine own,At no time broke my faith, would not betrayThe devil to his fellow and delightNo less in truth than life: my first false speakingWas this upon myself: what I am truly,Is thine and my poor countrys to command:Whither indeed, before thy here-approach,Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men,Already at a point, was setting forth.Now well together; and the chance of goodnessBe like our warranted quarrel! I have no spurTo prick the sides of my intent, but onlyVaulting ambition, which oerleaps itselfAnd falls on the other. Guns, murder, revolution. F*** what your mum and dad did to you and your brother. Stealing from my mom. Because here doesnt care. She gets the winter passion and I get the dotage? A monologue from the screenplay by Robert Harling. The love of your life? And the fantasy of right and wrong. I thought, Thats true love. When we returned, we found her side of the closet empty. I thought about having him crush your daughters skull. Charles Heron Wall. Id known death since I was a child. Temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence without meaning or purpose. And shes right that hes observant. Because I 'always swear'. . . Hamlet - William Shakespeare 2021-02-09 Because Im a good policeman. People were human beings to him, but to you, a warped, frustrated old man, theyre cattle. 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. Because this isnt a convention weekend with your secretary, is it? repose] this day depends upon it. The doctors. Each night is darker, beyond darkness. I found some houses I think you might like. At home that night he never mentioned the game or being there. It whispers to me, They will not get away with it. 46 Monologues That Are Perfect for College Auditions Granted, I didnt realize until later what waxing and waning implied. I cannot blink what I saw, Abigail, for my enemies will not blink it. You are Fraulein . Its the fact that youre never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you. Reality and love are almost contradictory for me. (He half-laughs, a little embarrassed.) Oh, Michael. I went and stood in a card shop for a bit to sort my head out. Perfect Dornish beauty. You dont know what outta order is, Mr. Trask! (Beat.) But finally we all realized there was no hope. Ive lived next door to you all the days of my life. Outta order. I had power over nothing. With all my heart, I love you. and so the three of us together looked after the house . Babe. You do whatever you want. Christ pitied everybody and he said to us: Go and do likewise! I tell you if you pity a man when he most needs it, good comes of it. How its a living thing. I should have said that my mother took an extra shift so I could have a new coat every year. And would it be any better if I was too hot, Mother? It would appear he has done everything in his power to earn it. The 61-year-old actor was joined by his wife, Laura Louie, 55 . And as I know nothing in the world so noble and so beautiful as the holy fervour of genuine piety, so there is nothing, I think, so odious as the whitewashed outside of a specious zeal; as those downright imposters. And I decided on that day that I was Undine Barnes, who bore no relationship to those people. Now, my liege,Tell me what blessings I have here alive,That I should fear to die? Im gonna see what you do. And, uh, manipulated me. The cup was passed around for all of us to drink. For many years I blamed this on my moms death. What I did was awful, and Im so sorry. Friends, be gone: you shallHave letters from me to some friends that willSweep your way for you. Ah, ah the fire! 15 Powerful Female Dramatic Monologues. Of people who lay even the littlest fingeron children. However interesting as the thought may be, it makes not one bit of difference to how you feel. Cannibalism is the great fear. Its life, boiling up inside of you. ah fie! 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. A monologue from the play by Lynn Nottage. Forgive me my foul murther?That cannot be; since I am still possessOf those effects for which I did the murther-My crown, mine own ambition, and my queen.May one be pardond and retain th offence?In the corrupted currents of this worldOffences gilded hand may shove by justice,And oft tis seen the wicked prize itselfBuys out the law; but tis not so above.There is no shuffling; there the action liesIn his true nature, and we ourselves compelld,Even to the teeth and forehead of our faults,To give in evidence. Thy tyrannyTogether working with thy jealousies,Fancies too weak for boys, too green and idleFor girls of nine, O, think what they have doneAnd then run mad indeed, stark mad! You dont really know why you dont like them. Daddy said I could. And I kept explaining I hadnt actually said yes but at that point . I know, I know, were not supposed to have favorites, but still were only human. She said he was being a baby, that he didnt deserve a costume at all. that bed, that womb,That metal, that self-mould, that fashiond theeMade him a man; and though thou livest and breathest,Yet art thou slain in him: thou dost consentIn some large measure to thy fathers death,In that thou seest thy wretched brother die,Who was the model of thy fathers life.Call it not patience, Gaunt; it is despair:In suffering thus thy brother to be slaughterd,Thou showest the naked pathway to thy life,Teaching stern murder how to butcher thee:That which in mean men we intitle patienceIs pale cold cowardice in noble breasts.What shall I say? . Thats the only good option. I trusted her. Every single thing I ever made Painted All of it just torched to high hell. I know Im running out of fuel, so Im thinking about ditching in the ocean. There would be no way, Michael no way you could ever forgive me not with this Sicilian thing thats been going on for 2,000 years. Yes, freedom has fangs. You chose to murder my daughter. View And Turning, Stay by Kellie Powell Age Range: 16 - 20 Amy is in high school. They hook me up to a machine and take turns running electrical currents through my stumps. . Drama Acting Artistic Review - New York University Mary, every day really is a new day. 10 Short Dramatic Monologues for Your 90-Second Musical Theatre . Well my name is Tyler-May. It never was. However, the reason the Fuhrer has brought me off my Alps in Austria and placed me in French cow country today is because it does occur to me. And it was it was it was leading me home. There has been cannibalism. But you have a great excuse, because the rainforest isnt wired for cell service. And then she ditches me. I never had a son. I took my gun I went out. And thou, glorious instrument of my exploits, but yet a useless ornament of an enfeebled body numbed by age [lit. I never heard a sound like that. . Tartuffe is not of this stamp, I know. Macduff, this noble passion,Child of integrity, hath from my soulWiped the black scruples, reconciled my thoughtsTo thy good truth and honour. It was a girl. And thats when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. Well, the mask is off, so Im gonna say yes. The Long Goodbye, was that it? That cannot be up to anyone else. Monologues Performing Arts Inc 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.. Edwin Bjrkman. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. As big as mountains. Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History Of Troy 8. Want to hear a shocker? (beat). Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35 - Lawrence Harbison 2014-11-01 (Applause Acting Series). . Loud, overly eager, lugging picnic baskets filled with fragrant ghetto food . But I dont want you to. Fairies and. I kept on pushingjust like I always have where Shelby was concernedhoping shed sit up and argue with me. At least thats what I thought. The Playhouse's flagship 6 week acting workshop for adults will explore script-work, improvisation and characterisation. I dont know. I wish I could tell you that I got the strength. I dont have any of your magic, Walt. You were only a few months old. (beat). More precisely, a German soldier. He is sternAs I am heedless and the slaves deserveTo feel a master. Precisely. I. I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone. The Hershey Theatre will only permit bags 5"x8"x1" or smaller, which includes hand clutches, wristlets and small purses. After having conquered two kings, couldst thou fail in obtaining a crown? He sees another soul to eat. 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? Im just a kid. This ones on half an acre and uh, this one is older, but it has a really good view and the neighborhoods pretty. What youre afraid of. I dont need to hear this sh*t from you! Now my ministrys at stake; my ministry and perhaps your cousins life.Whatever abomination you have done, give me all of it now, for I dare not be taken unaware when I go before them down there. It always confused me, because I didnt really know what it meant. Thus my lot appearsNot sad, but blissful; for had I enduredTo leave my mothers son unburied there,I should have grieved with reason, but not now.And if in this thou judgest me a fool,Methinks the judge of follys not acquit. Eventually she said if he wouldnt stop behaving this way he wouldnt be allowed to go trick-or-treating at all and that really sent him over the edge. One 32-bar cut must be from the published musical theatre canon. Comedy Monologues | StageMilk - StageMilk | Acting Tips, Monologues and not we.Antony. A monologue from the play by Luigi Pirandello. Believe me. then spring came . I cant stop laundering your money. And when I look back at it, you know, just, its like she lied to me. Ah, you say that isnt true. Most of our audition monologues can be found below: 101 Dalmatians Kids. Merciful Heaven,Thou rather with thy sharp and sulphurous boltSplitst the unwedgeable and gnarled oakThan the soft myrtle: but man, proud man,Drest in a little brief authority,Most ignorant of what hes most assured,His glassy essence, like an angry ape,Plays such fantastic tricks before high heavenAs make the angels weep; who, with our spleens,Would all themselves laugh mortal. A child of the space program. I dont know if Charlies silence here today is right or wrong. 3 0 obj New York: Brantanos, 1922. Its been 226 years since then. <>/XObject<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageB/ImageC/ImageI] >>/MediaBox[ 0 0 612 792] /Contents 4 0 R/Group<>/Tabs/S>> Running time is anywhere from 1-2-3 minutes long. 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? Hell no. But the tortures, the sufferingsthese I have to bear See how I look! But he was wrong. I try. 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. And him, O wondrous him!O miracle of men! You know how I stayed alive this long? Perhaps you feel, Violante, that I am too forward. And youre not medicated? At the law firm, I wore heels, makeup, and a wig. But I will teach and work and things will happen, slowly and swiftly. Standard Broadway repertoire includes Rodgers and Hammerstein, Lerner and Loewe, Stephen Sondheim, Leonard Bernstein, Jules Styne, Bock and Harnick, Kander and Ebb, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington, etc. Actually, quite the contrary. The talks about . And Guy, you are such a good decent man. I always knew what the right path was. Or which of your friendsHave I not strove to love, although I knewHe were mine enemy? Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Explore Great 1-Minute Monologues We can't do this. They do not care to display for the interest of Heaven a more ardent zeal than Heaven itself displays. What if this cursed handWere thicker than itself with brothers blood,Is there not rain enough in the sweet heavensTo wash it white as snow? Copyright [2023] Mighty Actor, 84 Dramatic Monologues For Women (Powerful & Emotional Pieces), DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (BOYS), DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (GIRLS), 21 Best Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Women From Published Plays, 20 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Tv-Shows, 19 Dramatic Monologues For Women From Movies, 24 CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN, 19 Dramatic Shakespeare Monologues For Women, Loves Labours Lost in Plain & Simple English, King Henry VIII In Plain & Simple English, Why Houston Is One Of The Best Places For Actors In The South, 41 Irresistable Movie Monologues For Females, The Top 5 Reasons Actors Should Move To Atlanta. O despair! You must know it by now. And as the crowd broke up and our team stampeded out of the school-yard, cleats clicking and scraping blue sparks on the sidewalk, I looked back once through the wire fence and saw my father still sitting on the now-empty bench. Now heres Charlie. Sometimes Im less than human, I know this, but I cant control it. No books. Christ pitied everybody and he said to us: "Go and do likewise!" . (Pause.). Abigail, is there any other cause than you have told me, for Goody Proctor discharging you? And we are constantly adding more and more every week. And that, my friends, is called integrity! Such ideas come to me in the evening when I cant go to sleep. This was a great man. Now do you understand the perfidy of this girl? Now, I hear theyre wondering if maybe it was a student of Tims seeking revenge or something. All I know is the more we look back wondering what might have been, the less were living for today. And Im lookin down at a big, black ocean, so I flip on my map light, and then suddenly: zap. Audition Monologues | StageAgent - Theatre Education, Audition Prep 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. Maybe this is the universes punishment for me being a piece of sh*t my entire life. He wasnt a partner, he was an employee. A monologue from the tv series created by Vince Gilligan. 118 Dramatic Monologues For Men - Mighty Actor 44 Dramatic Monologues For Teens. La Sainte Courtisane. Ed. In high school, it was a smile that I faked to get boys to like me. But if it should be soIf they should sweep me off from earth and empire,Why, what is earth or empire of the earth?I have loved, and lived, and multiplied my image;To die is no less natural than thoseActs of this clay! and even though I may never meet you, laugh with you, cry with you, or kiss you, I love you. And I had said, you know, we could talk about it. Do you believe youre fighting for something? If I were the man I was five years ago Id take a FLAME-THROWER to this place! You know? A monologue from the screenplay by William Broyles Jr. and Al Reinert. What, do you tremble? Monologues for Teens "Tommy Boy" Plot - A Sophomore in high school, Tommy, is a fun-loving lad, who absolutely loves to hang out with his pals. If youre looking for an audition piece thats comedic or dramatic, weve got some great monologues to choose from! 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. Hold it till my next birthday. Except that I loved her. . Ive never owned a house. Young Women's Contemporary Monologues, Dramatic 1. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses and apologised to no-one. Our lives and our choices, like quantum trajectories, are understood moment to moment. 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.. . Dramatic Monologues for Women I have done many a bad thing. And perhaps . Make assay.Bow, stubborn knees; and heart with strings of steel,Be soft as sinews of the new-born babe!All may be well. For our full length productions you are asked to find your own monologue (can be from anything) between 30 seconds and 1 minute in length. Oh, really? Shall I listen to thee, love, whose delicious power causes my desires to rebel against this proud tyrant? It was only faith divided us. I mean, to what end? And later they call me to thank me for teaching them what love is, and, and that I taught them to care and respect women!. And if I wanted something I could just reach out and take it. But what I hope most of all is that you understand what I mean when I tell you that even though I do not know you. We were leaving Texas, entering the Indian territory and redefining our meaning of unknown. (Bill gets painfully up from his chair, kisses his hand and places it on Amsterdams forehead) God bless you. Awesome songs to use for musical theatre or opera auditions. Why keep fighting? There are no consequences there. They had to wait and save their money before they even thought of a decent home. Just a minute just a minute. For thirty-nine years. Each day is more gray than the one before. Never! Anger, which I guess is a variation of rage and sometimes it gives way to panic, which in my case is also a variation of rage. A monologue from the play by August Strindberg. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining; if it rained. Judy Rude. And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. And what I really dont understand is how come everybody else isnt screaming with boredom too. to safeguard thine own life,The best way is to venge my Gloucesters death. . O, most wicked speed, to postWith such dexterity to incestuous sheets!It is not nor it cannot come to good:But break, my heart; for I must hold my tongue. escaped convicts from a Siberian prison camp . But where our conclusions differ, is I dont consider the comparison an insult. I can take off any day this week and Ill pay for it out of my own pocket. Now youre supposed to be here, but youre gone at the same time, sort of like . Therefore proceed. my valor], which all Spain admires and looks up to [lit. It is wider, larger, more human than a woman's. Women think that they are making ideals of men.