Mama, just for a moment we're happy. Strong is a fantastic fit in AEW, and his preexisting connection with Cole will ensure he remains in the mix at all times. Requiem for a Dream is a tough movie to watch, but this scene is particularly wrenching. 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? He wants to sell an old piano that has been in his family for generations, but he shares ownership with his sister and it sits in her living room. That's all human beings are! Even if youre not a child of divorce, just thinking about the scene in Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants when Carmen (American Ferrera) calls her dad, Al (Bradley Whitford), to confront him for leaving her is enough to break your heart. But when her beloved son suddenly turns up with an ambitious Reaganite girlfriend and a shocking new conservative world view, Hester must choose between preserving her family and defending the causes she's spent her whole life fighting for. His death sparks a conversational wake that includes everything from arguments over politics to when each sibling realized that they grew up. As an accountant in Ohio with two children, few would expect her life to be inordinately intricate or moving. As she attempts to care for and comfort the cantankerous Grace, the sophisticated Glorie gains new perspectives on values and life's highs and lows. A loving look at a familys view of death, life, and the allure of never growing up. Wade Bradford, M.A., is an award-winning playwright and theater director. Her memory is jogged by the fact that she and her four siblings are in their fathers hospital room during his final moments. Where better to begin than with four housewives in a suburban New Jersey cul-de-sac? Monologues on this site written by Gabriel Davis are royalty free for use in audition and competition; for other uses contact gabriel@alumni.cmu.edu. (she asks abruptly through her tears) Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it? Step 1: Select the amount you would like to purchase: Step 2: Send a customized personal message. She befriends Malik, who promises a bright future, and Keera, whose evangelical leanings inspire Annie in a way her young parents have not been able to do. 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. She finds unexpected answers and larger questions among the glittering legacies of India's past. In this scene, she comes to the Lapin Agile in search of the artist, who claims not to remember her. Dont do it! You're a grandmother, Mama. I figured it would just be easier to kill Frank than continue trying to be selfless.". Equally impressive? It opened on Broadway in 1983 with Victor Garber and Dorothy Loudon, and it was nominated for four Tony Awards the following year. Siomara is a highly educated psychiatrist who is from a loving and involved Cuban-American family. "Well, Tommy has proposed to Lady Bracknell has become aware of Jack's intentions toward Gwendolyn. Stuck in the middle is Liams brother, Jonah, who tries to stay out of the fray. Instead of resolving the situation, the couples begin to bicker about themselves and their views on race, sexuality, technology, and gender. I'm dead. Shes acting against herself. The management wants to replace her less-than-thriving gallery with a coffee shop. Stage Kiss captures Sarah Ruhls singular voice. 1 0 obj Your registration has been updated. (pause, looking desperate because she has received no answer. Eurydice by Sarah Ruhl (US/UK)(Dramatic Comedy / 2f, 5m)Dying too young on her wedding day, Eurydice must journey to the underworld, where she reunites with her father and struggles to remember her lost love. You see what Im sitting here and waiting for? And you know something? Then make Charley your father, Biff. Monologues from plays - Monologue Genie It goes so fast. and Mama's sunflowers. Hundreds of great monologues from plays for men and women of all ages. When does he get the medal for that? A play about ambition, growing up, and how to find our souls in the heat of it all. Amy Adams and Ellen Burnstyns monologues, in particular, will be sure to blow your mind if you havent seen them before. And Betty keeps using a small hand mirror to stare into parts of herself shes never examined. Let me explain. So what idiot saw the average boys room and said, This looks good! When a new "hysterical" patient and her husband bring a wet nurse and their own complicated relationship into the doctor's home, Dr. and Mrs. Givings must examine the nature of their own marriage, and what it truly means to love someone. Unfortunately, they hate each other. The Piano Lesson by August Wilson (US/UK)(Drama / 3f, 5m)It is 1936, and Boy Willie arrives in Pittsburgh from the South in a battered truck loaded with watermelons to sell. All Rights Reserved, 20 Best Female Drama Monologues from Plays by Joseph Arnone, 20 Drama Monologues from New Theatre Scripts, 20 Modern Female Monologues from New Play Scripts, 20 Play Scripts from New Plays for Female Monologues, 20 Published Female Drama Monologues from New Plays, 2020's Most Powerful Female Drama Monologues for Women, The 20 Top Level Drama Monologues for Serious Minded Women, Top 2020 Female Dramatic Monologues from New Plays, Twenty Drama Monologues for Women from Stage Plays, 10 Intense Drama Monologues That Will Turn Heads. Barefoot in the Park by Neil Simon (US)(Comedy / 2f, 4m)Paul and Corie Bratter are newlyweds in every sense of the word. He was in the quicksands and clutching at mebut I wasnt holding him out, I was slipping in with him! Good-by, Good-by, world. CHERRY BLOSSOM - Dierdre is forced to end a relationship with a man she fell in love with because he doesn't love her back in the same way. I didn't want to love you. Big Daddy Pollitt Cat on a Hot Tin Roof 0 Start: All right. He works for a company thirty six years this March, opens up unheard-of territories to their trademark, and now in his old age they take his salary away. Here are her suggestions for dramatic monologues for women. She is sick and tired of the men in the pub bragging about their accomplishments, and she challenges every man to combat to prove their mettle (through a few lewd comments and taunts). This piece is from the shorter play, The Damsel in Distress within Your Swash is Unbuckled. All Rights Reserved, Twenty One Powerful Female Dramatic Monologues. And if I told you that yust MILDRED: Please do not mock at my attempts to discover how the other half lives. The failed marriages, the suicide attempts, and the addictions are all behind her. Amy Adams earned her first Oscar nomination for Junebug, and after watching this monologue, you'll understand why the critics couldn't get enough of her performance .