alone, slumped over a little, staring at the cinders between his feet, just staring I dont know how long he stayed there, maybe till dark, but I do know he never again came down to see me play. Im your wife, and I wanna stand beside you. I would torture you to death just for writing a story like that, let alone acting it out! and at last a sympathetic person takes one of the two apart and asks, with a pinch of the ear or a smile, the simple question: what have you really got against your husband?or your wife?then he, or she, stands perplexed and cannot give the cause. Well, now, let me see. Brienne the Beauty they called me. You dont really know why you dont like them. My whole life. Dont destroy it! I dont feel things for people anymore. Most of our audition monologues can be found below: 101 Dalmatians Kids. PDF Audition Monologues - Village Theatre: The Magic Returns I would know what went with what, and everything I tried on would fit. I used to be the same. 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? All sins, except a sin against itself, Love should forgive. 118 Dramatic Monologues For Men - Mighty Actor Sir, I desire you do me right and justice;And to bestow your pity on me: forI am a most poor woman, and a stranger,Born out of your dominions; having hereNo judge indifferent, nor no more assuranceOf equal friendship and proceeding. Which way shall I turn? But none could describe this place. But Ill tell you this. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Ed. Makers of men; creators of leaders; be careful what kind of leaders youre producin here. Bethink thee, sister, of our fathers fate,Abhorred, dishonored, self-convinced of sin,Blinded, himself his executioner.Think of his mother-wife (ill sorted names)Done by a noose herself had twined to deathAnd last, our hapless brethren in one day,Both in a mutual destiny involved,Self-slaughtered, both the slayer and the slain.Bethink thee, sister, we are left alone;Shall we not perish wretchedest of all,If in defiance of the law we crossA monarchs will?weak women, think of that,Not framed by nature to contend with men.Remember this too that the stronger rules;We must obey his orders, these or worse.Therefore I plead compulsion and entreatThe dead to pardon. 3 0 obj The game was tied; it was the last of the ninth, with no one on base. I TRIED TO STOP IT (West Side Story) I REMEMBER EVERYTHING (Oaklahoma) WHY NOT ME TOO? Youll own it and the land forever. This refusal of the child catalyzes her recollection of what happened to her own baby when she was a child soldier. You do a thing long enough, your whole life, I guess . I shall die here. My lights are gone. The IRA was nowhere near as scary as what had just happened to our lives. Do you think anybody dares to be friendly with me, who has to collect all the debts, all the money obligations, of the whole city? It is a misery to be a man! Its like a long carpet thats just laid out right beneath me. Ive never owned a house. Every inch of me shall perish. I think I embarrass you. A monologue from the screenplay by Joe Penhall. But if one were to determine what attributes the Jews share with a beast, it would be that of the rat. And Im already dead. <> Bide my time. I think its October but I cant be sure. Every single of my exs, theyre now married! Dartmouth. Impenetrable 6. I give one fellow a quarter and he turn around and give it to the candy man. Hes come to the crossroads. I knew that I must die,Een hadst thou not proclaimed it; and if deathIs thereby hastened, I shall count it gain.For death is gain to him whose life, like mine,Is full of misery. Thus let us hope for no advantage, either from his transgression or from my grief, since, to punish me. . admits] no man without honor, and thy jealous pride, by this foul [lit. Of course, there are a couple of intense dramatic monologues from Shakespeare. (Dolores touches his face, almost affectionate). 2 Minute Monologues - Monologue Genie Theres no point in fighting. I was still the same waist size since high school. The shpritz of Aramis, the bu of the Oxfords, the tying of the perfect Windsor knot. Text They took Ruth while she was out buying food. 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. 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. I thought about having Ser Gregor crush your skull the way he did Oberyns. And there are demons everywhere. Whose greeting renders my returnDelightful? Fly! I know! A monologue from the screenplay by Frank Darabont and Stephen King. Outta order? Who knows what the tide could bring? A monologue from the play by Lorraine Hansberry. His fingers were cold where they touched-no, prodded-me. ELEEMOSYNARY 11. if Chimne ever has Rodrigo for a husband, my hope is dead and my spirit, is healed. Here are some one-minute comedic monologues for kids to try: 1. I always knew what the right path was. And whats wrong with that? It said: This is the New World and in this world you can be whoever the f*** you want. You put me on that stupid Weight Watchers Diet. A coward. Abigail, is there any other cause than you have told me, for Goody Proctor discharging you? Dent & Sons, 1922. The black student would have been arrested and we wouldnt be here. ), A couple of weeks ago some people were even saying I had something to do with it. I do them, but why should I? Come, Gaveston,And share the kingdom with thy dearest friend.Ah! A monologue from the screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. I like the way I feel. Right?!. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Plays of Euripides in English, vol. 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. Let me help you with this., A monologue from the screenplay by James V. Hart & Michael Goldenberg. must I see the count triumph over your splendor, and die without vengeance, or live in shame? 84 Dramatic Monologues For Women (Powerful & Emotional Pieces), Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. Ed. I cant seem to I cant seem to shake the real implication of dying. Really Really 7. Everything shorts out right there in my cockpit. You know the only place that voice left me alone? And angry at myself, I swung hard on the first pitch, there was a hollow crack, and the ball shot low over the shortstops head for a double. The scar is all I have left of you. No animals have survived. .no, worse than tigresses . Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. I fed her at my own breast even though they told me to give her to the wet nurse. The Desert Monologues - Scripted Drama for Adults | March 2023 It doesnt seem possible. (Pause. The FIRE took that from me. Im old. And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. Sarah, Sarah 3. And then quiet again. And we are constantly adding more and more every week. film also had a synchronized musical score performed by, louise miriam dillie keane born 23 may 1952 is an olivier award nominated . 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? Not because of the sweets, I dont really like sweetsbut because Id knowId know in my heart, that if I hadnt been there, not all of them would have been there. I see with sorrow that love compels me to utter sighs for that [object] which [as a princess] I must disdain. So now, you know, from the start I make no effort because I know its not going to work out, I know its not going to work out. Professional profile for Charles Martinez an actor, voice-over, singer, playwright, casting director, director, producer, marketing/business, stage manager, musical . Why? That must be difficult for you. You turn that twenty-five cents into five dollars and you come and see me and Ill give you a job. And thou, glorious instrument of my exploits, but yet a useless ornament of an enfeebled body numbed by age [lit. If I concentrated long enough I could make the pain appear by an effort of will. In a Buster Brown store on Sheepshead Bay Road. Because here doesnt care. The roads are peopled by refugees towing carts and road gangs looking for fuel and food. Which means that the promise of civil rights has never been fulfilled. No, I dont never sleep too much. 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. Time to let the healing begin. while I wore it yet, thou sawst me mockedThere at my home by each malicious mouthTo all and each, an undivided scorn.The name alike and fate of witch and cheatWoe, poverty, and famineall I bore;And at this last the god hath brought me hereInto deaths toils, and what his love had made,His hate unmakes me now: and I shall standNot now before the altar of my home,But me a slaughter-house and block of bloodShall see hewn down, a reeking sacrifice.Yet shall the gods have heed of me who die,For by their will shall one requite my doom.He, to avenge his fathers blood outpoured,Shall smite and slay with matricidal hand.Ay, he shall cometho far away he roam,A banished wanderer in a strangers landTo crown his kindreds edifice of ill,Called home to vengeance by his fathers fall:Thus have the high gods sworn, and shall fulfil.And now why mourn I, tarrying on earth,Since first mine Ilion has found its fateAnd I beheld, and those who won the wallPass to such issue as the gods ordain?I too will pass and like them dare to die! I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone. Monologues From Musicals For FemalesLouise decides to flee to Mexico They had to wait and save their money before they even thought of a decent home. He was only a few feet away now, my father. Now do you understand the perfidy of this girl? 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. Oh, Michael. Are you still happy? Small portions, no fast food. Bleed until its dark. . Prison teaches no good and Siberia doesnt either but another human being can . He, however, is very shy when it comes to interacting with the opposite sex. So Mary Beth, my therapist, says I flunked Peek-A-Boo. Look, perjured man, on herWhom thou and thy distracted lust have wronged.Thy sensual rage of blood hath made my youthA scorn to men and angels, and shall IBe now a foil to thy unsated change?Thou knowst, false wanton, when my modest fameStood free from stain or scandal, all the charmsOf Hell or sorcery could not prevailAgainst the honour of my chaster bosom.Thine eyes did plead in tears, they tongue in oathsSuch and so many, that a heart of steelWould have been wrought to pity, as was mine:And shall the conquest of my lawful bed,My husbands death urged on by his disgrace,My loss of womanhood, be ill rewardedWith hatred and contempt? So I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. What they are making of us are false idols merely. It must be witnessed to be understood. People were human beings to him, but to you, a warped, frustrated old man, theyre cattle. La Sainte Courtisane. Then think the gods, like flies,Are to be taken with the steam of flesh,Or blood, diffused about their altars; thinkTheir power as cheap as I esteem it small.Of all the throng that fill th Olympian hall,And, without pity, lade poor Atlas back,I know not that one deity, but Fortune,To whom I would throw up, in begging smoke,One grain of incense; or whose ear Id buyWith thus much oil. Im somebody now, Harry. You must try harder to hate me, my lady; but no, for if you do, then I will love you all the more. Diverse consciences. Actually, it started happening last winter. A monologue from the screenplay by Bo Goldman. Im crying for you. Where to Find It: The Perfect Audition Monologue: First Edition 7. Popular Types: Women Men Teens Kids Comedic Contemporary Shakespeare Search Monologues Gender Style Time Period Only show monologues with video examples Age Range PRO ONLY Length PRO ONLY FILTER Monologues If you are too weak, you will be eaten. Then a man weve never met chose to kill him. Is that whats left for me? The thought of this lovely face cracking open like a duck egg, no, its just not right. Never! cos I was never gonna get off that island. You know? I like to think about the life of wine. and how invoke my Sire?Shall I declare that from a loving wifeTo her dear lord I bear them? I admit it, sometimes I use excessive force. Its the fact that youre never really emotionally prepared for someone to leave you. Shelley Dean Milman. Dramatic Monologue for Young Adult Female. We spend our youth unconscious, feeling immortal, then we marry and have kids and awaken with a shock to mortality, theirs, ours, thats all we see. what causeHath my behavior given to your displeasure,That thus you should proceed to put me off,And take your good grace from me? They never persecute the sinner, but they hate the sin. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. My third comfortStarrd most unluckily, is from my breast,The innocent milk in its most innocent mouth,Haled out to murder: myself on every postProclaimed a strumpet: with immodest hatredThe child-bed privilege denied, which longsTo women of all fashion; lastly, hurriedHere to this place, i the open air, beforeI have got strength of limit. CAPTAIN VON TRAPP: (to Maria, first meeting) I'm Captain von Trapp. 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. Swimming for the coach. why, she would hang on him,As if increase of appetite had grownBy what it fed on: and yet, within a monthLet me not think ontFrailty, thy name is woman!A little month, or ere those shoes were oldWith which she followd my poor fathers body,Like Niobe, all tears:why she, even sheO, God! NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Sejanus, His Fall (1603). (Pause.) Herehere go a quarter. Well my name is Tyler-May. Bid them all fly!For when I am revenged upon my charm,I have done all. Yeah, you know what I mean Leather jackets. And would it be any better if I was too hot, Mother? She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. As I came in here, I heard those words, cradle of leadership. Well, when the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. How did I f*** up babe? What do you really wanna know? And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And it has been with me for so long, that its comforting. Awesome songs to use for musical theatre or opera auditions. Is it decreed [lit. Did I feel that? No. Post navigation. Is it sinful to think of such things, Mother? I guess Im feeling cold and unwelcoming. 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. I can hardly look at you standing by your bags. 47 children were rescued, I was one of them. But lately I have started to wonder if maybe we just say that to make ourselves feel better. And the future, John Lennon probably put it best. . And I realized I was the ugliest girl alive. Theres some really nice options in your price range. By day, the dead impaled on spikes along the road. I went to a real estate office. And I wouldnt blame you if you walked away right now. Who I am is a 53-year-old woman from Memphis, Tennessee, named Anna Mae Harkness. Besides, this DuncanHath borne his faculties so meek, hath beenSo clear in his great office, that his virtuesWill plead like angels, trumpet-tongud, againstThe deep damnation of his taking-off;And pity, like a naked new-born babe,Striding the blast, or heavens Cherubins, horsdUpon the sightless couriers of the air,Shall blow the horrid deed in every eye,That tears shall drown the wind. O inimical old age! There has been cannibalism. And I even will have moments when I wonder if the quiet was not better than all that death and hatred. Rides a motorcycle. Did I tell this,Who would believe me? An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. this affliction of love, and has never let go of me since, but kept on growing. There are also several of the most popular American plays in the history of stage represented on this list of female monologues. Were hungry!, Theres thieves for you, my dear! Because, after 25 years of building a home and raising a family and all the senseless pain that we have inflicted on each other. 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? Im so sad that I dont have Kelly. Can you live there with me? Dramatic Monologues For Girls . O perilous mouths,That bear in them one and the self-same tongue,Either of condemnation or approof;Bidding the law make courtsy to their will:Hooking both right and wrong to the appetite,To follow as it draws! He just went to bed unusually early, A monologue from the play by Mando Alvarado. Why he ever started this cheap, penny-ante Building and Loan, Ill never know. What am I supposed to do? Any bags/backpacks that are larger in size will need to be returned to the owners vehicle or disposed of. And I, I look down there, and then in the darkness theres this uh, theres this green trail. Watch the showhttps://youtu.be/id1zNMvAQ0U, A monologue from the tv series created by Chris Van Dusen. Alas, sir,In what have I offended you? I had to test it, you know? I saw a dress lying in the grass and I thought I saw someone naked running through the trees. the land bids me tread no more upont;It is ashamed to bear me! She gets the winter passion and I get the dotage? I would have cut em both out if I could have fought him blind. Monologues from Plays - Daily Actor I would have gladly given my life for you, but it wouldnt have helped. The spectacle of fearsome acts. But sometimes. They were incredibly proud, and why not? I was afraid that I wouldnt survive the next few minutes while they turned off the machines. But it did sound a lot calmer than the way I would describe it. He grinned and waved, and gestured to the man beside him. She said he was being a baby, that he didnt deserve a costume at all. It wasnt a miscarriage. . Now I wish you would tell mewhy didnt it happen between us? No teachers. 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. They gave us drugs, slitting our foreheads with razors so cocaine would go directly into the bloodstream. But if this is Hell, then I must be a demon, too. It wakes me up. 10 Short Dramatic Monologues for Your 90-Second Musical Theatre Audition : PerformerStuff More Good Stuff It appears that you are outside of North America. Because hes not a Baird man! Then its name becomes clear. Sir, spare your threats:The bug which you would fright me with I seek.To me can life be no commodity:The crown and comfort of my life, your favour,I do give lost; for I do feel it gone,But know not how it went. You can choose to love me as much as I love you. 46 Monologues That Are Perfect for College Auditions Running since 2008, The Desert Monologues has seen countless Dubai actors (and non-actors) step onto our stage and into the spotlight. escaped convicts from a Siberian prison camp . In this musical, murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are sent to death row. The idea crops up in this bitter-sweet monologue by playwright Simon Stephens and. She died when she was 39 years old. It used to be an officethat we shared. But what does it mean the right man? Now hes buried somewhere, and heres Ser Gregor stronger than ever. Do you know the campground is only twelve miles away from here? Watch the movie 2013 (Ben Whishaw)|1978 (Derek Jacobi)|2013 (Royal Shakespeare Theater. Youre right, I cant pretend to understand what youre going through. Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. Like the whole thing at the train station. 1 minute and 23 seconds later the plane crashed into a field. However, feel free to browse tips and download any public domain (free) monologues on our site. . Farewell! Thats what they all say. And sometimes I use excessive force on an entirely innocent individual. I have that now. Because Im aware what tremendous feats human beings are capable of once they abandon dignity. And that robe disappeared. Bug Study 5. Im tired of pretending that I cannot continue acting as as if I do not love you. And by that time I was furious because of those axes, you see and so I say to them: I was chasing you, you scoundrels and you didnt go. I was meant to burn there, with everything else. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Moscow Art Theatre Series of Plays. Its a reason to smile. I knew it then. nay, gave noticeHe was from thence discharged. % After my mom died, my father took his five motherless children to Belfast, Northern Ireland. destiny has allowed that love should continue even between two enemies. You could come home tomorrow and its fine. FABULATION 10. 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. A monologue from the play by Winsome Pinnock. Why here, youre all businessmen here. Consider for a moment the world a rat lives in. And except for the tail, they even rather look alike, dont they? And he said . 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? Its the right path. The f***ing head shrinks who wont leave me alone now. Or which of your friendsHave I not strove to love, although I knewHe were mine enemy? Thats my life now. Protagonist - Tommy Cause if youre getting a divorce, you havent changed a bit. Ill tell them about you, and your father, how good he was to us. endobj I understand your trepidation in repeating it. Are you auditioning for a comedy? And everything would have been different. You dont feel the cold at my age, specially not in the legs.
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