I was fine, until I read your f***ing book! A few times a week, you know, they come in here and prod me. And I realized I was the ugliest girl alive. Im old. It would be poetic I suppose, but fast, too fast. I think you dont want to be with someone like me. heres not a day goes by I dont feel regret. Sometimes am I king;Then treasons make me wish myself a beggar,And so I am: then crushing penuryPersuades me I was better when a king;Then am I kingd again, and by and byThink that I am unkingd by Bolingbroke,And straight am nothing: but whateer I be,Nor I, nor any man that but man is,With nothing shall be pleased, till he be easdWith being nothing. Now I have come to the crossroads in my life. Those brown eyes. . Some of us blow up our homes . CAPTAIN VON TRAPP: (to Maria, first meeting) I'm Captain von Trapp. A list of Shakespearean monologues categorized alphabetically by comedy, history and tragedy. No more walking over bridges. I thought, Thats true love. Your blood ringed my lips as I rushed forth to gather you in my arms, but they wouldnt even let me hold you once more. They hook me up to a machine and take turns running electrical currents through my stumps. Trans. I come home tomorrow and Im on the back of a milk carton. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from Plays by August Strindberg, v. 1. . And I guess that works, Mary, I guess so. Idle old man,That still would manage those authoritiesThat he hath given away! Not a carpenter. (Pause.) I wake up and I think.again? If Id known you were going to make my dress as long as that Id rather have stayed thirteen. But to be honest I feel like the real opportunities are the ones that fall into your lap. I trusted her. O inimical old age! And now, here I am. (Dolores touches his face, almost affectionate). The next monologue from musicals choice comes from a wildly popular musical called Chicago. Its just a bullshit word. Well one night I heard a noise thieves creeping in! Every day, all day. Oh, I suppose I am sick. 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. The better sort,As thoughts of things divine, are intermixdWith scruples, and do set the word itself against the word,As thus: Come, little ones; and then again,It is as hard to come as for a camelTo thread the postern of a small needles eye.Thoughts tending to ambition, they do plotUnlikely wonders: how these vain weak nailsMay tear a passage through the flinty ribsOf this hard world, my ragged prison walls;And for they cannot, die in their own pride.Thoughts tending to content flatter themselvesThat they are not the first of fortunes slaves,Nor shall not be the last like silly beggarsWho sitting in the stocks refuge their shame,That many have and others must sit there;And in this thought they find a kind of ease,Bearing their own misfortunes on the backOf such as have before endured the like.Thus play I in one person many people,And none contented. I went and stood in a card shop for a bit to sort my head out. nay, gave noticeHe was from thence discharged. (then, pitiful) Just look what its done to you. The Best Monologues of the 80s - Women 6. And I cant even tell now what my altitude is. The Playhouse's flagship 6 week acting workshop for adults will explore script-work, improvisation and characterisation. After this time, if tickets are still available, they can . A monologue from the screenplay by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett. 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. That these feelings were fixed and constant and would never end for the rest of my life. Lavinia, come,He cuts their throatsReceive the blood: and when that they are deadLet me go grind their bones to powder smallAnd with this hateful liquor temper it;And in that paste let their vile heads be baked.Come, come, be every one officiousTo make this banquet; which I wish may proveMore stern and bloody than the Centaurs feast.So, now bring them in, for Ill play the cook,And see them ready gainst their mother comes. But its my fault, I know its my fault, because I never felt it was the right man. My impotence set in a year ago. A great lumbering beast. Then get out. I try to find ways to make myself feel something more and more and more it doesnt make any difference. If he could see that far hed look up and find twenty-five dollars in his pocket. A monologue from the screenplay by Quentin Tarantino, Monsieur LaPadite, are you aware of the nickname the people of France have given me? A monologue from the tv series created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert, and Ben Nedvi. 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Comedic Monologues from Theatre Pramkicker (Theatre) By Sadie Hasler Jude: He called me by my name. Am I sorry for what I did? I hadn't seen him since we split up, not once. No, I dont never sleep too much. fires? I dont know if Charlies silence here today is right or wrong. Did you hear that? . FACING THE SUN it waxes, nears me nowWoe, woe for me, Apollo of the dawn!Lo, how the woman-thing, the lionessCouched with the wolfher noble mate afarWill slay me, slave forlorn! Hes come to the crossroads. (then) Because this world doesnt belong to you. Weiss. Some one has to be kind, girl some one has to pity people! Instead, I stared hard at the catcher, pretending concentration. Yes, freedom has fangs. Of people who lay even the littlest fingeron children. I may not always be right, but I stand on the right side. endobj A monologue from the tv series created by Peter Nowalk. I have hit my mom in the face. A monologue from the screenplay by Robert Harling. (showing him the houses). And with an ax, too! Somebody steals from me, I cut off his hands. Do you even know? And Im already dead. Now you go and break off some stout branches! and they did so and I say: Now one of you lie down and let the other one flog him!, So they obey me and flog each other and then they began to implore me again. I looked and saw two of them opening a window and so busy that they didnt even see me. She was wearing a long burgundy velour three-quarter sleeve zip bathrobe with a thick vertical white stripe down the center, surrounding the zipper. Isnt that true? Ah, ah the fire! Rodrigo, thy valor renders thee worthy of me; but although thou art valiant, thou art not the son of a king. It was too damn hard. Never! We have many monologues for girls on Actorama but here we have found the very best monologues for girls from various media such as movies, plays . There are no consequences there. What do you really wanna know? No one moved like him. For the cancer to come back. At least thats what I thought. Are you still happy? 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. (Pause. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Who sent me to it?Who hath the honour to advance VittoriaTo this incontinent college? What am I gonna do without you? Im damned if Im gonna stand here and have you tell me youre in love with somebody else! He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. Even Ser Gregor couldnt stop him. . The truth is, I have no fashion sense never did. Sent it to him wrapped in blue paper. (Pause.). In this musical, murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart are sent to death row. She says shed rather stay home and clean the apartment. NOTE: This monologue is reprinted from The Moscow Art Theatre Series of Plays. . And if you cant work up a winter passion for me, the least I require is respect and allegiance! I would have gladly given my life for you, but it wouldnt have helped. Wait for what?! Tickets can be purchased online until the event start time. I want to change my statement. (They sit in silence for a few beats. What sensation do you get when I do that?Nothing! Screaming at her. Ist not you?Ist not your high preferment? MARIA: (to Captain Von Trapp) I . I havent kept a calendar for five years. Yesterday I believed that I would never have done what I did today. Schroder (teacher and examiner for the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art), Richard Carpenter (TV writer) and Ed Wilson (Director of . . Cause she met another girl. A monologue from the play by Tracey Scott Wilson. Every inch but one. Only sky above us now. I know! But it isnt true. and so the three of us together looked after the house . I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. We allow our younger performers who are still developing their reading skills to 'repeat after me'. I think youre used to the type of guys who push people around and Im not that type of person. The love of your life? . And you get to live again. Some monologues are comedic while others are dramatic, some are geared toward older performers, and most can be performed by any gender of actor. honest peasants! And wait. I was afraid hed show up and embarrass me. O, the cry did knockAgainst my very heart. . An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Except that I loved her. They dont need me. They gave us drugs, slitting our foreheads with razors so cocaine would go directly into the bloodstream.