Would you like a Coke instead?” Then I got the idea- he was The whole painting is a hundred shades of a hundred different colors .. particles. This monologue is free to download below, but if you would like to support the playwright and her craft, you may do so here: Whitney is in the bathroom, envisioning the calmness, peace and escape covering her ears in the shower gives her, before the abrupt harshness of reality comes when she uncovers her ears. We run in the same dance circle, you know? Don’t let those sirens distract you. And…(pause) God, I wish you hadn’t left that gun right there. And I realize how precious our time is. Ten (10) Romantic Monologues About Hopeful Love... Finding the Right 5-Minute and 10-Minute Monologues, 19 Children's Monologues from Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen: Monologue Packet. This is set in Astrid’s boyfriend’s bedroom, on his bed. Every day I saw him when he left in the morning and when he came home at night. I’ll look at my mug from, you know, Barcelona or something. But, I like them. It’s all just because of, well, her jealous Siri…, DETAILSGenre: COMEDYCast FEMALE (MALE)Setting: A RESTAURANTAge Range: late teen-40sRunning time: approximately 3 minutes, I know I’m late again, and you’re a, you’re a saint to wait an hour for me, but, listen, really, I didn’t know we were meeting at 6. My body is no longer mine. The dialogue: What an incredible Cinderella story! About the monologue:Goldilocks, the clear leader of the pair, confesses to Little Bear that, despite her apparent confidence, she actually does not know where they are going. Yes, I say brought me back because no one else planned on washing all that white pesticide off of them, right?—END OF EXCERPTClick for the complete free monologue, APPLE PIE PAIN. You—you—are covered in scale-like features—They’re not scales of a fish—placoid, cosmoid, ganoid or cycloid and ctenoid, and they don’t bear resemblance of reptilian scales, not being ossified or tubercular, or modified elaborately, so I dare say they are not truly scales as we know them, and it would go against my standards to call them scales. He believes this attack is the only way to cool down his brain and implores his victim to sympathize with him. Babe—look at…look at what I found…It’s… It’s General Tso’s chicken! Mary has held the house together while her father (fighting in the Civil War) and mother are gone, but she has been desperate to have her mother back. I was so little. It’s brilliant. I shove them in her ears, and her mouth—since she’s got it open, screaming—and just all over her face! It’s been ten years. He imagines he is a shark who is tough and can feel no pain. Who pushed us? The light is white, cold. I see it in the broken mirror of the hotel bathroom. I gave my name and address and I And not like a father creates a son with his wife, but as a, well, as the truth stands: As a biochemist living seventy miles from the next known human creates some form of life from shreds of his own life and from carbon and…you are the “Adam of my labors…” and yet…END OF EXCERPTCLICK FOR complete free monologue, “I'm Your Frankenstein.”, LIVVY'S VASEAdapted from the 10-minute play, Holding Ginger. I don’t—I know I don’t look the same. It’s not because—no, listen, listen, Mom. I breathe in…But I am quiet, I am a mouse. I’m not too big on pretty flowers. Playing games on his damn iphone, no doubt. Do you - have you ever actually felt any… guilt? I just…I stared out the window with my mother…but besides that….oh—I guess I used to look at the stars by myself sometimes. They tell me be Gonzo ‘cause Gonzo weird and stupid. For the 1-minute version of this monologue, click here. About the monologue, The Meaning of Plants:Stacy, an awkward young dog groomer at an upscale dog grooming salon, bullied by a fellow employee, finds herself in a room with Mr. Boland, a client who has been undergoing some stress of his own. Jorani has been sold to a brothel in payment for her sister’s gambling debt, and her Buddhist upbringing is put to the test. You’re gonna make me cry too. When we were first texting, I just… (pause) —If I had seen you then…it would have been…Dangerous (pause) But, you know, we can’t—END OF EXCERPT. After a fight with her father, Claire meets an older man whom she starts to fall for—but whose manipulation over her brings on severe consequences. We weren’t in the same class, but we had recess together. What I’ve done. He deserves that, don’t you think? She had a grey streak in the front of her hair. Punks are running wild in the street and there's nobody anywhere who seems to know what to do, and there's no end to it. Talking Heads is a series of dramatic monologues written for BBC television by British playwright Alan Bennett.The first series was broadcast on BBC1 in 1988, and adapted for radio on BBC Radio 4 in 1991. And I—I—I don’t want you to move. busy season…until this morning. And, she invited all the girls in our grade to the spa—except me. The Buddha shows us suffering is life. Dramatic monologues are available for audition and some performance purposes with permission. And I walk to the bus stop ‘cause I gotta take a damn bus and I think, this kid almost runs me over and I’m the one who can’t drive anymore? And I hate myself for letting go. She’s really kind of been gone for a long long time. And that’s not good for someone! No one gives dandelions to someone else. You sound like your 3-year-old right now! A boy, this boy I know, but wish I didn’t, runs out of the ocean and past me. They are excited as they begin to make plans together for the game, as well as to visit a pet shop together. When he returns, blood around his mouth, his mother backs away from him, and asks what he has done. She begs for her job back and explains how important Bingo is in her life. (pause) I didn’t want to have to cut it down myself. (pause) And I know I already have a bunch of sweaters, and you’re right—they fit fine. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with it. Don’t wanna stay here. I endure. (pause) But then, after the sauna, I wanna go home and eat mint chocolate chip ice cream, and cuddle with Brandon and the kids, and leave it all at the spa, and be so grateful that I’m just a spectator. But please contact Tara for permission of use, stating your name and desired use of the monologue. But—END OF EXCERPTClick below for the complete digital copy of the monologue, Blessings: Cali is a mother of a young boy, Buddy. Perhaps she could take over the role as ferret of the house. The blood. I need a new prescription. lemons in all. I feel vacant. It’s like the sludge at the bottom of the pig trough. They mean, “I’m sorry or “I love you”… or… you died. On Sunday 2 May, the sixth series of BBC's Line of Duty came to an end, and viewers had a lot of thoughts about who the fourth man that the AC-12 … I said, stand up! Don’t leave! You think I’m gonna bake, what, cookies shaped like Santa and put a bow on it? She urges him to see their love like the muddied fingernail heart metaphor and give them another chance…But…it seems he’s only backing away…, DETAILSGenre: Dark comedy/comedy/dramaCast: FemaleAge range: 18-40sSetting: Outside Erik’s houseTime period: ContemporaryRunning time: Approximately 1.5 - 2 minutesGood for: monologue about scorned love, breaking point, lost love, absurd, weird, desperate, love, desperate love. As they struggle to find even absurd conversation, she lands on confessing that she sometimes “knows things.” When pressed on what she knows, Stacy reveals her interest in plants. But I didn’t originally plan that. (pause) I stare. It was because I came in a sequin dress, just like her! But most of all, I hate that I hate myself. She had me when she was 14. Everyone in this—I don’t know, this—club or something. So I call them scale-like features, and I hope that you take no offense to this generalization, but I doubt that you do, considering I find it very implausible that you would understand my language, being only truly self-aware—if you are at all even self-aware—for less than this one day (pause And yet (pause You cock your head, and…you crinkle the balls in your eye sockets, and you use the wrinkles above those eye sockets to furrow or to make compassionate gestures with your face (pause So while your face is far from symmetrical and your body is more blood and muscle with little skeleton and only occasional scale-like substances—it does not repulse me as I know it should. (pause) Your voice is a little shaky, you see. I prayed he would not, but he did. I don’t! This monologue is free to download, but if you would like to support the playwright and her craft, you may do so below: THE MEANING OF PLANTSA 2-minute monologue from the play, Brush Them Fleas. So don’t touch them. I cannot...END OF EXCERPTClick for complete free monologue, “Growing Up Treacherously.”. How could he just keep going? She has learned the value of using time for what is important and she doesn’t want to squander her time washing dishes. Don’t coddle me—Now it’s like I’m not special. With Ricky. Or rat? Some teenage kid driving, no doubt. Ignore those sirens. Fuck you. Peter’s father was never able to afford another bike, and without that bike, Peter has not been able to get away from people or things ever since—until now. Her older sister, Livvy, is near her, and they’ve both witnessed Jenna’s running through the hall and knocking over Livvy’s (empty) glass vase. Somehow all of this has landed him in the ER…where he’s beginning to not feel so hot…, DETAILS:Genre: DARK COMEDYCast: MALESetting: HOSPITAL WAITING ROOMAge range: 20-60Running time: Approximately 2.5 - 3 minutes. They keep it in their driveway all summer. I believe it too because she was surrounded by some real bad people. I think she weighed over a hundred pounds already. But this doesn’t stop them. We had a plow mule called Belle. (to a bingo chip) He wants to show me an albino frog! No one will come here anyway. Don’t, don’t laugh at me! Thus, with monologues, learning can be fun and interactive. Click below for the complete 10-minute play, Holding Ginger, from which the monologue comes: When Jenna breaks a special gift a boy gave her older sister, they are not only faced with broken glass to clean up, but they are also faced with the changing dynamics of their family.-This is a 10-minute drama/comedy for 2 young female actors, with a minimal set. (pause) I can barely breathe... (steadies herself) Okay. You had no problem getting him to make that bar turn down its Thursday night music. They have since been included on the A-level and GCSE English Literature syllabus. I wiped my mouth off with the back of my hand, like this? All bitter and gross. It’s just…it’s a perfect sweater…I would never have even thought of buying a sweater that Lilah already has, but—END OF EXCERPTClick below for the digital copy of the monologue, The Plum Colored Sweater, by Tara Meddaugh. You connect with him for one moment and then … suddenly … it stops. (pause)The American chose me. (pause) I do like dandelions though. When I woke up after a pretty crappy death, what greeted me was one of those famous fantasy worlds! Each fortnight we suggest a topic and challenge you to make (and tag) a list that meets our criteria. Why, I feel so all alone. I reach my hand down to feel the roughness on my legs. There is a stigma around auditioning using a movie monologue, and so often it isn’t done. Why share pain with someone else when you can absorb it all yourself? Now you’ll talk to me, right? They don’t mean anything. Passionate, rich, and extremely good looking. Is that better? Under this woman’s “guidance,” he goes to extreme lengths to make sure she is satisfied with her purchase. (pause) I tell but not use names. They were blocking the leftovers. Maybe older. What’s been done to me. I cannot make a sound...END OF EXCERPTCLICK FOR THE COMPLETE FREE MONOLOGUE, "NO MORE MIRRORS" This monologue is free to download, but if you would like to support the playwright and her craft, you may do so below: MELINDA, a woman in her 20s-40s, speaks to her friend, Lauren. In this play by Scott Shallenbarger, Sandra, 24, describes an artwork painted by her fiance who recently committed suicide. Who’s there? Is that how it works? While she is encouraged by words from her father, Peter has severed ties to his father after he feels his father abandoned him. About the monologue, Growing Up on the Wrong Side of Bingo, extracted from the play, Free Space:Amelia has just been fired from her volunteer position helping out with Bingo at the local community center, due to refusing to leave the center and jabbing Diane, the Community Center Director, with a bingo chip. Unless, of course, he is not meant to climb down.-This is a ten minute play for 2 actors (2 m or 1 m/1f), with a minimal set. DETAILSGenre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC/TEENCast: MALE (female)Setting: A DYING FLOWERRunning Time: Approximately 1.5 minutes, The statistics aren’t real. This should come as no surprise to Richard as she’s told him of this before. I don’t know if you can tell, but, I-I-I’m kind of a little bit stuck up here, and…I don’t want to be alone. You got me, Richard! You don’t think my friends funny. DETAILSGenre: DRAMATICCast: MALE (female)Setting: POLICE STATIONAge range: 15-50 years old. Respect! Abhay is a teenager now, and it has been years since he had any kind of home or regular meals at all. It’s the getting down, Black Crow…It seemed so easy getting here—just put one foot on the branch then another and…Oh, I’ve tried going down already. I guess—I don’t deserve to call you that, do I? I really do. (pause) My girlfriend’s sure been disappointed not having a real tree for Christmas the past few years. So maybe Becky didn’t like me because I stuttered when I read Dr. Seuss, or she was jealous that I still wore kids’ t-shirts or maybe she didn’t like me because I was just who she didn’t want to like—I don’t know. If you want to. It’s incredible. He now much defend his lack of creativity to this poor recipient of his gift. You probably haven’t, but he’s got everything. He is a married man, but her status of The Other Woman has been diminished when she finds out he has three other “other women.” After throwing some white wine in his face, she demands the respect she deserves, as the Original Other Woman. (pause) Why would I give up my life for that tree? I prayed he would not, but he did. These monologues are great for auditions, workshops, competitions, classes, reels, showcases, monologue slams, performances, and videos. Your last letter to me expressed your fear in how treacherous growing up will be. As the leader of the pollen, Pollen K-10 risks his own safety, remaining to help her make this jump. She sees through them. She discovers the chicken is now moldy and confronts her husband about how they can never have this meal from the restaurant again; it is now permanently closed. I’ll feel better, I’ll feel this, I don’t know, this release, and—I don’t even know what a release feels like. You must always give proper credit. Maybe a picture of a mouse. No boy has given me flowers yet…END OF EXCERPTCLICK FOR ENTIRE FREE MONOLOGUE, “LIVVY'S VASE.”. She is tired of washing cereal bowls that she is not even using. Adelaide, suffering from a terminal illness, speaks to her best friend in her bedroom. It almost looked black. ?Lemonade?? Amelia’s excitement over her new connection with Ricky is diminished when she realizes she may end up hurting him, as she once hurt a frog she stepped on and directed toward a road. Is it strange that I keep asking where she is? I stand there—letting the water drip down my hair, my back. DETAILSGenre: Dramatic/Children/Tween/TeenCast: Female/maleAge range: 5-12Setting: A parkRunning time: Approximately 30 secondsGreat for: children, dramatic monologue for children, short monologue, competitions, auditions, monologues relating to bullying, finding strength, caring for others. (playing with gun) Because my nails are actually chipping, Alicia. A Life Spurred into Meaningful Adventure, monologue Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY/TEEN, Cast FEMALE, Setting: FORESTA Nice Night Together, monologue Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY Cast: MALE, Setting: HotelApple Pie Pain, monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast FEMALE, Setting, LIVING ROOM Abhay and the Banana, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: MUMBAI, INDIABirthday Balloons, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: BEDROOMBlessings, a monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: GRIEF SUPPORT GROUPBuddy’s Mommy, monologue Genre: DRAMA/THRILLER, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: LIVING ROOMButterfly in the Tomato Plant, monologue Genre: CHILDREN/DRAMATIC/TWEEN, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: A PARKClaire, My Eclair, monologue Genre: DRAMA/TEEN Cast: MALE (FEMALE) Setting: OutsideClippers, monologue Genre: DRAMA/DARK COMEDY/TEEN, Cast: MALE/FEMALE, Setting: SPACE BETWEEN LINESComprehending Forever, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: HOME KITCHENCovering My Ears, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC/TEEN/CHILDREN Cast: FEMALE/MALE Setting: A BathroomCrispy Leaves, monologue Genre: DRAMA Cast: FEMALE (MALE) Setting: GRAVEYARDCutting Down The Maple Tree, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA/THRILLER, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: BACK YARDDinner at Canale's, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: DINING ROOMEiffel Tower Keychain, monologue Genre: CHILDREN/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: SCHOOLYARDEngulf the Evil Ashes, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC/TEEN, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: BUILDING IN ALBANIA *Content contains references to violence and human traffickingF For Friendship, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/THRILLER/TEEN Cast: FEMALE Setting: WOODS Ferret Envy, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/THRILLER/DRAMA, Cast FEMALE (male), Setting: APARTMENT Fingernail Heart, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast FEMALE, Setting: OUTSIDE HOUSEFrog Band-Aid, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA/THRILLER, Cast FEMALE, Setting: OUTSIDEGrowing Up on the Wrong Side of Bingo, monologue Genre: COMEDY/DARK COMEDY/TEEN/DRAMA, cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: FRONT LAWN Growing Up Treacherously, monologue Genre: DRAMA/PERIOD/1800s, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: KITCHENHis First English Words, 5-10 minute monologue Genre; DRAMA/1940s, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: HOME/LIBRARYI Am a Shark, monologue Genre: DRAMA Cast: MALE/FEMALE Setting: A BeachIf I Were a Kind of Flower, monologue Genre: CHILDREN'S/TWEEN/PRETEEN/COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: A CafeI'm Your Frankenstein, monologue Genre: DRAMA Cast: MALE/FEMALE Setting: A laboratoryLivvy's Vase, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: HOUSELocking the Store, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: MALE, Setting: GIFT SHOPMarch in Line, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: BEDROOMMaybe the Next iOS Update... Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA/TEEN, Cast: FEMALE (Male), Setting: RESTAURANTNo More Mirrors, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC, Cast FEMALE (male), Setting: HOTEL/CAMBODIA No Release, monologue Genre: DRAMA/TEEN, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: HOUSEOn Washing Cereal Bowls and Other Millennial Matters, monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: KITCHENPieces of Coal, monologue Genre: HORROR/THRILLER/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: BEDROOMPurple Banana Nose, monologue Genre: DRAMATIC, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: POLICE STATIONRemove the Rock, Please, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/THRILLER/DRAMA Cast: FEMALE (Male), Setting: OUTSIDE Rising Fast, monologue Genre: DRAMA Cast: FEMALE (MALE)  Setting: HOUSESecret Santa, monologue Genre: COMEDY (DRAMA), Cast: MALE, Setting: AN OFFICESeventeen Stitches, Rachel’s monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: A vortex-like line Shelley Knows, monologue Genre: THRILLER/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: A bedroomStill Standing Under the Mistletoe monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC, Cast, MALE, Setting: Christmas PartyStrawberry Shortcake Lamp, a 5-minute monologue Genre: DRAMATIC, Cast, FEMALE, Setting: BedroomThe Adventure of the Seed, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: HOMEThe Beanstalk monologue Genre: Drama/Comedy, Cast: MALE, Setting: A BEANSTALKThe Best General Tso’s, monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: KITCHEN, GLOBAL PANDEMICThe Bus Stop, monologue Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY Cast: MALE (FEMALE), MATURE ADULT Setting: BUS STOPThe Hotel Hallway, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast FEMALE, Setting: A HOTEL HALLWAYThe Meaning of Plants, 1-minute version, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: DOG GROOMING SALONThe Meaning of Plants, 2-minute version, monologue Genre: DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE/MALE, Setting: DOG GROOMING SALONThe Nicest Worst Club, monologue Genre: DRAMA/COMEDY Cast: FEMALE (male), Setting: A HOUSEThe Other "Other Women," monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: HOTEL ROOMThe Plum-Colored Sweater, monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: A CLOTHING STOREThe Statistics Aren’t Real, monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC/TEEN, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: A DYING FLOWER This Heat In My Brain, monologue Genre: THRILLER/DRAMATIC/HORROR, Cast: MALE/FEMALE, Setting: AN ALLEYThose Jimmy Choo Shoes, monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: PRINCIPAL’S OFFICETinsel For Christmas, monologue Genre: DRAMA/DARK COMEDY, Cast: MALE (female), Setting: HOSPITALWhat I Did Before Bingo, 2.5 min version, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast FEMALE (Male), Setting: LIVING ROOM What I Did Before Bingo, 1 minute version, monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast FEMALE (Male), Setting: LIVING ROOM What My Fangs Are For monologue Genre: DARK COMEDY/THRILLER/DRAMA/CHILDREN/TEEN, Cast: MALE/FEMALE, Setting: Back Yard, A LIFE SPURRED INTO MEANINGFUL ADVENTUREGoldilocks’ Monologueexcerpted from the 10-minute play, A Life Spurred into Meaningful Adventure. CLICK HERE for the complete FREE digital monologue, Birthday Balloons. I won’t call you that. She looks forward to their fresh start together. And it’s a pack of Skittles she’s got in her hands too, so it’ gotta be the same one. I will be like an explorer. And buy him a gift, you know, one of those complicated Lego sets. He did. You’re foggy, dark, barely this…moving image in the mirror. My father made us start a fire on our own, no matches. There’s nothing about me that I remember being beautiful. That’s what my mom would say. She relays the stark life change her husband has undergone from playing the clarinet in High School to holding a gun in muddy trenches. What you will find here are a small group of dramatic monologues we like that are handpicked for you. My feet are tingling. Muffled. I’m full of … dust and soot and fog and the burnt pages of books I bought but never read… I’m pacified, I’m controlled by tiny little seeds of doubt that infest my body with fantasies, and — I’m not sure which parts of me are fact and which parts of me are fiction. No one, however, ever seems to attain happiness. The set is minimal. I see it in a reflection of his family’s picture on the nightstand. While the building goes up in flames and smoke, Marta only smells freedom. As the lines begin to close in on them, he must make a life-altering decision by choosing to continue forging his path in his father’s line, or join the haunting allure of Rachel’s line, the “line of diamonds.” -A dark comedy/thriller, one-act play. DETAILSGenre: Drama, WW2Cast: FemaleTime period: 1940sAge range: Older teen to adultRunning time: Approximately 4-5 minutes*This story, complete as a whole play itself, comes from the collection of shorts in the full-length play, Victory Gardens. It is often difficult to find monologues that are suitable for teenagers. I remember the name of someone who saved me. DETAILSGenre: dark comedy/dramatic/thriller/teen monologueAge range: teen-young adultRunning time: approximately 1 minute*Contains mature language in the pdf purchase of monologue, although substitutions are also included as an alternative. SETTING THE SCENE FOR THE MONOLOGUE, Frog Band-Aid:Amelia is thrilled when the boy she connects with, Ricky, gives her a tour of the cannery where he works. No one on this island stays out past 4:00. DETAILSGenre: DRAMA/TEEN/COMEDY/CHILDRENCast: FEMALESetting: A FORESTAge range: 10-20Running time: 1-1.5 minutes, _______________________________GOLDILOCKS, I…I don’t know where we’re going…We know your parents don’t accept me in your house. ENGULF THE EVIL ASHESA monologue from the play, For My Silent Sisters. (shakes his head)Not right. That’s me. And, then everyone would just say, “Well, that’s Jack. Rachel and Peter meet in a vortex-like space between opposing lines of people. Every second Thursday after 8pm Pacific we publish a consensus from all submitted lists, and announce a new topic for the following fortnight. Even you. I rub it with my finger and it squeaks. I’m so...I’ll clean it up! You… (She pulls out a single bingo chip from under the furniture and holds it up) She didn’t get you…You’re a lucky chip—she took all the others. I can do this. I— (pause) Oh, you’re right. what you hear. You just have to sit there quietly and let all that stuff soak into you. Let me tell you something…Captain. My friends. While Rachel is confidently passing the time before she returns to place in her line, Peter has stepped out of his line in protest. It’s over. True, she had a restraining order against him, but…he’s not really great with measuring distances. I cut it down. Yet when Mr. Boland's dog is murdered on site, it stirs up ill feelings and suspicion amongst the staff and clients. I’m still attached. Not even pushing a damn shopping cart. Emily is horrified that her ex-boyfriend has thrown to the ground the precious gift she’s given him. (pause) But you do look at me. There are no problems under water. My ashes engulf the evil ashes…I do it for her. I was like, “What are these little yellow hats doing in the grass?” And then I was like, “They’re not hats, Anibel! I am so hurt by your selfishness. After a moment, she settles onto the floor once more. (pause) We could have eaten this if that bag of almonds wasn’t blocking it! Clark is a young man in his late teens or twenties. Calm. And…who murdered Mr. Boland’s dog?Click here to learn more about the entire play, Brush Them Fleas, from which this monologue comes. DETAILSGenre: Comedy/Teen/DramaCast: FemaleAge range: 12-20Setting: Principal’s officeRunning time: Approximately 1 minute. What—suddenly I’ll have no tightness in my chest? DETAILSGenre: DRAMATIC/CHILDREN/TEEN monologueCast: FEMALE/MALESetting: A bathroomAge Range: 12-70+Running time: approximately 2 minutes, I cover my ears in the shower.