TYPICAL TEEN The White Devil 4. You do tremble.Make not your heart so dead a piece of fleshTo fear more than to love me. And that time is coming fast. Heathers (comedic) 3. Below are 10 short dramatic monologue audition cuts that can be paired up to create that memorable musical theatre audition package. Amanda has been dating her fellow actor but is concerned that what goes on behind the scenes will damage what takes . You see, my dear, I was in love with you. Yea, like some witch,She drugs the cup of wrath, that slays her lord,With double deathhis recompense for me!Ay, tis for me, the prey he bore from Troy,That she hath sworn his death, and edged the steel!Ye wands, ye wreaths that cling around my neck,Ye showed me prophetess yet scorned of allI stamp you into death, or eer I dieDown, to destruction! After having a sexual relationship with her patient, Chad Manning, at Middleton Hospital, Jolene was accused of raping him. Sure, far-comers anywhere,I know, must bow them and be gentle. 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. Here are her suggestions for dramatic monologues for women. Its a long story. The monologues are organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. Rose is an eccentric character, and this monologue is very wistful and serious. Monologues for Women; Comedic; Dramatic; Classical; Shakespeare; Contemporary; 30-second; 1-Minute; 2-Minute; Monologues for Men; Comedic; . 41 Irresistible Movie Monologues For Females. Life Is A Dream 3. "Nervous" - Short Dramatic Monologue for Female (1 minute) - This solo script is a good short dramatic piece for a woman to show some strong emotion that comes from past memories and worries. Boy On Black Top Road 5. Go back to that child who even now, in pain or in joy, may be calling to you. and Ive been too embarrassed to call Luke. And then I thought that it might be only a surface affair- that after you were gone it would end for her. Be then no longer surprised if my troubled soul with impatience awaits their bridal; thou seest that my happiness [lit. Let some good manPass this way, to whose trust I may commitThis paper double-lined with tears and blood:Which being granted, here I sadly vowRepentance, and a leaving of that lifeI long have died in. It scarcely true doth seemGive me thy hand! The rows. There is scarcely a man connected with the theater who doesnt make use of us in that way some time or another. Yes, its too bad because you cant wring their necks if theyve got no necks to wring! A monologue from the play by Tennesse Williams. Interiors 10. I couldve come. So I feel that perhaps I have a right to speak for Eileen who has no one else. Big Daddy hadnt been at the table two minutes with those five no-neck monsters slobbering and drooling over their food before he threw down his fork an shouted. Ah, ah the fire! If it comes right down to it, Im going to save myself, and Fred. They make such a mess an the lace cloth looks so pretty!She made enormous eyes at me and said. Home | Uncategorized | 24 Classical Dramatic Monologues For Women. When a man asks me to marry him I have to say goodbye. SPARK 4. But perhaps one day, when all this is dead and done with, you and I might meet and be friends. My doctor never even told me about the side effects. every year I must grow more imperious, more dominating, more terrorizing to hold supremacy over this new independent generation. Running time is anywhere from 1-2-3 minutes long. They tell me I must not eat this, I must not do that. I should be Mrs. Even now this townIs happier than the Greeks. Everything Will Be Different: A Brief History Of Helen Of Troy 8. All of them. Dont you think I can stand the sight of blood? Im good at being broke. I got you into a Remington Party! It might be tomorrow. .Nay, I will show thee. Youre pretending to m*sturbate and Im wondering why? My lords, ye look amazed to see your queenWith wreaths and gifts of incense in her hands.I had a mind to visit the high shrines,For Oedipus is overwrought, alarmedWith terrors manifold. We dont get off so easy. .no, worse than tigresses . "It'll Sound Silly" The Children. All Rights Reserved, 17 Dramatic Audition Monologues for Women, 17 Powerful Dramatic Monologues for Women from 1 Act Plays, 17 Strong Minded Female Dramatic Monologue, 25 Monologues for High School Drama Teachers. repose] this day depends upon it. That's what I choose to be. A monologue from the play by Pierre Corneille. Its not a real thing. Im not the prettiest girl in the room. My mother thinks I open curtains during Lion King. Julia - Two Gentlemen of Verona by William Shakespeare Act 4 Scene 4 Julia And she shall thank you for't, if e'er you know her. Is it decreed [lit. The Importance of Being Earnest (comedic), 7. Copyright [2023] Mighty Actor, DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (BOYS), DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS/KIDS (GIRLS), The Best 27 One Minute Monologues For Females, 4. Thou hast destroyed my hopes,Made me an orphan, him and me bereftOf a dear father, by no wrongs enforced.My mother basely wedding, thou hast slainThe glorious leader of the Grecian arms,Yet never didst thou tread the fields of Troy.Nay, such thy folly, thou couldst hope to findMy mother, shouldst thou wed her, nought of illTo thee intending: hence my fathers bedBy thee was foully wronged. Nanette finds out Dianes romantic relationship with Maurice and says that she would have found a way to break up the affair. You can think yourself lucky if one fine morning your little precious doesnt cut her sleeves off or come home in the evening without shoes and stockings. A monologue from the play by Johann Wolfgang Goethe. 15 Powerful Female Dramatic Monologues. sighs] must my heart prepare itself, if, after such a long, painful struggle. Read the play here|Listen to the play (Audible), A monologue from the play by Adam Szymkowicz. A monologue from the screenplay/tv-show by Laurie Nunn. sometimes hiding in the attic or the orchard, and would even be gone all night at times. No, for you have never felt that way. You and papa have committed a great sin against me. 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. The whole premise of this neighborhood is that we all have money,so well never have to ask each other for a goddamn thing! Just dont break your hearts over it, thats all! Because this world doesnt belong to you. It were a fire you walked me through, and all my ignorance was burned away. Here tis,The leaf tuckd down upont, the place suspicious. But Im sure you have none. I did a great f***ing job! But, torn from you, I would not live with fatherless children, nor have I hoarded up those gifts of youth in which I found delight. A complete database of Shakespeare's Monologues. Id only trip on it now! Read the play hereTimestamp: 23:00 24:42. I play rival to my cookohohoh! You, my husband, may boast you had the best of wives; and you, my children, that you lost the best of mothers! Sideways 7. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures. THE MOONLIGHT ROOM 8. Isnt that right honey? But this will ruin me. No this. Nay, then,if these things are pleasing to the gods,when I have suffered my doom,I shall come to know my sin; but if the sinis with my judges, I could wish themno fuller measure of evil than they,on their part, mete wrongfully to me. Val Xavier's Monologue from Orpheus Descending including context, text and video example. THE STORY 3. Just look at what its done to you. You know sometimes I think about her, and somehow shes still alive. That which is next, is ten times worse. If Id known you were going to make my dress as long as that Id rather have stayed thirteen. But more than that, Im mad! 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! 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? If he abandoned you, your place is with your child. All of the monologues so far have been for young women and teenagers. Oh that it were possible we mightBut hold some two days conference with the dead,From them I should learn somewhat I am sureI never shall know here. I saw him do a lot of good thingswhen the big boys picked on the smaller ones, he helped the little fellows out. (Female, Dramatic, Teens-50s) Meghan has murdered a "frenemie" out of rage and now is face to face with the dead corpse. Im done. Is it sinful to think of such things, Mother? The gift of my love. The power-hungry Lady Macbeth will not be ignored. I will not relax. Who sent me to it?Who hath the honour to advance VittoriaTo this incontinent college? I have existed merely to perform tricks for you, Torvald. Sooner would I standThree times to face their battles, shield in hand,Than bear one child. said], that the choice of [a warrior of] such rare merit should cost my passion such great anguish? Its been fourteen years. Its on the hallway carpet. Someone who can make you love me. When I look back on it, it seems to me as if I had been living here like a poor womanjust from hand to mouth. STILL LIFE 9. (She falls back.). The house, the stables -everything was burned, under circumstances that pointed strongly to an incendiary. I know the powerOf God is on me: but this little hour,Wilt thou but listen, I will hold him back! Do not forget this gift, for I shall ask-not a recompense. I wasnt always loaded. Classical texts are typically richer and more challenging: exactly what all actors require to improve their skills. 11 Romantic Monologues about Hopeful Love. Your bones will turn to sand and upon that sand a new god will walk. I had tofor my heart was no longer in my own breast. Little Women 24 CLASSICAL DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN 1. A monologue from the play by Michael Brady. I thought I would throw back my head and utter a scream you could hear across the Arkansas border an parts of Louisiana an Tennessee. . I had to give myself to you, even though I knew you hardly cared. The last time I saw her, I mean before the accident, she was wearing this hat. As big as the mountains. Society just wants to put everyone in a box. Trojan Women 14. . authors, composers, scene designers, lawyers, orchestra leaders, even the managers themselves. If by your art, my dearest father, you havePut the wild waters in this roar, allay them.The sky, it seems, would pour down stinking pitch,But that the sea, mounting to the welkins cheek,Dashes the fire out. Maybe it won't be so bad. Tomb, bridal chamber,eternal prison in the caverned rock,whither I go to find mine own, thosemany who have perished, and whomPersephone hath received among the dead!Last of all shall I pass thither, and far mostmiserably of all, before the term of my life is spent.But I cherish good hope that my coming will bewelcome to my father, and pleasant to thee, my mother, and welcome, brother, to thee; for, when you died,with mine own hands I washed and dressed you,and poured drink-offerings at your graves;and now, Polyneices, tis for tending thy corpsethat I win such recompense as this. You have a child, Lady Windermere. No one knows who you are. How strange to see a famous actress weeping, and for such a trifle! Antigone 5. Im telling my womens group everything. But it is all I can give. For what truth is in mens eyes,Which search no heart, but in a flash despiseA strange face, shuddering back from one that neerHath wronged them? He will require from you that you make his life fine, that you watch over him. No this. O deceitful world!With what excuses canst thou show thyselfWith what dishonor and the hate of menFrom this dishonor and the hate of men,Thus to neglect the loss and life of himWhom both my letters and thine own beliefAssures thee to be causeless slaughterd?Hieronimo, for shame, Hieronimo,Be not a history to aftertimesOf such ingratitude unto thy son.Unhappy mothers of such children then!But monstrous fathers to forget so soonThe death of those whom they with care and costHave tendered so, thus careless should be lost.Myself a stranger in respect of thee,So loved his life as still I wish their deaths.Nor shall his death be unrevenged by me,Although I bear it out for fashions sake,For here I swear, in sight of heaven and earth,Shouldst thou neglect the love thou shouldst retain,And give it over and devise no more,Myself should send their hateful souls to hellThat wrought his downfall with extremest death. Written in 1930, this lovely and slightly sentimental play, is about young love in a small Midwestern town. How is it I think about you when you arent there? I remember it so well, that I would shed my blood rather than degrade my rank. No, know Soranzo,I have a spirit doth as much distasteThe slavery of fearing thee, as thouDost loathe the memory of what hath passed. We all do. A monologue from the play by William Shakespeare. . (totally in control) Monday morning, youre history. So I chose to toil alone. You will have no mother, O my child, to give you in marriage, to comfort you in childbed when none is tenderer than a mother! Awake, awake, man,I do here put off all vain ceremonyAnd only do appear to you a young widowThat claims you for her husband; and like a widow,I use but half a blush int. 20 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues For Men From Plays, Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. And then the jeopardy,For good or ill, what shall that master be;Reject she cannot: and if he but staysHis suit, tis shame on all that womans days.So thrown amid new laws, new places, why,Tis magic she must have, or prophecyHome never taught her thathow best to guideToward peace this thing that sleepeth at her side.And she who, labouring long, shall find some wayWhereby her lord may bear with her, nor frayHis yoke too fiercely, blessed is the breathThat woman draws! Thou wilt unloose my chain,And in thy lap wilt take me once again.How comes it that thou dost not shrink from me?Say, dost thou know, my friend, whom thou makst free?My mother have I put to death;Ive drowned the baby born to thee.Was it not given to thee and me?Thee, too!Tis thou! You probably think Im some spoiled brat whos never had it hard cause I didnt have to walk a mile to school. A monologue from the play by Rita Wellman. Here's 17 Powerful Dramatic Monologues for Women that touch on friendship, love, trust, honesty, individuality, acceptance and more. Meredith called me Shrinking Violet once during my freshman year and ever since then, everyone thinks my name is Violet. The Book of Experiment,Calld Secrets in Nature: so tis, tis so. The . I can see now Not having children makes less work. This was my mothers hat, kind of her lucky hat. Ist not you?Ist not your high preferment? You dont know what it is to fall into the pit, to be despised, mocked, abandoned, sneered atto be an outcast! Whenever I'm on my own I get cornered by some loony. Read more. Antigone 5. No one at Westerburgs going to let you play their reindeer games. 8 Intense Female Dramatic Monologues ONE-WAY CONVERSATION Bella opens up to her mother about how alone and ignored she feels in the family, especially with her own mother. Nor deem, though fair his courseAt first, that he hath vanquished Justice ereHe shall have reached the goal, the end of life. Theater isnt even a real thing. In these. Out of the Water 9. And you know what? I tell you, it's queer, Mrs Peters. Which is why this is so hard. Thus let us hope for no advantage, either from his transgression or from my grief, since, to punish me. But dont you realize what it is to feel that another person has absolute power over you? You know what, youre right. A monologue from the play by John Webster. September 19, 2021 April 11, 2023 MB Team 10 Comedy/Drama Monologues for Female Digital Creators, 10 Comedy/Drama Short Monologues for Actresses, 10 Female Monologues from 1 Act Play Scripts, 10 Free Short Monologues for Women of Any Age, 10 Monologues for Female Video Content Creators, 10 Monologues for Women Creating Projects Online, 10 Monologues for Women from 1 Act Plays, 10 Short . Sorry if I upset your friend. You never were. Virginia, this boy always seemed lonely somehow. Short Monologues for Women Monologues for Women from Plays Movie Monologues for Women 'Better Call Saul' (Kim): "If we'd had a house, I never would have wanted to leave" 'Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven' (Annie): "Daddy, I know what I want to do with my life" It was I who fellheadlong, dizzy, blind. Now she pays itThe misery of us that are born great,We are forced to woo because none dare woo us:As a tyrant doubles with his words,And fearfully equivocates, so weAre forced to express our violent passionsIn riddles and in dreams, and leave the pathOf simple virtue which was never madeTo seem the thing it is not. Steel Magnolias 2. And I must die. Nearly all the time. Ian just got promoted to ROTC and he tested out of English and Carl blew something up at the science fair. . Detroit 11. Ive covered my wall with postcards, with posters, with postcards, with posters. Am I terrible? Then they will place his swords across the coffinand the Counts line is extinct. A monologue from the play by Pedro Calderon De La Barca. to which of the two oughtest thou to yield obedience? This penitential robe will keep. They did it all. What did they change? The Straw (dramatic) 2. He is the idol of the public, the papers are full of him, his photograph is for sale everywhere. And for that matter I have no secrets. And Rachel was very, very quiet. Is not that glimmer there afar That dying exhalation that pale star A tiny taper, which, with trembling blazeFlickering twixt struggling flames and dying rays,With ineffectual sparkMakes the dark dwelling place appear more dark?Yes, for its distant light,Reflected dimly, brings before my sightA dungeons awful gloom,Say rather of a living corse, a living tomb;And to increase my terror and surprise,Drest in the skins of beasts a man there lies:A piteous sight,Chained, and his sole companion this poor light.Since then we cannot fly,Let us attentive to his words draw nigh,Whatever they may be. When you stop speaking, its like stopping eating. A monologue from the play by Ferenc Molnar. At least, she is pretty sure the victim is dead, except that it seems the woman's . Why people would think I did this. Im crying for you. Out them. What answer will you make to God if his life is ruined through you? You see, my mother was not of noble birth. In a moment of mental abstraction, for which I never can forgive myself, I deposited the manuscript in the basinette, and placed the baby in the hand-bag. I might assuredly answer to thee. And I get it! Do you? One pays for ones sins, and then one pays again, and all ones life one pays. I wish I had come over sometimes when she was here. . (She turns and looks uponthe palace door.) "The Young Girl and the Monsoon" by James Ryan She saw that you didnt love her- any more than you did in the days before you left. Contact 9. Or view the entire list of female monologues below. TWO SHADES AWAY Melanie is going through an emotional dilemma and struggles to figure out her road to happiness. In these. A monologue from the screenplay/tv show by Kay Cannon (based on the autobiographical book by Sophia Amoruso). My brethren and my sireShall win again . I said to our charming sister-in-law, Mae, honey, couldnt you feed those precious little things at a separate table with an oilcloth cover? All Rights Reserved, 27 Contemporary Dramatic Monologues for Women, 27 Effective Short Dramatic Monologues for Women, 27 Female Contemporary Audition Monologues, 27 One-Act Plays for Female Drama Monologues, 27 Original Contemporary Drama Monologues for Women, Monologues for Women: 27 Dramatic Pieces for Auditions, Monologues Winners: 27 Contemporary Female Monologues, Twenty Seven Effective Short Monologues for Women, 10 Best Drama School Monologues from Plays. I had to bind up my human instincts as they bind up the breasts of mothers who flow too bounteously with life-blood long after their babes have need of it. You must never know that.. I would suggest you not try this. Radium Girls 13. Sir, be confident,What ist distracts you? Hold it till my next birthday. You dog with my collar on, you lackey with my fathers hallmark on your buttons. it shrinks, until the prospect of speaking, the thought of words retching from the mouth, how ugly and gross it seems. The Best 27 One Minute Monologues For Females 1. This is a list of great monologues for women. Its a little overkill. O heaven! Ohhh, nooooo! That's why I don't like being on my own. Child Soldier 4. . since nothing is more precious than life, but-only what is just, as you yourself will say, since if you have not lost your senses you must love these children no less than I. I know how Eileen feels, Mr. Murray. Maybe because its down in a hollow and you dont see the road. The fact is, the facts are, nothing is changed. WHAT MY FANGS ARE FOR Home | Uncategorized | 27 ONE MINUTE MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN, A monologue from the play by Eugene ONeill. What have I gained by thee but infamy?Thou hast stained the spotless honour of my house,And frightened thence noble society:Like those which, sick o th palsy, and retainIll-scenting foxes bout them, are still shunnedBy those of choicer nostrils. It was in your hands, to do what you liked with. And silence. My mind is playing tricks on me, Moira. Pitiless fate, whose severity separates my glory and my desires! Madame Le Bargys son, Maurice has died. [Reading] And if she be with child,she sleeps full twelve hours after; if not, not.None of that water comes into my belly.Ill know you from a hundred; I could break you nowOr turn you into milk, and so beguileThe master of the mystery, but Ill look to you.Ha! Oh, it will be beautiful to have it all over withif only that were the end! . You were my mum too. TWO SHADES AWAY Miss Julie 12. You neither think nor talk like the man I could bind myself to. So Im done. No one will ever see it! Well guess what society? Fuente Ovejuna 7. Enigma (dramatic) 6. All Stage Play Scripts for Women in Alphabetic Order "Above the Earth" - short poetic monologue "A Breaking Heart" - Dramedy emotional monologue - Female from the play "When Mel Fell for Nell" (PDF) ISBN-13: 978-1512007183 - or view the 1 minute version Lisa is provoked by Daisy, who was released and given a chance at a normal life. I'm going to prepare you for me. I'm going to tend you. KIMBERLY AKIMBO 15. Yep, theyre no-neck monsters, all no-neck people are monsters? You made up your mind and walked in, with the air of a god on a holiday. But I didnt do what that man says, I promise you. What do you call this house?Is this your palace? I dont know where their voice boxes are located since they dont have necks. What were they about? As for me, if suffering be an expiation, then at this moment I have expiated all my faults, whatever they have been; for to-night you have made a heart in one who had it not, made it and broken it.But let that pass. and all the while to hear the laughter, the horrible laughter of the world, a thing more tragic than all the tears the world has ever shed. And by God, I am going to make it through this goddamn mess! The Importance of Being Earnest (comedic) 5. Cos I mean, if I thought the rest of my life would be spent as a mindless cog in a machine, I swear Id just get a tattoo across my face that says:Really man?.

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