‘The Columnist’ (Joe)
Joe erupts after years of being hounded for lying
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Joe erupts after years of being hounded for lying
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Johnny dreams of the kids he and Frankie could have
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Edith, absent minded and caring, comes back to greet Jane.
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Dr. Stuart Framingham, a therapist who slept with Prudence
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Set in a small town brothel, Lily has just arrived determined to earn enough to pay her debts as Lana tells her the ways of her new world
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A contemporary comedy of manners which explores sexual harassment, misplaced amour, and the possibility of a four sided love triangle.
‘Spike Heels’ (Lydia): “I don’t know you” Read More »
A dramatic monologue for women from Theresa Rebeck’s play, Spike Heels.
‘Spike Heels’ (Georgie): “Shame on your for thinking you’re better than the rest of us” Read More »
Roberta is a single mother who is psychologically damaged and unable to care for herself or her child.
‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ (Roberta): “I can’t stay like I am!” Read More »
Roberta is a single mother who is psychologically damaged and unable to care for herself or her child.
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“Well, I had no choice, did I, I’m a woman”
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Lisa is a photographer who has suggested her boyfriend that they exchange apartment keys. Now, she’s realizing that may have been a mistake.
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A dramatic monologue for women from Ibsen’s classic play, A Doll’s House.
Nora Morton is a beautiful and ambitious 16-year-old girl with dreams of Broadway. She’s often resentful of her younger sister and angry at her father for dying
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NORA: How would you feel if your entire life depended on what your Uncle Jack decided?…Oh, God, I wish Daddy were alive. Oh, God, he was so handsome. Always dressed so dapper, his shoes always shined. I always thought he should have been a movie star…like Gary Cooper…only very short.
20-year old Beneatha is currently going to college and some of her personal beliefs and views have distanced her from conservative family. She dreams of being a doctor and struggles to determine her identity as a well-educated black woman.
‘A Raisin in the Sun’ (Beneatha): “That was the most marvelous thing in the world” Read More »
A bar in Saigon. Halberstam carries a sheet of teletype paper as he talks to Stewart.
‘The Columnist’ (Halberstam): “We did it! It’s all our fault!” Read More »
Virginia: They ain’t doing anything. They tried that number on me out in Hollywood. “You’re only as good as your last picture.” My agent told me. “Bulls—,” I told him. “Nothing’s as bad as my last three pictures but especially me. Just get me a job.” “Ginny, I can’t get
‘It’s Only a Play’ (Virginia): “And people wonder why I bottomed out?” Read More »
STEPHEN: I’ll never forget the night she did this at the old Met. The excitement in the air. Everybody was there. Jackie Kennedy was in a box with Leonard Bernstein. No, that was for the return as Tosca seven years later and she was Jackie Onassis and she was with
MIKE: I’m tired. Stephen. I’m tired of saying I’m sorry all the time. I’m tired of tiptoeing through my life because it might interfere with yours. I’m tired of being told what opera to like, what book to read, what movies to go to, I’m tired of being your father,
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Jessica’s monologue from Kenneth Lonergan’s play, ‘This Is Our Youth’
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