‘Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune’ (Johnny Talks Kids)
Johnny dreams of the kids he and Frankie could have
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‘Spike Heels’ (Lydia): “I don’t know you”
A contemporary comedy of manners which explores sexual harassment, misplaced amour, and the possibility of a four sided love triangle.
‘Spike Heels’ (Georgie): “Shame on your for thinking you’re better than the rest of us”
A dramatic monologue for women from Theresa Rebeck’s play, Spike Heels.
‘Danny and the Deep Blue Sea’ (Roberta): “I can’t stay like I am!”
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 and the Whale)
Roberta is a single mother who is psychologically damaged and unable to care for herself or her child.
‘Key Exchange’ (Lisa)
Lisa is a photographer who has suggested her boyfriend that they exchange apartment keys. Now, she’s realizing that may have been a mistake.
‘It’s Only a Play’ (Virginia): “And people wonder why I bottomed out?”
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
‘The Lisbon Traviata’ (Stephen): “I’ll never forget the night she did this at the old Met”
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
‘The Lisbon Traviata’ (Mike)
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,
‘Gone Girl’ (Tommy): “Do I look like I’d do well in prison?”
Tommy tells Nick about his time with Amy and when she accused him of sexual assault
‘Fools Rush In’ (Alex)
Monologue from the movie, ‘Fools Rush In’, where Alex finally decides that Isabel is the one he loves.
‘A Civil Action’ (Jan Schlichtmann)
A lawyer talks about the chances of a case to a possible client. A monologue from the movie, A Civil Action
‘Have a Heart’: “I wonder if that pizza tasted any differently”
‘Have a Heart’ is a comedic monologue about a woman who loves how big a heart her boyfriend, Pete, has.
‘Come, Go, Stay’: “But that’s just movie logic, you know?”
‘Come, Go, Stay’ is a monologue about a woman attempts to explain herself and why she can’t commit, to her boyfriend.
‘Selective Memory’: “He told me that I ruined the Beatles for him”
‘Selective Memory’, is a monologue about a woman who is nostalgic for The Beatles and romance.
‘Other Desert Cities’ (Trip)
Trip: You know, let me just like preface this with – uh, I’ve lived most of my life in the shadow of a brother I barely knew – and I have about “this much” left – ok? That said – the people in this book are not the same as