A dramatic monologue for women from the classic play, Fences, by August Wilson.
Fences Monologues
Monologues from ‘Fences’, the Classic Play by August Wilson
Featuring monologues from Troy, Rose, Cory, Lyons, Bono and Gabriel.
Story: Troy Maxson makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son’s chance to meet a college football recruiter.
‘Fences’ (Rose): “You can’t be nobody but who you are, Cory”
‘Fences’ (Cory): “I can’t drag Papa with me everywhere I go”
A one minute dramatic monologue for teen boys from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Lyons): “You got to take the crookeds with the straights”
A one minute dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Cory): “All you ever did was try and make me scared of you”
A dramatic monologue for teen boys from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “I’d appreciate it if you’d help me take care of her”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “You stay on the other side of that fence until you ready for me”
A one minute dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “Rose, I done tried all my life to live decent”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic play, Fences, by August Wilson.
‘Fences’ (Bono): “Rose a good woman, Troy”
A one minute dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “I was young and anxious to be a man”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic play, Fences, by August Wilson.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “My daddy ain’t had them walking blues!”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “A man got to take care of his family”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Gabriel): “St. Peter got your name in the book”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Lyons): “You don’t know nothing about how I was raised”
A one minute dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “I went down to see Hertzberger about some furniture”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “Death ain’t nothing. I done seen him”
A dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Troy): “I told that boy about that football stuff”
A one minute dramatic male monologue from the classic August Wilson play, Fences.
‘Fences’ (Rose): “I been standing with you!”
A dramatic monologue for women from the classic play, Fences, by August Wilson.
