In this monologue from the play, "Hopes/Dreams", Lisa confronts her husband, who's been 'working late' a lot. LISA: How was work? (beat) You've been working so hard lately, I'm worried about you. (beat) You really think I don't know? Chris, I'm not stupid. I know you're not working late. I know you've been out with other women. And I can take that. I can process that. Our … [Read more...] about Hopes/Dreams
Monologues for Women
Bright Lights
In this monologue from the play, "Bright Lights", Anna reflects on leaving her small hometown for the big city. ANNA: Nobody knows me here. I could walk down the street, and no one would recognize or stop me. Not like where I'm from. (beat) I had a bar I went to. McCorley's. It was like Cheers, everyone knew my name. You just don't get that here. And I don't know if I want … [Read more...] about Bright Lights
The Mall After Dark
In this monologue from the play, "The Mall After Dark", Ally tells her friend why she can't go back to the mall. Not after what happened. ALLY: I can't go to the mall anymore. Not without Kara... It hurts too much. I see other girls laughing and having fun and all I think about is how much fun Kara and I had there. And how we'll never be able to do that again. She loved … [Read more...] about The Mall After Dark
Over and Over
In this monologue from the play "Over and Over", Jenna, a young woman in her 20s-30s, confronts her boyfriend Paul over their rocky relationship. JENNA: If there's something you wanna say, just say it. You wanna break up with me, is that it? I know things haven't been going well lately. But I thought we could work through it. Everyone thinks it's easier to just give up, just … [Read more...] about Over and Over
The Tunnel
In this monologue for young women from "The Tunnel", Hannah laments her condition. HANNAH: I'm sick, alright? Why do you have to know everything about me? I just want to die in peace, but everyone has to make it so dramatic and act like my life is so important to them. I don't want to be one of those 'perfect angels who went too soon'. My life wasn't beautiful, and I wasn't … [Read more...] about The Tunnel