In this dramatic monologue for young women from the play, "Wings and the Broken", Ella sits on the ground, cradling a small jar with a butterfly inside.ELLA: It’s funny how something so tiny can carry so much weight. Not real weight—she probably weighs less than a paperclip. But the kind of weight you feel in your chest when you look at her too long. Like the way you feel after … [Read more...] about Wings and The Broken
Dramatic Plays - 2 Women
Empty Chair
In this dramatic monologue from the play, "Empty Chair", a widow confesses to a friend how she's feeling at her late husband’s memorial.MAGGIE: He always said he’d live forever. I’d laugh and tell him he was crazy, but deep down, I believed him. He was invincible. Larger than life. And now... now he’s just a name on a program, a picture on a wall. A memory that I’m supposed to … [Read more...] about Empty Chair
No Place Left
In this monologue from the play, "No Place Left", Jenny, a young woman confronts her mother about her neglectful parenting after a lifetime of estrangement.JENNY: You don’t get to rewrite history now. You don’t. I sat in that room, alone, while you locked yourself away with every excuse under the sun. Men, pills, your “hard life.” Whatever it was that week, it was always more … [Read more...] about No Place Left
Long Goodbyes
In this dramatic monologue for teen girls from the play, "Long Goodbyes", Lucy sits cross-legged on the floor of her nearly empty bedroom, a worn-out stuffed animal in her lap. She speaks as if addressing the stuffed animal directly.LUCY: It’s just you and me now, isn’t it, Charlie? Everyone else is already downstairs, waiting. But I don’t think I’m ready to say goodbye yet. I … [Read more...] about Long Goodbyes
Last Beginning
In this monologue from the play, "Last Beginning", Casey seeks answers from a difficult relationship.CASEY: You think I don't know I messed up? You think I don't wake up crying because of what I did to you?I can't go back and change it, so what do you want me to do now? How else can I punish myself, torture myself so you can feel better... If you can't get over it, I … [Read more...] about Last Beginning