I don’t have parents like yours…I can’t stand my mother and my father always has no more than two nickels to rub together. However, Helena still clearly conveys her struggles, so the monologue maintains power and meaning.Įverything is easy for you, Sally. Helena’s monologue is one of the easiest beginner monologues to memorize because it’s made up of simple, short sentences. In this monologue, teenager Helena talks to her friend Sally about her life’s struggles. “Behind the Eight Ball” by Joseph Arnone: Helena’s monologue And if it isn’t enough, and the aliens don’t come, well it doesn’t matter. I’ll come out to the field, and I’ll watch the Perseids, and I’ll sing with you and whoever else shows up. I think it can be me.īut there’s so much to learn. Astronomy, physics…It incorporates almost every discipline. I want to be the first human to make contact. Daddy, I know what I want to do with my life.
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Moreover, Annie’s igenius status gives more weight to her dream of being the first human to make contact with extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI). Because of its short length, it’s a simple monologue for kids or teen actors to memorize. Titular character Annie, a 13-year-old genius, pleads with her father, begging to go to Chicago to be with her grandparents. That’s all… “Annie Jump and the Library of Heaven” by Reina Hard: Annie’s monologue Is that so wrong? Not in the sense in a, in a, in an intellectual way but more in an attractive way, you know…that would be nice, to know, if I can still turn a man on. If, in fact, if a man is actually still interested in me that way. I just want to know if I still appeal to men. I’m not looking for comfort or consolation. (she stands up abruptly and grabs her drink) Can I ask you something? Have my looks changed? Am I not as attractive as I used to be? Wait! Don’t answer me, don’t answer my question! It’s all just too much, really. I’m not trying to say that I need a man to salivate over me or anything like that…it’s only that I haven’t gotten that second look in quite awhile and I’m beginning to feel a bit inadequate.Įven on a lousy looking day I used to catch a second look, nowadays I’m lucky I even get a first look.
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It’s the second look that validates something for me as a woman. I was thinking about this all day and it must have been years since I’ve ever felt that feeling…you know? When a man looks at you, looks away and then takes that second look. Also, despite its brevity, the monologue effectively showcases the character’s concerns over her changing appearance. This is an easy monologue for beginners, because in addition to being brief and having relatively short sentences, it doesn’t have complicated words or phrasing. In this monologue, Cher-described in the script as mid-40s-is talking to a friend about her looks and how she thinks she’s not as attractive as she once was. Will you please, please not marry me? “Second Look” by Joseph Arnone: Cher’s monologue I’m begging you – I’m getting down on a knee. The planet already has millions of nice people.
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You’re making me NICE! And if you open that box and ask me to marry you and I nicely say ‘yes,’ I’ll be nice for life. But since being with you, I’ve begun to feel warm inside. Before I met you, I used to be a raging jerk. The original monologue is a bit longer but can be broken down, as demonstrated below, making it an easy monologue to memorize, even for beginners.ĭon’t do it! Don’t open that little box one more crack! Don’t ask me to marry you. This comedic monologue shows Cynthia, a young adult woman, talking to a man who is on his knees and holding a little box. “Goodbye Charles” by Gabriel Davis: It’s Terrible Being Nice