“Contents Flammable” (drama) 2 Minutes

Monologue Description: “Contents Flammable” is about living with guilt.

Character Description: In this monologue, Nora talks about the tragic events that unfolded with her daughter. She speaks to a group of people in a therapy session.

NORA:

(she says aloud)

“DO NOT USE NEAR FIRE OR OPEN FLAME. KEEP AWAY FROM MATCHES AND LIGHTED CIGARETTES DURING APPLICATION AND UNTIL HAIR IS FULLY DRY. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. AVOID SPRAYING NEAR EYES.”

I memorized the side of the bottle. I wanted to be clear to myself as to what I done and repeating that phrase to myself, reminds me of how horrible a person I am.

I just couldn’t quit the damn smoking. Had a habit of leaving my cigarettes lit when I’d put them down and forget ‘em. My daughter, always used to play with my hair spray bottles. She would spray and then brush her dolls hair. Ha Ha, so cute she was.

…One day she was playing in the bathroom, while I was getting ready for work. Anyway, I was smoking my cigarettes and decided to put it down on top of the sink in order to fuss with my hair. Then the phone rang, the babysitter and I was distracted.

That’s when my baby daughter sprayed her hair bottle just right which caused the cigarette and the hair spray bottle to ignite and catch fire to the bathroom towel and to my daughters pretty face…

When I saw her…

I screamed…

Went to put the fire out…I put my hands all over her tender face while she kept screaming my name…

(sighs)

I panicked. I pulled her out of the bathroom, then back in the bathroom. I dunked her head into the toilet to put out the flames.

She was coughing and…

The rest is history.

My daughter is blind because of me. Because I smoked cigarettes, because I was stupid. Now my baby daughter is gonna be blind for the rest of her life and I did that. I took those beautiful blue eyes she had and singed them forever….FOREVER…

“Excuses Of Life” (drama) 1 Minute

Monologue Description: “Excuses Of Life” is about the pros and cons to life’s decisions.

Character Description: In this monologue, Joe talks to his cousin about his life’s choices.

JOE:

I know where you really went. Do you know where you really went? You don’t even realize it, do you? Now you have to live with the regret for the remainder of your days. You walked. You walked away from what was most passionate in your heart. What made you come to begin with?Maybe there is better opportunity where you will be. I only hope so.

I am so disappointed in you, you have no idea. You cannot make up excuses and blame others for your own actions. Just like I can’t blame those for mine. You could have moved forward and achieved responsibility for your own life.

Maybe you still can, where you are. I only hope so.

You relied on me when you shouldn’t have. It’s not because you got mixed up in shit. If you wanted it bad enough, you could have gotten work ANYWHERE and you could have been your own man.

Maybe you still can, where you are. I only hope so.

Where you gonna go next? Will you face the music? Will you go somewhere else? Will you return? Do you even care anymore?

What excuses of life will you give now? How long will you last there?

I’ve always said to rely on YOURSELF. You can’t depend on nobody. The truth of the matter is that you are and always have been your own worst enemy. When is it going to change?

Look what happened…

“Scare Of My Life” (drama) 2 Minutes

Monologue Description: “Scare Of My Life” is about a mother not finding her sons activity humorous by any means.

Character Description: In this monologue, Melanie talks to her best friend about how she thinks her son is a dangerous driver.

MELANIE:

There’s no getting through to that kid. Stubborn little bastard. I talk and talk and talk and I get no where with Will. What do I have to do? Do I have to put a gun to his head? Obviously I’m not serious when I say that but I feel like that would be the only way to get through to him.

He’s too wild. Drives his car like a maniac. He peels off wherever he goes. This kid must hold the record for skid marks. He goes through four new pairs of tires a month. Does that make sense?
He does it cause he thinks it’s cool. It wasn’t until he got his car and started acting like a trickster that he began getting popular in school.

I wish to God I never bought him the damn car. Not that he doesn’t deserve it. He does, with his grades he can go to college just about anywhere. I promised him I’d get him the car and I did. We both held up our end of the bargains. I know he probably is letting out alot of steam. He worked hard all those years to get where he is but, it’s no excuse for driving like a lunatic.

(phone rings)

Hello? Will? Will? What’s wrong? What? You crashed the car?! Are you alright??!! Is anyone hurt?! You see, I told you not to drive around like an asshole and look what you did? Where are you? What? WHAT??

(hangs up the phone in anger)

He just played a joke on me. He just acted like he was in a car accident…how could…

(in tears)

He just gave me the scare of my life, God…

(phone rings)

Don’t answer. Don’t answer it. Wait ’till he gets home. Just wait. I’m gonna beat his ass senseless. Just wait. This is what he does to me? That’s funny? That isn’t funny? That’s horrible. Horrible!

I’ll fix his ass good. Now I’m taking away his keys and then we’ll see how much of a hot shot he is walking around again. I’m the mother and that makes me the boss.

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