“A Walk In The Sun” (drama) 1 Minute

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ALDERON:  Suck your blood?  (beat)  It’s alot more complicated than that Kyra.  (beat)  It’s a curse you don’t want.  You think it’s power?  You think being immortal is special?  (beat)  I understand that you want to be with me forever and I do love you…deeply, but I have been around a long time and I have had many great loves…sorry to tell you this but I’m telling you because it is the only way I can protect you. 

(pause.)

Maybe I’m going about this the wrong way.  It’s never been easy for me.  One would think I would be wiser by now but the heart always blinds the mind.  (beat)  I shouldn’t have done this!  I shouldn’t have!  I want you to hate me.  PLEASE, hate me, Kyra…hate me for the rest of your normal life.

(he motions to leave, then stops)

I love you…I’ve always loved you but I won’t make you like me.  The day I do that is the day I take a walk in the sun.

(he leaves)

“RRRR!!!!” (drama) 1-2 Minutes

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(room is lit as COLD BLUE)

(sound of a Harley Davidson motorcycle roars by.  A distant drip from a faucet 1 second apart per drip.)

(16 seconds of dripping water sound)

(four footsteps, increasing in volume and closeness—before the fifth step, a quick shuffle of the body slowing down to turn handle of door—door bursts open, followed by RUTH’S entrance, followed by her slamming the door)

(room changes color on door slam to bright yellow – HARD)

RUTH: RRRRRRRR!!!!  (she throws her hand bag) RRRR!!! (she picks her hand bag up from the floor—takes out cellphone—makes call)  …KAY!  Kay, it’s me.  Can you, can you talk?? (beat) They won’t let me date him! (half beat) Yeah! They won’t let me go out—because they’re selfish assholes, that’s—they found out from my sister…Yeah, her big fat mouth as usual, always—I’m gonna punch her in the face when—RRRRR!!!!! I can’t! (sighs) What am I going to tell him? (beat) How am I going to explain this to him Kay?? (imitating a dumb version of herself) “I can’t date you cause your black.”  (mockingly) Is that what I should say?  (half beat) I can’t tell him that, I can’t tell him the truth; can’t tell him that my father will kill him and beat my ass cause he’s an uneducated racist—my mother goes along with it cause, I mean, God forbid she ever sticks up for me for once—(sighs) (beat) (moans) I can’t Kay…I hate them all—so alone…they can’t just let me be me, support my choices; IT’S MY LIFE!—Always criticizing me and talking shit—MYSISTERTHERAT—it’s why she gets everything because she brown noses them so bad—spoiled little twerp! (clenching fists) RRRR!!! (pause.) I don’t know what to do.

“Arouse Me” (serio-comedy) 2 Minutes

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Monologue Description: “Arouse Me” is a serio-comedy about finding a common ground as a couple.

Character Description:  In this monologue, Bella is a nineteen year old college student who is dating an older business man.

BELLA:

That’s not what I want.  We meet up late at night, at the end of our days…I’m tired, you’re tired and we are both not in the mood to do anything but be cranky at best.  That’s not good. There’s nothing exciting about that.  I know you travel alot but it’s not enough for me.  Not seeing you for two, three weeks at a time is not right.  I know, I know you told me all about this before we hooked up but still, saying it and partaking in it are two totally different things, Jed.  I didn’t think it would be so strange.  Everytime you come back from one of your business trips, I find myself having to warm up to you for the first couple of days.  

(beat)

Maybe I’m not cut out for this kind of relationship.  

(beat)

I want to be close to you.  I want us to have days when we can go do whatever—like hitting up a movie, dinner, a walk in the park or a blockbuster night, I don’t care.

(beat)

I WANT ROMANCE!  Everything is so business with you.  You’re always on the phone, always bumping into people you know, who you happen to do business with… 

I’m confused.  I love the fact that you are older than me cause God knows I deal with guys my age and they are a bunch of immature assholes but I’m beginning to think that maybe you are too old for me.  Not necessarily too old age wise but just too old adult wise.  

I want someone who I can play with and go out and be stupid with and not always feel like I have to wear a dress and act all lady like.  For once I’d like to burp in front of you or look like plain Jane.  For once I’d like to put my hair up, not wear make up and throw on sneakers and a t-shirt with jeans and call it a day.  

(beat)

You know, I just got into college, I–maybe I should—I don’t know what I’m saying.  (she sighs)  Can’t you NOT take life so seriously all the time?  You know?!  Just–I’ve never even seen you lose your cool or get drunk or, I mean—say a bad word, like fuck or shit or prick or even dickhead I’d accept.  Everything about you is so dignified, like you’re some Prince of Dignity or something.  Loosen up man, stop being such a tightwad and chill.  

(beat)

Look, you need to really just smoke a joint and hang.  Okay, I’m not saying get into smoking pot and all that, I’m just saying pull the stick out of your ass and lighten up a bit.

(beat)

Jed, I respect you so much.  Enormously.  It’s why I’m so attracted to you because you are such a man’s man but you need to lay back and get more down to Earth because that’s what will arouse me.  I need you to watch a cartoon.  I mean, what’s the last cartoon you remember watching in your life…The Flinstones?  It’s a cool cartoon but dude, you’re missing out!  I know you’ve heard of The Simpson’s, who hasn’t but have you even tried watching them or what about Family Guy?  I mean, COME ON!  These are shows you have to get down with because they are funny and they don’t let you take life so freaking seriously all the time.  Get with the times and meet me halfway.  It will not only be good for us but it will be REALLY good for you.

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