Crack In The Chimney
In Crack In The Chimney, what seems like throw away dialogue is actually filled with a strong undercurrent of painful emotion for Adrianna.
Featured Monologue – Crack in the Chimney
Adrianna talks to her 7 year old son Junior, while folding clothes.
ADRIANNA: This is the unfortunate nonsense your father puts on us. Never on time. Told him two o’clock and it’s almost four. (she stares at her son playing) …Supposed to eat with him; I should feed you, you’re going to be starving by the time he ever shows up…you hungry? (beat) Junior, are you hungry dear?
Junior doesn’t respond to Adrianna.
I gave you a nice full breakfast. You love my french toast. Especially when I add cinnamon. It’s like eating candy. (she laughs) I’ll never forget when you said that to me. Felt my face beaming with delight. Nothing makes a mother more happy then when she sees her son eating her food and making such positive comments as that. Wonderful way to start the morning. (she looks at him) Oh, such an active imagination you have young man. (she marvels) Yes, a profound imagination is what it takes to make it in this world.
Your father always lacked imagination. He always had ideas abound but imagination, well, that’s a different level of the brain, isn’t it darling? One can be filled with ideas but if you don’t have the imagination to present those ideas to the world, what is the point?
Anyone can have an idea. Lord knows the world has them in abundance. Remember that Junior, whenever you have an idea, be sure you follow through with it. That’s where your father always went wrong. He’d get worked up and excited about an idea and I’d watch it fade from him the moment after he told me. If ideas were currency, we’d be filthy rich. (she laughs) But we are nothing of the sort, but that’s okay dear. You hold promise. That’s enough for me. (she looks at her son) You sure you aren’t hungry, Junior?
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Monologue Summary
In drama monologue from Crack in the Chimney, Adrianna talks about the past and present at the same time to her son while they suffer from family dysfunction.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~1 Minute
- Monologue Character: Adrianna
- Age Range: Any
- Themes: family, past / present
- Best For: Female Dramatic Monologues
World of the Play
- Cast Size: 1 Woman, 1 Kid, 1 Teen, 1 Man
- Characters in Play: Adrianna, Gregory, Junior at 7, Junior age 16
- Time Period: Modern
- Synopsis: In the 10 minute play Crack In The Chimney, a small family consisting of Adrianna, Gregory and their son Junior, showcases the broken dreams of what is now a dysfunctional family.
FAQ
A: Monologue Blogger has a play titled Crack in the Chimney wherein the character Adrianna is sort of stuck between her past and present at the same time. Another play script titled Cuts by Daniella Alma explores the concept of two different worlds connecting into one.
A: Visit Monologue Blogger and check out a play script titled The Visitant, They Say We’re Boiling Our Brains Inside Our Skulls, Burden of Being Taken, and The Attic.
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Monologue Source: Crack in the Chimney
Crack in the Chimney is a dramatic one-act ePlay by Joseph Arnone, 2026.
