Every Position On The Chessboard
In drama monologue from Venomous Impulse, Archie is forced to come to terms with his daughter and the trouble she has caused their family.
Featured Monologue – Every Position on the Chessboard
ARCHIE: …You’re not possessed. You don’t know how to manage your emotions. You’ve been like this since you were a child. Everything in the extreme, nothing ever regulated. I imagined by now, with all your life experience, with all the travels you’ve put yourself on, you’d reach a point in your life that would allow you to have control over yourself.
These impulses… (sighs)…I wish I knew where they stemmed from… I almost wish you were possessed; it would give me the excuse to grab you and shake that rotten demon from your existence.
…No, this whole family has gone rotten…I do, I do, I do for everybody! Where is the love that is supposed to fill this home when I enter it? Where?!
I’ve given you enough time and patience, and you haven’t changed. (beat) We’ve tried everything, haven’t we? Every position on the chessboard, millions and millions of wasted scenarios all leading up to the same result each time, a losing game.
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Monologue Summary
Venomous Impulse features a 1-minute dramatic monologue for male actors, revealing the stress a father and family undergo with a mentally unstable daughter.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~1 Minute
- Monologue Character: Archie
- Age Range: 40’s-60’s
- Themes: love, hope, patience, family
- Best For: drama practice, drama class
World of the Play
- Cast Size: 1 woman, 1 man
- Characters in Play: Archie, Reloya
- Time Period: Modern day drama
- Synopsis: In the one-act ePlay Venomous Impulse, Reloya is given an ultimatum from her father Archie that she has no choice but to accept.
FAQ
In the short play Venomous Impulse, Archie has come to a final conclusion that he feels will be best for his daughter’s well-being and the future of his family as a whole.
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Monologue Source: Venomous Impulse
Venomous Impulse, a one-act ePlay by Joseph Arnone, 2025.
