{"id":1323,"date":"2016-10-12T14:46:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T14:46:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2020-06-25T18:21:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-25T18:21:29","slug":"10-great-monologues-from-lgbtq-identifying-characters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-great-monologues-from-lgbtq-identifying-characters\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Great Monologues from LGBTQ+-Identifying Characters"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 Great Monologues from LGBTQ+-Identifying Characters<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

October 11, 2016<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Looking for a monologue<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span> from an LGBTQ+ identifying character?\u00a0We’re here to help. Below we’ve listed ten monologues from our collection that feature LGBTQ+ characters dealing with acceptance, relationships, transitioning, and personal discovery.<\/span><\/p>\n

A monologue from Women of Choice <\/i>by David Rush<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-comic, 20s – 30s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This standalone monologue is entitled \u201cARTIE, the Single Girl.\u201d Artie is by herself at a mixer (a party for single people looking to meet other single or available people) for the gay community. She has just sat down to talk to another woman she is interested in and expresses her discomfort over attending these kinds of functions. Her awkward small talk quickly devolves into a very personal account of why she has socially awkward tendencies and social anxiety. They seem to stem from her young adult relationship with her parents; her awkward feelings and comments are spilling over into her interactions with others, especially in romantic situations. As she speaks, she also brings up two of her ex-es, which only adds more discomfort to the situation. (This monologue contains adult language.)<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Nobody <\/i>by Crystal Skillman<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College – 20s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Kat is a proofreader, sitting at a restaurant alone, working. She recounts to the audience the time she was the maid of honor at her good friend Anna\u2019s wedding. This leads into a brief account of the nature of their relationship, and a secret they share together. Kat and Anne have been lovers since they met during college and Kat is still attempting to come to terms with exactly how she feels about the nature of their relationship. A strong, understated dramatic monologue.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Coming Out <\/i>by Cullen Douglas<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-comic, Teens – 20s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In this standalone monologue, Michelle, late teens early 20\u2019s, is at her first support group meeting. She\u2019s a nervous wreck, talking a mile a minute, except for when she suddenly stops for a beat and stares, like she\u2019s looking at animals in a zoo. Michelle is gay. Proud. But scared to come out to her parents about it. She\u2019s looking for advice, back up, a plan. But she won\u2019t stop rambling on and on long enough for anyone to get a word in edgewise.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Nobody <\/i>by Crystal Skillman<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, 20s – 30s)<\/strong>
\nA<\/span>nna, a poet trapped in a loveless marriage, recounts her situation to the audience. Constantly dreaming of her long time friend and occasional lover Kat, she explains how she called in sick from work today and has been wandering around the city, reading and trying to sort out her feelings. She finally decides that she needs to contact Kat and explain how deep her feelings for her truly are.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Women of Choice <\/i>by David Rush<\/h4>\n
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(Male-to-Female transitioning, Dramatic, 20s – 50s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>This standalone monologue is entitled \u201cMARCIA, the Diver.\u201d Marcia is a transgender male-to-female woman who has saved almost enough money of her goal ($35,000) to complete her gender reassignment surgery. However, she has been in a relationship with a man who keeps pushing her to have sex with him. She is stuck in a situation where she must choose to either get a back-alley surgery (a very risky procedure, as it may be a scam or end in death) <\/span>or<\/span><\/i> tell her boyfriend the truth (another equally risky choice that may result in Marcia being physically injured by her boyfriend). Here, she visits a website for the transgender community and posts on their message board, asking their advice and weighing her options.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Porch <\/i>by Alex Kump<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, 20s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>In this scene Jeff describes to Vincent about when he knew he was in love with him. He talks about the miraculous and mystifying physical sensation of being in love with someone, and then talks about how one is definitely, positively, undoubtedly sure when they\u2019ve fallen in love.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Wild <\/i>by Crystal Skillman<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, 20s – 40s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>The shore of a beach during early afternoon. Vin, a stranger Peter has never met before today, is sitting on his towel on the beach. Vin is a grad student at Northwestern, and Peter is the Junior Client Reporting Associate at Mesirow Financial. Peter’s father is dying, and his family does not accept that Peter is gay. His family passive-aggressively blames Peter for his father being in the hospital. In addition, Peter has been unfaithful to Bobby, his partner, and slept with a woman. Peter is struggling with low self worth and venting to Vin, who is willingly listening to Peter\u2019s troubles.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Better Places to Go <\/i>by David-Matthew Barnes<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Harboring feelings of love for his male best friend, Derek is suicidal and manic. He\u2019s eighteen and misunderstood. At a rundown truck stop diner in Grand Island, Nebraska, he tells Ricardo why they need to leave town together.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Sir. <\/i>by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, 30s – 40s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Vanessa is telling Alan for the first time that their son, Gavin is transgender. Gavin was only in kindergarten at the time, and Alan is completely taken aback and wants his daughter to grow up through puberty, \u201cWe\u2019ll buy her every WWE toy at Target. Get her camo pants and a Spider-man hoodie – I don\u2019t care.\u201d He just wants her to grow up as a girl. Here, Vanessa explains that it\u2019s about identity; it\u2019s deeper than physical attributes. She shares with Alan, Gavin\u2019s own self-discovery and honest knowing that he is a boy, not a girl, when he wets himself because he can\u2019t use the correct bathroom at school. ([\u2026] indicates cut dialogue).<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from In Close Quarters <\/i>by Michael Wanzie<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, College – 20s)<\/strong>
\n<\/span>Vietnam. Soldiers Ivey and Dolan\u00a0are alone in a small bunker, and Dolan has just come out to Ivey as gay. Ivey is irate and thinks that Dolan has lied to him about his sexuality in order to get physically close to him. Dolan explains that the picture he carries with his gear is his friend, a lover he had during college before the war. The man in the picture asked Dolan to run away with him the night of the draft. Though it is not revealed in this monologue, it is important to know that after Dolan tells his friend he will not leave with him, his friend commits suicide.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ashleigh Gardner<\/strong>\u00a0received her AA in Theatre\/Drama\/Dramatic Arts\u00a0from Valencia College and\u00a0her Bachelors Degree in English Literature and\u00a0Masters Degree in Literary, Cultural, and Textual Studies from\u00a0the University of Central Florida. She is a playwright and an actor.<\/em><\/h5>\n
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