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Monologues about Pregnancies that are Far From Perfect<\/strong><\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

Date: April 22nd, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Pregnancy is a magical experience, sometimes. Sometimes, it\u2019s a waking nightmare, or something in-between. Here are ten monologues for characters doing their best to adjust to the miracle of creating life.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

A dramatic monologue from Broken Moon by Jennie S. Redling<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

As two women reluctantly connect, the purpose of their waiting room visits\u2014to end their pregnancies\u2014is revealed.<\/p>\n

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A\u00a0 dramatic monologue from Scenes From an Unfinished Life by Leigh Kennicott<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

A young, unmarried girl contemplates her choices after discovering she is pregnant.<\/p>\n

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A dramatic monologue from In the Shadow of My Son by Nadine Bernard<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dolores has recently found out she is pregnant and wants to have the baby, but her boyfriend is angry with her decision. Here, Dolores shares with the audience her difficulties picking a doctor.<\/p>\n

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A serio-comic monologue from Milk Like Sugar by Kristen Greenidge<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Margie has gotten pregnant and is trying to convince her friends to join her in pregnancy. As the three are texting, Margie bursts out, telling of her experience with a obstetrics nurse. Not realizing the procedures beforehand, she now re-enactss the entire sequence.<\/p>\n

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A dramatic monologue from How Love is Spelt by Chlo\u00eb Moss<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Peta has run away from her life back in Liverpool or a couple of weeks in London. She is pregnant with Colin\u2019s baby and left only a note to explain her departure. After a series of unhappy encounters, she feels fearful, misses Colin, and asks him to come take her home.<\/p>\n

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A serio-comic monologue from Immaculate by Oliver Lansley<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Adults 30-40s, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Despite splitting up from her ex-boyfriend Michael eleven and a half months ago, and not having had sex during that time, Mia finds herself pregnant\u2026 but when the Archangel Gabriel and Lucifer both show up claiming parentage, nobody is sure by whom.<\/p>\n

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A dramatic monologue from An Actual Baby Person by Barbara Lindsay<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Squishy is a very goth, very pregnant teenager. Fearing she doesn\u2019t have what it takes to be a mother, she does her best to teach her irresponsible husband to love their unborn baby.<\/p>\n

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A serio-comic monologue from See Jane Quit by Beth Kander<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Adults 30-40s)
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After Jane finds out she\u2019s pregnant with Charles\u2019 baby\u2014and Charles is actually gay\u2014she agreed to live with him to try to establish a \u201cnormal\u201d life. But by this point, she\u2019s had it.<\/p>\n

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A serio-comic monologue from Little Gem by Elaine Murphy<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, College 18-22)
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Amber spends a drug-fuelled night with her new boyfriend before waking up and being sick in Paul\u2019s bathroom. At work, Mandy from the accounts department jokes that she \u2018hopes it\u2019s not morning sickness,\u2019 which prompts Mandy to go to the chemist to buy a pregnancy test. This monologue is given as she sits on the toilet, waiting for the result.<\/p>\n

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A dramatic monologue from Dear You, by Amber Valois<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mia is pregnant with her first child. She and her friend Riley are going through boxes of things her estranged mother dropped off at her house and found a letter Mia wrote to her younger self on the day of her high school graduation. After reading it, she decides to write a letter to her future child.<\/p>\n

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