{"id":8953,"date":"2022-12-08T14:59:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T14:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=8953"},"modified":"2022-12-22T19:44:10","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T19:44:10","slug":"new-year-new-me-10-monologues-for-a-fresh-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/new-year-new-me-10-monologues-for-a-fresh-start\/","title":{"rendered":"New Year, New Me: 10 Monologues for a Fresh Start"},"content":{"rendered":"

New Year, New Me: 10 Monologues for a Fresh Start<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Out with the old; out, and into the\u00a0garbage, and into a dumpster, and set on fire. If you\u00a0need some new beginnings to kickstart your acting endeavors, look no further!<\/p>\n

From Love for Sale<\/em> by Bianca Sams
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(Female, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometimes new beginnings are\u00a0given to us by generous others\u2014others like Madeline, who, having no place\u00a0for her love now her husband has passed, is seeking to sell it off to someone who can put it to use.<\/p>\n

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From New<\/em> by Crystal Skillman<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

All actors know theatre changes lives. Marcus has just\u00a0experienced this power for the first time, and he’s getting some big ideas for his future… courtesy of Stanislavski.<\/p>\n

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From All My Distances Are Far<\/em>\u00a0by Leda Siskind<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

Mateo, once an honors student, is now failing his classes, and resolutely refuses to discuss the bruising he’s\u00a0sported to class with his high school therapist. He doesn’t intend to start telling the truth, but he does.<\/p>\n

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From it felt empty when the heart went at first but it is alright now<\/em> by Lucy Kirkwood<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Dijana only needs thirty more pounds to make up the \u00a320,000 she owes her pimp Babac in exchange for her passport and freedom. She’s about to\u00a0earn it.<\/p>\n

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From First Love<\/em> by Scot Walker<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Over time, beginnings become memories, too.\u00a0Now, in 1958,\u00a0Henry shares with us the first moment he realized he “was not alone” as a teenager.<\/p>\n

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From Unknown<\/em> by Alexis Clements<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Having just started a new chapter in a new city, Sydney wasn’t expecting to start loving someone\u2014but the welcome committee was just so sweet.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0From\u00a0The Grown Up<\/em> by Janet Milstein<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

Matthew is a new man for the very first time, and he’s been taking notes from his father on all the important manly things, like shaving one’s mustache.<\/p>\n

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From\u00a0Better Places to Go\u00a0<\/em>by David-Matthew Barnes<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

15, pregnant, and recently disowned, Linda has also just made the incredibly brash and brave choice to get out of the 38-year-old father’s car and\u00a0run.<\/em><\/p>\n

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From SHUNNED<\/em><\/strong> by Larry Parr<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, High School 14-18, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Levi has been forbidden to go to New York on Rumspringa after discovering the existence of theatre delivering produce. Well, he’s going anyway!<\/p>\n

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Professional Help<\/em> by Annie Wood<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

This standalone piece stars a woman who has just had a row with her boyfriend over their future. She’s just\u00a0acknowledged her boyfriend is an absolute moron.<\/p>\n

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