{"id":9151,"date":"2021-05-21T17:40:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=9151"},"modified":"2021-05-21T17:40:36","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T17:40:36","slug":"learning-curves-10-monologues-on-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/learning-curves-10-monologues-on-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Curves: 10 Monologues on Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Learning Curves: 10 Monologues on Growth<\/strong><\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

May 16th, 2021<\/p>\n<\/font>

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You aren’t the same person you were yesterday; neither are these characters.\u00a0Turn to the panel and face the changes\u2014however strange\u2014with the monologues below.<\/p>\n

From A Cappella<\/em> by Vynnie Melo<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Years ago, Leona gave up her singing career to take care of her nephew, who has been plucked from his gospel roots and thrown into the boy band scene. When her town gears up for a centennial celebration, Leonna realizes she was made to do more than tear tickets.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Goodbye Zeus\u2026 Hello Zeusy!<\/em><\/strong> by Scot Walker<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Up on Olympus, Zeus, king of the gods, has just learned his last believer on Earth has died. It\u2019s time for a rebrand.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Plummet<\/em> by A.D. Hasselbring<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

When Laura was 16, she married a cold man to escape an abusive household. A year after she left him, her former husband reappears to haunt Laura with the memory of her mentally ill mother, suggesting Laura, too, simply doesn\u2019t remember how things really<\/em> were. Today, Laura knows better.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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Too Old to Learn<\/em><\/strong> by R.J. Ryland<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Serio-Comic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/b><\/p>\n

On vacation at the lake, this Kid is about to swim for the first time\u2014and they are terrified, until a much younger child jumps in the water.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From What is Gained is Loss<\/em> by Evan Guilford-Blake<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Natalie grew up on the same farm her father has worked. Now, it\u2019s time for her to move on.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From All in the Faculty<\/em> by William Ivor Fowkes<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Ned believes that you can only appreciate a film by seeing it over and over again until you know it moment-by-moment. It\u2019s the same tactic he\u2019s been using to maintain a surface-level relationship with Marlene. A confrontation starts him out of moving forward on 50%.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Magic Trick<\/em> by Mariah MacCarthy<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Bana, a hard-headed and feisty wheelchair user, has taken up a secret relationship wit a burlesque dancer named Clara, unbeknownst to Bana\u2019s boyfriend, Eric. The thing is, since Clara\u2019s been in her life, Bana feels like living again.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Blue Ridge <\/em>by Abby Rosebrock<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Cole has just finished a stay at a psychiatric facility and moved into St. John\u2019s Service House. Social worker Grace prompts Cole to introduce himself to his new halfway house-mates, and he shares that all he really wants is to have a dog again.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Pride and Prejudice<\/em> by Rebecca Gellott from Jane Austen<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Elizabeth refused Darcy\u2019s proposal\u2026 but since then, she\u2019s been proven wrong in her understanding of his character. To haughty Lady Catherine\u2019s horror, Elizabeth is determined to have a different answer, should Darcy ever ask again.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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From Trying Not To Stare<\/em> by Ellen Margolis<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Mitra, Rob\u2019s wife, has been admitted to hospital after collapsing at work. Since she\u2019s been away, Rob found her extensive schedule kept for their two children. It\u2019s the first time he\u2019s realized the stress Mitra is under every day.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n
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