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Monologue Mania Day # 622 Friends (for Seeds of Doubt) by Janet S. Tiger Oct.26, 2015
For other work from Seeds of Doubt, see Days # 598, 599, 600, 603, 604, 608, 611, 615, 618, 619, 621, and today, 622
This will probably be in Act 2.
The monologue is below the scene.
Friends
(for Seeds of Doubt)
a monologue by Janet S. Tiger
© all rights reservedtigerteam1@gmail.com
(Scene includes Kim, her mother - Big Grandma and Kim's daughter- Ly. Kim is responding to Ly)
KIM - Friend, you think I have lotta friends?
LY - (Surprised) Grandma, you have a ton of friends! Everyone at the bakery, at the church....
KIM - Those are friends....not FRIEND. My friend on boat, I know her long time, we close like sister. Maybe because I have no sister, just brother, two die in war, other die after war......but my friend, we know each other very long time.....(remembering) we meet in school, one day new girl, teacher say new girl here, be nice to her. And her eyes down, like good girl do. But then teacher say she can sit where she want, and girl look up and she see me, and she smile and I smile, we know. Not new girl anymore, now friend.....she sit next to me on bench. We friend from that minute.
(Thinking back)
She funny, we laugh a lot! About everything! Teacher, how we don't like school..... boys.....she like boys....I like boys......
LY - (Laughing) Grandma, you liked boys!
KIM - (Annoyed, but not really) Of course like boys, how you think I marry honorable grandfather?
But more than one thing, it big. Friend is so good to have. You can talk to friend when nobody else listen. Like you have friend, Ly, you know.....
(Ly nods)
KIM - And then she work in bakery, war not good, but we have fun.....she have lotta boyfriends, I have some, too......but she try to get me go out with some of her tràn ra....what English word....'overflow'....(giggles) thêm......extra! But I don;t want her.....extra.....she say one boy very nice, little shy. I tell her I don't boy like her better, she say 'he no like me', he like girl who not so wild. But I say no, and then one day, working in bakery, see nice boy deliver flour. We start talking, I like him, he like me.....we go out, my friend see us she start laughing! Was boy she wanted me to meet! Life is so funny sometime!
I miss my friend. Have other friends, all nice, but sometime in life, only get one friend like that.
(The sails of the boat are seen, it is calm)
After war, we on different farms, but like miracle, on same boat to escape......we were so happy.
On boat. no place for babies to play, so we sit together, our babies talk. It is hard for children......then my babies.....get sick.....then they die......I miss my babies so much.....my friend lets me hold her babies.....very hard....lotta pain in my heart......but when friend die, it like part of me die.....so close.....when I hold her babies, it like she is still with me......
LY - Grandma ......it must have been so hard.....
(Kim touches Ly's hair)
KIM - You have her hair......her smile.....her beauty......that is why so scared you end up like her....
LY - But grandma, don't you see.......I love the boy who delivers the flour......
KIM - (Laughs) So maybe you have chance!
LY - (Thinking) Grandma....what was your friend's name?
(The lights begin to dim)
KIM - Never told you? .We name our babies after each other......
Her name.....Ly......
(Blackout on them as the sails slowly fade out)
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monologue for Kim-
Friends
(for Seeds of Doubt)
tigerteam1@gmail.com
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------KIM - Friend, you think I have lotta friends?
LY - (Surprised) Grandma, you have a ton of friends! Everyone at the bakery, at the church....
KIM - Those are friends....not FRIEND. My friend on boat, I know her long time, we close like sister. Maybe because I have no sister, just brother, two die in war, other die after war......but my friend, we know each other very long time.....(remembering) we meet in school, one day new girl, teacher say new girl here, be nice to her. And her eyes down, like good girl do. But then teacher say she can sit where she want, and girl look up and she see me, and she smile and I smile, we know. Not new girl anymore, now friend.....she sit next to me on bench. We friend from that minute.
(Thinking back)
She funny, we laugh a lot! About everything! Teacher, how we don't like school..... boys.....she like boys....I like boys......
LY - (Laughing) Grandma, you liked boys!
KIM - (Annoyed, but not really) Of course like boys, how you think I marry honorable grandfather?
But more than one thing, it big. Friend is so good to have. You can talk to friend when nobody else listen. Like you have friend, Ly, you know.....
(Ly nods)
KIM - And then she work in bakery, war not good, but we have fun.....she have lotta boyfriends, I have some, too......but she try to get me go out with some of her tràn ra....what English word....'overflow'....(giggles) thêm......extra! But I don;t want her.....extra.....she say one boy very nice, little shy. I tell her I don't boy like her better, she say 'he no like me', he like girl who not so wild. But I say no, and then one day, working in bakery, see nice boy deliver flour. We start talking, I like him, he like me.....we go out, my friend see us she start laughing! Was boy she wanted me to meet! Life is so funny sometime!
I miss my friend. Have other friends, all nice, but sometime in life, only get one friend like that.
(The sails of the boat are seen, it is calm)
After war, we on different farms, but like miracle, on same boat to escape......we were so happy.
On boat. no place for babies to play, so we sit together, our babies talk. It is hard for children......then my babies.....get sick.....then they die......I miss my babies so much.....my friend lets me hold her babies.....very hard....lotta pain in my heart......but when friend die, it like part of me die.....so close.....when I hold her babies, it like she is still with me......
LY - Grandma ......it must have been so hard.....
(Kim touches Ly's hair)
KIM - You have her hair......her smile.....her beauty......that is why so scared you end up like her....
LY - But grandma, don't you see.......I love the boy who delivers the flour......
KIM - (Laughs) So maybe you have chance!
LY - (Thinking) Grandma....what was your friend's name?
(The lights begin to dim)
KIM - Never told you? .We name our babies after each other......
Her name.....Ly......
(Blackout on them as the sails slowly fade out)
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monologue for Kim-
Friends
(for Seeds of Doubt)
a monologue by Janet S. Tiger
© all rights reservedtigerteam1@gmail.com
(Scene includes Kim and BG and Ly, but Kim is responding to Ly)
KIM - Friend, you think I have lotta friends?
(Listens, waves hand).
KIM - Those are friends....not FRIEND. My friend on boat, I know her long time, we close like sister. Maybe because I have no sister, just brother, two die in war, other die after war......but my friend, we know each other very long time.....(remembering) we meet in school, one day new girl, teacher say new girl here, be nice to her. And her eyes down, like good girl do. But then teacher say she can sit where she want, and girl look up and she me, and she smile and I smile, we know. Not girl anymore, now friend.....she sit next to me on bench. We friend from that first minute.
(Thinking back)
She funny, we laugh a lot! About everything! Teacher, how we don't like school..... boys.....she like boys....I like boys......
(Shakes head at Ly)
KIM - (Annoyed, but not really) Of course like boys, how you think I marry honorable grandfather?
But more than one thing, it big. Friend is so good to have. You can talk to friend when nobody else listen. Like you have friend, Ly, you know.....
(Ly nods)
KIM - And then she work in bakery, war not good, but we have fun.....she have lotsa boyfriends, I have some, too......but she try to get me go out with some of her tràn ra....what English word....'overflow'....(giggles) thêm......extra! But I don;t want her.....extra.....she say one boy very nice, a little shy. I tell her I don't boy like her better, she say 'he no like me', he like girl who not so wild. But I say no, and then one day, working in bakery, see nice boy deliver the flour. We start talking, I like him, he like me.....we go out, my friend see us she start laughing! Was boy she wanted me to meet! Life is so funny sometime!
I miss my friend. Have other friends, all nice, but sometimes in life, only get one friend like that.
(The sails of the boat are seen, it is calm)
After war, we on different farms, but like miracle, on same boat to escape......we were so happy.
On boat. no place for babies to play, so we sit together, our babies talk. It is hard for children......then my babies.....get sick.....when they die......I miss my babies so much.....my friend let's me hold her babies.....very hard....lotta pain in my heart......but when friend die, it like part of me die.....so close.....when I hold her babies, it like she is still with me......
(Kim touches Ly's hair)
KIM - You have her hair......her smile.....her beauty......that is why so scared you end up like her....
but maybe this boy you like, he the boy deliver flour......so maybe you have chance!
(Listens, nods. The lights begin to dim)
KIM - What was friend name? Never told you? We name our babies after each other......
Her name.....Ly.......
(Blackout on them as the sails slowly fade out)
KIM - Friend, you think I have lotta friends?
(Listens, waves hand).
KIM - Those are friends....not FRIEND. My friend on boat, I know her long time, we close like sister. Maybe because I have no sister, just brother, two die in war, other die after war......but my friend, we know each other very long time.....(remembering) we meet in school, one day new girl, teacher say new girl here, be nice to her. And her eyes down, like good girl do. But then teacher say she can sit where she want, and girl look up and she me, and she smile and I smile, we know. Not girl anymore, now friend.....she sit next to me on bench. We friend from that first minute.
(Thinking back)
She funny, we laugh a lot! About everything! Teacher, how we don't like school..... boys.....she like boys....I like boys......
(Shakes head at Ly)
KIM - (Annoyed, but not really) Of course like boys, how you think I marry honorable grandfather?
But more than one thing, it big. Friend is so good to have. You can talk to friend when nobody else listen. Like you have friend, Ly, you know.....
(Ly nods)
KIM - And then she work in bakery, war not good, but we have fun.....she have lotsa boyfriends, I have some, too......but she try to get me go out with some of her tràn ra....what English word....'overflow'....(giggles) thêm......extra! But I don;t want her.....extra.....she say one boy very nice, a little shy. I tell her I don't boy like her better, she say 'he no like me', he like girl who not so wild. But I say no, and then one day, working in bakery, see nice boy deliver the flour. We start talking, I like him, he like me.....we go out, my friend see us she start laughing! Was boy she wanted me to meet! Life is so funny sometime!
I miss my friend. Have other friends, all nice, but sometimes in life, only get one friend like that.
(The sails of the boat are seen, it is calm)
After war, we on different farms, but like miracle, on same boat to escape......we were so happy.
On boat. no place for babies to play, so we sit together, our babies talk. It is hard for children......then my babies.....get sick.....when they die......I miss my babies so much.....my friend let's me hold her babies.....very hard....lotta pain in my heart......but when friend die, it like part of me die.....so close.....when I hold her babies, it like she is still with me......
(Kim touches Ly's hair)
KIM - You have her hair......her smile.....her beauty......that is why so scared you end up like her....
but maybe this boy you like, he the boy deliver flour......so maybe you have chance!
(Listens, nods. The lights begin to dim)
KIM - What was friend name? Never told you? We name our babies after each other......
Her name.....Ly.......
(Blackout on them as the sails slowly fade out)
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