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(The actress enters, she is beautiful, not an ingenue, but still with some prime left. She listens, nods)
Are you done? Good.
(She takes out a cigarette and lights it up)
Oh, don't look at me like that! If you think I'm stupid to smoke, don't smoke! But it's still a free country! Kind of......now you are asking me for a bit of advice.....well, my friend, here it is. You got your first bad review. Boo hoo!
I - who somehow has been terrorized for taking chances.....have had to endure the slings and arrows of stupid critics for many years....and had to watch you while you bitch and moan over imagined slights......
What was the worst one before? That the movie you were in stunk....but you were the only thing worth watching! How you held that over my head! Could you be more annoying?
How many years have you been on stage? In the movies? And not one bad review? That's amazing! And you have the gall to complain!
Well, all I can say is....it's about time! And you might actually improve a bit because someone actually took the time to see past your....
first year - Feb. 13, 2014 - Feb. 12, 2015
second year - Feb. 13, 2014 - Feb. 12, 2016
********* third year - Feb. 13, 2016 - today!
I've continued with a monologue a day until the spirit moves me to stop, so if you have any ideas for a monologue you want me to write, please let me know at tigerteam1@gmail.com.
second year - Feb. 13, 2014 - Feb. 12, 2016
********* third year - Feb. 13, 2016 - today!
I've continued with a monologue a day until the spirit moves me to stop, so if you have any ideas for a monologue you want me to write, please let me know at tigerteam1@gmail.com.
If you just started this blog and want to read the earlier monologues-
For a list of the titles and blurbs from each day, click here There are now over 760!
Get more great award-winning monologues - MonologueZone.com
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Monologue Mania Day #784 Reviewed by Janet S. Tiger (c) Apr. 6, 2016
Reviewed
A monologue by Janet S. Tiger
© 2016 all rights reserved
(The actress enters, she is beautiful, not an ingenue, but still with some prime left. She listens, nods)
Are you done? Good.
(She takes out a cigarette and lights it up)
I - who somehow has been terrorized for taking chances.....have had to endure the slings and arrows of stupid critics for many years....and had to watch you while you bitch and moan over imagined slights......
What was the worst one before? That the movie you were in stunk....but you were the only thing worth watching! How you held that over my head! Could you be more annoying?
How many years have you been on stage? In the movies? And not one bad review? That's amazing! And you have the gall to complain!
Well, all I can say is....it's about time! And you might actually improve a bit because someone actually took the time to see past your....
(Lifts her arms in a wide flourish)
AHHCTING!
(She stubs out the cigarette, turns to leave, stops, looks back)
So my dear friend, after you have stopped your sniveling.....please remember the most important thing.....the only worse thing than criticism is.........silence.....
(She exits....to another review)
AHHCTING!
(She stubs out the cigarette, turns to leave, stops, looks back)
So my dear friend, after you have stopped your sniveling.....please remember the most important thing.....the only worse thing than criticism is.........silence.....
(She exits....to another review)
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Janet S. Tiger 858-736-6315
JanetSTigerMonologueMania.blogspot.com
Member Dramatists Guild since 1983
Playwright-in-Residence
Swedenborg Hall 2006-8
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1 comment:
So true!
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