Thursday, June 23, 2016

Monologue Mania Day #862 Chances Are (Original and 30 second version) by Janet S. Tiger (c) June 23, 2016

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Monologue Mania Day #862 Chances Are (Original and 30 second  version) by Janet S. Tiger (c) June 23,  2016
                                                                                             This monologue is for - female older

Original - today is the first day for this monologue - the 30 second version is below


                                            Chances Are
                                                 by Janet S. Tiger
                                                (c) all rights reserved
                                                     tigerteam1@gmail.com

          (Woman enters reading a letter, laughing)

What are the chances I would have saved this old letter?  I mean, it's more than....

        (She squints at the date on an envelope)

More than I can figure out without a calculator!

How young we were!

       (Turns the page and her head snaps back in laughter)

How crazy we were!

      (She examines the paper and sniffs it)

Chances are that we will never write another letter to each other....with pen and ink.

Chances are....good.  But why are chances 'good' when so much of what the chances lead to is...not so good.

Because.... chances are  that we will....never see each other again in the flesh.  Because trips are long, and tiring, and now we want to just nap. And do the phone, and email and Facebook and Skype, .  And other things that we don't understand how they work.....and hope that one day they will find a way to teleport ourselves to other cities, just like in the old Star Trek shows.  Because those shows actually are coming to life......Even though, we are coming to the end of it......

        (She puts the letter into the envelope) 

But you never know.....Chances are.....that will change.....at least we can hope, and ...stay in touch whatever way we can....sometimes just in our hearts......because....

Chances are very good......that....we will always be....friends.

       (She turns to leave, stops, looks back)

And chances are very good that I will never throw this out!

        (She exits, laughing)

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Please note -this is for my book - 30 Monologues Under 30 Seconds     
                                                                                           This monologue is for - female older

           
                                                   Chances Are
                  
                                                     by Janet S. Tiger
                                                (c) 2016 all rights reserved
                                                     tigerteam1@gmail.com

                            
         (Woman enters reading a letter, laughing, looks at the envelope, shakes her head)


Chances are that we will never write another letter to each other....with pen and ink.

Chances are....good.  But why are chances 'good' when so much of what the chances lead to is...not so good.

Because.... chances are  that we will....never see each other again in the flesh.  Because trips are long, and tiring, and now we want to just nap. And do the phone, and email and Facebook and Skype, .  And other things that we don't understand how they work.....and hope that one day they will find a way to teleport ourselves to other cities, just like in the old TV shows.  Because those shows actually are coming to life......Even though, we are coming to the end of it......

But you never know.....Chances are.....that will change.....at least we can hope, and ...stay in touch whatever way we can....sometimes just in our hearts......because....

Chances are very good......that....we will always be....friends.

          (She takes the envelope and puts it into her pocket, exits)


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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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