![]() ![]() Someone gets pushed in a mud puddle…And Taylor walks away, defeated. Taylor arrives at Chloe’s house-very angry and humiliated. This monologuetakes place toward the end of the play, after Taylor has alienated all the guests at her extravagant yacht soiree and they’ve left to come to Chloe’s simple backyard birthday party. But even though she’s left a lot of people hurt in her wake, she has her own hurt and insecurity too. She has a lot of learning and growing to do, well beyond this play. She makes fun of others, steals boyfriends, hogs the spotlight, and acts out of spite in true “mean girl” fashion. In my one-act play, What Happened at the Mud Puddle, our main tween antagonist is Taylor. ![]() Have you heard the phrase, “hurt people hurt people?” It’s been used enough to sound a little cliche, but there’s truth to it. This idea is forefront in my monologue, Head to Toe, although it’s sandwiched by a jealous cat who might be peeing to ruin Sydney’s blind date! Sydney is a fun role for an actor to play, or director to direct, as she has a lot of action (especially for someone on Zoom), coupled with humor, first-date nerves and excitement, as well as the poignancy of striving for connection amidst isolation. And while I ask “does anyone remember”-honestly, three years (or less) really isn’t that long ago… ![]() Do any single folk remember what it was like to be isolated in a living quarters with literally no one else, except maybe a pet? Thank God for pets, right? Humans need affection, they need interaction, they need comfort and cuddles and touch. I wrote this monologue a couple of years ago, but for some reason, held onto it in the “laptop cave files” until today. Is her cat seeking attention, since he’s been the only one to get her affection for 8 weeks? And will her date wait for her while she cleans up the mess? And during this date…her cat pees on the floor. Needless to say, she’s nervous-but she’s also excited to possibly form a new human connection. And a zoom date during the covid-19 lockdown. ![]()
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