Come Join Me

Monologue 4: From the Outsider. Karen, late twenty’s. In this scene she is wearing food stained clothes, hair is a mess, but an attempt has been made to do it nicely - it looks unwashed, greasy. A little eye make- up is worn. Her friend Josie has come round to take her out. I look like shit? Thanks! How can you even say that? Have you ever lost someone? So how can you tell me you understand how I feel?! You've not got a clue, you can't even start to imagine of the pain that I feel. Ill tell you, but then you just pretend to care, or try to understand. For fucks sake, I don't want sympathy, I want to heal! I want to see his face, hear his voice; I'd give anything to touch him, to smell him. But this isn't going to happen, I won't see him ever again- only when I dream. They seem so real, yet as I start to wake I notice tears rolling down my face the vision of him fades and I try so hard to fall back into the deep sleep, back to my dream where life was how

Monologue 3: Too Clever (unisex role) Classroom, pupil is sat in the middle. Doing some drawing or day dreaming with head down. Yes sir! ( Sits up at the desk) I have been listening... What did you say? ( Looks blankly) (Impersonates the teacher) Pages 32- 38 for homework, in for next lesson. Sir, I don’t want to come across as rude or disrespectful... but you just don’t interest me, I mean ( stutters) you bore me. (Mumbles) oh shit. It’s just that I’ve done all of this already in my old school. So it’s really just a waste of time...for me. This isn’t sounding too good, is it sir? Ok, maybe not a waste of time as now I know how much I actually know. (With a sense of pride) I’m confident in this subject, sir. (Smiles) .... (Confused) my behaviour? How’s that fair? I’, top of the class though Sir, top marks.... Oh, that. I didn’t mean to hurt him, my aim was just a lot better than I expected (chuckles slightly) But Sir, he ALWAYS gets nose bleeds, you can’t blame that on me. I know I thr