I need a contemporary monologue, preferably dramatic, for a 20 or so year old (age can vary) Follow. Working on some monologue lately and this is one of my favorites! /Contents 46 0 R %PDF-1.4 Oct 17, 2011 Monologues for women. Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The by William Inge. %���� I need a contemporary monologue, preferably dramatic, for a 20 or so year old (age can vary) Follow. Page Menu . His wife Cora (Dorothy McGuire) as well as their two children, each have needs of their own. Monologue Search. ���US��"��QD����Eq�^R_TWI/������Bb�Y�+�@:�l��Hl�M#�� It … $;n��b^ �� !�{����B�H ����s�ʲTRw�a`zT�Ȳ$˟d�������J�?�����_�Kv~�������~�~|�4h�tZ����?���o���Ǐ���h����)����~9�O�/���Zm�/��9�! His next film was to be The Music Man so he obviously carried over all that dynamic energy to a musical, a very versatile man. Rubin (Robert Preston), being a family man, faces the bleak fact of losing his job when business takes a downturn, and at middle age it's not so easy for him to cope. Their shy daughter Reenie anxiously prepares to attend her first dance, while her little brother Sonny worships female movie stars and shows other stereotypical signs of turning out to be gay. Donna Lynne Champlin and Jack Tartaglia in The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (© Carol Rosegg) The theater can't thrive on revivals alone, but a strong production of a worthy old play is certainly preferable to an iffy production of a mediocre new one. ��XA/��|!�W��v8Eu��������p/��!9FᏗ�3x��J�t=��(by�J)D��:?i��G�,? >>] >> No need to be fancy, just an overview. View Full Author Profile Buy from amazon.com; Play Write something about yourself. 46 0 obj It's interesting to get a glimpse into the lives of each character, young and old -- a slice of life, you might say, and to observe the prejudices of the day as they are played out. /Annots [<> My God, they had me so afraid of ever giving in to a. View Full Author Profile ... View Full Character Profile (1 monologue) Search Tools. All; Stats; Monologue; Books (1) Videos (0) Author Name: William Inge Eras: 1951-2000, 1901-1950. All; Stats; Books (1) Characters (1) Videos (0) Author Name: William Inge Eras: 1951-2000, 1901-1950. >> Eventually she pours out her troubles to Cora while on a visit and this bonds them closer as sisters since both are having difficulties in their marriage. /Font <> 38 0 obj Create your own unique website with customizable templates. �S��+��}$.�~�M����+2|5V��G)_.����3K�]E�l��/]`&���Md�Q6װvMჵ���mNI��!�8 {���M�p� �;�HoEt����f��.�]�� ])�H)�����~1*��'ĕB(]�[�&I�ȷ`uTБ�TK���\�3Jܡ�]ܾ��cw��N�씰��� c��a��'B������r�����a�j�yS2��0s=t>��ש+~�5o�3{��}_���w�-����ڻI�����A[��+�X�Ūn V�0����x+�`���ոH�X� <> ��'� �"�WN9�K�Jx�\2�h���R�y��G�i��`sɾ��6��O���/c���pNם;�y�� ����}æ��k��3��D�"���05��� PR#$���ګ�d+}T���f����9B�G�@t������|*��s� ���.w�oҜWV�+��(t In this monologue i play Sammy, a troubled teen, that spent most of his life away from his mother in military academias; **MONOLOGUE: THE DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS; SAMMY Category Entertainment �u�{����Ptۤ�$��)�P>��Κ��Z���4�:�zu�)>/�b��'�z}��Dށs�6�c�O���X�~*�$�8KH� �.b�f��Xo,4�����1��_�a�I��J�[Xx]����%C\|��/�_.ͧ�t���6y���L�w7�hG}T8�JƷt��S~"d%@��f5�P7կ]�臾�}�6J�lf?���G1��������Br/m��'I}�m�-�Sw"3���������IM:�d}o$�Ɣe$o�H�V�3�U��F��[7�U�W�HVm�.#���6��᪑��XFr��Fr W5�U�3�HVm�/#Y�}��$g�gF�a���%���T�hɪ��e$�%ZFr��FR�e$Յ^FR�m$�I�Fr��H��rIU���In#�n�e$�9�F�A�3���FR��e$�-������H. Mavis (Angela Lansbury) is very friendly to Rubin, almost becoming the 'other woman' but he's not really ready to cross that line. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 612 792] When Rubin goes off for four days and returns to argue and confront his wife with his needs, she in turn reveals what is troubling her, money, that they seem to argue over all the time. x��]� I think Robert Preston turns in a fine dramatic performance and fits the role perfectly. Flirt Conroy from Dark at the Top of the Stairs, The by William Inge. Me rehearsing a monologue from the William Inge play The Dark at the Top of the Stairs. 37 0 obj Events take place in a small town atmosphere. Sounds very familiar! Attention must be paid to the Transport Group's staging of William Inge's because (1) the acting is superb, even if the direction is odd; and (2) though the play seems to have fallen into disfavor over the decades since its Broadway bow in 1957, it proves to be a minor masterpiece. Sorry that comments are diabled, but some people on this … Rubin Flood, a traveling salesman at odds with his loving but nagging wife, Cora, leaves town in Act I and doesn't return till the end of Act III. endobj Eve Arden, as Lottie, is always too talkative, seeming to wonder aloud on every thought that comes into her head. �H.�H��\FR]�e$UaZFr��Fr1�s���y+�ɵ�?1��tI�5��D5��D5���������2�d�. ehb�JG~���h��=��i <> stream Do you ever get a kind of sick feeling in the pit of your stomach when you dread things? ������%�����Џ�����e�pp3?��g���~��_�����?q[]�d~��߿��q��O?~�/�-�JˍP���;�J-�E� >> <> Isn’t that crazy? <> This monologue is from the play The Dark at the Top of the Stairs (1957) by William Inge. DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS by William Inge LOTTIE Do you remember how Mama and Papa used to caution us about men, Cora? Oct 17, 2011  Monologues for women. |�]l�#��J�僣$\���ׅ���p��Oc�����J�}�(1�v��VI�J%ޚQ����%B�(]��hpλ�6������9wƾ��~��|��)�[#���P��,� The Dark At The Top Of The Stairs Script Pdf. Monologues; Characters; Plays; Authors Gee, I wouldn’t want to miss a party for anything. I think in many ways we've learned to be more tolerant in our time. She's a very understanding and wise lady as it turns out later. The Dark at the Top of the Stairs: William Inge Sammy I always worry that maybe people aren’t going to like me when I go to a party. DARK AT THE TOP OF THE STAIRS by William Inge LOTTIE Do you remember how Mama and Papa used to caution us about men, Cora? ?\9�ō���K�?rr?����2~ Set in Oklahoma in the 1920s, this is Inge's semi-autobiographical tale of a family in crisis. Also on hand are Cora's blunt sister, Lottie, and her man-of-few-words husband, Morris; Reenie's friend, the accurately named Flirt Conroy; and Punky Givens and Sammy Goldenbaum, two young men from a military academy who take Reenie and Flirt to the dance.