Category: Monologues
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My Whole Body Knows when Vince is in a Room (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Byron what it’s like being around Vincent, Bryon’s best friend and unrequited love. (The larger scene this monologue is pulled from is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”) “My whole body knows when Vince is in a room.” BYRON My whole body…
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It’s a Sick Joke. God is Sick. (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Vincent for his advice on the possibility of a relationship with Andrew, who’s clean now, but used to be a street hustler after he ran away from home. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Part of My Life that You Can’t Get At”)…
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You. Me. Movies in the Dark on my Bed (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has come to Gabby for comfort – their traditional movie marathon routine which they pull whenever they want to retreat from the men in their lives – in this case, Cian is retreating from Andrew, and Gabby is retreating from Cian’s brother Vincent. But Gabby realizes that she’s not solving anything by…
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Touching Him in the Hospital (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian and Andrew are walking home after their first date, and Cian is relating the story of the only time he ever visited his dying friend Byron in the hospital. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Bury Him.”) “Touching him for the first time in the hospital…
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I Don’t Cry Anymore (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Andrew has asked Cian if anything has changed for him since his friend (and unrequited love) Byron died two years ago. “…I don’t cry anymore. I don’t know when or how. It just stopped.” CIAN What’s changed? I don’t cry anymore. At first, right after he died, I used to cry spontaneously. Anything…
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Time of Death (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian is speaking to Andrew about the exact time of his friend Byron’s death. “You know, the clock should really stop in a hospital room when that happens.” CIAN They don’t do seconds on the certificate. Besides, their official time of death is a little later than mine. They had to try. But…
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Crush on the Bible School Counselor (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian, the guy Andrew very much wants to date, has just asked Andrew when he first knew he was gay. “He was a Bible school counselor. Don’t even remember his name, some college boy…” ANDREW When did I know I was gay? (pause, he considers) He was a Bible school counselor. Don’t even…
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Jealous of Ghostly Visitations (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent is lashing out at his younger brother Cian, who insists that their late friend Byron’s ghost is haunting him. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Fighting for Custody of the Ghost”) “There’s this huge chunk of my life now that’s gone completely out of focus.” VINCENT…
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Ticket to the Wedding (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Gabby and her boyfriend Vincent are visiting their mutual friend Byron in the hospital. Byron is unconscious. Gabby is sitting at Byron’s bedside and Vincent stands behind her, his hands on her shoulders. (The full scene which includes this monologue is also available for viewing: “Wishing On A Plane” – the longer 3-person…
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Call from the Hospital (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Vincent calls his girlfriend Gabby’s answering machine from a pay phone in the hallway of the local hospital, where their friend Byron is gravely ill. “…after wiping spit off Byron and listening to his relatives and doctors all day, I’m not sure I’d know how to speak to a real person anymore.” VINCENT…