Category: Monologues
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Listening To Him Breathe (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian is sharing with his friend Gabby a memory of a time he and Byron shared the same bed, platonically. Cian remembers waking up next to Byron and watching him sleeping. “Listening to him breathe against the sounds of the morning.” CIAN I could have stayed there indefinitely. Just looking at him. Lying…
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In a Box Underground Rotting (Heaven & Home)
THE SET UP Vincent is speaking to his girlfriend Gabby about his best friend Byron, who died of AIDS. Vincent’s faith has been shaken by his friend’s untimely death; Gabby’s faith has not. “I just don’t like thinking of him in a box underground, rotting.” VINCENT I just don’t like thinking of him in a…
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Three Words (Heaven & Home)
THE SETUP Cian has just asked Gabby if her boyfriend Vincent (Cian’s older brother) has said “I love you” yet. “It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore.” GABBY It’s just — words. Three words. They don’t mean anything anymore. No one believes them anymore. I’m not even sure I’d believe them…