7 Best East Haddam Monologues

Category: Play Role: Julie From: East Haddam

Julie says

Hi. I’m Julie. This is my town. It’s the greatest . . . no. It’s the most . . . no. It’s . . . uh

. . . unique. You’ll see. It’s uniquely unique in its uniqueness. Which is not to say it is

all I want it to be. I could move away one day. To somewhere else. Somewhere flatter

or with more buildings. Somewhere with a bigger sky or closer to the ocean. I might do

that. I’ve been talking about it for years. But here I am still. And now you’re here too. I

don’t know. It has its charm. I meant to move away for college but instead I commuted

and then I got my own place and then I got a job here, so . . . I teach, um, I teach English

over at the high school. Mostly freshmen. It’s okay. I might not be good at it. No one

notices. Don’t tell. I’m looking for um . . . something. I’m not really sure. Love? Or

maybe just like one good verbal exchange every day. Is that weird? This town is pretty

weird. No, really. You’ll see. I hope you’ll be able to handle it. It might be . . . a little

tricky at first. But I’m glad you’re here. Don’t pity me for my little life. Please. You

don’t have everything. Do you? No. Do you? No. No one does.

Category: Play Role: Julie From: East Haddam

Julie says

And now that Romeo and Juliet have died and Tybalt and some others, somehow this

causes them to lay their feud aside. Which of course makes no sense because forever

they’ve been blaming each other for every slight. Revenging and revenging and

revenging. And so why would anything change? Nothing ever changes. And now the

two they love most, Romeo, only son of the Montagues and Juliet, the Capulet’s daughter

are dead. They should just want to kill each other more. Killing is what they know.

Which is one more reason why Romeo and Juliet is a ridiculous play and I don’t know

why I have to teach it. In conclusion, love doesn’t exist and everything is terrible. Any

questions? … Shut up, Tim.

Category: Play Role: Julie From: East Haddam

Julie says

Sam, I know you said not to call but I just feel bad and I miss you and I get it sort of but

also, you know I don’t get it at all. And you’ve always just kind of been there and now

you’re not and I don’t know what to do. So call me or. Or don’t. I don’t know. Tell me

you don’t hate me. Tell me you’ll be my friend again some day. Or. Okay. I’m sorry.

I’m doing exactly what you told me not to. I’ll text you. I’ll– okay.

Category: Play Role: Julie From: East Haddam

Julie says

Okay. Settle down. The bell rang. Get in your seats. Okay so for homework last night

you had to read the rest of Romeo and Juliet. So. What do you think? Yes, Tim? … I

see. Does anyone agree with Tim’s stupid opinion? … No? Who else thinks

something? Corolla? … Interesting. I mean for me the question isn’t “Is it love or not?”

but “Does love even exist?” … Mackenzie … uh huh… uh huh. Right.. Yeah..

Okay… except what if that’s not love either? What if there is no such thing? I don’t care

if your grandparents spent their entire lives together. I mean, what else were they going

to do? Do any of us really have options? I mean Romeo and Juliet, right. They’re like

13. They can boink and call it love because who else is around? I mean how big is

Shakespeare’s Verona? And of course go for the guy who your parents hate. Because,

dangerous is exciting. And maybe sex and danger can feel like love. I get that. I do.

But don’t tell me love exists. What? Yeah, what is it, Tim? … No. You should stop

speaking up. Put your hand down. You kids don’t know anything.

Category: Play Role: Julie From: East Haddam

Julie says

I mean I want to revise my previous thesis…. Maybe…. I mean maybe there is such a thing as love…. But not when you’re thirteen…. I don’t care what any of you kids say…. Stop it, Tim…. Enough…. I don’t want you to say anything for the rest of the year…. No one cares what you think…. Go back to writing reviews of the pep rallies that no one reads.