0000020348 00000 n More: Watch the Movie Click here to download the monologue Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition was the first play written by Arthur Kopit. Sadly for Linda, she has never felt like a beautiful woman and in this monologue she talks openly about it to a stranger. A monologue from the screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy, & Ethan Hawke. I never heard a sound like that. one of those weak and divided people who slip like shadows among you solid strong ones. Id throw my things in a cardboard box and run outside in my pajamas in bare feet. Theyre nasty little sh*ts and nasty little sh*ts arent worth crying over.. Gender: Male Age Range: Late Teens Summary: Andrew tells the group the reason he got detention. And I wouldnt blame you if you walked away right now. People like my client, Nathaniel Lahey, and millions of people like him who are relegated to a subclass of human existence in our prisons. I like to think about what was going on the year the grapes were growing; how the sun was shining; if it rained. Like the whole thing at the train station. Maybe this is the universes punishment for me being a piece of sh*t my entire life. I know. Im a coward. Tried to find words to describe it. Why did you come almost close enoughand no closer? Suddenly, you find your whole days blending together to create one endless and suffocating loop. Black kids dont go into the cafeteria and shoot up everybody or stalk teachers and shoot them. A monologue from the play by Arthur Kopit Jonathan Well, I made it out of lenses and tubing. The scar is all I have left of you. A son! She's appeared on television shows such as Here Come The Habibs, Janet King, Deadly Women and can be seen in the upcoming feature film, Slam. and how slowly the atmosphere canagainst her dad by the Internet and wants to find a reason to live,it then I would be a human being and I can't understand what's going onIt's an odd turn. Its terrifying. 0000028626 00000 n Each finger, my palms, my thumbs. Steel Magnolias 2. Interiors 10. One that will never die. Sideways 7. He is a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist (Indians and Wings) and a three-time Tony Award nominee: Best Play, Indians, 1970; Best Play, Wings, 1979; and Best Book of a Musical, for Nine, 1982. Actually, it started happening last winter. Thus I stand revengedGo, crown some other with a prophets woe.Lookl it is he, it is Apollos selfRending from me the prophet-robe he gave.God! No Comments . 0000010979 00000 n I was free. Ive coerced witnesses, got clients to lie on the stand, bullied students to tears, manipulated jurors like you. 0000026881 00000 n There's no place like home! It seems strange that my life should end in such a terrible place, but for three years I had roses and apologised to no-one. (Undine realizes the addicts are eavesdropping and finds herself including them in her confessional.). are you all afraid?Alas, I blame you not; for you are mortal,And mortal eyes cannot endure the devil.Avaunt, thou dreadful minister of hell!Thou hadst but power over his mortal body,His soul thou canst not have; therefore be gone.Foul devil, for Gods sake, hence, and trouble us not;For thou hast made the happy earth thy hell,Filld it with cursing cries and deep exclaims.If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,Behold this pattern of thy butcheries.O, gentlemen, see, see! They dont need me. Youre not gonna do anything stupid like leaving me. ), A couple of weeks ago some people were even saying I had something to do with it. At the law firm, I wore heels, makeup, and a wig. And Im already dead. intimacy of it embarrasses me. JGs@ JsM &|xI%$7m25\. 0000028916 00000 n But Im done. And so far Ive looked closely at 1,352,769. Those lips. Wed laugh about how great our lives turned out and make plans for the things we were still going to do. I dont know. Its murder. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. But those are not the crimes Im being tried for. I try to find ways to make myself feel something more and more and more it doesnt make any difference. A monologue from the screenplay by Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor. I like how wine continues to evolve, like if I opened a bottle of wine today it would taste different than if Id opened it on any other day, because a bottle of wine is actually alive. 0000018644 00000 n The director was Jerome Robbins. 0000026286 00000 n Then we wouldnt be here. Im lonely. Therefore proceed. Your blood ringed my lips as I rushed forth to gather you in my arms, but they wouldnt even let me hold you once more. Madame Rosepettle proclaims that Rosalie has even sexually dallied in the bushes with the oldest of the male children that she supervises.Madame . I know! Is it decreed [lit. Number 1,352,768 was a fake, and number 1,352,769 was a fake. My father smiled at me and I smiled at him. "Sending it express collect." Mother returns, accuses the sitter of harlotry, and kicks her out A yachtsman with a mile long yacht throws himself at the widow's feet, and offers her his fortune. It is so boring. My second joyAnd first-fruits of my body, from his presenceI am barrd, like one infectious. Just like our marriage is an abortion. There are no consequences there. He slit your throat, a flash of unbearable pain, while a soldier about my age held a cup to collect your blood. Oh, this one has three bedrooms. does it not show too clearly over whom thou art destined to reign? Mother brought back from her last hunting trip to Zanzibar. Every inch of me shall perish. And how Irushed to the window to watch you jump the porch railing! It must be witnessed to be understood. 0000010146 00000 n If you buy something through one of these links, we may earn an affiliate commission at no additional cost to you. How I long to hug you, kiss you. When you do, the devil gets bored. 0000015147 00000 n You do love me, and I love you, too. "Arthur Kopit's Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad is the scream of the Fifties begging to be let out of its sterile, gray, restrictive . I mean, theres nothing else to say, you know? Till I saw a few of the boys snickering. Changing Lanes 8. We must never let them take it from us. So big with it, it couldn't be put in a coffin! Oh, Michael. 0000009309 00000 n And the future, John Lennon probably put it best. 0000010426 00000 n Like winning the lottery or someones rich uncle needing a personal assistant. But those phrases were invented by professors at universities. Your father made you believe otherwise. This film article about a 1960s comedy is a stub. Hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of people. See, it says "For Kids." . No one said a word. Its funny. Oh Dad, Poor Dad Comedy Monologue - By Arthur Kopit Jonathan | Performed by Andrew Hardman | - YouTube Oh Dad, Poor Dad Comedy Monologue - By Arthur Kopit JonathanSubscribe for. Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition, Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oh_Dad,_Poor_Dad,_Mamma%27s_Hung_You_in_the_Closet_and_I%27m_Feelin%27_So_Sad_(film)&oldid=1106553380, This page was last edited on 25 August 2022, at 05:42. Oh Mother, a girl doesnt get diphtheria in the back of her knees, why so fainthearted? Dont you understand? Every day, all day. Here, she starts out talking to Guy, an addict in the group, but expands her confessional to include everyone, finishing up with Guy, who might be the only person who can redeem her. Then you were still, so still. Related names. A vacation. Flying some-where, far away. I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone. Now youre supposed to be here, but youre gone at the same time, sort of like . 165. Nay, then,if these things are pleasing to the gods,when I have suffered my doom,I shall come to know my sin; but if the sinis with my judges, I could wish themno fuller measure of evil than they,on their part, mete wrongfully to me. You know the only place that voice left me alone? But then I would wake up and the voice would start all over again. All I know is that my adults, the ones assigned to me, they dont seem to want me around, or I can put it differently, they dont want to be around me. Yes, I killed them. oh dad, poor dad monologue female. He prodded me, forcing me to turn around, mixing your blood with mine. I thought about having him crush your daughters skull. Home is a long way away for all of us. Then its name becomes clear. People around me say it automatically in response to how are you doing? What youre afraid of. I dont need to hear this sh*t from you! It was an abortion, Michael! Watch the movie 1979 (Jon Finch)|1973 (Globe on Screen). To give some meaning to our lives. And I understand it less than when I first cast eyes on this place. They gave us drugs, slitting our foreheads with razors so cocaine would go directly into the bloodstream. I can hardly look at you standing by your bags. It never was. I buy what I want, I dont want it. Are you lonely for your long lost family, the one you never really wanted, or do people want families before theyre formed and then freak out that they cant manage them once they get them? She was mine and you took her from me. It took everything. (He begins to lift it up to look through but stops, for some reason, before hes brought it up to his eye. You said, lets talk truthfully, even shamelessly, then! 0000032732 00000 n Then again, I blame pretty much everything on that, my weight, my addiction to television, my inability to spell. Here she is talking to a detective about the crime. (Beat.) I thought about having Ser Gregor crush your skull the way he did Oberyns. I should have said that my mother took an extra shift so I could have a new coat every year. 0000047571 00000 n (pause) If wed had a house, Id never would have wanted to leave. She has been arrested for trying to buy heroin not for herself but for her addicted grandmother, and has been ordered by a judge to attend an encounter group for drug addicts. Because I cant. Watch the showhttps://youtu.be/id1zNMvAQ0U, A monologue from the tv series created by Chris Van Dusen. what friend of mineThat had to him derived your anger, did IContinue in my liking? Contents 1 Background 2 Productions 3 Plot 4 References 5 External links Background [ edit] DAD! By VINCENT CANBY. (The play Still Life is part of the anthology Special Days). him did you leave,Second to none, unseconded by you,To look upon the hideous god of warIn disadvantage; to abide a fieldWhere nothing but the sound of Hotspurs nameDid seem defensible: so you left him.Never, O never, do his ghost the wrongTo hold your honour more precise and niceWith others than with him! I mean, just what am I striving to create anyway? One day you will perish. 0000040499 00000 n The Sixth Amendment was ratified in 1791. And I guess that works, Mary, I guess so. Even Ser Gregor couldnt stop him. And Im Kelly Anne Baldwin, raised in Houston, daughter of Karen and Ed Baldwin. Did not the judge style itA house of penitent whores? 0000035648 00000 n (Pause. A monologue from the screenplay by Chap Taylor & Michael Tolkin. Except that I loved her. Well (He whispers.) A monologue from the tv series created by Sam Levinson. I could! (Beat). What studied torments, tyrant, hast for me?What wheels? ), Isnt that right? Are you still happy? Shall I listen to thee still, pride of my birth, that makest a crime out of my passions? Brienne the Beauty they called me. And and Im very glad. Disclaimer: Some of the articles on Mighty Actor include affiliate links to sites like Amazon, Skillshare, and others. Oscars Best Picture Winners Best Picture Winners Golden Globes Emmys STARmeter Awards San Diego Comic-Con New York Comic-Con Sundance Film Festival Toronto Int'l Film Festival Awards Central Festival Central All Events 0000018052 00000 n A monologue from the play by John Webster. Learn about Nisrine's vision for PAC here. I survived getting taunted by the N-word when I was in grade school. Ah, you say that isnt true. Her short film Apricot will screen on ABC iview in 2018. Thinking about my whole life, how . You know, like, leave me. []. [4] Kopit won the 1962 Drama Desk Award for the production. It was the first time Id got one over on them. Finds brotherhood in thee no sharper spur?Hath love in thy old blood no living fire?Edwards seven sons, whereof thyself art one,Were as seven vials of his sacred blood,Or seven fair branches springing from one root:Some of those seven are dried by natures course,Some of those branches by the Destinies cut;But Thomas, my dear lord, my life, my Gloucester,One vial full of Edwards sacred blood,One flourishing branch of his most royal root,Is crackd, and all the precious liquor spilt,Is hackd down, and his summer leaves all faded,By envys hand and murders bloody axe.Ah, Gaunt, his blood was thine! FILM DIRECTOR ROLE ACTRESS The Wizard of Oz Victor Fleming Dorothy Gale Judy Garland BUILDING INTENTIONAL COMMUNITIES I mean, to what end? (Beat.) His touch stayed with me long after the pain had gone and I longed for it. Yet all thats left of them is bones in amber. 0000008469 00000 n I knew when it was happening, and I knew when it was finished. I have done many a bad thing. Pitiless fate, whose severity separates my glory and my desires! a weak and divided person who stood in adoring awe of your singleness, of your strength. I have to do this again. I trusted her. And Guy, you are such a good decent man. Do you still spend your nights dozing over a textbook in that leather chair as if youre really there? What have I gained by thee but infamy?Thou hast stained the spotless honour of my house,And frightened thence noble society:Like those which, sick o th palsy, and retainIll-scenting foxes bout them, are still shunnedBy those of choicer nostrils. Soon, millions of people will see me and theyll all like me. Sometimes when the doctor was examining me I felt our roles were reversed and that I was prodding his tummy. . Or the people who came before. let them alone:The marshal and the archbishop are strong:Had my sweet Harry had but half their numbers,To-day might I, hanging on Hotspurs neck,Have talkd of Monmouths grave. All I can do is wait. I thought, Thats true love. . (Pause.) Shell sit there watching Jeopardy and bad-mouth my dad. Why should I even make the bed, or wash the dishes? what flaying? I have no visuals of prom dresses or favorite sweater or shoes I couldnt live without. sighs] must my heart prepare itself, if, after such a long, painful struggle. I just dont want to have to call her. . 0000026006 00000 n But you know black kids dont really do that, do they? Bide my time. A person needs shots and a state department visa just to get to you. My mom kissing me on the forehead, and . ), So I built a telescope in case the plane ever came back again. I found some houses I think you might like. When I was little, my mother used to shake me awake in the middle of the night yelling, It was time to go.. 0000030703 00000 n It was a son Michael! "You can catch all the drama on the new Bravo hit 'The Real House Guys of DC,'" the "Late Show" host joked You were only a few months old. Like it was all some elaborate scheme I thought up. . Once the owner of a successful P.R. what old or newer tortureMust I receive, whose every word deservesTo taste of thy most worst? Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad: A Pseudoclassical Tragifarce in a Bastard French Tradition was the first play written by Arthur Kopit . . She died when she was 39 years old. Right?!. When we returned, we found her side of the closet empty. It was on the day of my college graduation. Kyle Sandilands (pictured) has weighed in on Molly Meldrum's recent erratic behaviour, revealing he had a 'run-in' with the TV legend 15 years ago. In a way, I put all my romanticism into that one night, and I was never able to feel all this again. 0000050641 00000 n Janes father, an entomologist, spends years away from home working in a rain forest. Read the play here English & Spanish Edition|Illustrated English Edition. 0000032174 00000 n In the film version, Harris reprised her role of Rosalie from the 1962 Off-Broadway version of the play.[3]. My Mom had the same bathrobe in blue. Oh, she said. We have the talks. (Pause.) When I was a girl, my father held a ball. 0000013910 00000 n 0000024848 00000 n New scenes were directed by Alexander Mackendrick. I wake up and I think.again? And I find that reassuring. So Mary Beth, my therapist, says I flunked Peek-A-Boo. My paralysis. The Mud Puddle, monologue Genre: COMEDY/CHILDREN'S Cast: FEMALE (MALE) Setting: OUTSIDE, NEAR A MUD PUDDLE The Other "Other Women," monologue Genre: COMEDY/DRAMA, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: HOTEL ROOM The Plum-Colored Sweater, monologue Genre: COMEDIC/DRAMATIC, Cast: FEMALE, Setting: A CLOTHING STORE 1187 132 I heard a thousand stories. . listening for his irregular heartbeat and when our gazes met one cold stare meeting another I could see that he was aware that I knew. O, the cry did knockAgainst my very heart. I know what youre doing. Sal becomes embarrassed.). Read the play here Student Edition|Regular Edition, A monologue from the play by Frank Wedekind. And youre not medicated? When I wrote a play, I found that I lost myself as Arthur Kopit and I just wrote down what the characters said. Read the play here Folger| No Fear Shakespeare, Watch the movie 2010 (Helen Mirren)|2017 (Royal Shakespeare Company). And everything would have been different. Well sir, Ma-Ma-Mother gave me these lenses so I could see my stamps better. No. But slowly, your brain begins to erase every memory that ever brought you joy. I remember it so well, that I would shed my blood rather than degrade my rank. O perilous mouths,That bear in them one and the self-same tongue,Either of condemnation or approof;Bidding the law make courtsy to their will:Hooking both right and wrong to the appetite,To follow as it draws! And this great name of Cid, which thou hast just now won. Others, the Great Plains. I dont know. Eventually, it becomes you that part of you that gives you a reason to wake up and breathe every day. Um, these, uh A preoccupation with my own mortality. What have I got, Harry? Rodrigo is dear to me; I strive to lose him, and I lose him with regret, and hence my secret anxiety derives its origin. Dick, Bernard F. 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