Pit Trap Meredith: New monologue and upcoming publication
Wouldn’t you be mad if you were an injured rabbit and you thought your sister abandoned you in a tree stump to fend for yourself against vicious dogs? That’s what has happened to Selena, but there’s actually a really good reason why her sister, Meredith, never came back for her. And it has to do with some really mean rabbits…
In this monologue, Pit Trap Meredith, Meredith defends Selena’s accusations of abandonment, and in the end, even turns the tables on her sister. This is a 30-second to 1-minute monologue from the play, The Moon River Raft. The play follows these two rabbits as they wait at a creepy riverbank, in the middle of the night, hoping a mystical raft will take them across the river to a practically-perfect land. Of course, what awaits them is not exactly as they had dreamed…
I’m honored that this monologue, Pit Trap Meredith, was selected to be included in the upcoming Smith & Kraus publication, "The Best Women’s Stage Monologues 2023" (editor Debbie Lamedman). Check back toward the end of 2023 for that publication link, but you can read the monologue now on my website for free (consider purchasing the play from which the monologue comes, The Moon River Raft).
Enjoy the excerpt below:
MEREDITH
Don’t lump me in with them! Who sleeps with you every night and grooms you every day? You know I’m different! Do you see all the mud in my fur? Probably ticks too—I haven’t had time to clean. I tried to get to you sooner, Selina—as soon as the dogs left. But the other rabbits trapped me in a pit. They said it was a game, but I’ve never heard of “Pit Trap Meredith.” Have you? (pause) They wouldn’t let me out until sunset but—END OF EXCERPT
Click here for the complete free monologue, Pit Trap Meredith. Click here to learn more about the play The Moon River Raft, from which this monologue comes. The monologue is free to download, but if you would like to support the playwright and her craft, you may do so below:
Click below to get the play, The Moon River Raft, from which this monologue comes.
Rabbits, Meredith and Selina, flee for their lives, holding onto a mysterious hope that a moon river raft will bring them to a perfect land. This is a dark comedy play for 2 actors (written as female, but casting is flexible/any gender) with a running time of approximately 15 minutes.