New Free Monologue of Grief from The Visitor in the Doorway: Giving You Space
In this new free 30-60 second monologue, GIVING YOU SPACE, Grief is a personified Being who has come to hang around Clare’s cabin door, waiting for her to let him in after a recent devastating tragedy. She has run away from everyone and every thing in her life, isolating herself, not eating or having contact with anyone. In this monologue, Grief lays out some hard truths: she needs to start eating again, accepting help, letting people (and him) into her life again—or she will die also.
Shenendoah Thompson as Grief, in the premier production of THE VISITOR IN THE DOORWAY at Westchester Collaborative Theater, starring him along with Emily Aronoff; directed by Marna Lawrence.
This short dramatic monologue, GIVING YOU SPACE, is great for any age—teen, young adult through mature or senior adult actor. While Grief is personified with male pronouns, his role and this monologue are suitable for any gender. It can be a challenge to find a powerful monologue in only 30-60 seconds, but this monologue gives an actor a bite-sized platform to perform something dramatic, empathic, and passionate. It has elements of “tough love” and also sincere empathy and concern. Grief is a somewhat self-deprecating but affable character who knows his task is a hard one, his presence is often unwelcome, yet he has an important and meaningful role to play in the lives of those he visits. You can read more about his character and origin of the play, THE VISITOR IN THE DOORWAY here.
GIVING YOU SPACE is from the one-act 2-hander play THE VISITOR IN THE DOORWAY. You can learn more about the character of Grief, and read the complete play here or below.
Enjoy an excerpt below, then click the link under the excerpt for the free pdf download of the dramatic monologue, GIVING YOU SPACE.
GRIEF
But it’s been weeks, Clare! You won’t read texts or answer calls and you wont let anyone visit! And because your mom and your best friend and your husband are all dead, you don’t have anyone left who is going to really impose themselves on you and force their way in—which is what you actually need right now! So they’re—END OF EXCERPT
Click here for the FREE 30-60 SECOND MONOLOGUE, GIVING YOU SPACE. This monologue is free to download, but if you would like to support the playwright and her craft, you may do so below:
To learn more about the character, Grief, and for the complete play, THE VISITOR IN THE DOORWAY, click below:
After a life-altering event, Clare runs away from everyone she knows and isolates herself in a secluded cabin. But when a familiar, yet unwelcome, visitor shows up at her door and refuses to leave, she must decide if she should let him inside.
DETAILS
Cast: 1 female (20s-30s) 1 male (could be not gender specific; any age)
Running time: 15-20 minutes
Setting: A cabin in the woods
Time: Contemporary