Don Nigro

Five monologues

5 f.

Simple unit set.

Done separately or together, these monologues offer a funny and compelling investigations into how to survive as a minor character. In Dead Men's Fingers Ophelia talks about what was really going on at Elsinor and about her impossible position as the smartest person in a world of passion driven characters. Axis Sally finds an unhappily married woman playing Ophelia in a workshop. Her identification with the character's frustration is intensified by her friendship with an old woman playing Lady Macbeth and with a caged animal, Martin Fisher Martin. In How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth? an actress tells of her obsessive quest to play Lady Mac, of the disastrous productions she's starred in, and how being an actress has made her desperate to play her favorite role for the children she will never have. Notes from the Moated Grange finds a minor character from an obscure Shakespearean play awaiting her beloved. She speculates on the nature of obsessive love and the difficulties of playing one's assigned role. Full Fathom Five proves that Prospero's captivating daughter is much livelier than we have been led to believe.

"Funny... . Plays delightful games with language. . . . A great showcase for young talent." --Cleveland Plain Dealer.

"This is theatre of ideas that assume flesh and blood because the characters are so strong, so indelible and filled with sly humor." --Akron Beacon Journal.

In Cincinnati and Other Plays: Monologues for the Theatre.

FEE: $75 per performance. or $35 per monologue per performance.

Dead Men's Fingers 6722,
Axis Sally 3686,
How Many Children Had Lady MacBeth? 10647,
Notes from the Moated Grange 16646,
Full Fathom Five 8673.