endstream Phil told me about it. - Then why didn't you? - What are you saying? Honey, I thought we said the guests- - U h, we haven't--. Right. A lot. Rachel Weisz seems to be everywhere. By the time I'm through here, I promise that you'll have your answer.(She shows off the ring to the audience.). They are silent, unsure.) The daily language usage makes the Shape Of Things Neil Labute leading in experience. The monologues are organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. So, you're a student, then, or is this just basic anarchy? The exhibit itself will give you many first-hand examples of my efforts, some hands-on such as video tapes or sound recordings of our conversations and others more scientific in nature, as in growth charts, X-rays, and accompanying data. The Shape Of Things Analysis. That's all people say to me anymore. ^qlHs)9E:\Uti9YE$P 8V;Kt#Z{ E5M_(+5H22^/9ti[r^LG)H2(C(6!CESkLv1)9r;VEu That's what makes me Jewish. New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. <> So be itthat's the system and one person can't change itbut perhaps they can make you question that system and your values just a little bit. Boy, he really got under your skin, didn't he? I like your car. From a Soviet partisan in besieged Stalingrad in "Enemy at the Gates" to a self-assured single mom in "About a Boy" and most recently as a grifter in "Confidence," she inhabits her roles with deft assurance. No big deal. <> Wreck It Ralph 3. Why is he your friend? - True? Seeking 2 Actor Team for Spring And I love the guy, whether he's sweet or not. What'd he say? Taking out school loans, mostly. This was a startling and unexpected gesture, but obviously, I can't except.(She takes off the ring and places it on the easel.) As you can see from this photo, however, the hair, the glasses, the excessive amount of weight, offered a number of physical areas that made him unique and perfect for this project. stream Now, you may have a different opinion, feel differently, I welcome that. Just about the fact that no one would ever sleep with me. It wasnt to me, therefore it wasnt. Guillermo del Toro was years into the process of outlining and constructing a story for his monstrous love story, The Shape of Water, when he realizes that something was missing. I mean, you don't know anything? you know, like in Cosmo. So, everything's good? That's all. I'm exaggerating. View Lemons Lemons Lemons monologue (typed).docx from ENGLISH MISC at King's College London. you're not supposed to do that. Okay? I'm, you know, worried. Thank you for coming out tonight--its the middle of finals and I'm sure this is not how most of you would choose to spend your time away from campus.on campus. 11 0 obj They start dating. Hey, uh, paint's not really a great thing to bring into a museum. Hey! I mean, I was look into get out. What does that mean anyway- " I'm an artist"? Only to indifference do I say, "**** you". endstream What, like, color it? I remember vaguely. I only did it for the effect. BTW, there are already some interesting selections available in . In deed, he had relations with his best friend's fiancee and continues to withhold details about the incident from us he was willing to give those friends up when asked--. I have always stood by the single and simple conceit With that in mind, I offer you my untitled sculpture Not a big modern art crowd, I guess, huh? I can't. monologues "Me? He first encounters Evelyn in the art museum where he works -- and where she's about to deface a famous statue. No. And you'd really tell me if you knew something? <> These are surface items, to be sure, but if I, in fact, tell you that I'm going through with it and marrying the guy, you'd probably all shake my hand and say, "Wow, how the hell can I do that to my boyfriend?" Neil LaBute was born in 1963 in Detroit, Michigan. it wasn't pornography, it was a statement. you can just see his- [ Man ] Twig. Thank you. 'Cause when it comes to routine, you used to be, like, Mister goddamn Rogers. Its all subjective, Adam. - I mean, Adam wrote something in his journal, obviously. The Shape of Things- Adam's Monologue 4,261 views Dec 7, 2011 25 Dislike Share Save Devin A. I'd call and I could hear him freeze up, you know. As I looked around my world for something to change, I knew I'd been given a tall order. This is a "before" picture that I had a classmate take of us [Scattered Chuckling] That was our first official encounter after he asked me out at his place of work-. [ Chuckles ]. Right? The Shape of Water "I Found a Turtle" Zelda recounts finding a turtle in the road during her childhood in this thought-provoking monologue that questions how the actions of humans affect everything around us. Remember when he was a kid, there was an old guy with fake contact lenses-, [ Imitates Chinese Accent ] Grasshopper. Okay. Maybe we should- I don't really have the same reaction as--. I mean, I cut on myself a little, tried to get attention when I was a teenager. Are you disfigured because ofit? I don't think a person's dick can be a manifesto. Adam and I had a class together, and he never got up the nerve to ask me out. Moana 17. A kid, um, threw a stick at me, first grade. Okay, that's the boring stuff(She turns over a notecard) My task here tonight is to unveil my semester's work, explain it, and then smile and shake hands, leaving a few of you to examine it, grade it, etc. But I think it was a gesture, a kind of manifesto, if you will-. Good evening. not open my lips so wide as a bristle may enter in . Hmm. Then it becomes plastic surgery and cutting out his closest friends, all for what he thinks is the perfect relationship. Where'd you come up with that? LaBute, the remarkable American movie director and playwright whose film IN THE COMPANY OF MEN showed a . - I mean, I can't tell, so I figured- - That's because you see you every day, shower, getting dressed-. No, no bombs yet, but kind of just funny. Please ________the box of decorations near the door. The play has since been reprised several times with new casts. I'm just trying to get out of here with a touch of dignity. Right. you remember that? I mean, not an admittance of guilt, exactly. you're not gonna mess up my weekend with this, are you? Well, just, you know, he's changed. - Very sexy. (She uncovers a large photograph from a nearby easel. ", No, you're definitely cute, but you should-. I know. Oh, I'm not sorry, not for what I've done. "Thing. He also started to deceive his friends- and myself-. The king doth keep his revels here tonight. Well, this ought to be good, huh? I'm just saying, he did the work. [ Chuckles ]. That's all. This whole marriage idea is just freaky, so-, It's better than me having to kiss you. What kind of statement would that be? Don't get here late and then make fun of me. I'm asking you, Adam. you can write a manifesto on your thing, I'm sure I read that somewhere. I wouldn't get too deep into the moral issues during this particular conversation. Haven't felt that? I just- I don't- I don't wanna lose you. This is a beautiful monologue for a female audition in the age range of the thirties, forties, and fifties. Each "POTW" is a playable RealAudio recording of one of their songs. - No. I love LaBute. be completely out of the question here? 7 0 obj That's all. Shes in the middle of defacing a statue, and instead of arresting her, Adam gets her number. BERNADETTE (Lemons, Lemons, Lemons) I want you to tell me all your things. When nerdy Adam Sorenson, an English Literature major at Mercy, a fictitious Midwestern college, meets Evelyn Ann Thompson, an attractive graduate art student, at the local museum where he works, his life takes an unexpected turn. [Footsteps Departing] Well you said you would. when they have those tests asking you what you'd like to change about your guy. Jenny takes such a liking to Adam's new physique that she makes a move on him and the two share a passionate kiss. This is she. It didn't for me. No, not yet. Make love in a bathroom stall. In tears, he watches it over and over again. She wanted to get together and. Let's just forget the whole-. Don't be so frightened of everything. Oh, God, you're a goner. The original play The Shape of Things premiered at the Temporary Almeida Theatre at Kings Cross, London in 2001, with Paul Rudd as Adam, Rachel Weisz as Evelyn, Gretchen Mol as Jenny, and Fred Weller as Phillip. The Shape of Things New Ambassadors, London Sienna Guillory and Enzo Clienti in The Shape of Things at the New Ambassadors. So, I promise to make this presentation as quick and painless as possible and get you back home as swiftly as I can. you can tell me what I did wrong. - I didn't! And bakes the elflocks in foul sluttish hairs, Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes. No. I just stopped. And she said yes, but you were recovering from an operation or something. 18 0 obj This was a completely startling and unexpected gesture, but obviously, I can't accept. They signify experience, make us unique. 14. Don't mind that you can't speak, either. The daily language usage makes the Shape Of Things Neil Labute leading in experience. It's the total point. The science teacher was teaching us about watersheds. That oughta do it. So don't you trust me, then, to know how I feel? I recently finished reading "The Shape of Things" by Neil Labute and the words and characters have still managed to remain on my brain. But that is not the way I would describe him to people- sweet. The candidate had the courage to speak on a controversial issue. I had this terrible hook. - And if I don't? 27 0 obj stream Not the one we're seeing, though, is it? Ty;lX Toy Story 6. Mm. He's a very chatty guy when you wind him up. I think it was a sort of statement, a kind of--. Yeah-- No, I'd let the next shift talk to you, kick you out, or whatever. The Shape of Things concerns Adam--a young man working his way through college as, among other things, a security guard--and Evelyn--a college student and artist intent on vandalizing a statue at Adam's museum. - Cosmo story in the making, huh? stream Just that, um, I don't think it was just kids playing. Monologues are also known as dramatic soliloquies. I think everyone should see themselves doing it. - Because I don't like art that isn't true. The new cast is excellent. I mean-- Well, not a bulb exactly, but more of a--. [ Stammering ]. Here, in Neil La Bute's play-brought-to-the-screen, "The Shape of Things," Weisz is a disturbing . I mean, w-who wouldn't want to pay a lot of money to get their nose chopped off? /Contents 4 0 R>> (Smiles). I just thought that maybe you'd tell me if you knew something. Waters 26 subscribers The Shape of Things by, Neil LaBute This is definitely on of my favorite. Adam The Shape of Things 0 Start: My task here tonight is to unveil. Yeah, but they didn't even cover it properly. And ladies, he is available. I tripped, I fell. And then finally she told me about it. you wanna watch it? That's mine. - Something about a meeting and a drive after in your cute little "V-dub." She called me, okay? THE SHAPE OF THINGS Male Serio-Comic Contemporary Monologue.docx. Believe me. The casting director or teacher could put a lot of stock in which LaBute character you think you are. Well, Phil's got, like, six of those "one things," but it's the same idea. I didn't think you'd go in for the makeover thing. But, uh-- Evelyn, did you hear about it? you guys are gonna- Underwater. Did you stop biting your nails? That's all. Art that must be created. Never having had much success with women, Adam is flattered when Evelyn shows an interest in him and, at her suggestion, gets a new hairstyle, begins a regular exercise regimen, eats healthier foods, dresses more stylishly, acts more confident and dominant, and begins wearing contact lenses instead of his usual eyeglasses. A\!3R3z^i#v What's that? you know, it's nice to see, every so often, someone gallant. How about you, Jenn? Enter MARIA and Clown. [ Scoffs ]. Sorry. Mansfield High School, Mansfield, OH. you don't hold a grudge, do ya? With Gretchen Mol, Paul Rudd, Rachel Weisz, Frederick Weller. This monologue is surprisingly progressive for Ibsen's time, as it allows a female character to not only doubt her husband's love but to reject it. Jesus! eG9k9OX ,b6G#NV^%7i}K8(j8Z.d1s.C^2c( Oh, pretty great, actually. I'm gonna do something to the nude. Stop me before I-. All that stuff we did was real for you. No, you're right. 6 0 obj Against medical advice, he had work done to his face, cosmetic surgery at the age of 22, and insisted to those around him that he had merely fallen down. Some mutes squawk. <> He asks her if "anything you told me about yourself was true" and she tells him what she whispered in his ear the night they had sex on tape was true.