"Ellen Schoeters is a member of Actorama + where actors can upload a monologue or scene performance for peer review. What do you think of Ellen Schoeters's performance?"
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| Character | Clara | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | |
| Age Range(s) | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | |
| Type of monologue / Character is | Angry, Scolding, Flips out, Gives orders, Depressed, Lamenting, Complaining, Frustrated, Mocking, Talking to the audience, Reminiscing life story/Telling a story | |
| Type | Serio-comic | |
| Year | 2008 | |
| Period | Contemporary | |
| Genre | Farce, Drama, Comedy | |
| Props | A purse with a cell phone in it | |
| Description | An actress' woeful monologue is interrupted by a cell phone ringing in the audience. She retaliates by destroying the phone that destroyed her art. | |
| Details | One Act Play Beginning of the Play | |
Summary
Clara dolefully recounts the death of her best friend, when a cell phone rings in the audience. She tries to preserve, but the ringing does not cease. When it becomes clear that the owner of the phone is not going to silence it, Clara enters the audience. She locates the purse that contains the phone, empties it onto the stage, and stomps on the phone until it will ring no more. Collecting herself, she restarts her monologue, only to once again be interrupted by a cell phone going off in the theatre.
Written by Stacey Lane
