Tone: Confident pitch, vulnerable finish
Suggested performers: Adults and young adults; any gender
Length: 172 words; approximately 60–90 seconds
Format: one speaker addressing a silent listener
Timing is a starting estimate, not a guaranteed audition length. Time your own delivery with pauses. This is an original standalone piece, not an extract from a published play.
The Plus-One Application: full monologue
I understand you have several candidates for the plus-one position. Some are people you have actually dated. I respect their experience. I simply believe I offer a broader package.
I can talk to grandparents. I know three weather facts, and none of them lead into a political argument. I will admire a baby without asking when you plan to acquire one.
My dancing is adjustable. Elegant during dinner, enthusiastic after cake, seated if your uncle starts organizing anything with instructions. I can also identify the exact moment a speech needs somebody to start clapping.
References are available. Not from the last wedding. That was an isolated centerpiece misunderstanding, and the florist eventually agreed the vase had looked disposable.
All right. The last wedding was awful. I spent the slow song helping a waiter straighten forks because I needed to look employed. I'd rather spend this one with you.
No romantic complications. No expectations. Just two friends, a decent meal, and a legally binding agreement that you stop me taking home any glassware.
What is happening in this scene?
A friend makes an absurdly professional case for being someone's wedding plus-one.
You are speaking to: Your friend, who is planning to attend a wedding alone.
You want: Get invited along without having to ask plainly for company.
The change to explore: Your impressive qualifications give way to the memory of the last wedding you attended alone.
Acting choices to try
- Why are you presenting this as an application instead of an invitation?
- What response do you expect when you mention the centerpiece?
- How quietly can you admit you want company?
Try the qualifications at two speeds, then keep the admission about the slow song at an unhurried pace in both versions. Listen for the shift from impressing your friend to trusting them.
These are starting points. Try a different intention or pace, and let the response you imagine from your listener affect your next thought. You do not need to copy the recorded delivery.
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Prepare it for an audition or class
Check whether the brief permits original standalone material. Learn the shifts in thought as well as the wording, then time a full take at performance pace. If you need a shorter cut, make the cut before memorizing it; the free demo always rehearses the complete text above.
Use the monologue preparation plan for a short deadline, or try the recall exercises in How to Memorize Lines.
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Try a scene with two characters
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Explore this gender-flexible piece alongside roles written as women in Monologues for Women, with playing-age guidance and contrasting audition pairs.
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