Female and Creative Young Woman
From the play: Tomorrow’s Wish (by Wade Bradford)
CONTEXT: Juniper is a creative young woman with learning disabilities. Her cousins believe Juniper is odd because she lives in a small town with her grandmother, sheltered away from most of the world. In this scene, she is talking to her cousin, Megan, about her first and only kiss. This original comedic female monologue may be used by students, actors, directors for educational or professional purposes.
JUNIPER:
I kissed a boy once. At least I tried.
I don’t know if it counts if they don’t kiss back. But I tried to kiss a boy and it almost worked. Most of the time Grandma and I don’t get to see folks much, but we go into town. Sometimes. And Grandma says
I just have to be careful to mind my manners, and Grandma says I’m real good at being careful, but sometimes I get so bored in that little town. Only one video store. Only two churches.
And the park only has two swings and a pool that never gets filled up anymore. But in our little town there is a boy named Samuel.
He's a bag-boy at the grocery store. He does it just right and never squishes the eggs.
And he has red hair and green eyes. And…
(Laughs at the memory.)
Freckles all over his face! And Samuel is so nice. So nice to me and Gram. He would always smile and always say “thank you” and “your welcome.”
If he says, “Have a nice day,” then you do. That’s how good he is at his job. And I always wanted…
I always wanted to be close to him, or to talk to him, without Gram around. And one day when
Grandma had a really bad cold I got to go to the store all by myself. And I bought some oyster crackers and some medicine. Then I got to watch
Samuel all by myself. Watch him do his bag boy job.
I just stared and stared, trying to count all of those handsome freckles. Then, he asked if there was anything else I wanted. I just whispered “Yes.”
(Pauses, closes eyes in remembrance.)
And then I grabbed him by the ears and MmmmmmmMM!
CONTEXT: Juniper is a creative young woman with learning disabilities. Her cousins believe Juniper is odd because she lives in a small town with her grandmother, sheltered away from most of the world. In this scene, she is talking to her cousin, Megan, about her first and only kiss. This original comedic female monologue may be used by students, actors, directors for educational or professional purposes.
JUNIPER:
I kissed a boy once. At least I tried.
I don’t know if it counts if they don’t kiss back. But I tried to kiss a boy and it almost worked. Most of the time Grandma and I don’t get to see folks much, but we go into town. Sometimes. And Grandma says
I just have to be careful to mind my manners, and Grandma says I’m real good at being careful, but sometimes I get so bored in that little town. Only one video store. Only two churches.
And the park only has two swings and a pool that never gets filled up anymore. But in our little town there is a boy named Samuel.
He's a bag-boy at the grocery store. He does it just right and never squishes the eggs.
And he has red hair and green eyes. And…
(Laughs at the memory.)
Freckles all over his face! And Samuel is so nice. So nice to me and Gram. He would always smile and always say “thank you” and “your welcome.”
If he says, “Have a nice day,” then you do. That’s how good he is at his job. And I always wanted…
I always wanted to be close to him, or to talk to him, without Gram around. And one day when
Grandma had a really bad cold I got to go to the store all by myself. And I bought some oyster crackers and some medicine. Then I got to watch
Samuel all by myself. Watch him do his bag boy job.
I just stared and stared, trying to count all of those handsome freckles. Then, he asked if there was anything else I wanted. I just whispered “Yes.”
(Pauses, closes eyes in remembrance.)
And then I grabbed him by the ears and MmmmmmmMM!