The Little Notes
Rom-com, on the fridge
- Romantic comedy
- Monologue
- 1 min
- Female role
- Young adult
- Beginner
Casting
5 lines- MOI Female role, Young adult your role
Excerpt
(On the fridge, a column of little notes. She reads them, one by one.)
MOI
“The milk is yours, not mine, I’m just being polite.” …He signs his sticky notes. Who signs a sticky note about milk?
This one: “I fixed the handle. It squeaked. It made me sad for you.” Sad. For me. Over a handle.
And yesterday: “I left the hall light on. In case you come home late. Don’t thank me, thank the bulb.”
What you can do with it
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In these selections
The same text, elsewhere
Close to this one
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The List
I made a list. Don’t smile. When something is too big for me, I make lists. And you are too big for me. One: you sing off-key, with a confidence that should be illegal.
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The Voicemail
Hi, it’s me. Well, “me”: you’ll recognise my voice, I hope, otherwise this message is very awkward. Anyway. I wanted to ask if… someday… like soon… or not, no pressure at all… you’d want to…
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The Toast
So. I was supposed to give a speech about the couple. I’ve got anecdotes. Very funny ones. About them. But there’s someone, at table three, who’s been looking at me since the meal began as…