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Coming Clean 

An adult male monologue about technical virginity and telling the truth without being honest

Coming Clean is an adult male monologue about technical virginity and telling the truth without being honest. The delivery could come off a lot like a youth group talk.

WARREN is married to Sarah, who appears with him elsewhere in this series in Lament -- other than that, his age is irrelevant as long as it's clear to the audience that he is not an adolescent. And if you use this monologue as a stand-alone piece, his age relative to Sarah doesn't matter.

Coming Clean deserves something on the order of a PG-13 rating.

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Fort Knox 

Female and male adolescent monologues (2) and dialogues (4) about sexual awakening and unintended consequences

In Fort Knox, monologues by Jules and Perry bookend four scenes in which Knox discloses a dark secret to her friend Jules.

Fort Knox starts out funny but ends dead in earnest as the characters discover the power of unintended consequences.

JULES is a sophomore girl. She is smart, funny and uninhibited in a way that can freak people out until they get to know her. (Jules parents, Ginny + Darryl appear elsewhere in this series.

KNOX is an intelligent sophomore girl who's been there, done that and lost interest. Knox protects herself by not letting people get too close.

PERRY is an unremarkable sophomore boy who might disappear in any high school crowd.

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Freaks 

Freaks is a comic adolescent/adult female dialogue about beauty, double standards, and looking out for the other guy.

JULES is a sophomore girl. She is smart, funny, and uninhibited in a way that can freak people out until they get to know her. (Jules appears elsewhere in this series in Mango Sex and Fort Knox.)

GINNY is in her early 40s. She appears elsewhere in this series in The Volunteer and Vote of Confidence.

Freaks probably merits a PG-13 for content.

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Lament 

An adult male/adult female dialogue about losing a hero

Lament is an intimate adult male/adult female dialogue about losing a hero to sexual misconduct.

WARREN is married to Sarah - other than that, his age is irrelevant, as long as it's clear to the audience that he's not an adolescent.

SARAH is a bright, intense woman. She is married to Warren, the paid youth worker; otherwise her age doesn't' matter.

Lament probably merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty, but it is confessional and perhaps a bit intense for a younger audience.

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Late Night 

A Female adolescent/Female adult dialogue about friendship and taking care of business

Late Night is a female adolescent/female adult dialogue about friendship and taking care of business.

MELISS is a junior who talks rapid-fire and without the necessary intervention of a lot of thought.

BILLIE is Meliss' mom. She's not stupid, just...naive.

Late Night is also part of Promise in this series, so don't buy it twice.

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Mango Sex 

A female adolescent monologue about when and where and with whom sex makes sense

Mango Sex is a comic adolescent female monologue about when and with whom sex is appropriate.

JULES is a sophomore girl. She is smart, funny, and uninhibited in a way that can freak people out until they get to know her. (Jules' parents, Ginny + Darryl, appear with her elsewhere in this series.)

Mango Sex is also part of the short play Fort Knox, so don't buy it twice.

Despite the title, there's a certain innocence in Mango Sex.

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Mothers | Daughters | Women | Girls 

Four scenes about sexuality for one adolescent female and two adult females

Mothers | Daughters | Women | Girls is a short play in four scenes featuring one adolescent female and two adult females.

Monologues by 15-year-old Jules and 40-something-year-old Ginny bookend a scene in which Ginny discloses a secret to her friend Ferne and another in which Ginny and Jules wrestle with issues of sexuality and worth.

Mothers | Daughters | Women | Girls starts out funny but ends in earnest as the characters discover the power of unintended consequences.

JULES is a sophomore girl. She is smart, funny, and uninhibited in a way that can freak people out until they get to know her. Jules appears elsewhere in this series, in Fort Knox.

GINNY is in her 40s. She appears elsewhere in this series in The Volunteer and Freaks.

FERNE is 40ish and the tiniest bit prissy - though no doubt well meaning.

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Monkey See/Monkey Do 

A male adolescent monologue about the point of no return and unintended consequences

Monkey See/Monkey Do is a somber adolescent male monologue about sex and regret

Perry is an unremarkable sophomore boy who might disappear in any high school crowd.

Monkey See/Monkey Do is also part of the short play Fort Knox, so don't buy it twice

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No Big Thing 

A female adolescent dialogue about sexual aggression and recovery

No Big Thing is a comic adolescent female dialogue about sexual aggression.

ARYN is a plainspoken and unpretentious senior.

CALLIE is a bright, articulate junior who's a little bit on the spot.

No Big Thing probably merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty so much as a little too abstract for a younger audience.

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One More Call 

A male adult monologue about the responsibility for kids to look out for each other.

One More Call is a frank, adult male monologue about looking out for each other

MR. POTTER is a school administrator in his 40s. He appears elsewhere in this series in Promise.

One More Call definitely gets a PG-13 rating for strong content.

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Out of the Mouths of Babes 

A male adolescent/male adult dialogue about youth group sexual climate and personal responsibility

Out of the Mouths of Babes is an adolescent male/adult male dialogue about sexual responsibility and do-overs.

REPO is a junior boy who is cleaning up his act.

MR. POTTER is a school administrator in his 40s. He appears elsewhere in this series in One More Call.

Out of the Mouths of Babes is part of Promise, so don't buy it twice.

Out of the Mouths of Babes probably merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty, but it is confessional and perhaps a bit abstract for a younger audience.

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Promise 

Four scenes with female adolescent, female adult, adolescent male and adult male about friendship, trustworthiness,

Promise is four scenes about friendship and promises - one for an adolescent female/adult female; one for an adolescent female/adult male; one for two adolescent females; one for an adolescent male/adult male.

MELISS is a junior who talks rapid-fire and without the necessary intervention of a lot of thought.

BILLIE is Meliss' mom. She's not stupid, just...naive.

MR. POTTER is a school administrator in his 40s. He appears elsewhere in this series in One More Call.

ARYN is a plainspoken and unpretentious senior. She appears elsewhere in this series in No Big Thing and Promise.

REPO is a junior boy who is cleaning up his act.

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Take My Breath Away 

A female adolescent monologue about responsibility, gullibility and how STDs spread

Take My Breath Away is a matter-of-fact adolescent female monologue about how sexually transmitted infections spread. Approach it in the style of a confident classroom presentation to a speech class.

ARYN is a plainspoken and unpretentious senior. She appears elsewhere in this series in No Big Thing and Promise.

The data Aryn quotes are drawn from studies reported by Malcolm Gladwell in The Tipping Point.

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The Urge 

A male adolescent/male adult dialogue about sexual abuse and the temptation to pass it along

The Urge is a confessional adolescent male/adult male dialogue about sexual abuse and the temptation to pass it along.

NIXON is a quiet sophomore boy with a dark struggle.

WARREN is married to Sarah, who appears with him elsewhere in this series in Coming Clean and Lament - other than that, his age is irrelevant, as long as it's clear to the audience that he's not an adolescent.

The Urge merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty, but it is confessional, intense, and perhaps a bit abstract for a younger audience.

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The Volunteer 

A female adult dialogue about role models and honest answers to honest questions about sex

The Volunteer is a comic adult female dialogue about telling the truth.

GINNY is in her early 40s. She appears elsewhere in this series with her daughter Jules.

FERNE is 40ish and the tiniest bit prissy - though no doubt well meaning.

The Volunteer probably merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty, but it is confessional and perhaps a bit abstract for a younger audience.

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Vote of Confidence 

An adult female monologue about the cost of free sex

Vote of Confidence is a confessional, adult female monologue about the cost of free sex.

GINNY is in her early 40s. She appears elsewhere in this series in The Volunteer and Freaks.

Vote of Confidence probably merits a PG-13 for content - it's not naughty, but it is confessional and perhaps a bit abstract for a younger audience.

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Beautiful Dreamer 

A One-Act Comedy of Biblical Proportions

Beautiful Dreamer is a comic telling of Joseph's story in Genesis 37-45. Which is to say it's a comic telling of a comic tale (with admittedly menacing undertones of kidnapping, murder, and famine).

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