Dennis Kelly

Debbie, an office worker, calmly recounts a series of increasingly violent and unhinged acts of sabotage against her workplace and boss. The monologue juxtaposes her mundane delivery with the disturbing nature of her actions, ending on a poignant childhood aspiration.

Leah delivers a frantic, existential monologue to a silent Phil, questioning the nature of happiness and the universe before revealing she killed her pet hamster. She reflects on the strange, unified atmosphere at school following a dark shared secret and expresses sudden, sharp guilt over their actions regarding Adam.

Leah delivers a frantic, one-sided stream of consciousness to a silent Phil, comparing human nature to the empathy of bonobos versus the cruelty of chimps. As she grows increasingly desperate for a reaction, she threatens self-harm before pivoting back to the graphic sexual habits of primates, reflecting the group's escalating anxiety over a recent dark event.

Debbie recounts a series of increasingly erratic and disturbing acts of workplace sabotage and personal cruelty. The scene culminates in her describing a gruesome 'gift' sent to her boss, juxtaposed against her childhood dreams.

Leah desperately tries to convince Phil to rescue Adam, a boy the group thought was dead but have discovered living in the wild. Phil, prioritizing the group's safety and his own leadership over Adam's life, cold-bloodedly decides to silence him to prevent their crimes from being exposed.

A disturbing, detached, dark humor, desperate Debbie's monologue from "Love and Money" by Dennis Kelly. Genre: drama.

Leah delivers a frantic, anxious stream of consciousness to a silent Phil, oscillating between self-deprecation and defensive aggression. She confronts the suffocating atmosphere of their social circle and her own desperate need for validation and connection amidst a climate of fear.