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.

Leah rambles to a silent Phil about the nature of happiness and the unsettling shift in their social group following a dark shared secret.

Leah experiences an intense moment of deja vu and questions the nature of reality and free will while Phil remains unresponsive.

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.

Leah threatens to run away while confronting the silent Phil about the dark consequences of their group's actions and his chilling indifference.