It's Terrible Being Nice

Us

by David Nicholls

During a 1995 dinner party, a young, socially awkward scientist named Douglas tries to flirt with Connie while navigating a hostile conversation with Jake, an arrogant trapeze artist. The scene reaches a boiling point when Douglas uses a gruesome hypothetical medical scenario to defend the necessity of scientific intervention against Jake's anti-science rhetoric.

The Foreigner

by Larry Shue

A earnest, simple, helpful, slightly bewildered Ellard Simms's monologue from "The Foreigner" by Larry Shue. Genre: comedy.

The Rehearsal

by Don Zolidis

A sarcastic, passive-aggressive, enthusiastic (feigned) Morgan's monologue from "The Rehearsal" by Don Zolidis. Genre: comedy.

Three Sisters

by Anton Chekhov

Irina, the youngest sister, expresses a newfound, idealistic passion for the dignity of labor. She shares her epiphany with Ivan Romanych, declaring that a life of work is the only path to true happiness and purpose.

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris Jr, Armando Bo

A washed-up actor attempting a career comeback is confronted by his daughter after he finds her stash of drugs. The argument escalates into a brutal takedown as she challenges his desperate need for artistic validation and relevance in a digital world that has already forgotten him.