Film
monologue
Comedy-Drama
1 Character

The Kale Salad and the Buried Rage

from Nightbitch

Written by Marielle Heller

Nightbitch

A mother experiences a moment of profound existential crisis and dissociation while out at a restaurant with friends. She grapples with the loss of her former identity and the physical sensation of her repressed rage and ambition being buried under the mundane reality of motherhood.

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MOTHER: Oh could I-

MOTHER: Oop. This kale.

MOTHER: It’s just pushing it down further: all my rage and disappointment. I thought I had digested it. But it’s still down there.

MOTHER: Burning a hole in me. And the woman I used to be - the talented and plucky young woman with big ideas-

MOTHER: She’s

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CharactersMother
Duration1.5 min
Age Range35-45
GenderFemale
GenreComedy-Drama
PeriodContemporary (1980 Present)
Formatmonologue
SourceNightbitch
Tonevulnerable
Suitable Foragent showcase, self tape, general practice
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