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The Perils of Positive Thinking

from Laughing Wild

Written by Christopher Durang

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Laughing Wild

A sarcastic, self-aware, anxious, striving for positivity Man's monologue from "Laughing Wild" by Christopher Durang.

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I used to be a very negative person. But then I took this personality workshop that totally turned my life around. Now when something bad or negative happens, I can see the positive. Now when I have a really bad day, or when someone I thought was a really good friend betrays me, or maybe when I’ve b

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CharactersMan
Duration1-2 minutes
Age Range30s-60s
Gendermale
Genrecomedy
PeriodContemporary
Formatmonologue
SourceLaughing Wild
Tonesarcastic, self-aware, anxious, striving for positivity
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