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    You didn't survive the Holocaust

    from Gloria

    Written by Branden Jacobs Jenkins

    Kendra brutally deconstructs Dean's trauma and his attempts to capitalize on a workplace tragedy. She challenges his sense of victimhood and mocks his aspirations of becoming a memoirist in an increasingly desensitized world.

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    KENDRA: You know, a bad thing happened to both of us! -to all of us! -but you seem to think it happened only to you. And why is that? Because you went to Gloria's dumb party and she saved you? Because you were "a witness" to everyone's last moments? Or because you're entitled to think the world automatically cares about you and what you saw and what you think? [Beat.] You are aware that the rest of the world has moved on from Gloria, correct?

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    CharactersKendra
    Duration2-3 minutes
    Age Range20s-30s
    Genderfemale
    Genredrama
    PeriodContemporary
    Formatmonologue
    SourceGloria
    Tonesarcastic, bitter, confrontational, cynical
    AccentGeneral American
    Suitable Fordrama school audition, agent showcase, self tape
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