Dna Monologues & Audition Scenes

Characters: Leah, Phil, Cathy, Brian

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.

Characters: Leah

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.

Characters: Leah

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.

Characters: Leah

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.