Ripley Monologues & Audition Scenes

Characters: Tom

Tom Ripley writes a final, scathing letter to his overbearing Aunt Dottie while traveling aboard the RMS Queen Elizabeth. He revels in his newfound independence and imagines her suffering as he formally severs their toxic relationship.

Characters: Tom, Salesman

Tom Ripley visits a high-end shop to collect items for Dickie Greenleaf under the guise of being a close friend. The scene highlights Tom's ability to navigate upper-class environments and his meticulous attention to detail as he makes a specific choice regarding a luxury garment.

Characters: Tom, Mr. Reddington

Tom, posing as a debt collector named George McAlpin, calls Mr. Reddington to pressure him into paying a fabricated medical debt. Tom uses a calm, bureaucratic tone to manipulate and intimidate Reddington into revealing personal information and agreeing to send money.

Characters: Tom, Emily, Mr. Greenleaf

Tom Ripley meets with the Greenleafs and begins weaving a web of lies about his education and tragic upbringing. He carefully manipulates their sympathy by fabricating a story about his parents' death to establish a false sense of intimacy and status.

Characters: Tom, Mr. Reddington

Tom Ripley poses as a debt collector to scam an elderly man over a payphone in a grimy rooming house. He uses psychological manipulation and feigned empathy to pressure the man into sending a replacement check for a non-existent medical debt. The scene highlights Tom's cold efficiency and his desperation to escape his current life of squalor.

Characters: Tom, Mr. Greenleaf

Herbert Greenleaf, a wealthy businessman, approaches Tom Ripley with a proposal to travel to Italy and convince his estranged son, Dickie, to return home. Tom, a struggling grifter, carefully navigates the conversation, feigning a connection to Dickie while assessing the financial opportunity and the chance to escape his own legal troubles in New York.