Sentimental Value Monologues & Audition Scenes

Characters: Agnes, Gustav

Agnes confronts her father, Gustav, about his history of emotional abandonment and his desire to cast her son, Erik, in his new film. She expresses the pain of his conditional affection and questions his professional capability as he ages, ultimately trying to protect her son from the same cycle of disappointment.

Characters: Gustav, Rachel

A director and an actress discuss a scene's staging in a location where the director's mother actually committed suicide. The conversation shifts from technical blocking to a raw, personal revelation about the director's past and how it informs his fictional work.

Characters: Gustav, Nora

An aging, narcissistic filmmaker attempts to reconnect with his estranged actress daughter by offering her the lead role in his supposed comeback film. The conversation quickly devolves as she confronts him about his past neglect, his alcoholism, and his blatant condescension toward her career.

Characters: Nora, Agnes

Two sisters confront the painful realization that their father has used their private traumas as material for his work. Nora struggles with her mental health history and feelings of inadequacy compared to Agnes, leading to a vulnerable moment where Agnes reveals how Nora's protection saved her during their unstable childhood.

Characters: Gustav, Rachel

A director walks an actress through the technical and emotional beats of a film's climactic suicide scene. The stakes shift from professional to deeply personal when the director reveals that the scene is a recreation of his own mother's death in that very room.