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Backfired (a monologue) by Lindsay Partain

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  • Christopher Plumridge:
    13 Mar. 2023
    “ This monologue is so incredibly tense, gritty, scary, yet beautiful in parts, as Anna tells of her life and loves.
    She steals away to meet the boy of her dreams, a car backfires and quickly her whole world has changed.
    A powerful monologue on a subject that should never exist and should never have to be written about.
    Excellent. ”
  • Cheryl Bear:
    6 Jul. 2022
    “ An incredibly powerful monologue that takes you into the murder that happens to endless children as mass shootings in schools continue. ”
  • Vivian Lermond:
    17 Apr. 2020
    “ Riveting storytelling that leads us in unsuspecting steps toward a very unexpected denouement! Beautiful! ”
  • Len Cuthbert:
    13 Apr. 2020
    “ Heartened -- Curious -- Shocked -- Pained.
    A well written monologue descriptive beyond words. ”
  • MonologueBank.org:
    10 Apr. 2020
    “ MonologueBank heartily recommends the writing of Lindsay Partain. BACKFIRED is haunting. You feel deeply attached to ANNA in the short period of time you spend with her. At first, ANNA's musings are that of a typical teenage girl, but they become more harrowing and unnerving as the reality of the situation becomes apparent. It is a terrifying story, that has become a reality for far too many teenagers. Partain manages to show the serious need for change without pointing fingers. ”
  • Jennifer O'Grady:
    7 May. 2018
    “ Wow, so powerful and harrowing and tragic. Very hard to stop thinking about. ”
  • Claudia Haas:
    14 Apr. 2018
    “ Truly a chilling monologue basked in warmth and sweetness. Partain gives you Anna in all her teenage angst, her hopes and her so 16-year-old crush. You know her. You want to protect her. And that’s the point: we should be protecting all of them. ”
  • Nelson Diaz-Marcano:
    10 Apr. 2018
    “ Absolutely heartwrenching. Partain masterfully construct a relatable story that leads to a moment that has been often discussed but not taken in. This play makes you take in the pain of the experience by making you know what's lost. ”
  • Shaun Leisher:
    10 Apr. 2018
    “ One of the best monologues for high school actors I've ever read. Partain expertly captures the voice of a teenage girl that should be worrying about who she'll be going to the school dance with instead of being murdered. A chilling reminder that while politicians debate the 2nd amendment, children are losing their lives. ”
  • Jordan Elizabeth Henry:
    23 Mar. 2018
    “ Partain captures the voice of a 16-year-old girl so perfectly and honestly -- I immediately love Anna, because I *knew* her, because I *was* her. All of the hopes, the thrills, the anxieties of being a teenage girl are perfectly sketched here; I felt transported into this moment in a way I didn't expect. Partain expertly moves us from beauty to horror -- this play is hard, but it is a necessary piece of theatre for this moment in time. These are the lives we're sacrificing: these hopes, these pulsing hormonal desires, these dreams of making the world sparkle. ”

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