←Recommendations of Giovanni (Monologue)

  • Emily C. A. Snyder: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    A partner to the other "One Job Thou Hadst," this one looks at the friar who missed telling Romeo about Juliet's *pretend* death. Haunted by this line: "A scurvy youth, word was/He'd even killed a man." The voice of Friar Giovanni is excellent (although I would suggest that the anachronistic spellings are sometimes unnecessary). Regardless, Hansen's control of language and character is excellent.

    A partner to the other "One Job Thou Hadst," this one looks at the friar who missed telling Romeo about Juliet's *pretend* death. Haunted by this line: "A scurvy youth, word was/He'd even killed a man." The voice of Friar Giovanni is excellent (although I would suggest that the anachronistic spellings are sometimes unnecessary). Regardless, Hansen's control of language and character is excellent.

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  • Larry Rinkel: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    Excellent! so often these pseudo-Shakespearean monologues and sequels fall flat, but not this time. Hansen does a splendid job in capturing this minor character from R+J, while implicating the foolish Friar Lawrence who fails to tell him of the importance of his mission. Who's next, the Apothecary?

    Excellent! so often these pseudo-Shakespearean monologues and sequels fall flat, but not this time. Hansen does a splendid job in capturing this minor character from R+J, while implicating the foolish Friar Lawrence who fails to tell him of the importance of his mission. Who's next, the Apothecary?

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  • Cheryl Bear: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    A fantastic Shakespearean monologue giving voice to one of the less prominent characters and what his experience was. Excellent!

    A fantastic Shakespearean monologue giving voice to one of the less prominent characters and what his experience was. Excellent!

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  • Emily McClain: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    In the grand tradition of exploring the untold stories of minor characters, One Job Thou Hadst gives us a brilliant glimpse of what happened to poor beleaguered friar that didn't get the letter to the recipient- with disastrous results. You have so much sympathy for the well-intentioned Giovanni, and the references to the main storyline provide enough winks-and-nods to make an audience feel like they're getting a special insight not everyone else receives! Great work!

    In the grand tradition of exploring the untold stories of minor characters, One Job Thou Hadst gives us a brilliant glimpse of what happened to poor beleaguered friar that didn't get the letter to the recipient- with disastrous results. You have so much sympathy for the well-intentioned Giovanni, and the references to the main storyline provide enough winks-and-nods to make an audience feel like they're getting a special insight not everyone else receives! Great work!

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  • Doug DeVita: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    Oh, if only that message had gotten through on time... well, in the immortal words of Comden and Green as embodied by the late, great Judy Holliday in "Bells Are Ringing:" "THOSE TWO KIDS'D BE ALIVE TODAY!

    Hansen's wonderful monologue is written in a more serious vein than those comic lyrics from a fluffy '50s musical, but it is nonetheless a charming, touching, and thought-provoking "if only..." moment that attends, and could've averted, many a famous tragedy – both real and fictional. BTW, it's on YouTube if you'd like to see it performed beautifully. (And read along!)

    Oh, if only that message had gotten through on time... well, in the immortal words of Comden and Green as embodied by the late, great Judy Holliday in "Bells Are Ringing:" "THOSE TWO KIDS'D BE ALIVE TODAY!

    Hansen's wonderful monologue is written in a more serious vein than those comic lyrics from a fluffy '50s musical, but it is nonetheless a charming, touching, and thought-provoking "if only..." moment that attends, and could've averted, many a famous tragedy – both real and fictional. BTW, it's on YouTube if you'd like to see it performed beautifully. (And read along!)

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  • Philip Middleton Williams: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    An Elizabethan "oops" cleverly done in such a way that the Bard himself could have used it. Then again, if the friar had done his job, we'd never have had a certain play or a story from the west side.

    An Elizabethan "oops" cleverly done in such a way that the Bard himself could have used it. Then again, if the friar had done his job, we'd never have had a certain play or a story from the west side.

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  • Charlotte Rahn-Lee: One Job Thou Hadst: Giovanni (Monologue) by David Hansen
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    I enjoyed this monologue: a peak into what might have caused a crucial plot point in Romeo and Juliet. It's both amusing and moving - Hansen winks at us as his character references events in the famous play, but Giovanni is also very much in earnest.

    I enjoyed this monologue: a peak into what might have caused a crucial plot point in Romeo and Juliet. It's both amusing and moving - Hansen winks at us as his character references events in the famous play, but Giovanni is also very much in earnest.

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