Are You Comfortable?

by J.Lois Diamond

Seventeen year old Lucy is studying hard to become a nurse. She has good grades and a supportive family. She seems destined for a bright future until one fateful summer night.
A monologue.

Seventeen year old Lucy is studying hard to become a nurse. She has good grades and a supportive family. She seems destined for a bright future until one fateful summer night.
A monologue.

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Are You Comfortable?

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  • Christopher Plumridge: Are You Comfortable? by J.Lois Diamond
    “

    So much said in so few words, this monologue is incredible! Lucy quickly brings us into her world to a point we feel like we've known her for years, then the real horror creeps up on us most unexpectedly, a true reflection of some of these awful shootings. Am I comfortable? No.

    So much said in so few words, this monologue is incredible! Lucy quickly brings us into her world to a point we feel like we've known her for years, then the real horror creeps up on us most unexpectedly, a true reflection of some of these awful shootings. Am I comfortable? No.

    ”
  • Paul Donnelly: Are You Comfortable? by J.Lois Diamond
    “

    That the build to horror is so subtle and unexpected gives this piece its incredible power. Lucy is an engaging young woman with a life of promise. It isn't possible to be comfortable by the time she has finished speaking.

    That the build to horror is so subtle and unexpected gives this piece its incredible power. Lucy is an engaging young woman with a life of promise. It isn't possible to be comfortable by the time she has finished speaking.

    ”
  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: Are You Comfortable? by J.Lois Diamond
    “

    This likable young woman brings us along throughout this devastating monologue. And then the ending...good God I was right there with her. A powerful piece for a young person.

    This likable young woman brings us along throughout this devastating monologue. And then the ending...good God I was right there with her. A powerful piece for a young person.

    ”
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Character Information

LUCY, a seventeen year old girl from Florida, Latina, studious and religious
  • Lucy
    A hard working religious teenage girl
    17
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Production History

  • Community Theater, A Call to Conscience/Bread & Roses Missouri’s 2025 Social Justice Shorts Festival!, 2025