WANDA: A MONOLOGUE WITH A TREADMILL

ONE-ACT. 15-20 MINS. Work in progress. Wanda, a call center representative, preps herself for her big day tomorrow when the callers are on hold. While on the treadmill or dealing with her laundry piles in the basement. This was written before abortion was banned in Texas.
PART OF VOLUME 9 OF SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.

ONE-ACT. 15-20 MINS. Work in progress. Wanda, a call center representative, preps herself for her big day tomorrow when the callers are on hold. While on the treadmill or dealing with her laundry piles in the basement. This was written before abortion was banned in Texas.
PART OF VOLUME 9 OF SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.

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  • Joyce Newman Scott: WANDA: A MONOLOGUE WITH A TREADMILL

    Wow! Wyndham captures it all. This monologue is an intimate look inside a woman in crisis. (and a political world in crisis around her) It brought me to tears.

    Wow! Wyndham captures it all. This monologue is an intimate look inside a woman in crisis. (and a political world in crisis around her) It brought me to tears.

  • Lee R. Lawing: WANDA: A MONOLOGUE WITH A TREADMILL

    Wyndham always allows the reader to get an intimate snapshot into his character's lives from the setting itself, the part of the country they live in, and also just the situation of how they talk and act and Wanda is no different. We soon realize her treadmill is standing in for a bigger issues that she's facing, trying to outrun the domestic violence she's experiencing and also the fact that's she's pregnant from this man and is trying to carry out a decision that should be hers legally and safely in a state where they are slipping away each day.

    Wyndham always allows the reader to get an intimate snapshot into his character's lives from the setting itself, the part of the country they live in, and also just the situation of how they talk and act and Wanda is no different. We soon realize her treadmill is standing in for a bigger issues that she's facing, trying to outrun the domestic violence she's experiencing and also the fact that's she's pregnant from this man and is trying to carry out a decision that should be hers legally and safely in a state where they are slipping away each day.

  • J.Lois Diamond: WANDA: A MONOLOGUE WITH A TREADMILL

    This monologue captures all the chaotic anguish that a woman's life can be thrown into, as reproductive rights are undermined. The setting is an apt metaphor for Wanda's internal state. This piece needs to be heard now, before it's too late.

    This monologue captures all the chaotic anguish that a woman's life can be thrown into, as reproductive rights are undermined. The setting is an apt metaphor for Wanda's internal state. This piece needs to be heard now, before it's too late.

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Character Information

  • Wanda
    Must be athletic and know how to use a treadmill at high speeds.
    Character Age
    20s, 30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female