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We humans tell our dogs to stay, but are we ourselves any good at staying? When our children or dogs run off, out of sight, can we just sit and not try to follow? Don't we get very anxious? In this monologue the actor talks to her real dog who is onstage, and who responds to her changes in tone - calm, happy, upset, and at one point angry. The audience watches the subtle ways that dog and human respond...
We humans tell our dogs to stay, but are we ourselves any good at staying? When our children or dogs run off, out of sight, can we just sit and not try to follow? Don't we get very anxious? In this monologue the actor talks to her real dog who is onstage, and who responds to her changes in tone - calm, happy, upset, and at one point angry. The audience watches the subtle ways that dog and human respond to each other.
This monologue can be done with a stuffed animal, visual effects, or any other imaginative device.
This monologue can be done with a stuffed animal, visual effects, or any other imaginative device.