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A monologue from the play by Garth Wingfield
Amanda (early thirties)
Amanda talks directly to the audience about her unhappiness with her life.
(To audience.) Amanda’s career. A farce in one act. (She opens a copy of The Little Engine That Could and reads to us.) (Continues, as if to a roomful of children.)
And the Little Blue Engine thought of the good little boys and girls on the other side of the mountain who would not have any toys or good food unless she helped.
Then she said, ‘I think I can. I think I can. I think I can.’ ” (Looks up, at her audience.) Isn’t this a nice story? Yes, Marietta?
No, I don’t know where your agent is. She’s probably checking your lighting or something. Hugo? No, I can’t run lines with you right now.
I’m doing this. Actually, um, cast . . . I wanted to tell you that today is my last day with you for a while.
It’s been wonderful working with you, but I’m going off to the hospital to have an operation, and I’m not sure when I’ll be back.
No, Carmen, it’s not cosmetic. Anyway, in my absence, Joseph will be your network talent executive. You all remember Joseph, right?
That’s right, Shirley, the gay guy. Howard, I’m afraid he already has a boyfriend. And you’re nine, Howard, so that’s really very . . .
Do I have a boyfriend? OK, let’s see, that would be a big fat no. I had one, but he, well . . . he had issues, so we broke up.
Anyway, getting back to the Little Blue Engine . . . What, Genevieve?
Well, yes, I suppose I would like to get married someday, only I have to find the right person and fall in love first, now don’t I?
(More irritated now.) No, Marcus. I have plenty of time. Tell you what, let’s just listen to the story and save our questions for later, OK?
(Reading again.) “Puff, puff, chug, chug, went the Little Blue Engine. ‘I think I can, I think I can, I think I can . . .’ ”
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