THIS DUCKLING IS GONNA BE SO SMART
a monologue by
Tara Meddaugh
from the one-act play THE PRETTIEST DUCKLING
About the play, THE PRETTIEST DUCKLING:
“Gorgeous and Cutesy weren't born yesterday. In fact, it's been minutes since they hatched, but they're already facing big bird problems: One of their fellow ducklings is "ugly." Yes, that one. Gorgeous would never dream of harming the strange sibling they love "so so much," but Gorgeous doesn’t want to end up exiled to the sewage swamp like the goose family with the red-eyed gosling. On the other hand, if they got Cutesy to do something about the problem, that wouldn't be so bad, right? Cutesy's a certified good egg, but can the youngest duckling stand up for their cross-species sibling, or will Gorgeous get the ugly outcome Gorgeous wants?” Description from YouthPLAYS
About the monologue:
Gorgeous has been trying to convince Cutesy to take the fall for a devious plan to kick out the ugly duckling. When Cutesy reluctantly starts to acquiesce, but is still having doubts, Gorgeous wants to make sure Cutesy sticks to the plan. In this monologue, Gorgeous sort of encourages her by dramatically inflating her ego couched in a back-handed compliment, “mean girl” style.
DETAILS:
Genre: Comedic/Dramatic/Superior vibes
Running time: Approximately 30 seconds to 1 minute
Cast: Female (or any gender)
Age range: teen through young adult
Setting: Outside, near a pond
Great for: Short monologue,
GORGEOUS
(speaking to sibling, Cutesy)
I knew you were smart, from the moment you egg-toothed out of the shell. All eight of us had already hatched and were, like, waiting for you—and the other ducklings wanted to drop you on a rock to speed things up, but I was like, “Good things come to those who wait, so—END OF EXCERPT
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