YOU’RE NOT INTO PRINCESSES
A comedic/dramatic “Dad monologue”
By Tara Meddaugh
Jason discovers he’s no longer the “dashing prince” his 7-year-old daughter dubbed him 2 years ago.
DETAILS:
Genre: Children’s/Comedy/Dramatic
Running time: Approximately 1.5 minutes
Cast: Male
Age range: adult, 30s-50s
Setting: inside Jason’s house, near the front door
Great for: Short monologue, sweet, nostalgia, growing older,
Tags: Father’s Day, Parent-Child Monologue, Dad to Daughter, princess monologue, growing up monologue, Dad monologue, father-daughter dance
JASON is taking his 7-year-old daughter, Talia, to a Parent-Daughter Dance at her school. As they are getting ready to leave, Talia notices the formal hat Jason is wearing (likely a fedora with a feather). She is embarrassed and doesn’t want him to wear the hat. In the monologue, Jason tries to find out why she doesn’t want him to wear the hat, when, last he knew, she thought he looked like a “dashing prince” in the hat (and last he knew, this was a good thing!). But times change quickly for a 7-year-old, and Jason has to get on board!
Enjoy an excerpt below:
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JASON
What’s wrong with my hat, sweetie? I thought you liked it? Didn’t you say I looked…what was the word… Oh it was so cute, you said… Oh, you said I looked “dashing!” Like a prince—a dashing prince? And you’re—you’re my little princess. Right?
(looks at his daughter and shakes his head a little, reading her negative reaction)
You didn’t.. just… you didn’t say that? To me? Yeah, you did—it was at your, uh, Rapunzel Birthday Party. I had the plastic sword too and you… Was that really almost two years ago?
(steps back to take a good look at his daughter and the non-princess dress she’s wearing)
Are you not into princesses anymore, Talia?
(Jason takes in this realization and recalibrates)
Uh… Okay—END OF EXCERPT
Click below for the complete 1-2 minute monologue, YOU’RE NOT INTO PRINCESSES.