Marie
New York City
About the Job
MARIE Age: 20–30 Ethnicity: Caucasian Setting: 1950s • Talented stage actress who adapts herself to meet others’ expectations, often at the cost of her own identity. • Warm, perceptive, and accommodating; naturally likable but suppresses her own needs. • Seeks validation and safety through others’ approval, leaving her disconnected from herself. • Constantly “performs” in real life, adjusting to fit people and situations. • Struggles to recognize or trust genuine care when she receives it. In this monologue, she is speaking to a young boy who Is working at the theater, has witnessed her pain in rehearsals and shows her genuine care.