8 Characters
8 Any Gender, Expandable to 35
Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.
BARD
67 lines
Several monologues
SONNET 116
BARD
5 lines
JOSH
[A]
14 lines
A man in the midst of proposal.
LAURA
[A]
11 lines
A lovebird whose faith is true.
BILL
[A]
18 lines
A specialist in pre-nuptual agreements. Not exactly a romantic.
SONNET 89
BARD
4 lines
JAKE
[A]
23 lines
A jilted lover trying to win his ex’s heart back. Will change in whatever way it takes.
JESSICA
[A]
21 lines
Jake’s ex-girlfriend. Wise in the ways of self-worth.
SONNET 130
BARD
4 lines
STEVE
[A]
9 lines
Not much of a poet, but his heart is in the right place.
MARYANNE
[A]
9 lines
Self-conscious about her appearance. Wants to measure up to the other girls.
SONNET 29
BARD
6 lines
KAREN
[A]
6 lines
A self-conscious girl who worries about having friends.
BILBO
0 lines
Karen’s loyal dog. No lines. Some barking and yipping.
SONNET 90
BARD
3 lines
BOB
[A]
22 lines
A depressed guy with a foot fungus, waiting for the other shoe to drop.
CAROL
[A]
7 lines
Bob’s girlfriend. Sorely tested when Bob reminds her of all his faults.
SONNET 73
BARD
4 lines
RICK
[A]
13 lines
A young man, bidding farewell to some childhood objects.
MOM
[A]
1 line
Rick’s mother. One line offstage.
VOICE
[A]
15 lines
Rick’s old, once-cherished blanket. Knows how to tug at the old heartstrings.
SONNET 138
BARD
4 lines
MARNEETA
[A]
14 lines
Old woman with bad eyesight and good sense of humour.
EARL
[A]
11 lines
Old man. A romantic at heart.
SONNET 129
BARD
4 lines
KALEE
[A]
7 lines
One friend obsessed with eating the last candy. Meets a bitter end by a sweet treat.
ASHLEY
[A]
7 lines
A second friend obsessed with eating the last candy.
JONICA
[A]
5 lines
A third friend obsessed with eating the last candy.
SONNET 120
BARD
4 lines
CARMEN
[A]
16 lines
A mathematically-minded ex-friend. Wants to be left alone.
RACHEL
[A]
14 lines
A mathematically-minded ex-friend. Wants a second chance.
SONNET 146
BARD:
4 lines
MINDY
[A]
15 lines
A girl who has lost much, but gained an inner-peace.
CORY
[A]
10 lines
A materialistic friend who wants to help Mindy with a trip to the mall.
DARLENE
[A]
5 lines
A second friend who wants to help Mindy the only way she knows how.
SONNET 2
BARD
4 lines
SCOTT
[A]
28 lines
A man confronted by the threat of old age. He doesn’t like what he sees.
MARTHA
[A]
28 lines
A woman with a vision of the future and a secret in her pocket.
SONNET 76
BARD
3 lines
SAL
[A]
23 lines
A lovestruck agent, desperate to hear his beloved artist croak a new tune.
MARLA
[A]
22 lines
A lizard-loving songstress with a case of writer’s block.
SONNET 44
BARD
4 lines
MAX
[A]
20 lines
A love-struck science-fiction fan. Has long-distance love down to a science.
BARB
[A]
20 lines
Max’s long-suffering love. Knows their long-distance love is a fiction.
SONNET 64
BARD
4 lines
JON
[A]
20 lines
A young boy, making castles in the sand.
SALLY
[A]
20 lines
A young girl, making castles in the sand.
SONNET 57
BARD
4 lines
FIONA
[A]
24 lines
A smitten girl, waiting on a very-important call from a bad boy boyfriend.
JUNE
[A]
24 lines
A savvy girl who thinks June’s boyfriend is just bad, full-stop.
SONNET 23
BARD
4 lines
BILLY
[A]
17 lines
A nervous man who takes three long seconds to say three little words.
JANINE
[A]
13 lines
Billy’s patient friend, who knows the hardest things in this world might be written rather than said.