A Moment with "Blonde" by Frank Ocean
by UGBA, Sylvan Oswald, Else Went, Sam Hamashima, A.A. Brenner, Liqing Xu, Isaac Gómez, travis l. tate, Bianca Leigh, Azure D. Osborne-Lee, Kaela Mei-Shing Garvin, Mashuq Mushtaq Deen, Sharifa Yasmin, Victor I. Cazares

Off-Broadway

A Moment with "Blonde" by Frank Ocean Cover

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Highlights

Present DayRole(s) for Trans Actor(s)Role(s) for Non-Binary Actor(s)Bare Stage/Simple SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

In this monologue, Jade sits by the phone, begging their partner to take them back after a mistake.

Part of the collection Overheard: Fourteen Commissioned Monologues Written by TNB2S+ Artists for TNB2S+ Artists

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
CHRIS a trans guy in a wheelchair, mid-20s to early 30s.	—	mid-20s	a trans guy in a wheelchair, mid-20s to early 30s.
ORLA Turning 60 next month, wearing a beautifully tailored dress and a large pair of Jackie O sunglasses.	—	60	Turning 60 next month, wearing a beautifully tailored dress and a large pair of Jackie O sunglasses.
LEAH Played by an Asian or Asian American actor, makes sushi rice well – and laments about it.	male	—	Played by an Asian or Asian American actor, makes sushi rice well – and laments about it.
MOTHER MARY The virgin Mother Mary. She’s been trapped on a patio for 38,000 years.	female	00	The virgin Mother Mary. She’s been trapped on a patio for 38,000 years.
THEY	—	—	—
MARCI A waiter.	male	—	A waiter.
ANCIENT A femme-presenting person of every age. A conduit for things heard and imagined.	—	—	A femme-presenting person of every age. A conduit for things heard and imagined.
SPEAKER 22, sits at a patio with freshly cut, very short hair while speaking to a friend.	—	—	22, sits at a patio with freshly cut, very short hair while speaking to a friend.
TRISTÁN A fellow queer enby, eating pizza.	—	—	A fellow queer enby, eating pizza.
星 / XING (they/them) – A little odd. Played by an Asian or Asian American actor.	male	—	(they/them) – A little odd. Played by an Asian or Asian American actor.
JADE (they/them)	—	—	(they/them)
ACTOR A transfemme performer in a memorable dress.	—	—	A transfemme performer in a memorable dress.
AMINA An anxious trans woman, standing in the dark of a backyard in front of a door, about to knock.	female	—	An anxious trans woman, standing in the dark of a backyard in front of a door, about to knock.
SMALL VOICE (ITNROM) A small voice in the Nether Regions of Mankind	male	—	A small voice in the Nether Regions of Mankind