Monologues

From "Laramie Project":
"I live in the center of town.  The day of the Homecoming Parade, my leg was in a cast because of a fall.  I was really disappointed because I wanted to walk with the people that were marching for Matthew Shepard, but I couldn't.  So I watched from my window.  And it was . . . it was just . . . I'm 52 years old and I'm gay.  I've lived here a long time and I've seen a lot.  But I was really moved when I saw the tag at the end of the parade.  There were at least 100 people marching behind a banner for Matthew Shepard. 

10 minutes passed and the people marching for Matthew Shepard grew five times.  Five times!  There were over five hundred people marching for Matthew.  Five hundred people!  Can you imagine?  And, I tell you what, I started to cry.  Tears were streaming down my face.  And I thought: thank God I got to see this in my lifetime.  And my second thought was: thank you, Matthew."

From "Angels in America":
"The fountain isn't flowing right now.  They turn it off for the winter: ice in the pipes.  But in the summer, it's a sight to see!  I want to be around to see it.  I plan to be.  I hope to be.  This disease will be the death of many of us, but not nearly all.  And the dead will be commemorated and will struggle on with the living.  And we are not going away.  We will not die secret deaths any more.  The world only spins forward.  We will be citizens.  The time has come. 

Bye now.  You are all fabulous creatures, each and every one of you.  And I bless you: more life.  The great work begins!"