New Monologues & Scenes with Archetypal Themes

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Timeless Characters, Timely Archetypes

  • What if Queen Hecuba led a resistance against Agamemnon and the Greek Army after the fall of Troy, becoming an archetype of Agency instead of Victimhood?

  • What would a politically astute Hero do after Poseidon transforms her into a man following her attempted suicide plunge into the Hellespont in a continuation of the Hero and Leander tale?

  • What if immortal Niam returned to Ireland to discover the fate of her mortal lover Oisin after his encounter with St. Patrick and came face-to-face herself with St. Brigid?

  • Is Destiny an obsolete notion? Does Free Will really exist? Are they two opposing forces? or do they somehow work in tandem?

Dramatist Justy DeForest reengineers and provides sequels to Ancient Greek and Celtic myths, accentuating their relevance for our own turbulent times and giving their characters fresh archetypal roles that resonant with contemporary audiences.

Selected power-packed original monologues and scenes from the plays listed below are available as downloadable PDF files free of charge to individuals for use in acting classes or as audition pieces. Individuals or organizations wishing to stage a production of any of these works should refer to the conditions on the Permission to Perform My Work page of this website.

Monologues & Scenes Currently Offered

Play 1: No More Trojan Wennen

The Femele Characters of Euripides’ play now wielding Contemporary Agency. (Click here for the Quick Link to the monologue page and to learn more about this reimagining of the Trojans’ crisis.)

Introducing Agency

In this contemporary retelling of the Trojan War’s aftermath, Queen Hecuba and the remaining Trojan Wennen work through their anguish to find their agency. Although they are in the same dire situation as in the ancient drama by Euripides, these wenns are acutely aware that they have an option — a “To be or not to be” choice — that is theirs alone to make. Will they decide to surrender and live out the rest of their lives in bondage in Greece, or will they avoid this fate, determinely taking up weapons to participate in a seemingly doomed but heroic last stand?

Click below to go to the monologue selection page of this drama that
examines wenns’ unique strength and men’s hidden sensitivity.
https://stagepagan.com/category/no-more-trojan-wennen-free-monologue-pdfs/ 

Play 2: Triffina and the Queens of Conomor

A pragmatic Princess who is her father’s heir; a Usurper who would steal her birthright; a compromised Bishop who buries the evidence of his king’s misdeeds; and a mysterious Hag who orchestrates it all. Think “MacBeth Meets Henry VIII.” (Click here for the Quick Links and to learn more about this play.)

Setting the Scene

In the 6th century CE, the ambitious King of Cornwell, Conomor, comes to Northwestern France with conquest in mind. He plans to amass all the petty realms in the region to gain the title “High King of Brittany.” He also intends to marry a Breton princess to give him a son who will defend him in his later years against the revenge of the legitimate heirs of the ousted rulers. However, his plans go awry when he meets Dame Destiny, who reveals his ominous fate: “By the treacherous betrayal of your son shall the House of Conomor fall!” Eight years and five murdered queens later, a still childless and paranoid Conomor marries Princess Triffina, herself the heir to still unconquered Vannetais. Will this latest queen be the one who frees the tortured king of his dread fear of Destiny’s prophecy? And, ultimely, is it Fate or Free Will that determines the course of our lives? These are the questions at the heart of this drama based partly on Breton legend and partly on Early Medieval history.

Click below to go to the monologue selection page of this drama that blurs the line between miracle and magic in true Early Medieval fashion: https://stagepagan.com/category/triffina-and-the-queens-of-conomor-free-monologue-pdfs/

Click below to go to the scene selection page:
https://stagepagan.com/category/triffina-and-the-queens-of-conomor-free-scene-pdfs/

Play 3: Dualing Hero

Based on an alternative ending of the Hero and Leander tale in which Hero does not die when throwing herself into the Hellesport after her lover’s death. Instead, she is transformed into a man by the sea godde Poseidon. The reason given by the Ancients for Hero’s transition: Because the Godde loved her. Say what?! (Click here for the Quick Link to learn more about this play.)

An Affirmation of Dignity

On the first anniversary of Hero’s life-changing transition, a now male Hero about to be sworn in as President of Sestos must try to thwart the High Priest’s plot to block his inauguration, make peace with the memory of a femele Hero whose gender identity still haunts him, and discover the real reason behind the so-called “Blessed Transformation.”

Click here to go to the scene selection page of this drama that affirms the humin dignity of femeles and those on the transgender spectrum: https://stagepagan.com/2025/09/01/dualing-hero-act-i-scene-2-the-conspirator-male-hero-keles/

More Monologues and Scenes to Come!