We had over 500 submissions for this annual celebration of the voices and faces of America.
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Selected Writers/Monologues
(In First Name Alphebitical Order)
CCCP by Brad Rothbart
How Inspiring by Cassidy Byron
BUT by Charles Jackson
Pearls of Wisdom by Catherine Morrison
Ruff by D.T. Burns
A Lighthouse by Emmy Potter
Don't Wake the Baby by Erin Moughon
Fear and Kindness by Hamilton Kreeger
Framed by Jeffrey James Keyes
Combat Ready by Laura Hirschberg
Ceasefire by Linett Luna Tovar
The Silver Menace by Lucy Wang
Colonizer by Mabelle Reynoso
Miss Mary Dugan by Manuel Igrejas
Bumper Sticker Kindness by Mark Mulkerin
Hello, my name is autism by Mickey "Bug" Johnson
Purity, Pledged by Mildred Inez Lewis
You're Hired by Natasha Cobb
Ain't Jazz Great by Nataylia Roni
My Mexican Frustration by Orlando Rodriguez
Testimony: Fear The Kindness by Seshat Walker
Khonsay by Shubhra Prakash
Hebe by Starina Johnson
Surviving the Craziness by Steve Harper
At the Barre by Yasmine Beverly Rana
The Faces of America Monologue Festival is made possible in part with public funds from Creative Engagement, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council and administered by LMCC.
LMCC serves, connects, and makes space for artists and community.
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
Each year we celebrate the diverse stories that make up America by inviting writers to submit two minute monologues that showcase the broad spectrum of what it is to live, work and play in America. Our aim is to collect unique, captivating and beautiful stories and share them so that we learn, grow and hear each other. Selected monologues are performed at a special event in November and published in an anthology. Each year we chose a word that should be included in each monologue, the chosen word for this year’s festival is kindness.
Because the Faces of America is about sharing, we use this festival as a way to raise funds for important causes such as the Native American Rights Fund, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Black Lives Matter. The cause for our fourth festival is the Transgender Law Center.
We created the Faces of America Monologue Festival in 2019 in response to the inequality of opportunities available to marginalized communities. It has been amazing to watch this festival grow each year.