See more monologues from Anna Deavere Smith
George Stephanopoulos is a charismatic man in his 30s. He is a former
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Join the StageAgent community to learn more about this monologue from House Arrest: A Search For American Character In and Around the White House, Past and Present and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
Already a member? Log in
READ MORE - PRO MEMBERS ONLY
Upgrade to PRO to learn more about this monologue from House Arrest: A Search For American Character In and Around the White House, Past and Present and unlock other amazing theatre resources!
Start:
George: We’re a celebrity culture,
and the President is the Celebrity in Chief.
I think the only private time a President has,
is when he’s in the Oval—
and he walks from the Oval
to either his private study or his private bathroom.
[... … …]
End:
The deal is—
You can do whatever you want.
The price is that everybody is going to know
everything you do.
For full extended monologue, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Anna Deavere Smith, House Arrest, Anchor Books, 2004, pp. 16-17.
More about this monologue
