START: Sonja: Are you curious or just ru...

Speaking in Tongues

Sonja Jane

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START: Sonja: Are you curious or just rude?

Jane: I’m sorry.

Sonja: Was I making a fool of myself?

Jane: What?

Sonja: Dancing by myself.

Jane: No.

Sonja: Good.

[... … …]

END: Sonja: Because I’m Sonja… Leon’s wife.

Jane: I know.

Sonja looks at her. Hold. Jane starts to go.

Sonja: Jane.

Jane: Don’t say anything. It’s best. Don’t you think?

Jane leaves.

Music. Sonja starts to dance.

For full extended monologue, please refer to the script edition cited here: Bovell, Andew, Speaking in Tongues, Nick Hern Books, 1998, p. 33-41.

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