Poetic, psychoanalytic, and humorous monologues by Jean-Pierre Martinez
Without delving into philosophy or reclining on a psychoanalyst’s couch, during moments of idleness or sleepless nights, we all contemplate the meaning of life. Well, at least the meaning of our own lives. We ask ourselves small questions without substantial answers. Or even big questions without a tiny hint of an answer. Unless the daily routine suddenly derails, sending us, dizzy, to the edge of the unfathomable abyss of meaning. A troubled depth can then surface, revealing, amidst the waves, like a sea monster, a one-way street… which constitutes the tragi-cosmic essence of our everyday existences. A comical dive into the depths of our superficial lives…
List of monologues
- Untitled
- Hitchhiking
- Couch
- The Small Hours
- Darkener Theatre
- Once Upon a Final Time
- The Definition of Love (by Default)
- The Pleasure of Boredom
- On a Knife-Edge
- House Cleaning
- As Before
- The Replacement
- Talking About the Weather
- Our Father Who Art within Us
- Let It Snow
- Half Wishes to the Nation
- Slide Night
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