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Question: I need help shortening this monologue!. It's about 4min 30 sec, and I need to shorten it to 1 min!?
monologue:

Lisa: Do you think we could turn the TV off!? It makes me a little nervous… I guess it hits a little too close to home… [pause] No, not that, really!. It’s the scene… in the insane asylum, when her finally tracks her down!. [pause] I read about that place too, M!.N!.! I’m not that crazy! I am not going to live there! [pause] Well, lets not sit here staring!. Amuse yourselves!. Ask questions!. Poke around a bit!. Maybe we’ll all find it together!. [pause][angrily]What do you mean by, ‘bull’!? [pause] [smiling] Right…[pause](in an odd, small voice) What terrifies me, is that I don’t know when it’s coming, or what to expect!. I try to keep track of things, but then everything gets away anyway!. Later, when I’ve got the upper hand again, I’m not sure whether I was dreaming or whether something actually happened!. All kinds of crazy things go on!. I mean, I make dates with people who don’t exist!. I hear people who aren’t there!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


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I don't know the context of this, or what your pauses and pacing is like, but when I cold-read through my edit it was about 47 seconds- long wnough to let you have dramatic pauses and flair and stuff!. Like I said, I don't nkow if mine preserves the intention of the monologue or not!.!.!.
I hear people who aren’t there!. Just shadows, who talk to me and seem to make sense most of the time!. They have beautiful voices, English, I guess, and I love to listen to them!. It’s like one long dream, really!. I hear everything and I do everything, and I also see everything!. I watch things happen!. I watch me, too, right in the middle of it!. It’s like a movie, only better!. I’m the star!. It makes me wake up at night giggling, and sometimes it puts me to sleep in broad daylight!. It’s heaven!. (laughter changes to coughing/ hacking sounds, continue coughing for a few seconds, the continue) (looking around at everyone) Come on, what are you waiting for!? Why give a care (damn) now!? I’m quite sick of it all! Sick to death! Of you all too! This is all your good work, this whole thing! You are quite the most rotten, sneaky, conniving little person I’ve ever known!. You are, yes!. You’ve always envied me!. Hated me!. That’s why you planned everything, so very carefully planned it all!. (falls on knees) (weakly) Help me…Www@QuestionHome@Com