The Inheritance
Toby monologue from The Inheritance
- Play
- Matthew Lopez
- Men
- Playing age 20s–30s
- About 1:15
- Comedic · Dramatic
Toby’s monologue from the play The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez. A comedic and dramatic piece for men with a playing age of 20s–30s, running about 1:15.
The setup
Toby leaves a furious message for Adam, the young actor he cast as the lead in his play, after finding out Adam has been unfaithful.
The full speech. Read it out loud twice before you start working it.
Toby’s monologue
You would be nothing without me, do you understand? You would be nothing without this part. I gave you this chance, I’m the one who made it happen. Me. It wasn’t Tom and his magical fifty-year-old Viagra dick, which by now I’m sure has given you herpes. I will never speak to you again, I don’t ever even want to look at you again. And when you win the Tony for this role, which you will, it will be because of me and the part that I’ve written. So if you don’t thank me in your acceptance speech – and I mean, like really lick my ass – I will make sure that everyone knows how you betrayed me and what a back-stabbing, malicious, cock-teasing little Eve Harrington you are. And just for the record: Timothée Chalamet, Ben Platt and Lucas Hedges all passed on this part before we offered it to you. So you should probably thank them in your Tony speech, too. So in conclusion: fuck you, Adam. I wish I’d never met you.
Excerpt for study and audition practice. Read the full play for context.
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About The Inheritance
- Matthew Lopez's two-part play was inspired by E. M. Forster's novel Howards End.
- It premiered at the Young Vic in London in 2018 and won the Tony Award for Best Play.
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