I Never
Thought I Would Grow Up To Be…
Monologues
on Unusual Jobs
The Project
Based on a series of interviews
with young people, these monologues represent the quest for self-discovery that
sometimes happen during a person’s young adulthood and the pitfalls that can
occur during that journey. Often young people can be marginalized because of
their unconventional work choices. These monologues serve to educate the public
in general about these often invisible people in their midst and the unorthodox
choices that can serve to strengthen and broaden a person’s world view.
The
Scope
Most of the interviews take
place in Union County. The resulting monologues are performed at various venues
including libraries, schools, senior centers, youth centers and religious
institutions.
Jersey
Arts
This program is made possible in
part by a HEART GRANT (History, Education, Arts—Reaching Thousands) from the
Union County Board of Chosen Freeholders.
The
Monologues
v
Tattoo Artist/Body Piercer
v
Priest
v
Game Attendant
v
White Water Rafting Guide
v
Handwriting Expert
v
Prostitute
v
Piano Tuner
v
Medical Examiner
v
Park Naturalist
The
Performers
Amara Willey has had the leading role in several community theater
pieces, including Cheaper By the Dozen and Charlotte’s Web.
The
Writer
Amara
Willey was a journalist and editor in the 1990s, working as Assistant Editor of
a semi-weekly newspaper and as Business Editor of a daily regional newspaper.
During that time, she participated in a “journalist on television” series,
in which she interviewed the governor of Rhode Island on a television news
program. In the past six years she has been a freelance writer and worked in
public relations. Her publications include poetry and essays in literary
journals, such as Palo Alto Review, New Delta Review and the Journal
of New Jersey Poets, as well as articles in a variety of newsletters and
newspapers, including The New York Times. Her first novel is being
shopped around by an agent, and her first play is scheduled for production in
May of 2003.