Do you miss your mother very much? (LVOFF: I am too busy to miss any one.) (Laughing) The flowers return with every spring, but lost happiness never returns. I wonder who taught me that? I think it was Nicholas himself. (Listens) The owl is hooting again. (LVOFF: Well, let it hoot.) I have begun to think, Doctor, that fate has cheated me. Other people who, perhaps, are no better than I am are happy and have not had to pay for their happiness. But I have paid for it all, every moment of it, and such a price! Why should I have to pay so terribly? Dear friend, you are all too considerate and gentle with me to tell me the truth; but do you think I don't know what is the matter with me? I know perfectly well. However, this isn't a pleasant subject-- (With a Jewish accent) "I beg your bardon!" Can you tell funny stories?

Anna Monologue from Ivanoff: A Play

Rehearse Anna's monologue