Monologues

Brigid Amos sits down with playwright and actor Helen Cheng Mao. Helen shares her journey into the theater, her unique perspective on standalone monologues, and the creative process behind her writing.



Audio Engineer Gary Glor

One Heartbeat Away is provided to The Theater Project by Gail Lou

BIO: Helen Cheng Mao is a Maryland playwright and actor who has written and performed in plays and monologues produced across the US and internationally. Her plays have been read at the Valdez Theatre Conference, the Mid-America Theater Conference, and more. Some works can be viewed on Helen’s YouTube Channel. Her writing has appeared in anthologies published by Smith & Kraus, Fresh Words: An International Literary Magazine, Mini-Plays Magazine, and more. Outside of theater, Helen is a freelance writer and a standardized patient who instructs communications communications and clinical skills to medical students. Contact her at www.linkedin.com/in/helencmao.

"Tulips" with Act Your Age Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32KGmVOSmmc

"Tulips" with Talking Horse Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCUJk4FrYWg

"Chinese Egg Tarts" with PGE's Faces of American Monologue Festival #6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzDhU03z-bM at 36:23-39:31

"Generational Expectations" with PGE's Faces of American Monologue Festival #7 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R56t0_nLqBg at 54:08

"Holiday Decorations" with Shiny Unicorn Productions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGWmSF0cDAw

"Snow Days" with Shiny Unicorn Productions https://youtu.be/_Lydw7pO-WQ?si=b4Bd6eMY0c-P9p0L

"Spontaneous Date Ideas for Married Couples with Kids" at Yale University https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmz0whvLUGg

"Cthulu's Makeover" at International Solo Play Festival Night in Kyiv https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5ybcI_p52c&list=PLOBWRX6h1_Qm8VQZqPWymVGFIkfruadkU&index=35&t=291s at 0:50-7:30