Welcome to
My Mama Monologues©
where true mama stories by men, women and children
from around the world are submitted each year.
Those selected are performed at a staged play-reading premiering on Maui on Mother's Day weekend,
and at different locations throughout the year.
MMM 2013 coming up!
Submit your stories, digital stories, songs and poems!
Deadline: March 1, 2013. EXTENDED FOR THOSE REQUESTING
My Mama Monologues©
where true mama stories by men, women and children
from around the world are submitted each year.
Those selected are performed at a staged play-reading premiering on Maui on Mother's Day weekend,
and at different locations throughout the year.
MMM 2013 coming up!
Submit your stories, digital stories, songs and poems!
Deadline: March 1, 2013. EXTENDED FOR THOSE REQUESTING
Imagine going to a smorgasborg of mama stories: hot & cold, milky, sweet, bitter, spicy and ticklish! You are invited to submit your own story, and to produce MMM at a location near you. (Instructions below.)
"My Mama Monologues 2009" included stories from as far away as England, about mothers from places as remote as the Andes, and born as long ago as 1897. The youngest author was just seven, from Seattle. The Maui cast of 30 readers included grandparents and grandchildren, celebrities and first-timers. Click on MMM 2009 on the menu above.
The "My Mama Monologues 2010" script finished with 27 new stories. It was produced in Hawaii and in Denver, Colorado. (www.MyMamaMonologuesDenver.com) There was a proliferation of talented Maui authors who had gone to the 2009 performance. Click on MMM 2010 on the menu above. "MMM 2011" happened with continued success stories, and included more poetry. Maui Time Magazine carried a beautiful cover article called, "Mama Drama." Then "MMM 2012" added digital stories and songs that touched everyone's heart. Stories were mini-dramas portraying Mama in myriad ways, not all pretty, yet very real. It ended with a strong message: Honor Every Mom! . A $100 cash prize was awarded for best story and a NYC youth won it.
MMM 2013
Location: The Historic Iao Theater, Maui Hawaii
Date: Mother's Day May 12th
lunch (restaurants to be announced) and performance at 1:30
performance at 4:00 and dinner (location to be announced)
Location: Powell River, Canada
Dates and times: Mother's Day May 12th
restaurants and times to be announced
The birth of My Mama Monologues©
Pat Masumoto and her friends have been exchanging stories about their mothers for years. They have boasted, laughed hysterically, cried like babies, and expressed intense and mild frustrations... concerns of a lifetime...and of the last hour. What powerful therapy! The subject of an abundance of stories, Pat's 103-yr-old mother Florence Hasegawa, having survived her husband, two children and even grandchildren... expresses herself fearlessly, non-stop, and can be found on Twitter@GrandmaFlorence.
In early 2009, Pat sent out a very small signal… an invitation to submit true mama stories for a play-reading. Receiving dozens of submittals, she worked feverishly with authors who have a unique message, and Voila! MMM was born! Pat smiles, "I hadn’t realized it would be such a gigantic baby. What an intense labor of love for us all."
In early 2009, Pat sent out a very small signal… an invitation to submit true mama stories for a play-reading. Receiving dozens of submittals, she worked feverishly with authors who have a unique message, and Voila! MMM was born! Pat smiles, "I hadn’t realized it would be such a gigantic baby. What an intense labor of love for us all."
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INSTRUCTIONS: SUBMIT YOUR STORIES! BE A PRODUCER!
+ Beginning 2012, and continuing 2013, cash prize of $100 for the best entry
+ Men, women and children are invited to submit stories, including digital stories
poems and songs about their own mothers, past or present
+ Though you may submit stories, poems and songs throughout the year, there is a deadline each year if you want to be considered for that year. Some stories are accepted but not read until later
1. Submittals must be true, and written in English
22. You may submit more than one story or poem or song
3. Limit: up to ten minutes of voiced reading
4. On a cover page, list your name, age, gender, physical address,
email address and phone
5. Email as an attachment to Pat@MyMamaMonologues.com and write
"MMM STORY" in the subject heading
6. You may choose to receive credit or remain anonymous. If anonymous,
please write "author is shy” on the cover page.
7. You must be willing to have your stories edited to suit the format of MMM
8. You must sign a non-exclusive Copyright Release Agreement for your story to be read.
(It means you own the original story and give MMM permission to use it.)
+ Interested in producing “My Mama Monologues?”
MMM makes a worthy fundraiser. Because this is a reading requiring no memorization, there could be a one-person cast; or a man, woman and child; or as many as one reader per story. Venues can be private or public: churches, residences, theaters, cafes, classrooms, bookstores... even a barn. Directors are asked to select their own stories from among many, for long or short performances. For questions and proposals, email Pat@MyMamaMonologues.com and write "MMM PRODUCTION" in the subject heading.
Thank You!
MMM MEDIA REVIEWS
A colorful full-page cover story in the Maui News "Currents"
"Who's your mama?" Y
M is for "My Mama Monologues" a unique tribute to that
very important person in everybody's life.
In the Maui premiere, with a cast of 30 readers, the audience laughed, wept, frowned,
raised their eyebrows, and held their breaths in disbelief at beautiful glimpses of heroism!
(Kleenix was made available at the door.)
The Maui Time Weekly
MAMALOGUES!
Poetess and musician Masumoto has put together a global-spanning show that bares the
many facets... and faces... of motherhood
Mana'o Radio Station
"If you didn't get to see My Mama Monologues, you missed out!"
The Kauai Garden Island News
It it's not one thing, it's your Mom.
There was a flood of heated, historic and rich text that flowed her (Masumoto's) way.
Maui Time Magazine
A cover article called "Mama Drama."
"Who's your mama?" Y
M is for "My Mama Monologues" a unique tribute to that
very important person in everybody's life.
In the Maui premiere, with a cast of 30 readers, the audience laughed, wept, frowned,
raised their eyebrows, and held their breaths in disbelief at beautiful glimpses of heroism!
(Kleenix was made available at the door.)
The Maui Time Weekly
MAMALOGUES!
Poetess and musician Masumoto has put together a global-spanning show that bares the
many facets... and faces... of motherhood
Mana'o Radio Station
"If you didn't get to see My Mama Monologues, you missed out!"
The Kauai Garden Island News
It it's not one thing, it's your Mom.
There was a flood of heated, historic and rich text that flowed her (Masumoto's) way.
Maui Time Magazine
A cover article called "Mama Drama."
