The Monologue Collection

A collection of monologues for use in auditions or elsewhere. I post anything I come across. I type everything from physical books, so while I do the best I can to ensure accuracy, it is ultimately your responsibility. All rights belong to the owners. If there are any broken links, let me know: I may have typed it in wrong, or it may still be in the queue. Thank you.

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I need an absolutely hilarious monologue somewhere around four minutes long for a male. I want something high schoolers would actually be interested in.

Four minutes long? I don’t know of many like that... You could try Dead Man’s Cell Phone, but it may not be high school appropriate. There’s also a lengthy monologue in Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead I think? I’m not sure. Anyone else have ideas?

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Hi! I have a audition coming up next week actually for my college's spring musical Sweet Charity... i need help finding a female comedic monologue. maybe something sassy or seducing? age 20-30

Weird... My alma mater is also doing Sweet Charity in the Spring... haha.

Anyway! Female comedic, sassy/seductive? Look at Sarah Ruhl. She's good for stuff like that. Also, try Theresa Rebeck and Diana Son...they may have some good ones.

I'm also a big fan of Charles Mee... And his plays are free online. A lot of really original, really awesome monologues in his stuff.

http://charlesmee.org/plays.shtml#comedies

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Hello all!

Just a couple of notes on asking for monologue advice. There are a few things you can do for me to help you out. I want to try and answer monologues in a timely manner going forward, so doing some of these things could really help me!

When asking for monologues, please do the following:

State your gender (or the gender you want to play)

State your age range

State your preference in terms of monologue (comedic/dramatic, classic/contemporary, genre, etc.)

Specify any details about the audition: sometimes a director will specify on the audition form what sort of monologues he/she is looking for--this helps me a lot

Let me know if there are any pieces/plays you've already looked at

And, in general, just try to give me as much information about what you're looking for as possible. It really helps.

Thank you all! Happy acting!

-C.

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Hey! So I have an audition coming up for a musical called "Curtains"... I need a comedic female monologue, and I was wondering if you knew any where the character speaking in the monologue is an actress? Maybe talking about being a star, or a show?

Hmm...nothing comes to mind. Anybody following me have any ideas?

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Hi, I'm a 17 year old boy and I'm auditioning for college on the upcoming months and I'm having trouble finding monolgues. I have one from Equus and a Shakespeare piece but I need stuff I can pull out of my back pocket. Any suggestions? Thanks!

It really depends on what you need. What's the Shakespeare piece? What other sort of stuff do you like/need to do? Some more information would really help me.

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are you ever going to update those monologues?

Apologies--life caught up with me. i'm slowly but surely going back through everything.

Regards,

-CC.

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Hiya! I know this might seem a bit random but I am a bit lost and could really use some advice. Currently I'm looking for new speeches for my drama school auditions, could you perhaps recommend anything? Ideally something that's not overuse? Maybe a character that's under 25... something light, romantic or hopeful ...? ANYTHING would be much appreciated! x

Are you male or female? Re-message me with some details.

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Hi this is sorta urgent - I was wondering if you happened to know of a monologue that's spoken in a girls perspective, and she's talking about how she wanted her period so bad that she cut herself down there? It's odd but very touching. Thank you!

I don't know of anything like that... That's incredibly specific.

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Hello, I'm a 17 year old female looking for a comedic monologue to contrast with Beatrice's "That I were a man" from Much Ado About Nothing. Any suggestions?

Does it need to be Shakespeare also?

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Hey! So I'm auditioning for Assassins at my college next week and I've yet to see Assassins, so I'm not exactly sure what to look for as far as monologues. They've only said that it needs to be contemporary. Any help?? Thanks!

Assassins is essentially a musical that follows the lives/motives of multiple men and women who assassinated or attempted to assassinate US presidents/celebrities. So, perhaps look for a monologue that delves into the human psyche. Any suggestions from followers?

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Hi i'm auditioning for rent and I need a monologue less than a minute long that thematically ties to the musical. Any ideas?

Male or female? I might recommend something from Shadow Box by Michael Cristofer, or something from Angels in America by Tony Kushner.

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Hello, everyone!

I am Cameron (tumblr user cameronclarke), and I’m going to be helping out as a mod for this blog! I’m very excited to be helping out, as I’ve been really interested in what this blog has to offer for a really long time. So, thanks for letting me get involved!

Dearest...

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Allow Me to Introduce Myself!

Hello, everyone!

I am Cameron (tumblr user cameronclarke), and I'm going to be helping out as a mod for this blog! I'm very excited to be helping out, as I've been really interested in what this blog has to offer for a really long time. So, thanks for letting me get involved!

Dearest followers, thank you for being a part of this as well! Be patient with me as I get acclimated to this blog. In the meantime, feel free to ask me questions or submit things! And if you've requested a monologue previously and haven't heard back, please go ahead and re-submit your request in the inbox.

Hope all is well with ya, followers! Looking forward to being a part of this!

-Cameron

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ETA: REDACTED. ASK BOX RE-OPENED.

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themonologuecollection:

I’m sorry to say this, but I’m going to close the askbox for TMC for a time. I don’t have the time (and never did) to be a full-on moderator of this blog. As an actor myself, I respect the fact that monologues take a hell of a lot of time to prepare, and when I take a long time to respond, it is not fair to all of you who have important, pressing, and stressful auditions in the works. I will, of course, leave the resources of this blog up. I will update it periodically, but it is not and will not become active. I am always accepting submissions. 

Again, if someone is willing to be a mod with me on this blog, and offer advice, please contact me through fanmail. 

Thank you for your understanding and support.

I am so, so pleased to say that I am re-opening the ask box. cameronclarke has offered to be a mod for this blog. I'm sure that he'll introduce himself shortly, but I wanted to invite you again to ask your monologue questions here. Thank you all so much, and give a hearty welcome to our new mod!

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Hello friends

I'm sorry to say this, but I'm going to close the askbox for TMC for a time. I don't have the time (and never did) to be a full-on moderator of this blog. As an actor myself, I respect the fact that monologues take a hell of a lot of time to prepare, and when I take a long time to respond, it is not fair to all of you who have important, pressing, and stressful auditions in the works. I will, of course, leave the resources of this blog up. I will update it periodically, but it is not and will not become active. I am always accepting submissions. 

Again, if someone is willing to be a mod with me on this blog, and offer advice, please contact me through fanmail. 

Thank you for your understanding and support.

[themonologuecollection]

I am a female auditioning for Our Town. I'm trying to find a dramatic monologue that has to do with family? Or whatever you have in mind would me great too!

My first instinct was something from August: Osage County lol. There are a couple up. You could do something from Checkov's Three Sisters. Here's a possibility from Sarah Ruhl's In the Next Room and here's a possibility from D.W. Gregory's Radium Girls

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Hi I want to do a monologue that shows the jealously of a girl that is jealous of another girl being with her crush and also shows the anger. Also that shows, she is in love with him and wants to be with him. Any idea's?? xx thanks

That is very specific. 

Well, right now I'm thinking of Blanche's "I, I, I took the blows" from Streetcar - I've put it up, and it's readily available online. It's not the exact circumstance you're describing, but she's speaking to her sister Stella, angry about the sacrifices that she has made for Stella.

Or, I mean, if you want to get into Shakespeare, there's Helena's "How happy some o'er others some can be" which is actually pretty exactly what you're talking about. Helena's in love with Demetrius, who used to love her, until he set eyes on Helena's best friend, Hermia. Hermia's just fallen in love with Lysander (Demetrius' best friend), and Hermia and Lysander have run off into the woods together. 

Followers, anything to suggest?