for use in auditions and classes
FOLLOW THESE SIMPLE STEPS!
Click on the title of any play listed below
to view its own special page, with a full synopsis, cast breakdown,
production information and even part of the script for you to
preview! If for some reason you have difficulty viewing the
plays, try disabling your pop-up blocker (but you shouldn’t
have to).
ONE: ASK FOR PERMISSION
Send me an EMAIL with "monologue" as the
subject that includes ALL of the following:
- Your NAME (full name preferred, but if you feel uncomfortable,
you may just use your first name) and AGE (if still in school)
- The SCHOOL or THEATRE it's for
- Your CITY and STATE (or CITY and COUNTRY, if not the US)
- The exact MONOLOGUE you want to use, and whether it's for
a class or an audition.
This information is kept fully confidential and is only
for my records.
TWO: WHAT I WILL SAY
I will almost always grant permission, as long as you
agree not to make any cuts, additions or changes without asking
first, and that you credit me and the play.
NO ROYALTY: Classroom work or audition.
NOMINAL ROYALTY: Public performance (cabaret,
competition, etc). Probably $1 per performance. The price of a
very cheap cup of coffee.
WARNING: Performing my work without my permission
is ILLEGAL, as is reproducing any part of these monologues on
a website or in print.
THREE: FOLLOW UP
Please follow up after the performance and let me know
how things went. If for any reason you do not perform the monologue
as planned, please tell me so!
WANT TO BE COOL?
STEP ONE: DON'T BE UNCOOL. I enjoy
helping actors, particularly young actors, and I put these monologues
here as a service to you. But don't ask me to tell you which monologue
to do (I don't know you) and don't email me the night before you
need the monologue and expect me to drop everything to respond.
STEP TWO: BECOME SUPER COOL. Convince your teacher to
do a production of one of my plays. The monologues on this site
are all from real plays of mine that are suitable for schools
(and there are lots of other school-friendly plays on my site)--so
tell your teacher about me!
Click on any monologue title below to see the full text
of the monologue in a new window. If you're having trouble, try
disabling your pop-up blocker.
Shaking,
AFTER MATH (male or female). Learn more about AFTER MATH! |
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The Walrus, AFTER MATH
(male or female). Learn more about AFTER MATH! |
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Air,
AFTER MATH (male or female). Learn more about AFTER MATH! |
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My Civil Rights, DEAR CHUCK
(male or female). Learn more about DEAR CHUCK! |
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Three Rows,
DEAR CHUCK (male or female). Learn more about DEAR CHUCK! |
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Christian, mid to late teens,
LAST RIGHT BEFORE THE VOID (male). Learn more about LAST RIGHT BEFORE THE VOID! |
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Siggy, early
to mid-teens, WAR OF THE BUTTONS (male). Learn more about WAR OF THE BUTTONS! |
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Ticker, early teens, WAR OF
THE BUTTONS (male), Learn more about WAR OF THE BUTTONS! |
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Trace, mid-teens,
WAR OF THE BUTTONS (female). Learn more about WAR OF THE BUTTONS! |
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