11/06/2021 The Monolog e Collec ion

The Monologue Collection

A collec ion of monolog e for e in a di ion or el e here. I
po an hing I come acro . I pe e er hing from ph ical
book , o hile I do he be I can o en re acc rac , i i
l ima el o r re pon ibili . All righ belong o he o ner .
If here are an broken link , le me kno : I ma ha e ped i
in rong, or i ma ill be in he q e e. Thank o .

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7 ear ago GRACE: I WANT THOSE PEOPLE TO LOOK AT ME

91 no e
F Radi m Girl , b D. W. G eg
#general female
#Female Con emporar G ace e a he he h he g g c a he
#Female Drama ic ha a e a e e e f he ad c a . The f
#american e a e e f d a g e h ch ca be c ded a a f he
#d gregor g e .
#radi m girl
GRACE. I m goin o co r , Ma.

I an ho e people o look a me I an hem o look a me and

e plain ho i m fa l I go ick orking in heir fac or

Ma. All m life, I e done ha o her people old me o do. I

q i chool. Beca e o aid I ho ld. I p ha br h in m
mo h ca e Mr . McNeil aid I ho ld. I ne er aid, plea e
can I fini h chool? I ne er aid, I don like he a e of
he pain . I ne er arg ed. E en ho gh I kne - Ma. I kne
ome hin a n righ . A nigh , I d lie in bed, and I d ee m
dre . Hanging on he back of he clo e door. All aglo . M
hoe on he floor. M hairbr h. And comb. On he dre er. So
m ch ligh , Ma. So m ch ligh And I ne er once q e ioned. I
ne er once a ked Don o ee? The kne I o ldn . Tha
ha he ere co n ing on

7 ear ago COLLEGE MONOLOGUE

106 no e
He I m looking for female comedic monolog e i h omeone ho
#dog ee god
abo he age of 17. I en o an a di ion recen l and heard a
# an' i er
reall f nn one ha ar ed i h So o anna kno h I did
#ber ro al
i ? Wh I b rned he bi ch hair? B I ha e no idea here i
#american
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#female con emporar from, if o kno ha i i ha o ld be ama ing, b I ll ake
#general female an gge ion o ha e. Thank o
# bmi ion
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I ha e a feeling he monolog e o re alking abo i a piece

from he pla D g See G d: C fe f a Tee age B c head b
Ber V. Ro al. I a pla abo he Charlie Bro n charac er all
gro n p. Here a (bad q ali ) clip of he monolog e I hink
o mean ( ar a abo 3:15, 3:20). Here a link o a cop of
he crip - he monolog e i on pg 34-35. I o nd like, if
hi i he righ monolog e, he per on o heard o ld ha e done
ome edi ing of he dialog e righ before he mea of Van
Si er monolog e I m no re i need he con e ; I hink
o co ld go righ in i h I a pregnan and ake i from
here.

VAN S SISTER: I a pregnan . Don orr . I a n o r . I had

j go en an abor ion he da before and he ne da in
Biolog , e ere ironicall learning abo reprod c ion. I m
li ening o Mi Raine alking abo fallopian be , he
er , egg and I m feeling ick o m omach alread . Tr ing
o one o on an hing I can. So I ar reading a no e o er
Mi P ri anical Prince ho lder and he elling her friend
ho happ he i ha he a irgin and ha he going o
a ha a n il he ge married and ho rep l ed he i b
all he li le hore a o r chool. Wi ho hinking, I reached
in o m pocke for m c e, li le red Bic ligh er and li her
c e, li le red hair on fire. And e er da in herap , he a k
me if I m orr e and I j can be. No ma er ho hard I
r . Bi che like ha make me ick. The e made me ick. I am
officiall ick, p cho ic, nrepen an and nremor ef l. I e
been branded a ociopa h and I ha e no choice b o belie e i .

7 ear ago Anon mous asked: Do ou have an monologues for Jean from August:
38 no e Osage Count ?

#a g
: o age Jean: Mom and Dad don t mind.
co n
# rac le F A g : O age Co n , b T ac Le .
#american JEAN. Mom and Dad don mind.Yo on ge in o ro ble or
#female con emporar
an hing.
#general female
#Anon mo I a he don mind.

I j mean he don mind ha I moke po . Dad doe n . Mom

kind of doe . She hink i bad for me. I hink he real rea on
i b g her i ca e Dad moke po , oo, and he i he he

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didn . Dad m ch cooler han Mom, reall . Well, ha no

r e. He j cooler in ha a , I g e .

No, he no reall cooler.

He f cking one of hi den hich i pre ncool, if o

a k me. Some people o ld hink ha cool, like ho e dick h o
each i h him in he H mani ie Depar men beca e he re all
f cking heir den or i h he ere f cking heir den .
Lo-liii- a. I mean, I do'n care and all, he can f ck hoe er
he an and he a eacher and ah ho eacher mee ,
den . He a j a rd he a he en abo i and din
gi e Mom a chance o re pond or an hing. Wha ck no i ha
Mom a ching me like a ha k, like, he afriad I ll ha e ome
po -di orce freak-o and become ome heroin addic or hoo
e er bod a chool. Or God forbid, lo e m irgini . I don
kno ha i i abo Dad pli ing ha p Mom on h men pa rol.

7 ear ago WOMAN: TUNA FISH

120 no e
From La ghing Wild b Chri opher D rang
#general female
#female comedic WOMAN: I an o alk o o abo life. I j oo diffic l
#female con emporar o be ali e, i n i , and r o f nc ion? There are all he e
#american people o deal i h. I ried o b a can of na fi h in he
#Chri opher D rang permarke , and here a hi per on anding righ in fron of
#La ghing Wild here I an ed o reach o o ge he na fi h, and I ai ed a
hile, o ee if he d mo e, and he didn he ere looking
a na fi h oo, b he ere aking a real long ime on i ,
reading he ingredien on each can like he ere a book, a
pre boring book if o a k me, b nobod ha ; o I ai ed a
long hile, and he didn mo e, and I co ldn ge o he na
fi h can ; and I ho gh abo a king hem o mo e, b hen he
eemed o pid no o ha e en ed ha I needed o ge b hem
ha I had hi a f l fear ha i o ld do no good, no good a
all, o a k hem, he d probabl a ome hing like, We ll mo e
hen e re goddam read o nagging bi ch and hen ha o ld I
do? And o hen I ar ed o cr o of fr ra ion, q ie l , o
a no o di rb an one, and ill, e en ho gh I a of l
obbing, hi pid per on didn gra p ha I needed o ge b
hem, and o I reached o er i h m fi , and I bro gh i do n
real hard on hi head and creamed: Wo ld o kindl mo e
a hole And he per on fell o he gro nd, and looked o all
ar led, and ome child nearb ar ed o cr , and I a ill
cr ing, and I co ldn imagine making e of he na fi h no
an a , and o I ho ed a he child o op cr ing I mean, i
a dra ing oo m ch a en ion o me and I ran o of he
permarke , and I ho gh , I ll ake a a i o he Me ropoli an

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M e m of Ar , I need o be rro nded i h c l re righ no ,

no na fi h.

8 ear ago NARRATOR: THE TIME HAS COME TO SPEAK ABOUT LOVE
30 no e
F The Ballad of he Sad Caf , b Ed a d A bee, ada ed f
#ed ard albee
he e b Ca McC e .
# he ballad of he
ad cafe The Na a e he b ec f e.
#general female
#general male
#female con emporar NARRATOR.The ime ha come o peak abo lo e. No con ider
#male con emporar hree people ho ere bjec o ha condi ion. Mi Amelia,
#american Co in L mon, and Mar in Mac .

B ha or of hing i lo e? Fir of all, i i a join

e perience be een o per on , b ha fac doe no mean ha
i i a imilar e perience o he o people in ol ed. There are
he lo er and he belo ed, b he e o come from differen
co n rie . Of en he belo ed i onl he im l for all he
ored p lo e hich ha lain q ie i hin he lo er for a long
ime hi her o. And omeho e er lo er kno hi . He feel in
hi o l ha hi lo e i a oli ar hing. He come o kno a
ne , range, loneline .

No , he belo ed can al o be of an de crip ion: he mo

o landi h people can be he im l for lo e. e , and he
lo er ma ee hi a clearl a an one el e - b ha doe no
affec he e ol ion of hi lo e one hi . Therefore, he q ali
and al e of an lo e i de ermined olel b he lo er him elf.

I i for hi rea on ha mo of o ld ra her lo e han be

lo ed; and he c r r h i ha , in a deep ecre a , he
a e of being belo ed i in olerable o man ; for he lo er
cra e an po ible rela ion i h he belo ed, e en if hi
e perience can ca e hem bo h onl pain.

B ho gh he o ard fac of lo e are of en ad and

ridic lo , i m be remembered ha no one can kno ha
reall ake place in he o l of he lo er him elf. So, ho b
God can be he final j dge of an lo e? B one hing can be aid
abo he e hree people - all of hom, Mi Amelia, Co in
L mon, and Mar in Mac , all of hom ere bjec o he condi ion
of lo e. The hing ha can be aid i hi : No good ill come of
i .

8 ear ago MARGARET: WHAT CHOICES DID I HAVE?

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88 no e F Good People, b Da d L d e -Aba e

#Good People Ma ga e d c e he ch ce he d d d d ha e he
#General Female fe, a d he e e c f he .
#Female Con emporar
Th g e ha bee gh ed ed f he g a
#Female Drama ic
#American d a a c e , de e e e g e f . A e
#Da id Lind a Abaire f a g he a gh g a .

MARGARET. Wha choice did I ha e? I cho e o ake care of he

bab . Beca e ha ha people did. I go a job. I go a b nch
of job , in fac . And e er one of hem cked, beca e ha
o her job c d I ge ? No m ch of a choice here ei her, I m
afraid. And eah, I lo mo of ho e job . U all beca e I
a la e. I didn ch e o be la e. Shi happened, ha ade me
la e Some ime i a Jo ce. Some ime i a he T. One ime I
go m car aken. Wh d I lo e he car? Beca e I mi ed a
pa men . Wh d I mi a pa men ? Beca e I had o pa for a
den i in ead? Wh d I ha e o pa he den i ? - I e done
hi a h ndred ime in m head, Mike . I hink o ho ld hear
i oo. Wh d I ha e o pa he den i ? Beca e I didn ha e
in rance, and I cracked a oo h and ignored i for i mon h ,
n il an ab ce formed. Wh d I crack a oo h? Beca e one nigh
I ho gh I d a e a li le mone , and kip dinner B I go
h ngr and decided o nack on a piece of cand bri le. And
ha all i ook - a piece of f cking cand bri le, and I a
o of a job again.
And ha ho i al a i . And if i no he cand bri le
hen i Jo ce medica ion, or i m phone ge ing c off,
or R ell Gilli breaking in and ealing m goddamn micro a e.
And o anna ell me abo choice ? While o i p here
prac icall breaking o r arm pa ing o r elf on he back for
all o e accompli hed. L ck o . Yo made ome i e choice .
B o re rong if o hink e er one ha em.
In fac , he onl ea choice I e er d d make a d mping o .
And eah, I e ho gh abo i a million ime ince: Wha
o lda happened if I hadn d mped Mike Dillon? Ma be I
o ldn ha e ended p i h Gobie, or ma be I o lda fini hed
chool, or ma be hi co lda been ho e.
Ma be i co lda been. All of hi . Ma be i co lda been mine.

8 ear ago VIOLET: I EVER TELL YOU THE STORY OF RAYMOND QUALLS?
31 no e
F A g : O age Co n , b T ac Le
#A g
: O age
Co n V e , a dd e-aged he , ea f he ch dh d.
#Trac Le
#Female Con emporar
#General Female VIOLET. I e er ell o he or of Ra mond Q all ? No m ch
#American or o i . Bo I had a cr h on hen I a hir een or o. Real

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#Female Comedic ro gh-looking bo , bea - p Le i , me hair. Terrible nderbi e.
B he had he e bea if l co bo boo , hin chocola e lea her.
He a o pro d of ho e boo , o co ld ell, he a he d
r aro nd, all arm and elbo , p ffed- p and cock re. I
decided I needed o ge a girl pair of ho e ame boo and I
kne he d a k me o go ead , con inced m elf of i . He d eem
me in ho e boo and a , No here he gal for me. Fo nd
he boo in a indo do n o n and j en cra : I d a p
la e in bed, pra ing for ho e boo , rehear ing he con er a ion
I a going o ha e i h Ra mond hen he a me in m boo .
M e a ked m momma a h ndred ime if I co ld ge ho e
boo . Wha do o an for Chri ma , Vi? Momma, I ll gi e
all for i p j for ho e boo . Bargaining, o kno ? She
ar ed dropping hin abo a package nder he ree he had
rapped p, abo he i e of a boo bo , real nice rapping
paper. No , Vi, don o chea and look in here before
Chri ma morning. Li le mile on her face. Chri ma morning,
I a p like a ho , bo , nder he ree, earing open ha bo .
There a a pair of boo all righ men ork boo , hole in
he oe , che ed- p lace , caked in m d and dog hi . Lord, m
momma la ghed for da .

8 ear ago HARPER: PEOPLE WHO ARE LONELY

61 no e
F Angle in America (Par One: Millenni m Approache ) b T
#Harper
K h e
#Ton K hner
#Female Con emporar Ha e a h e, a e. She e g he ad a d
#Female Drama ic a g he e f, a he f e d e . She ea he
#General Female a d e ce.
#American
#Angel in America
HARPER: People ho are lonel , people lef alone, i alking
non en e o he air, imagining bea if l em d ing, old
fi ed order piraling apar

When o look a he o one la er, from o ide, from a pace hip,

i look like a pale bl e halo, a gen le, himmering a reole
encircling he a mo phere encircling he ear h. hir mile
abo e o r head , a hin la er of hree-a om o gen molec le ,
prod c of pho o n he i , hich e plain he f ege able
preference for i ible ligh , i rejec ion of darker ra and
emana ion . Danger from i ho . I a kind of gif , from God,
he cro ning o ch o he crea ion of he orld; g ardian angel ,
hand linked, make a pherical ne , a bl e-green ne ing orb, a
hell of afe for life i elf. B e er here, hing are
collap ing, lie rfacing, em of defen e gi ing a Thi
i h , Joe, hi i h I ho ldn be lef alone.

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I d like o go ra eling. Lea e o behind o orr . I ll end

po card i h range amp and an ali ing me age on he
back. La er ma be. Ne ermore

8 ear ago MRS. GIVINGS: DO YOU WANT MORE CHILDREN, ELIZABETH?

10 no e
F In he Ne Room or he ibra or pla , b Sa ah R h
#Mr . Gi ing
#In he Ne Room or M . G g ea f he e e e ce f b ea feed g a d
he ibra or pla g g b h.
#Female Con emporar
#General Female
#Sarah R hl MRS. GIVINGS. Do o an more children, Eli abe h? Tha i a
ac le q e ion, o don need o an er, forgi e me,
ome ime I a ha e er i in m head.

I an more children and m h band de pera el an more

children b I am afraid of ano her bir h, aren o ? When I
ha e bir h I remember o clearl , he momen her head a coming
o of m bod , I ho gh : h o ld an ra ional crea re do
hi ice, kno ing ha I kno no ? And hen eh came o and
clambered righ on o m brea and ried o ea me, he a o
h ngr , o h ngr i errified me - her h nger. And I ho gh : i
ha he fir emo ion? H nger? And no h nger for f d b
an ing o ea o her e e? Specificall one mo her? And hen
I ho gh - i n i range, i n i range abo Je ? Tha
i o a , abo Je being a man? For i i omen ho are ea en
- ho rn heir bidie in o food - I ha e p m blood - here
a o m ch blood - and I ga e p m bod - b I co ldn feed
her, co ld no rn m bod in o food, and he a h g . I
ppo e ha make me an inferior kind of oman and a er
inferior kind of Je .

9 ear ago MARY: IF YOU THINK MR. TYRONE IS HANDSOME NOW

17 no e
F A Long Da Jo rne In o Nigh , b E ge e O'Ne
#Mar
#A Long Da ' Ma ea he e a Ca h ee ab h he e he
Jo rne In o Nigh h ba d.
#E gen
#American MARY. If o hink Mr. T rone i hand ome no , Ca hleen, o
#Female Con emporar ho ld ha e een him hen I fir me him. He had he rep a ion
#Female Drama ic of being one of he be looking men in he co n r . The girl in
he Con en ho had een him ac , or een hi pho ograph ed o
ra e abo him. He a a grea ma inee idol hen, o kno . Women
ed o ai a he age door j o ee him come o . Yo can

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imagine ho e ci ed I a hen m fa her ro e me he and Jame

T rone had become friend , and ha I a o mee him hen I came
home for Ea er aca ion. I ho ed he le er o all he girl ,
and ho en io he ere M fa her ook me o ee him ac
fir . I a a pla abo he French Re ol ion and he leading
par a a nobleman. I co ldn ake m e e off him. I ep hen
he a hro n in pri on - and hen a o mad a m elf beca e I
a afraid m e e and no e o ld be red. M fa her had aid e d
go back age o hi dre ing room righ af er he pla , and o e
did. I a o ba hf l and all I co ld do a ammer and bl h
like a li le fool. B he didn eem o hink I a a fool. I
kno he liked me he fir momen e ere in rod ced. I g e m
e e and no e co ldn ha e been red, af er all. I a reall
er pre hen, Ca hleen. And he a hand omer han m ilde
dream, in hi make p and hi nobleman co me ha a o
becoming o him. He a differen from all ordinar men, like
ome hing from ano her orld. A he ame ime he a imple, and
kind, and na ming, no a bi ck- p or ain. I fell in lo e
righ hen. So did he, he old me af er ard . I forgo all bo
becoming a n n or a concer piani . All I an ed a o be hi
ife. Thir - i ear ago, b I can ee i clearl a if i
ere onigh We e lo ed each o her e er ince. And in all ho e
hir - i ear , here ha ne er been a brea h of candal abo
him. I mean, i h an o her oman. Ne er ince he me me. Tha
ha made me er happ , Ca hleen. I ha made me forgi e o man
o her hing .

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