monologues
Places to look for monologues:
https://www.monologuearchive.com/ (public domain, therefore not contemporary)
http://www.charlesmee.org/ (all of his plays can be found online / contemporary but often poetic)
or look up the online plays of the following playwrights:
or even:
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Just remember cuttings should usually be about 40 seconds long.
https://www.monologuearchive.com/ (public domain, therefore not contemporary)
http://www.charlesmee.org/ (all of his plays can be found online / contemporary but often poetic)
or look up the online plays of the following playwrights:
- Anton Chekhov
- Henrik Ibsen
- August Strindberg
- Oscar Wilde
or even:
The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Just remember cuttings should usually be about 40 seconds long.
links to student cut monologues
Note: These are created/cut by students. They may need additional cutting for time restraints. They may also require extra cutting of language. These are not recommended for your audition nor are they bad choices. They are simply being made available as a resource for students who may be interested.
more places to look for shakespeare monologues
As recommended by the Utah Shakespeare Festival.
| monologues.pdf |