“If I could be beautiful on the outside for a day, that would be my dream come true,” from the play “Beautiful Day”. Linda talks to a stranger she met in a park about how she wishes she could be and ...
“What gives you the right to play God?” from the two-person scene “Smile For The Camera”. Cindy has been captured by Ren and is pinned to a tree. Ren circles her while talking. One woman, one man. 3-4 Min. Ren: I’m ...
“But do you have the common courtesy to call me and tell me that you will be twenty-five minutes late?” from the TV Show “Full House”. Uncle Jesse is fed up with being a housewife. 3-4 Min. JESSE: Give me a break… Don’t ...
“It’s called the carousel,” from the TV Show “Mad Men”. While delivering a presentation, Don misses his family. 3-4 Min. DON: Well, technology is a glittering lure. But, uh, there is the rare occasion when the public can be engaged on a ...
“To be, or not to be: that is the question” from the play “Hamlet”. Hamlet compares his grief to that of a player, and devises a plan to take action against Claudius, who Hamlet believes murdered his father. 3-4 Min. HAMLET: To be, ...
RED – Ken angrily addresses the numerous issues he has with Rothko. From the play Red by John Logan. 3-4 min. KEN: (Explodes.) Bores you?! Bores you?! – Christ almighty trying working for you for a living! – The talking-talking-talking-jesus-christ-won’t-he-ever-shut-up titanic self-absorption of ...
THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY – Dorian Gray expresses his love for an actress. Dramatic/Comedic Monologue For Teen/Young Adult Male. 3-4 Min. DORIAN: “This play was good enough for us, Harry. It was ’Romeo and Juliet.’ I must admit I was ...
A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE – Blanche makes a grim confession about her past. Dramatic monologue ideal for Adult Female Actresses. 3-4 Min. BLANCHE: I loved someone, too, and the person I loved I lost. He was a boy, just a ...
“I’ve seen horrors” From the Film “Apocalypse Now.” Colonel Kurtz lectures Willard about his theories on war and the human condition. Dramatic monologue for Adult Male Actor. 3-4 Min. Written by: Francis Ford Coppola, John Milius, and Michael Herr KURTZ: I’ve ...
GHOST – A nervous woman tries to explain an encounter. 3-4 min. INT: ATTIC ROOM. NIGHT. KARA I don’t believe in ghosts, but last night one visited me, hovering just about my bed. It was a sparrow. The ghost, I mean. ...
DATE EXT: OUTSIDE OF DEREK’S HOUSE. Beth, a girl of about thirteen, is standing on the steps, trying to summon the courage to ring the doorbell. BETH (To herself) You can do this. He likes you. He told you so. ...