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  • 1.  Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-07-2014 15:31

    Hello! I'm a theatre student looking for a couple of monologues for use in a state competition. We have auditions on the 16th and I need these monologues as soon as possible. I have been looking for weeks, but I can't seem to find quality material. Please, if any of you know of any worthy male monologues from published plays, I will be very appreciative. Thank you!
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    Stavro Najjar
    Myrtle Beach SC
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  • 2.  RE:Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-08-2014 01:28
    Have you looked at Red by John Logan? I'm really into Ken's monologues from it, but I'm not sure if they're overdone by this point or not. Either way, you should look into it if you haven't. :)

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    Cecilia Mitchell
    Grinnell IA
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  • 3.  RE: Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-08-2014 08:48
    Good monologues are like Gold... it requires a lot of digging!!!  

    For your timeframe you might want to go to the library and find a compilation book that has lots of monologues.  Or you can camp out on the aisle of the library that has actor copies of plays and thumb through a few hundred books for an afternoon to find one or two good ones.  

    break a leg!
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    Daniel Stowell
    Teacher / Director
    Dublin OH
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  • 4.  RE: Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-08-2014 12:18
    Are you looking for dramatic, comedic, or both? My students really like The Complete Works of WIlliam Shakespeare (Abridged) for comedic and They tend to look at Elephant Man for Dramatic. Good luck.

    BTW... do you have any pocket monologues that you're confident with?

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    Shira Schwartz
    Chandler Unified School District
    Chandler AZ
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  • 5.  RE: Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-09-2014 12:08
    Tom from Glass Menagerie
    Jim from Glass Menagerie
    Biff from Death of a Salesman
    Jason from Rabbit Hole
    Carter from Fat Pig
    Jedediah from The Laramie Project
    Treat from Orphans
    Willum from The Nerd
    Andrew from I Hate Hamlet

    Sometimes you can piece together a strong monologue by cutting other characters' lines.

    Best wishes!

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    Rob Duval
    Theatre Teacher/Director
    'Iolani School
    Kaneohe HI
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  • 6.  RE: Monologues for Theatre Competition

    Posted 12-09-2014 21:45
    I recently compiled a (rather large) scene and monologue database for a youth thespian festival we held here last weekend.  We created a website for it: http://drama.enreachedu.com.  Once you load it, you must choose the English tab, then select "competition." Scroll down a bit and click "download script database." The students that participated in our competition ranged from middle school through high school.  It's about 40 pages of Shakespeare scenes and monologues, and contemporary and dramatic scenes and monologues.  If you want it, download it right away since the festival has passed and the website will likely be shut down soon.

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    Elise Lammers
    Drama Teacher and Program Coordinator
    Dipont Education Management Group
    Shanghai, China
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