All Monologues

    Contemporary & Classical Monologues

    Find modern and classical monologues from Chekhov, Ibsen, Williams, and more. Fresh audition pieces beyond Shakespeare.

    21 monologues found

    I Am a Seagull

    from The Seagull

    Nina • Anton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Vine Leaves in His Hair

    from Hedda Gabler

    Hedda Gabler • Henrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    A Handbag?

    from The Importance of Being Earnest

    Lady Bracknell • Oscar Wilde

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    We Shall Rest

    from Uncle Vanya

    Sonya • Anton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    The Noble Attitude

    from Arms and the Man

    Raina • George Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Memory Play Opening

    from The Glass Menagerie

    Tom • Tennessee Williams

    dramatic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    Jonquils

    from The Glass Menagerie

    Amanda • Tennessee Williams

    serio-comedic
    F
    ~3 minutes

    The Tarantella

    from A Doll's House

    Nora • Henrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Kindness of Strangers

    from A Streetcar Named Desire

    Blanche DuBois • Tennessee Williams

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    O Holy Light

    from Electra

    Electra • Sophocles

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Women of Corinth

    from Medea

    Medea • Euripides

    dramatic
    F
    ~3 minutes

    Unwept, Unfriended, Without Marriage-Song

    from Antigone

    Antigone • Sophocles

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Look on Me, You Gods

    from Prometheus Bound

    Prometheus • Aeschylus

    dramatic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    No Thank You

    from Cyrano de Bergerac

    Cyrano • Edmond Rostand

    serio-comedic
    M
    ~3 minutes

    Miss Julie's Confession

    from Miss Julie

    Miss Julie • August Strindberg

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Day and Night I Am Obsessed

    from The Seagull

    Trigorin • Anton Chekhov

    serio-comedic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    I Am a Seagull - Extended

    from The Seagull

    Nina • Anton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    I Washed My Face and Hands

    from Pygmalion

    Eliza Doolittle • George Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man

    from Pygmalion

    Henry Higgins • George Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    Light Your Fire

    from Saint Joan

    Joan • George Bernard Shaw

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Nora's Final Speech

    from A Doll's House

    Nora • Henrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~3 minutes