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    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

    NinaAnton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Vine Leaves in His Hair

    from Hedda Gabler

    Hedda GablerHenrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    A Handbag?

    from The Importance of Being Earnest

    Lady BracknellOscar Wilde

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    We Shall Rest

    from Uncle Vanya

    SonyaAnton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    The Noble Attitude

    from Arms and the Man

    RainaGeorge Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Memory Play Opening

    from The Glass Menagerie

    TomTennessee Williams

    dramatic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    Jonquils

    from The Glass Menagerie

    AmandaTennessee Williams

    serio-comedic
    F
    ~3 minutes

    The Tarantella

    from A Doll's House

    NoraHenrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Kindness of Strangers

    from A Streetcar Named Desire

    Blanche DuBoisTennessee Williams

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    O Holy Light

    from Electra

    ElectraSophocles

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Women of Corinth

    from Medea

    MedeaEuripides

    dramatic
    F
    ~3 minutes

    Unwept, Unfriended, Without Marriage-Song

    from Antigone

    AntigoneSophocles

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Look on Me, You Gods

    from Prometheus Bound

    PrometheusAeschylus

    dramatic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    No Thank You

    from Cyrano de Bergerac

    CyranoEdmond Rostand

    serio-comedic
    M
    ~3 minutes

    Miss Julie's Confession

    from Miss Julie

    Miss JulieAugust Strindberg

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Day and Night I Am Obsessed

    from The Seagull

    TrigorinAnton Chekhov

    serio-comedic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    I Am a Seagull - Extended

    from The Seagull

    NinaAnton Chekhov

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    I Washed My Face and Hands

    from Pygmalion

    Eliza DoolittleGeorge Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Why Can't a Woman Be More Like a Man

    from Pygmalion

    Henry HigginsGeorge Bernard Shaw

    comedic
    M
    ~2 minutes

    Light Your Fire

    from Saint Joan

    JoanGeorge Bernard Shaw

    dramatic
    F
    ~2 minutes

    Nora's Final Speech

    from A Doll's House

    NoraHenrik Ibsen

    dramatic
    F
    ~3 minutes