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The Woman:
Feed his ego, laugh at his jokes, order something expensive from the menu. You're a prize worth paying for.

The Man:
Act handsome and clever, as if you and she were both young, and it's you who are the desirable one.

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Monologs from TV Shows and Movies Shakespeare's Complete Works Monologue Database Original Monologs

For the purposes of acting, a monolog (or monologue) is a performance in which one actor speaks alone. The performance can last for less than a minute or go as long as several hours (as when one does a one person play.)

For auditions, a monolog is usually one to three minutes in length. Frequently, auditioners are requested to perform two "contrasting" monologs. For example:

  • A comedic monolog
    A tragic monolog
  • A monolog with lots of energy, movement and a highly animated character
    A monolog with low energy, not much movement and a lifeless character.
An auditioner might also be requested to present a contemporary monolog (one from the mid to late 20th century) and a classical monolog (ancient Greek up to the early 20th century.)

Monolog books contain monologs. Some of them also contain two or three person scenes. The monologs are usually from produced plays although some books contain stand-alone monologs that are written specifically for audition purposes and are not part of a play.

Most monologs books will provide a brief character description and synopsis of the scene in which the monolog occurs. When preparing to rehearse a monolog, it is best to read the play from which the monolog comes. This will help you better understand your character, the circumstances that lead up to the point in the play when the monolog occurs and the relationship(s) between the monolog's character and the other character(s) in the play to whom the actor might be speaking or speaking about.


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Where can you find monolog books? Below is a list of books that are available to purchase on-line through Amazon.com. You can also find monolog books at most well stocked libraries. If you live in a small town and do not have any useful monolog books in your town library, ask the librarian what might be available through an inter-library loan program. You can also find monolog books for sale in many book stores, although the selection is generally limited.

Can you find any contemporary monologs on-line? Somewhat. Good monologs usually come from well written scripts. Writers who write good scripts publish their work and want to get paid for it. They simply will not post their good material on-line for anyone to download for free.

Some sites post some monologs from TV shows and movies. Some sites post monologs from plays. There may be copyright issues involved for the sites posting these monologs, so you might one day see the sites disappear.

You can also find the text to some public domain plays and some classical plays, like Shakespeare's complete works, on the internet to download for free.

You can find some sites with original monologs posted. Beware of "original" monologues. The quality of the writing can be quite terrible.

If you are looking for a consistent source of quality material (which is what you want), I suggest you go to the library or purchase monolog books.



"Never Stop Learning"

THE MONOLOGUE BOOKS

    1. 50 Professional Scenes for Student Actors
      by Garry Michael Kluger / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    2. Group Improvisation: The Manual of Ensemble Improv Games
      by Peter Gwinn / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    3. Life Interrupted: The Unfinished Monologue
      by Spalding Gray / Crown Publishers / Drama
    4. New Audition Scenes and Monologs From Contemporary Playwrights
      by Roger (edt) Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    5. Play the Scene: The Ultimate Collection of Contemporary and Classic Scenes and Monologues
      by Michael (edt) Schulman / Griffin / Drama
    6. Santaland Diaries & Seasons Greetings: 2 Plays
      by David Sedaris / Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated / Drama
    7. Young Women's Monologs from Contemporary Plays: Professional Auditions for Aspiring Actresses
      by Gerald Lee Ratliff / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    8. 100 Great Monologs
      by Rebecca Young / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    9. 100 Monologues: An Audition Sourcebook from New Dramatists
      by Laura Harrington / Signet Book / Drama
    10. 100 True Soliloquies for Women
      by Jennie Wyckoff / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    11. 50 African American Audition Monologues
      by Gus Edwards / Heinemann / Drama
    12. 50 Great Monologs for Student Actors: A Workbook of Comedy Characterizations for Students
      by Bill Majeski / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    13. 52 Bible Characters Dramatized: Easy-To-Use Monologues for All Occasions
      by Kenneth W. Osbeck / Kregel Publications / Christianity
    14. 60 for You: New Monologues for & about Actresses & Actors
      by Ken Friedman / Wagon Press / Drama
    15. 99 Film Scenes for Actors
      by Angela Nicholas / Avon Books / Drama
    16. Acting Alone: A Drama Teacher's Monologue Survival Kit
      by Demetra Hajidiacos / J. Gordon Shillingford Publishing / Education
    17. Acting Out: Monologues and Scenes for Young People
      by Theatre Direct Canada / Playwrights Canada Press / Drama
    18. Acting Scenes and Monologs for Young Women: 60 Dramatic Characterizations
      by Maya Levy / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    19. Action: The Nuyorican Poets Cafe Theater Festival
      by Miguel / Griffith, Lois Algarin / Touchstone Books / Drama
    20. Actors Book of Classical Monologues
      by Stefan Rudnicki / Penguin Books / Drama
    21. Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues
      by Nina Shengold / Sagebrush Education Resources / Drama
    22. The Actor's Book of Contemporary Stage Monologues: More Than 150 Monologues from Over 70 Playwrights
      by Nina Shengold / Penguin Books / Drama
    23. The Actor's Book of Monologues for Women
      by Stefan Rudnicki / Penguin Books / Drama
    24. Actor's Book of Movie Monologues
      by Marisa Smith / Sagebrush Education Resources / Drama
    25. The Actor's Book of Movie Monologues
      by Marisa Smith / Penguin Books / Drama
    26. The Actor's Book of Scenes from New Plays: 70 Scenes for Two Actors, from Today's Hottest Playwrights
      by Eric Lane / Penguin Books / Drama
    27. An Actor's Dickens: Scenes for Audition & Performance from the Works of Charles Dickens
      by Beatrice Manley / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    28. The Actor's Scenebook
      by Michael Schulman / Bantam Books / Drama
    29. Advice to a Player: A Collection of Monologues from Shakespeare with Explanatory Notes
      by Donald Mackechnie / Limelight Editions / Drama
    30. All Gall: Malicious Monologues and Ruthless Recitations
      by Norman R. Shapiro / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    31. Alone in My Room - Monologues (UK Edition)
      by Kenneth Pickering / Dramatic Lines / Drama
    32. Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Men (Theatre Arts)
      by Simon Dunmore / Routledge / Drama
    33. American Theatre Book of Monologues for Men
      by Stephanie (ed.) Coen / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    34. American Theatre Book of Monologues for Women
      by Stephanie Coen / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    35. Audition Monologs for Student Actors 2
      by Roger (edt) Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    36. Audition Monologs for Student Actors: Selections from Contemporary Plays
      by Roger Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    37. The Audition Sourcebook: Do's, Don'ts, and an Online Guide to 2,100+ Monologues and Musical Excerpts
      by Randall Richardson / Heinemann / Drama
    38. Audition Speeches for 6-16 Year Olds
      by Jean Marlow / Routledge / Drama
    39. Audition Speeches for Men (Theatre Arts)
      by Jean Marlow / Routledge / Drama
    40. Best Men's Stage Monologues of 1993
      by Jocelyn A. (edt) Beard / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    41. Best Men's Stage Monologues (2001)
      by Smith & Kraus Inc / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    42. The Best Men's Stage Monologues of 2004 (Best Men's Stage Monologues)
      by D. L. Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    43. The Best Men's Stage Monologues 2005
      by D. L. Lepidus / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    44. Best Men's Stage Monologues (Best Men's Stage Monologues)
      by Smith & Kraus Inc / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    45. Best Men's Stage Monologues (Best Men's Stage Monologues)
      by D L Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    46. The Best Men's Stage Monologues of ... (Best Men's Stage Monologues)
      by D. L. Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    47. Best Stage Scenes (2001)
      by Smith & Kraus Inc / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    48. Best Women's Monologue of 1996
      by Jocelyn A. (edt) Beard / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    49. Best Womens Stage Monologue-00
      by Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    50. Best Women's Stage Monologues
      by Smith & Kraus Inc / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    51. Best Women's Stage Monologues of 1992
      by Jocelyn A. (edt) Beard / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    52. Best Womens Stage Monologues of 1998
      by Jocelyn Beard / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    53. Best Womens Stage Monologues of 2003
      by D L Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    54. The Best Women's Stage Monologues of 2004 (Best Women's Stage Monologues)
      by D L Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    55. The Best Women's Stage Monologues 2005
      by D. L. Lepidus / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    56. The Best Women's Stage Monologues of ... (Best Women's Stage Monologues)
      by D. L. Lepidus / Smith & Kraus / Drama
    57. Black Heroes in Monologues
      by Gus Edwards / Heinemann / Drama
    58. Body Blows: Six Performances (Living Out: Gay and Lesbian Autobiographies)
      by Tim Miller / University of Wisconsin Press / Drama
    59. The Book of Monologues for Aspiring Actors
      by Marsh (edt) Cassady / Glencoe McGraw-Hill / Drama
    60. Canada on Stage: Scenes and Monologues: A Survey of Canadian Theatre
      by Iris Turcott / Playwrights Canada Press / Drama
    61. The Carpenter's Tools: 12 Contemporary Monologues on the Disciples (Lillenas Drama Resource)
      by Jerry Cohagan / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
    62. City Women
      by Cynthia Smith / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    63. The Classical Monologue, Men
      by Michael Earley / Theatre Arts Books / Drama
    64. Classical Monologues Volume 1 Younger Mens R
      by Leon (edt) Katz / Applause Books / Drama
    65. Classical Monologues Volume 2 Older Men
      by Leon (edt) Katz / Applause Books / Drama
    66. Classical Monologues for Men
      by Marina Caldarone / Nick Hern Books / Drama
    67. Classical Monologues Volume 3 Women From Aes
      by Leon Katz / Applause Books / Drama
    68. Classical Monologues Volume 4 Women From The
      by Leon Katz / Applause Books / Drama
    69. Classical Monologues for Women
      by Kyle Donnelly / Heinemann / Drama
    70. Classical Monologues for Women
      by Marina Caldarone / Nick Hern Books / Drama
    71. The Classical Monologue-Women
      by Michael Earley / Theatre Arts Books / Drama
    72. Clown Skits for Everyone: How to Become a Performing Clown
      by Happy Jack Feder / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    73. Contemporary American Monologues for Men
      by Todd (edt) London / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    74. Contemporary American Monologues for Women
      by Todd London / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    75. The Contemporary Monologue, Men
      by Michael Earley / Routledge / Drama
    76. The Contemporary Monologue Women: Women
      by Michael Earley / Routledge / Drama
    77. Contemporary Movie Monologues 1960-1989 for Audition and Study
      by Marisa (edt) Smith / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    78. Contemporary Scenes for Actors: Men (Theatre Arts)
      by Michael Earley / Theatre Arts Books / Drama
    79. Contemporary Scenes for Young Women
      by Shaun Mckenna / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    80. Creating Your Own Monologue
      by Glenn Alterman / Allworth Press / Drama
    81. Creating Your Own Monologue 2ND Edition
      by Glenn Alterman / Allworth Press / Drama
    82. Deeds That Won the Empire (Historic Battle Scenes)
      by H. W. Fitchett / IndyPublish.com / Drama
    83. Deeds That Won the Empire (Historic Battle Scenes)
      by H. W. Fitchett / IndyPublish.com / Drama
    84. Demystifying the Monologue
      by Leonard Peters / Heinemann / Drama
    85. Devoted Through Drama: Monologues, Plays, and Skits for Christian Youth Groups
      by Kimberly, L Smiley / Holy Fire Publishing / Christianity
    86. Dialect Monologues #01: Dialect Monologues
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Audio Books
    87. Dialect Monologues with CD (Audio)
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    88. Dick Barton, Episode III the Tango of Terror: Warehouse Theatre Company
      by Phil Willmott / Oberon Books / Drama
    89. Dramatic Monologue (New Critical Idiom)
      by Glennis Byron / Routledge / Literary Criticism
    90. Dramatic Monologue (New Critical Idiom)
      by Glennis Byron / Routledge / Literary Criticism
    91. Duo! Best Scenes for the 90s (Applause Acting Series)
      by Jack Temchin / Applause Books / Drama
    92. Duologues for All Accents and Ages
      by Eamonn Jones / A&C Black / Drama
    93. Education, Inc.: Turning Learning into a Business
      by Douglas K. Newell / Heinemann / Drama
    94. Elvis Monologues
      by Lavonne (edt) Mueller / Heinemann / Drama
    95. Even More Monologues for Women by Women
      by Tori Haring-smith / Heinemann / Drama
    96. Extreme Exposure: An Anthology of Solo Performance Texts from the Twentieth Century
      by Jo (ed.) Bonney / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    97. The Faber Book of Monologues for Men
      by Jane Edwardes / Faber & Faber / Drama
    98. The Faber Book of Monologues for Women
      by Jane (edt) Edwardes / Faber & Faber / Drama
    99. Famous Fantasy Character Monologs: Starring the Not-So-Wicked Witch and More
      by Rebecca Young / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    100. Feiffer's People
      by Jules Feiffer / Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated / Drama
    101. Fifty More Professional Scenes and Monologs for Student Actors: A Collection of Short One-And Two-Person Scenes
      by Garry Michael Kluger / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    102. First Folio Speeches for Women:
      by Patrick Tucker / Oberon Books / Drama
    103. Fitting in: Monologues for Boys and Girls
      by Raf Mauro / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    104. For Women: Monologues They Haven't Heard
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    105. For Women: More Monologues They Haven't Heard
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    106. For Women: Pocket Monologues from Shakespeare
      by William Shakespeare / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    107. A Funny Thing Happened to Me on My Way Through the Bible: A Collection of Humorous Sketches and Monologues Based on Familiar Bible Stories y Martha Bo (Lillenas Drama Resource)
      by Martha Bolton / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
    108. Gay Monologues and Scenes: An Anthology
      by Sky Gilbert / Playwrights Canada Press / Drama
    109. Goldberg Street: Short Plays and Monologues
      by David Mamet / Grove Press / Drama
    110. The Gospel According to Us: Sketches about How We Get So Much of a Good Thing Wrong
      by Martha Bolton / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
    111. Gray's Anatomy
      by Spalding Gray / Vintage Books USA / Drama
    112. Great Monologues from the Humana Festival
      by Eric (edt) Kraus / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    113. Great Monologues for Young Actors
      by Craig Slaight / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    114. Great Monologues for Young Actors #1: Great Monologues for Young Actors
      by Craig Slaight / Sagebrush Education Resources / Drama
    115. Great Scenes and Monologues for Actors
      by Michael Schulman / St. Martin's Press / Drama
    116. Great Scenes & Monologues for Children Ages 7-14
      by Craig Slaight / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    117. Great Speeches from European Drama
      by Robert David Macdonald / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    118. Gwen: A Drama in Monologue
      by Lewis Morris / Kessinger Publishing / General
    119. Heroes of the Faith Speak: Seven Monologues
      by Stephen M. Crotts / CSS Publishing Company / Drama
    120. High-School Monologues They Haven't Heard
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    121. Hollywood 101 #03: Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Studyguide for Teen Actors!
      by Chambers Stevens / Sandcastle Publishing / Drama
    122. Hollywood 101 #4: Magnificent Monologues for Teens: The Teens' Monologue Source for Every Occasion!
      by Chambers Stevens / Sandcastle Publishing / Drama
    123. Hoof 'n Mouth Disease: Biblical Monologues and How To Do Them
      by Edward W. Thorn / CSS Publishing Company / Drama
    124. In the Moment: Creative Spirits in Short Scenes, Monologues, & Readings
      by Chuck Neighbors / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
    125. Inner Monologue and Other Mistakes: Imperfect Reactions to an Imperfect World
      by Mark Kolu / Writers Club Press / Drama
    126. Jails, Hospitals & Hip-Hop, and Some People
      by Danny Hoch / Villard Books / Drama
    127. Killer Monologues: Highly Actable Monologues and Performance Tips to Give You an Almost Unfair Advantage in the Auditioning Game
      by J. P. Pierce / Impact Films / Drama
    128. Killer Monologues: Highly Actable Monologues and Performance Tips to Give You an Almost Unfair Advantage in the Auditioning Game with Book
      by J. P. Pierce / Impact Films / Drama
    129. Letters from Bethlehem: Five Dramatic Monologues for Advent
      by Wayne L. Tilden / CSS Publishing Company / Drama
    130. Luna Park: Short Plays and Monologues
      by Donald Margulies / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    131. Lunar Fool
      by D. D. Delaney / Writers Club Press / Drama
    132. Merry Monologues a Laugh for Every Day in the Year
      by Mary Moncure Parker / Kessinger Publishing / Drama
    133. Methuen Audition Book for Men (Methuen Drama)
      by Annika Bluhm / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    134. Methuen Audition Book for Wome (Methuen Drama)
      by Annika Bluhm / Methuen / Drama
    135. Methuen Bk of Contemporary Monologues for Men
      by Chrys (edt) Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    136. The Methuen Book of Classical Monologues for Men
      by Chrys Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    137. The Methuen Book of Classical Monologues for Women
      by Chrys Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    138. Methuen Book of Contemporary Monologues for Women
      by Chrys (edt) Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    139. The Methuen Book of Duologues for Young Actors
      by Anne Harvey / Methuen / Drama
    140. The Methuen Book of Modern Monologues for Men (Methuen Drama)
      by Chrys Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    141. The Methuen Book of Modern Monologues for Women (Methuen Drama)
      by Chrys Salt / Methuen Publishing / Drama
    142. Methuen Book/Monologues for Yo
      by Anne Harvey / Methuen / Drama
    143. Millennium Monologs: 95 Contemporary Characterizations for Young Actors
      by Gerald Lee Ratliff / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    144. Minute Monologues for Kids
      by Ruth Mae Roddy / Dramaline Publications / Children's
    145. The Modern Monologue
      by Michael Earley / Routledge / Drama
    146. Modern Monologue of Men
      by Michael / Keil, Philippa Earley / Routledge / Drama
    147. Modern Scenes for Women
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    148. The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors
      by Karen Kohlhaas / Limelight Editions / Drama
    149. The Monologue Bin
      by Jim Chevallier / Lulu.com / Drama
    150. The Monologue: From Mystery to Mastery
      by Peter Deanello / iUniverse / Drama
    151. Monologues for Actors of Color: Men (Theatre Arts)
      by Roberta (edt) Uno / Routledge / Drama
    152. Monologues for Actors of Color: Women (Theatre Arts)
      by Roberta (edt) Uno / Routledge / Drama
    153. Monologues on Black Life
      by Gus Edwards / Heinemann / Drama
    154. Monologues from Classic Plays, 468 B. C. - 1960 A. D.
      by Jocelyn A Beard / Smith & Kraus, Incorporated / Drama
    155. Monologues From the Classics
      by Shaun (edt) Mckenna / Consortium Book Sales & Dist / Drama
    156. Monologues from George Bernard Shaw (Monologues from the Masters)
      by Ian Michaels / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    157. Monologues for Kids
      by Ruth Mae Roddy / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    158. Monologues from Literature: A Sourcebook for Actors
      by Marisa Smith / Ballantine Books / Drama
    159. Monologues for Men by Men
      by Gary (edt) Garrison / Heinemann / Drama
    160. Monologues for Men By Men Volume 2
      by Gary Garrison / Heinemann / Drama
    161. Monologues from Moliere
      by Dick Dotterer / Dramaline Pubs. / Drama
    162. Monologues from Oscar Wilde (Monologues from the Masters)
      by Ian Michaels / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    163. Monologues: Plays from Martinique, France, Algeria, Quebec
      by Francoise Kourilsky / Ubu Repertory Theater Publications / Drama
    164. Monologues from the Road
      by Lavonne Mueller / Heinemann / Drama
    165. Monologues for Teenage Girls
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    166. Monologues for Teenagers
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    167. Monologues for Teens and Twenties
      by Jim Chevallier / Lulu.com / Drama
    168. Monologues They Haven't Heard
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    169. Monologues for Women
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    170. Monologues for Women, by Women
      by Toni Haring Smith / Heinemann / Drama
    171. Monologues for Young Actors
      by Lorraine Cohen / Avon Books / Drama
    172. The Monologue Workshop: From Search to Discovery in Audition and Performance (Applause Acting Series)
      by Jack Poggi / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    173. More Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Men
      by Simon Dunmore / Routledge / Drama
    174. More Alternative Shakespeare Auditions for Women (Theatre Arts)
      by Simon Dunmore / Routledge / Drama
    175. More Minute Monologues for Kids
      by Ruth M. Roddy / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    176. More Monologues on Black Life
      by Gus Edwards / Heinemann / Drama
    177. More Monologues for Kids
      by Ruth Mae Roddy / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    178. More Monologues for Teenage Girls
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    179. More Monologues for Teenagers: Roger Karshner
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    180. More Monologues They Haven't Heard
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    181. More One-Act Plays for Acting Students: An Anthology of Short One-Act Plays for One to Three Actors
      by Norman A. (edt) Bert / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    182. Moving Parts: Monologues from Contemporary Plays
      by Nina Shengold / Penguin Books / Drama
    183. Multicultural Theatre II: Contemporary Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays
      by Roger Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    184. Multicultural Theatre: Scenes and Monologs from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays
      by Roger (edt) Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    185. Neil Simon Monolouges: Speeches from the Works of America's Foremost Playwright
      by Pub Dramaline / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    186. Neil Simon Scenes
      by Neil Simon / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    187. New Monologues for Women By Women Volume 2
      by Tori Haring Smith / Heinemann / Drama
    188. Nineteen to the Dozen: Monologues and Bits and Bobs of Other Things (Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, & Art)
      by Sholem Aleichem / Syracuse University Press / Drama
    189. Norm and More: A Collection of Plays and Monologues
      by Arthur Goodwin / Writers Club Press / Drama
    190. Once More Unto the Speech, Dear Friends: Volume I: The Comedies (Speak the Speech, I Pray You)
      by Neil Freeman / Applause / Drama
    191. Once More Unto the Speech, Dear Friends: Volume II: The Histories (Speak the Speech, I Pray You)
      by Neil Freeman / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    192. One-Act Plays for Acting Students: An Anthology of Complete One-Act Plays--No Cuttings!
      by Norman A. Bert / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    193. One Hundred and Eleven Shakespeare Monologues
      by William Shakespeare / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
    194. One on One
      by Jack (edt) Temchin / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    195. One on One: Best Monologues for the Nineties (Men) (Applause Acting Series)
      by Jack (edt) Temchin / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    196. Original Monologues That Showcase Your Talent
      by Dwight Watson / Allworth Press / Drama
    197. Out of the Fringe: Contemporary Latina/Latino Theatre and Performance
      by Caridad Svich / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    198. Outstanding Men's Monologues 2001-2002
      by Craig (edt) Pospisil / Dramatist's Play Service / Drama
    199. Outstanding Stage Monologs and Scenes from the 90's: Professional Auditions for Student Actors
      by Steven H. (edt) Gale / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    200. Outstanding Women's Monologues
      by Craig (edt) Pospisil / Dramatist's Play Service / Drama
    201. The Perfect Monologue
      by Ginger Friedman / Limelight Editions / Drama
    202. Perspectives: Relevant Scenes for Teens
      by Mary Krell-oishi / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    203. Picasso's Women: Eight Monologues (Oberon Book)
      by Brian Mcavera / Oberon Books / Drama
    204. Playing Contemporary Scenes: 31 Famous Scenes and How to Play Them
      by Gerald Lee (edt) Ratliff / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    205. Playing Scenes from Classic Literature: Short Dramatizations of the World's Famous Literature
      by Joellen Bland / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    206. Playing Scenes: A Sourcebook for Performers
      by Gerald Lee Ratliff / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    207. Plays Pleasant (Penguin Classics)
      by Bernard Shaw / Penguin Books / Drama
    208. The Playwrights' Center Monologues for Men
      by Kristen Gandrow / Heinemann Education Books / Drama
    209. The Playwrights' Center Monologues for Women
      by Kristen Gandrow / Heinemann Education Books / Drama
    210. Pocket Classics for Women
      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    211. Pocket Monologues for Women: Convenient Scene-Study Pieces for Today's Demanding Actress
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    212. Pocket Monologues: Working-Class Characters for Women
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    213. Private Stories: Monologues for Young Actors Ages 8 to 16
      by Elizabeth Bauman / Limelight Editions / Drama
    214. Radioactive Duologues: For Radio, Stage and Screen
      by Marina (edt) Caldarone / Politico's Publishing / Drama
    215. Radioactive Monologues for Men: For Radio, Stage and Screen (Methuen Drama)
      by Marina (edt) Caldarone / Methuen / Drama
    216. Radioactive Monologues for Women: For Radio, Stage and Screen (Methuen Drama)
      by Marina (edt) Caldarone / Methuen / Drama
    217. Real-Life Drama for Real, Live Students: A Collection of Monologues, Duet Acting Scenes, and a Full-Length Play (Kids' Stuff)
      by Judy T. Mecca / Incentive Publications / Education
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      by Pannell / Limelight Editions / Drama
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      by Ira Clark / University Press of Florida / Drama
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      by Lee Peterson / Kent State University Press / Poetry
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      by Norman A. (edt) Bert / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    222. Scenes Keep Happening: More Real-Life Snapshots of Teen Lives
      by Mary Krell Oishi / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    223. Scenes from the Life: A Collection of Monologues, Sketches, and a Short Play
      by Joseph Mcbee / CSS Publishing Company / Drama
    224. Scenes and Monologs from the Best New Plays: An Anthology of New Scemes from Contemporary American Plays
      by Roger Ellis / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
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      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    226. Scenes for Young Actors
      by Lorraine Cohen / Avon Books / Drama
    227. Screenwriters Award-Winner Set, Collection 2: Sideways, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and American Beauty
      by Alexander Payne / W. W. Norton & Company / Drama
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      by Frank Darabont / W. W. Norton & Company / Drama
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      by Frank Darabont / Newmarket Press / Drama
    230. Shakescenes: Shakespeare for Two (Applause Acting Series)
      by John Russell Brown / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    231. Shakespeare for One: Men: The Complete Monologues and Audition Pieces
      by Douglas Newell / Heinemann / Drama
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      by Douglas (edt) Newell / Heinemann / Drama
    233. Shakespeare's Great Soliloquies
      by William Shakespeare / Dover Publications / Drama
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      by Dick Dotterer / Dramaline Publications / Drama
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      by Dick (edt) Dotterer / Dramaline Publications / Drama
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      by Judith (edt) Thompson / Playwrights Canada Press / Drama
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      by Douglas Brendel / iUniverse / Drama
    238. Sketch-O-Frenia: Fifty Short and Witty Satirical Sketches
      by John Dessler / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
    239. Soliloquy!: The Shakespeare Monologues (Men) (Applause Acting Series)
      by Michael Earley / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    240. Soliloquy!: The Shakespeare Monologues (Women) (Applause Acting Series)
      by Michael Earley / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    241. Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80's (Men) (Applause Acting Series)
      by Michael Earley / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
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      by Michael Earley / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
    243. Solo Voices: Monologues 1987-2004 (Oberon Modern Plays)
      by Neil Bartlett / Oberon Books / Drama
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      by George M. Vickers / Kessinger Publishing / Drama
    245. Speak the Speech!: Shakespeare's Monologues Illuminated
      by Rhona Silverbush / Faber & Faber / Drama
    246. Speeches for Teenage Girls
      by Susan Pomerance / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    247. The Stage and the School, Scenes and Monologues
      by Mcgraw-hill / McGraw-Hill/Glencoe / Drama
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      by Michael Peterson / University Press of Mississippi / Drama
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      by Sonny Parmar / Authorhouse / Drama
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      by Eric (edt) Lane / Vintage Books USA / Drama
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      by Martha Bolton / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
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      by Roger Karshner / Dramaline Publications / Drama
    253. Telling Moments: 15 Gay Monologues (Applause Acting Series)
      by Robert C Reinhart / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
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      by Annika Bluhm / Theatre Arts Books / Drama
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      by Gerald Lee Ratliff / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
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      by Martha Bolton / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
    257. Thirteen Monologues
      by Jean Cocteau / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
    258. This Unknown Flesh: A Selection of Plays
      by Sky Gilbert / Playwrights Canada Press / Drama
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      by Jon Robin Baitz / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
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      by Robert Mauro / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
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      by Glenn Alterman / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
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      by Brian (edt) Kennedy / Theatre Communications Group / Drama
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      by John Capecci / Smith & Kraus Pub Inc / Drama
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      by Edward J. Nevraumont / Meriwether Publishing, Ltd. / Drama
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      by Eve Ensler / Villard Books / Drama
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      by Lydia Cosentino / Dramaline Publications / Drama
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      by Lavonne Mueller / Applause Books / Drama
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      by Martin Luther, Jr. King / Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers / Drama
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      by Jennifer Dimarco / Paper Frog Productions / Drama
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      by Martha Bolton / Lillenas Publishing Company / Drama
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      by Lydia Cosentino / Dramaline Publications / Drama
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      by Anne Hart / ASJA Press / Drama
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      by Barbara Marchant / Scarecrow Press / Drama
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      by Judith Roberts Seto / Grove Press / Drama
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