Searching for free contemporary scripts and monologues?  Here’s 13 contemporary original short scripts for actor auditions, workshops, demo reel videos or scene work for acting class.

13 Contemporary Short Original Scripts

ENCOUNTER
Two strangers from upper class society fall in love at first sight.

DEAD GIRL
Two friends are way over their heads with a gangster’s girlfriend and narcotics.

TRUE BLOOD TIES
The life of family behind prison bars between a father and daughter.

WEIGHT OF LAUGHTER
A surrealistic tale about a man who laughs for a living.

CHEESECAKE
A dark humor script about the underworld of criminals.

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN
A short scripts about the vulnerability of a man admitting his love for his girlfriend.

NOT QUITE
One man makes a deal with another after discovering an affair.

REAL AGAIN
Two young women in love who are making plans to runaway.

BASKET CASE
A funny take on a mother and daughter living in Queens, New York and the situations they find themselves in.

THANK YOU, ROMA
Mrs. Adelaide is coming up short on confidence and aging and turns to her trusted housekeeper for an uplift in self-esteem.

HAROLD’S EAR
A funny script about an Uncle who needs help getting a cotton ball out from his ear.

DIRT MOUTH
An inexperienced man buys a gun from a seller.

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