15 Audition Monologues for On-Camera Technique

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The Interim

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Jonesy
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Jonesy calls Craig to make sure he picks up the baby delivered to his house ASAP.
• Monologue Snippet: “You wake up with both eyes, get dressed, and march your backside over here before the sun begins to shine. Or else I’m calling The Duke. Got that?” ~Jonesy
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Doll and the Dog

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Irene
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Irene confides in Gregory as a way to connect with him on a deeper level.
• Monologue Snippet: “I like to break things, Gregory. Ever since I was a kid. It made me feel better to shatter life.” ~Irene
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Landed on Lucky

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Sam
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Sam explains in detail to Carol about the events that took place one night that created a situation for Carol’s dog Lucky to get killed.
• Monologue Snippet: “I really like the way things have been going between us. I can’t feel like I’m deceiving you when we’re together, like I’m hiding something.” ~Sam
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In the Murk of Night

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Edith
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Edith explains to her son why she should have taken more risks in her life.
• Monologue Snippet: “I’ve wasted my life and any time I’ve ever had on raising you to be cold, rotten, and careless” ~Edith
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The Correct Source

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Dillard
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Dillard has tased Ewen in order to make a verbal point to him about a crime he witnessed.
• Monologue Snippet: “I don’t wish to sting you. Not really. No, not in the sense you might expect. Honestly, I would much rather you be of assistance in this case.” ~Dillard
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In the Wake of Smoke

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Daphne
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Daphne expresses her perspective of feeling trapped from how she used to live her life.
• Monologue Snippet: “Where are the days of us breaking things, throwing things, grabbing each other, bashing it all against the silence?!” ~Daphne
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Sliced Thin

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Marci
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Marci demands that her son finishes school and stays away from his criminal minded cousin.
• Monologue Snippet: “You finish school because you promised me you would, and I hold you to it. Let me worry about the funds; we’ll set you up somewhere proper, and you’ll make your father proud.” ~Marci
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The Accusal

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Elly
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Elly defends herself and her beloved porridge when accused of making a deadly dish.
• Monologue Snippet: “Death? What death? I only meant to make a righteous meal. It was never meant for Ned…it was never meant to do anyone any harm.” ~Elly
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The Notes

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Lucas
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Lucas has been brought in by Mr. Chestnut to discuss if he had received and read through the notes,  and if he is willing to accept the necessary changes.
• Monologue Snippet: “The adjustments suggested will morph me into something less coherent, perhaps unrecognizable, in what I believe would be an absolute decline in my purpose.” ~Lucas
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Of Distance Run

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Clark
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Clark and Pedro bury their father, but only one of them receive an inheritance.
• Monologue Snippet: ” It’ll be like…like he’s driving with me in a way, or like he cared enough about me to pass the baton…’cause he wanted me to…didn’t he?” ~Clark
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Birds of the Storm

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Sharon
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Sharon indirectly confides in Walker about how she has felt alone and neglected in her life.
• Monologue Snippet: “I was never looked after; that’s the trouble. When someone needs looking after and gets neglected, bad things happen. ” ~Sharon
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Secret Desire

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Count Domani
• Duration: 2-minute monologue
• Description: Count Domani speaks to his maid Adelaide to convince her to pursue her dream of being an artist.
• Monologue Snippet: “The care I have been afforded to give my staff has been a slow and steady sell-off of all the things that have mattered to my ancestors.” ~Count Domani
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Rupert’s Reverie

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Rupert
• Duration: 2-minute monologue
• Description: Rupert talks to his aunt about how he believes he has fallen from grace.
• Monologue Snippet: “I had a science teacher who was a false prophet. I kept catching mistakes in his teachings. He couldn’t get the facts straight and would never correct himself.” ~Rupert
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Nameless Grace

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Colette
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Colette confesses to Doctor Baum about how she has been spying on her previous lover Walter.
• Monologue Snippet: “Everything was retained, his hair, his gestures, his strength…until I noticed a sudden movement he made, a movement that wasn’t his own, as if something or someone had taken control of him.” ~Colette
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The Dance

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Chester
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Chester tries to come to terms with how he can connect with his girlfriend on a deeper level.
• Monologue Snippet: “I watched you dance because I enjoyed watching you. I liked seeing you have a good time, being free, full of laughter, and expressive…the way I wish I could be.” ~Chester
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