20 Best Men’s Monologues from New Plays

Here’s the 20 Best Men’s Monologues from our new plays published right here on Monologue Blogger. Access your drama monologue.

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Once in a River Blue

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Willy Boy
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Willy Boy explains to Solume that he’s always been viewed as a troublemaker when that’s not really his true story at all.
• Monologue Snippet: “I like being hidden cause there’s a freedom in that but there’s also this wishing that won’t stop haunting me” ~Willy Boy
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The Void

• Genre: Drama
• Character: George
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: George is unsatisfied with his doctor’s diagnosis and expresses his discomfort with a pretzel vendor.
• Monologue Snippet: “Went for my yearly checkup. Wasn’t expecting anything, the usual, sugar’s too low or too high, gain five pounds, get more vitamin D – these things fluctuate, right?” ~George
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Land of the Forgotten

• Genre: Drama
• Character: George
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: George is a former architect who had reached a solid level of success and is now living on the streets.
• Monologue Snippet: “The problem is figuring out how to undo them and sooner or later you realize the damage is done, like a tornado smashing up a house, most of the pieces remain but things have turned into something else.” ~George
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Steady Steel Blues

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Herschel
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Herschel tries to justify his level of violence to Harla.
• Monologue Snippet: “You could make what happened your own Greek mythology; hell, I think you could rearrange the whole damn story into something you can justify in order to cope. You can even be your own hero if you so desire, but nothing is ever going to change the fact that that man would have taken both our lives, had I not taken his.” ~Herschel
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Drenched To The Bone

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Miles
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Miles unexpectedly arrives at his ex-girlfriend’s apartment in order to see her because he misses her so much.
• Monologue Snippet: “I don’t think I’d be as good to me as you are to me if I were you looking at me…am I making sense?” ~Miles
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Blue Skies, Golden Sunshine

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Norman
• Duration: 2-minute monologue
• Description: Norman is confused and upset over having the absolute perfect day.
• Monologue Snippet: “My favorite food of all time. Although it seems to be the most magical day I will probably ever get to live out in my entire life, I am confused; worried, Alicia. How can everything be so good?” ~Norman
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Another Story Written

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Moe
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Moe comes clean to his best friend about how he never protected the love he once knew he had.
• Monologue Snippet: “I don’t even know if she’s found someone else…but I can’t leave this, I can’t just walk away, not until I see it to the end.” ~Moe
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The Visitant

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Rick
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Rick recounts the odd experience he had when he approached a blind man on the sidewalk.
• Monologue Snippet: “e when I got close enough to him, I couldn’t see his pupils, his eyes were half closed and appeared sunken in…although they were gleaming.” ~Rick
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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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Dark Place

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Jeffrey
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Jeffrey resides in an asylum and receives a visitation from his actor friend. 
• Monologue Snippet: “e are all mad, crazy, nuts, psycho. It’s true. Walk down the street and look into the eyes of the man or woman you walk past. It’s hidden. It’s hidden.” ~Jeffrey
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Killing You

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Killer
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Killer may have a change of heart with the catch of their latest prey.
• Monologue Snippet: “With you, it’s different.  Don’t know why.  I just don’t know why. (beat) Why?  Why can’t I kill you?” ~Killer
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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 Face of the Beast

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Father Lewis
• Duration: 2-minute monologue
• Description: Father Lewis tries to give good warning to Willa, who does not seem intimidated by the murderous beast roaming their town.
• Monologue Snippet: “It will come and go as the wind passes through the leaves of our very own cedars. It lives among us and will die among us. As it is ready.” ~Father Lewis
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The Floating Room

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Martin
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Martin confesses to Marsha about how he believes he failed in his duty of being a doctor.
• Monologue Snippet: “There was a man, a dying man, under my care. It was about two thirty in the morning, and his hour of passing had come. I spoke with his son on the phone; his son was overseas and therefore couldn’t make it to the hospital in time. ” ~Martin
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Steady Steel Blues

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Herschel
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Harla and Herschel are traveling thieves who get in over their head when Herschel commits a crime far beyond what they ever imagined possible.
• Monologue Snippet: “With time, you can change the past; you can make it whatever you want it to be; it doesn’t own you; you can change it, it isn’t constant.” ~Herschel
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The Correct Source

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Dillard
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Dillard shows up at the gym to antagonize Ewen over something he claims he witnessed him do.
• 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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Mr. Bad Mood

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Bill
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Bill knows that he is a dying man and he explains to his son why he chooses to remain at the lighthouse.
• Monologue Snippet: “Do I have to speak it to you boy? That’s why McGregor can’t be allowed to take things over, not until I’ve had my last breath. Sit down, now you’re the one who looks unwell.” ~Bill
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Isolated Romance

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Victor
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Victor is having a difficult time handling his newfound fame as a writer, which leads him into further turmoil with his best friend Samantha.
• Monologue Snippet: “I don’t want people pulling my arm for a photo and screaming my name. I just want to do my work.” ~Victor
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Roads and Trenches

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Ron
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Ron shows up unexpectedly at Dave and Sydney’s place in order to make up for his negative reaction to their engagement announcement the night before.
• Monologue Snippet: “Now, I know Dave, you already gave Sydney her engagement ring and all, and it’s pretty, but I have something – a favor – a meaningful favor to ask the both of you.” ~Ron
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Ray Ray’s Storybook

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Marlo
• Duration: 2-minute monologue
• Description: Marlo recounts the story of how his cousin started acting up and getting crazy at their local pub.
• Monologue Snippet: ” I’m telling ya, I’m telling ya that he was getting all up in Philly’s face, like, you know that tone he takes like he’s the Prince of Denmark or some sh’t and I can’t stand it when he does that cause he always makes me look like an a-hole in front of my friends or whoever I’m around. He’s got no self-control.” ~Marlo
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