Published Plays You Won’t Find Anywhere Else

Published Plays You Won’t Find Anywhere Else gives actors and drama teachers a powerful collection of original contemporary plays.

Monologue Blogger provides Published Plays for independent artists looking for new and original stories they won’t find anywhere else.

Where can I find original monologues from play scripts?

Monologue Blogger works at crafting and publishing quality play scripts for the theatre.

You will find an assortment of stories that have been written and gathered over time in order to help artists find their voice.

Here’s a look at some of our published play scripts for theatre.  You will be able to read monologues for free from the material to give you a feel for the characters and story.

Landed on Lucky

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Sam
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Sam does his best to explain the truth to what happened to Carol’s dog Lucky.
• Monologue Snippet: “Can I tell you the way it happened? That’s all I ask of you. You can bash me across the face with that rock all you want, but just please let me tell you how it went.” ~Sam
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The Dance

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Chester
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Chester tries to admit a self truth to Elsie in order to push their relationship forward in a positive way.
• Monologue Snippet: “Maybe you’re right…maybe I need to let myself go and dive into the madness you seem to imagine I can’t throw myself into.” ~Chester
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Armed and Dangerous

• Genre: Comedy
• Character: Aunt Gertie
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Aunt Gertie goes on a rant about Abby’s boyfriend Kenny, who she does not like.
• Monologue Snippet: “I should know, I practically raised ye myself. Drove your mama nuts, you did, with all that wailin’…holy mother..you were somethin’ special alright, not in a good way whatsoever.” ~Aunt Gertie
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Weight In Gold

• Genre: Comedy
• Character: Bill
• Duration: 1-2 -minute monologue
• Description: Bill talks to his partner Reed about the opportunity for them to rob Stanley’s apartment, but Reed confesses he’s been doing scores with a different guy and because of it their business relationship may come to an end.
• Monologue Snippet: “I got a guy, one of them psychic readers, who talks to animals. Listen, I had the guy read the dog to find out what happened to Stan.” ~Bill
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Nameless Grace

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Colette
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Linda has a heart other than heart conversation with a taxi driver after witnessing her boyfriend cheat on her.
• Monologue Snippet: “He had grown quite pale, with those same jet-black eyes of his, but he was confused…like a lost boy searching for an answer to something that didn’t make sense; he was beautiful but was wrong.” ~Colette
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Before The Night Blows Cold

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Billy
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: After three months of not being around, Billy shows up at Azumi’s place, expecting her to hide him from all his troubles.
• Monologue Snippet: “…I been trying ever since to raise the cash back and I’ve come close a few times, but…tonight I thought I finally had it but as always I have no luck and it’s worse cause I took off at some card game, took some lumps but barely got away and now I have all kinds of people after me…” ~Billy
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Fallen Money

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Ruby
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Ruby has been secretly contemplating freedom and thinks she has found it by way of Paul
• Monologue Snippet: “We have a plan, and we’ll work on it. We’ll execute it, find the money, make the money, and then let’s see what the hell happens.” ~Ruby
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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: “Since early this morning, since I went outside to grab the morning paper, I saw our neighbor Bill, and he smiled and waved at me. He never smiles and waves at anyone. His dog didn’t choose to sh’t on our lawn today; instead, I watched it cross the street and sh’t on Emily’s lawn.” ~Norman
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Sliced Thin

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Marci
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Marci goes head to head with her son in order to keep him off the streets and remain focused on his education.
• Monologue Snippet: “I knew you needed what it took to take down an army. Now look at you, head down, eyes dull and never looking up…always staring down where I warned you to never look. ” ~Marci
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The Void

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• 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: “There are other people like me out there in this world. I never knew this even existed, until today. I didn’t know something like this could ever happen to me.” ~George
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Transitions

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Orton
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Colby gets to work late, which triggers his best friend and boss Orton into a rage causing him to be removed from a major project and possibly fired.
• Monologue Snippet: “Nothing moves around us but time. The projects are getting harder, and I’m getting older. I’m getting tired, and I don’t know if we’re going to walk away from all of this, having accomplished our bigger dreams.” ~Orton
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Moment’s Notice

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Barbra
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Barbra goes on a rant to her assistant Kenneth over how she never feels ready to perform in front of an audience.
• Monologue Snippet: “I’m too worked up, I’m aggravated, I could shoot someone, and I’VE TRIED to concentrate, do all the meditational bullsh’t I’ve worked so hard to master, and I’m not there Kenneth. Look at me, I’m not even close.” ~Barbra
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Tina, Hank, Hank, TIna

• Genre: Comedy
• Character: Hank
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Hank arrives at his brother’s place in order to help him avoid being killed.
• Monologue Snippet: “How the hell do you live this way? HOW?! The moment I arrived here it’s been nothing but misdirection, running in circles and getting shot at. ” ~Hank
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In the Wake of Smoke

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Daphne
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Daphne and Morrison come home after being out at the pub and Daphne is in a bitter rage over the fact that women keep talking to Morrison, and the fact that she thinks they aren’t getting as much out of life that they should be getting.
• Monologue Snippet: “We are in a drought, that’s it, a drought from lack of feeding ourselves the nutrition of existence. We have become polished!” ~Daphne
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Along With You

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Tilly
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Tilly has finally found the courage to leave town and while walking to the bus station she bumps into Gerard who desires to run away with her.
• Monologue Snippet: “I mean, I did dress up, like going away sort of dress up, I think. I mean, there’s a certain kind of clothing one wears when leaving town, right? I imagine so, I mean, this is the best I got on. Nobody knows I’m leaving, but I am.” ~Tilly
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In the Face of the Beast

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Willa
• Duration: 1-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: “Enter the grounds and pray, Willa. Stay out of harm’s path, and I am certain no harm will come to you. ” ~Father Lewis
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Midnight Sighs

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Dom
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Dom is dumbfounded over the fact that the woman he’s been chasing for years has suddenly went off with another man inside of an hour.
• Monologue Snippet: “I’ve been at it for three years. Three years. Not even a cup of coffee. Believe that? I couldn’t even strike up the nerve to ask her out for a cup of coffee. I’d come in here every week, I couldn’t take my eyes off her, thinking about how beautiful she is, I always made her laugh. Loads of times, good times.” ~Dom
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Snowdrift

• Genre: Drama
• Character: Trudy
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Trudy comes home after saying a final goodbye to her beloved puppy Trixie.
• Monologue Snippet: “I think one time I felt it, but it was only an accident. My daddy was stone-cold drunk and needed assistance to get up the stairs. ” ~Trudy
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Songs From the Courtyard

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Paul
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Paul drunkenly explains to his girlfriend that he doesn’t know how to fix himself.
• Monologue Snippet: “I’d have to be rebuilt, or somethin’…. yeah? I’ve got to get torn down and made from scratch, ’cause that’s the only way I could love you without threat. I could love you with wings.” ~Paul
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Half of Nothing

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Willard
• Duration: 1-minute monologue
• Description: Willard wants his money back from the friend that he borrowed it to.
• Monologue Snippet: “You’ll think you paid me back, or you’ll forget you even borrowed from me to begin with. And I’ll be left stranded on a deserted island named FORGOTTEN. ” ~Willard
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Brush of Wind

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Character: Mullen
• Duration: 1-2-minute monologue
• Description: Mullen flirts with Lucretia in order to get her attention and see if she finds him interesting.
• Monologue Snippet: “Perhaps I was wrong in my assessment of the moment, but I believe that deep down, it’s what you most wanted. It is what you’ve always wanted since the moment I laid eyes on you.” ~Mullen
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