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Monologues

This page has monologues for auditions, contests, classes, seniors, teenagers, all ages, and just for fun! Janet also creates custom monologues and has Tips on How to Select a Monologue. All are available via e-mail. Please contact me regarding royalty rates which depend on ticket price, number of shows, and theater size. Students and Teachers Please Note: There is no royalty fee for students performing these monologues for classes or contests, but a licensing fee will be necessary if you wish to make copies for an entire class.
Special offer! Buy one monologue and have it sent via e-mail only (no snail mail) and I will send you a second monologue FREE (save a tree, too!)

Free Monologues - Monologue Mania

How this works: Click here for Monologue Mania - one new, free monologue every day for one year!  (Started Feb. 13, 2014)   if you use one of the monologues on Monologue Mania - these are the rules:
  • You have permission to perform these only if there is no ticket or donation charged.  (i.e., only for auditions or showcase or contests)
  • You have permission to videotape only if you include Janet S. Tiger as the author with the copyright details and a link to this site
  • We'll be glad to post all successes on my Congratulations page--wishing everyone good luck!

The lengths are estimates based on several performances.  Ages are suggested, but not written in stone.

If you like my work -all of the pieces below - and more! - are available as part of THE MONOLOGUE ZONE which also has cuttings from my plays as well as a few duos.

ACROBATICS (3-5 min. M/F - senior)  An older actor shows that seniors are still capable. Lots of comic and physical moments

AUDITION PIECE (5-7 min.  F - teens through 30s)  An actress gives an audition piece they won't forget.

CHANGES (2-4 min F 20s-50s)   A woman gets a diagnosis that changes her life. 

CLAPPING FOR MYSELF (2-4 min.  F- 40s-older)  A woman decides to defy a mother's etiquette rules.

CLARIFICATION (3-6 min.  F ) A teenager writes a letter about a product she feels is incorrectly advertised.

THE EIGHT-CENT EGG (6-8 minutes)   A woman recounts an unusual Passover story about her family.

END OF THE MOTH WARS (3-5 minutes F middle-senior)  How far will a person go to rid their home of unwanted flying pests?

THE FIRST TIME  (3-5 minutes  M/F - two versions) This is one where you can 'age' from very young to very old as you tell about the 'first times' throughout your life--available male or female, both done together (duo) is a very effective stage/contest presentation

FROZEN The Mother's monologue (3-4 minutes F  35-55) A mother recounts what it is like to have a child in a coma

FLYING  (1-2 min. F  young) What happens when a young person sees Peter Pan and wants to fly?

I LOVE SCHOOL! (1-2 min.  F  teenager)  Sarcastic view from girl who has been bullied just a little too much.

MY FEET HURT (3-5 min  F - teens through?  (Needs knowledge of ballet)  What happens when you fall in love...with the dance.

NAKED PIE (3-5 min. F –senior, Southern accent helpful)  A lady watches her neighbors only to find out some things she didn’t want to know.

NOBODY TOLD ME ( 2-3 min.  F teenager to mid-twenties)  A spoiled young lady finds out some unpleasant truths.

SECRET ROOM (3-5 min. F 30's - ?)  Everyone should be able to have a secret place.  A woman talks about a recurring dream that changes her life.

THIS FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED (3-5 min. F any age)  An unusually irritated stewardess tells the passengers what to expect.

TIME TRAVELER (3-5 min.  M/F any age)  A unusual visitor to an airport has a compelling story for other travelers.

TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE (8-10 minutes, older woman) A woman tells her life story and marriage history via...garbage.  Includes a song and chance for great audience interaction.

UNDER CONTRACT – (2-3 min F - senior)  A famous actress is horrified about the type of tell-all memoirs she is being asked to write – until something might change her mind.

UNDER THE MOUNTAIN - (4-6 min.  F - teens through 40s)  How far should a woman go to follow her husband? 

WHAT HAVE I FORGOTTEN NOW?  (2-4 min. F late 20s-40s)  A woman heads to a wedding thinking about what has been left behind.

Best-Seller Monologues

  • THE TOWEL LADY
    A woman hangs out her laundry while telling her unusual views on towels--and life. This is Janet S. Tiger's most produced work, having had numerous productions nationally and internationally. This is also a popular piece for drama contests and auditions. It is included in THE SCENEBOOK FOR ACTORS: Great Monologs and Dialogs from Contemporary and Classical Theatre
    edited by Norman A. Bert. 1990 - Meriwether Publishing Ltd./Colorado Springs, CO.
    Running time: 3 minutes |Set: minimal, some towels, a clothesline, washbasket
    1 character, older woman (50s-60s)
    $5.00/script
    Watch video of Tori Langley
     and The Towel Lady in Jakarta

  • GET A COLD                 
    A man from the future describes the delight he has in the simple pleasure of...getting a cold. This monologue is part of the full-length play THE END OF DEATH, which received its world premiere in August 2007 at Swedenborg Hall in San Diego.
    Running time: 8 minutes | 
    Set: simple, future
    1 character: male, older
    $5.00/script


  • ‘BLOOD’ monologue from TRANSFUSION
    A moving expression  of a man who is trying to deal with a transfusion from his son--a transfusion that has given him AIDS. This monologue has been very successful in both state and national competitions and was performed at Kennedy Center for the President by a Presidential Scholar.
    Running time: | 
    Set: bare stage                           
    1 character: male, 40s
    $4.00/script monologue | $5.00 full-length play

  • CURSE OF THE DUCHESS
    A duchess recounts how a curse changed her life.  Touching- a tour de force for an older actress.
    Running time: 15 minutes | Set: minimal - chair, table, lamp; lighting and sound effects very important      
    Character: The duchess - in her late 80s, very British
    2nd Place Winner, DFAS National 1-Act Playwriting Contest. Produced by Five Flags Theatre, Dubuque, Iowa and televised by Public Access Cable Channel Iowa.
    $8.00/script


  • HESITATION
    8-10 min.  written for 20s-30s male, but recently won a blue ribbon for a senior female!) Sometimes one moment can change our lives, but this piece shows how that one choice can affect everything. Honorable Mention 2009 Script Tease Contest of One-acts.

NEW MONOLOGUES
  • THIS FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED
    Set in an airport
    Time: 7-8 minutes | Script via email only $3.00

  • AIRPORT DREAMS
    Also set in an airport
    Female (40s-50s)

  • AUDITION PIECE - THE WINNER
    Female
    Time: 7-8 minutes | Script via email only $3.00

  • Monologue from DON'T YOU CRY FOR ME (male)

  • Monologue from THE END OF DEATH


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