←Recommendations of Monster Under the Bed (Monologue)

What a tender and loving ode to all the dads out there that worry about their kiddos... and their own inner kiddo as well. BEAUTIFUL.

Poor dad just wants to sleep, but there appears to be a monster under his child's bed. So he does what all good dads do, he goes to rid said monster from beneath the bedstead. What happens next is quite unexpected and I don't want to give it away, but dad does the decent thing and surrenders his spot next to mom. A lovely, subtle and fun monologue.

I love how MONSTER UNDER THE BED progresses. Starts with Dad in total disbelief, making a show of checking under the bed and getting more and more involved (with what started out as a figment of his overly sensitive child's imagination). Adam Richter has written a very endearing monologue about a father confronting his own demon(s) for the sake of his son Avery. The stage directions couple perfectly with the spoken word and the finish is very strong. Really nice work!

What a touching and sweet ode to parenthood. The Dad in this play made me fondly think of my dad as he was always the one who checked in on us no matter the situation. I like to think he would have slept in my bed to protect me from the monsters out there!

Adam Richter writes with such wit and compassion, creating flawed yet love-worthy characters who are painfully aware of their own failings. Here the challenges of fatherhood take center stage, as a beleaguered dad makes a tired show of scaring off the monster under his kid's bed...but then the monster actually responds, and it becomes another thing entirely. Really funny and as salty as it is sweet, I want to give this monologue an arm punch and say: you're doing great.

Dads... am I right?

The Dad in Adam Richter’s delightful short play is equal parts heroic and hapless. He confronts the impossible with reason, his son’s fears with his own.

The monster is quite fun too!

There’s a deep well of emotion under this comic encounter and Richter shows us the challenges of parenthood, the potency of imagination, and the courage of reconciling with doubt.

A playful monologue that captures the humor and anxiety of parenting and fatherhood. This active monologue will certainly win over its audiences.

Awww parenting is hard, as this lovely monologue underscores. What if that monster under your kid's bed reveals your own challenges and insecurities? Richter's rich world here is as theatrical as it is down-to-earth, a new spin on a familiar moment, that would be a great addition to a 10-minute play festival, and a wonderful audition piece, or scene study, too.

A really witty one-person play that examines the concept of parenthood in such a creative way. The plot is very engaging as is the banter between the father and the unseen monster. This original comedy deserves to be seen at 10 minute play festivals!