Recommended by Asher Wyndham

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    Alterman's monologue TIM snatches you up like a tornado with its description and surprises. A narrative monologue that is a great vehicle for an actor to showcase physicality and movement.

    Alterman's monologue TIM snatches you up like a tornado with its description and surprises. A narrative monologue that is a great vehicle for an actor to showcase physicality and movement.

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    We get a glimpse of a full life of charity, of empathy, of compassion in Hall's monologue on technology and growing old. It's beautiful, illuminating, and thought-provoking with a descriptive power that captures the kind spirit of an elderly woman. A rare role for an older actor.

    We get a glimpse of a full life of charity, of empathy, of compassion in Hall's monologue on technology and growing old. It's beautiful, illuminating, and thought-provoking with a descriptive power that captures the kind spirit of an elderly woman. A rare role for an older actor.

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    This feels like a reflection of a true lived-in experience, something so private that we are privileged to listen to. It puts the spotlight on the aging body, role of caregiving, and cancer that rarely gets attention on the stage. This would make a great selection for a festival on cancer, aging, and senior characters.

    This feels like a reflection of a true lived-in experience, something so private that we are privileged to listen to. It puts the spotlight on the aging body, role of caregiving, and cancer that rarely gets attention on the stage. This would make a great selection for a festival on cancer, aging, and senior characters.

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    Is she chained-up? In a courtroom? In prison? The interpretations are endless in this poetic monologue on the Greek myth of Pandora through a modern lens and vocabulary. I like how it switches from the memory of opening the box to the present-time explanation for her actions. This is a perfect monologue for a festival on Greek myth or an audition monologue. I would love to see her in a longer play.

    Is she chained-up? In a courtroom? In prison? The interpretations are endless in this poetic monologue on the Greek myth of Pandora through a modern lens and vocabulary. I like how it switches from the memory of opening the box to the present-time explanation for her actions. This is a perfect monologue for a festival on Greek myth or an audition monologue. I would love to see her in a longer play.

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    There is an array of disabilites unseen that needs the spotliight of theatre, and this is a perfect example of a play that can dispell myths, elicit empathy and discussion. Perfect for a festival on disability awareness. A great example of a character that has a reason for not shutting up.

    There is an array of disabilites unseen that needs the spotliight of theatre, and this is a perfect example of a play that can dispell myths, elicit empathy and discussion. Perfect for a festival on disability awareness. A great example of a character that has a reason for not shutting up.

  • Asher Wyndham: After the Questions by Josh Gauthier
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    A melodic rumination on what ifs of childhood and adult life. Gauthier uses the theatre audience to his advantage, right at the edge of the stage, so close, creating that immediacy and intimacy through his words, it's enchanting.

    A melodic rumination on what ifs of childhood and adult life. Gauthier uses the theatre audience to his advantage, right at the edge of the stage, so close, creating that immediacy and intimacy through his words, it's enchanting.

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  • Asher Wyndham: Yeah, I Have Regrets: A Monologue by Donald E. Baker
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    A perfectly structured monologue that makes an argument poignantly and poetically, deeply felt that will leave your audience nodding in agreement. It leaves a lot for the actor and director to interpret -setting, movement.

    A perfectly structured monologue that makes an argument poignantly and poetically, deeply felt that will leave your audience nodding in agreement. It leaves a lot for the actor and director to interpret -setting, movement.

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  • Asher Wyndham: TOUGH LUCK - A MONOLOGUE by Julie Brandon
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    Who really is wicked, the granny or the grandchild? The ending was a diabolical delight. This will have your audience clapping.

    Who really is wicked, the granny or the grandchild? The ending was a diabolical delight. This will have your audience clapping.

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  • Asher Wyndham: ERSTWHILE [A MONOLOGUE] by Steven G. Martin
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    This playwright always has the best pacing to reveal his character's inner state, taking his time to reveal spirit. Every monologue he writes is a gem of construction and voice and should be on your reading list if you're a newbie to monologue writing.

    This playwright always has the best pacing to reveal his character's inner state, taking his time to reveal spirit. Every monologue he writes is a gem of construction and voice and should be on your reading list if you're a newbie to monologue writing.

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  • Asher Wyndham: The Cat in the Box by Morey Norkin
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    I would love to see this cat monologue part of a festival on pets. Seeing a human in a cat costume talking to a cardboard box (not God or the audience) is definitely a first in the history of monologues. Fun, check. Active, check.

    I would love to see this cat monologue part of a festival on pets. Seeing a human in a cat costume talking to a cardboard box (not God or the audience) is definitely a first in the history of monologues. Fun, check. Active, check.

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