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WRITING: Monologues by Jim Chevallier
Thousands of people have viewed the free monologues below and many actors and teachers have used them for classes or auditions. I get the most feedback on teen monologues, but those offered here range from children to seniors. As always, actors are free to use any individual monologues here for auditions or performance, as long as you credit the author [that'd be ME]. For shows using ten or more of these together, please contact me about rights. No reprints or other use for profit, please, unless prior written authorization is obtained.
And I'm ALWAYS glad to get feedback!
New to acting? For some book suggestions (by others), click here.
Two new monologue books from Chez Jim:
THIRTY MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS
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View some samples from the new collection:
Or click here for snippets of all the monologues.
and
SUICIDE MONOLOGUES
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THE MAN WITH TWO HEADS AND HIS FRIENDS FROM THE FAIR
Monologues inspired by French 18th century fairs
Eighteenth century Parisians loved to go to the fairs, and see... the man with two heads, rope dancers, the strong woman, tumblers, a "turner". These are some of those who speak in this playful collection of monologues, along with the inventor of an automaton, the mother of a "monster", and various presenters of other exhibits.
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AVAILABLE ONLY ON KINDLE:
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Here are a few of the monologues from this quirky little collection:
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For Women |
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Cell Walls
A scientist's life
[40 or older]
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The Edge of the Mountain
It's so nice to see old friends.
[35-50] |
Ninety teen and adult monologues, as well as many here, available in
THE MONOLOGUE BIN
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Knocking
Two sisters: who's the strong one now?
[adult, any age] |
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Wilbur
Work, work, work. Where will it end?
[50 or older] |
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Always There
What makes a father a success?
[20's or 30's] |
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The Gourmet
What's money when you have taste?
[30 or older]
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Over 100 original monologues!
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Sensei Susan
Let others' misconceptions make you strong
[30 or older]
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Confession
The truth shall set you... off?
[30 or older] |
Also, excerpted from
The Monologue Bin:
MONOLOGUES
FOR TEENS AND TWENTIES
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Hero
The brother who always could
[adult, any age] |
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Faith
A question of possession.
[adult]
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Smooth
A loved one's choice
[adult, any age] |
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And Then?
Well, the FIRST part should be easy.
[teen]
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Sister Santa
Who says SANTA has to be nice?
[teen/college age]
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Groaning Up
WHY would anyone do this?
[teen] |
For samples from the two older books, click here.
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Jasmine
A soft scent in dark moments
[teen] |
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Devotion
Otherwise, things are great.
[teen] |
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Tracy and the Formerly Young Hopeful
How OLD did you say you were?
[teen] |
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Under Stood
To put it simply...
[teen] |
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Kissless Nick
French or peck, it's a struggle
[early teen] |
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Suffering
Pain by proxy
[teen] |
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Living Room
Literally...
[teen] |
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Sole Mate
The trials of true love
[teen] |
= anche in Italiano (grazie a Roberta Zanchi)
Two slightly longer pieces for women...
Random samples from the books:
Just a sample! For more, buy THE MONOLOGUE BIN
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A sample from Chicken
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This is how shattered we were:
We had bought a chicken. We’d been sitting around the living room for three days. But finally, some of us got the strength to go shopping. And we bought the chicken. Not a whole one. Cut up in parts. But no one thought to put it away. So it sat there on the counter.
I stopped by it myself several times, staring at the shallow bubbles of blood oozing against the clear wrapping, pressed by the puckered skin. The skin was all yellow and white. Where it was torn, the pink muscle showed, sleek, plump, ending in white tendons which clung to ....
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For Children
And for some other books from Chez Jim books:
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Millenium Monologs: |
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has included two of these - along with works by Chris Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, and Arthur Miller, !
And yet another in this collection:
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