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WRITING

FILM

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18th CENTURY

Did this book bring down the Bastille?

An 18th century journalist tells all!

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FAMILY

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

Click HERE to order the new book!

View some samples from the new collection:

Or click here for snippets of all the monologues.

and

SUICIDE MONOLOGUES

View some samples from the book:

Hole in the Sky Gun Chant Midway Down The Voice Thank You Note

Or click HERE to learn more.

Have a Kindle? You can get any or all of the Chez Jim monologue books within minutes:

For more books from Chez Jim, visit the Chez Jim Books mini-web.

Selected monologues
from the Monologue of the Week

VOICES FROM THE FRENCH 18th CENTURY FAIRS

These are from the last of three series which were posted as the Monologue of the Week.
The other two are now available in two new books (see above).

Eighteenth century Parisians loved to go to the fairs. Here are a few of the sights they found there.

The Paper Opera

The Marionette Master

Harlequin

Clara

The Chinese Shadow Show

For Men		For Women
Need It's important to know what you're worth. [35 or older]		Cell Walls A scientist's life [40 or older]
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	Knocking Two sisters: who's the strong one now? [adult, any age]
Wilbur Work, work, work. Where will it end? [50 or older]		Always There What makes a father a success? [20's or 30's]
The Gourmet What's money when you have taste? [30 or older]	Over 100 original monologues! Click here to order the book!	Sensei Susan Let others' misconceptions make you strong [30 or older]
Confession The truth shall set you... off? [30 or older]	Also, excerpted from The Monologue Bin: MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS AND TWENTIES	Hero The brother who always could [adult, any age]
Faith A question of possession. [adult]		Smooth A loved one's choice [adult, any age]
And Then? Well, the FIRST part should be easy. [teen]	Order the NEW second edition for $9.99 Click HERE to download over 40 monologues (first edition) for 4.46! (plus shipping and tax, if applicable)	Sister Santa Who says SANTA has to be nice? [teen/college age]
Groaning Up WHY would anyone do this? [teen]	For samples from the two older books, click here.	Jasmine A soft scent in dark moments [teen]
Devotion Otherwise, things are great. [teen]	*In a hurry?* Download the Monologue Bin as an Ebook... Only $7.99! (PDF file - requires Adobe Acrobat)	Tracy and the Formerly Young Hopeful How OLD did you say you were? [teen]
Under Stood To put it simply... [teen]		Kissless Nick French or peck, it's a struggle [early teen]
Suffering Pain by proxy [teen]	In Los Angeles? Visit to buy gifts, cards and... The Monologue Bin! (Click on the logo for directions.)	Living Room Literally... [teen]
		Sole Mate The trials of true love [teen]

= anche in Italiano (grazie a Roberta Zanchi)

Two slightly longer pieces for women...

Fast Forward
(Cheryl makes her tape)
Available, on tape
[adult, 20's]

Little Attentions
Technological marital bliss
[adult, 50 or over]

Random samples from the books:

Just a sample! For more, buy THE MONOLOGUE BIN

A sample from The Art of Normal

Why do people have to be different? I don’t like that.

Don’t tell me they can’t help it. They could if they wanted to. It’s not that hard to be normal.

It’s not like I want to hurt them or anything. I just don’t want them around me. ‘Cause I’m alright. I’m OK. And if people see me with them, they might think I’m not, you know? That I’m like them.

And I’m not. At least, I try not to be. I try to be normal. Super-normal. More normal than normal. It’s not that hard, you know, if you work at it. You can dress like other people. You can listen to what they say. And then make sure you’re saying the same thing. Or ...

For Children

for boys	for girls
Potter Franklin, Boy Genius It's for the good of science [8-12]	A Princess in Pink Her first gown... [6-9]
Rusty Explains to the Officer What's one little accident? [8-12]	A Girl Who Asks For Everything And it's still not enough... [6-10]
Roscoe on the Bus They gave him his friend's ring [10-12]	A Girl Who Never Asks For Anything It must be her fault... [9-12]

And for some other books from Chez Jim books:

And the editor of
Millenium Monologs: has included two of these - along with works by Chris Durang, Wendy Wasserstein, and Arthur Miller, !

And yet another in this collection:

Revised: November 5, 2009