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New Kid Next Door will be published in The Best 10-Minute Plays 2024, coming soon from Smith & Kraus!
Smith & Kraus - Best 10-Minute Plays 2024



The official site for award winning
screenwriter and playwright
ARTHUR M. JOLLY.

Arthur M. Jolly


Discover the works of Arthur M. Jolly (he, him), download free monologues for auditions and classes, purchase playscripts, ask questions, and get all the info on upcoming productions. Over ONE AND A HALF MILLION visitors so far... welcome!

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NEWS

Posted March 2024

The Lady Demands Satisfaction Taking Off!

My sword-slinging, feminist farce The Lady Demands Satisfaction just finished a rave-reviewed production at The Phoenix Theatre in Edmonds, Washington; another at the Stagecraft Theatre in Wellington, New Zealand and has an upcoming production in Missouri at the Maplewood Barn Theatre!

I also had a lovely talkback with the audience at The Phoenix Theatre - you should've been there!



The Lady Demands Satisfaction at the Phoenix Theatre, Edmonds, WA
Katie Wallace as Trothe Pepperston in the Phoenix Theatre production of The Lady Demands Satisfaction.

A "MUST SEE PRODUCTION" raves
the Shoreline Area News!

A rave review in the Shoreline Area News by Kindle Carpp!
Kindle Carpp's Review of The Lady Demands Satisfaction

Upcoming production:

June 20-30th, 2024 - Maplewood Barn Theatre, Columbia, MO


The Lady Demands Satisfaction at the Maplewood Theatre





STILL WATERS at the Canadian Film Fest!

I'm thrilled to announce that the short film Still Waters directed by Katia Café-Fébrissy, which premiered in February at the 25th Annual Reel Out Film Festival will also be a part of the Canadian Film Fest, March 22, 4:00pm, at the Scotiabank Theatre in Toronto!

Still Waters - the short film





Upcoming Productions!

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March 22nd, 2024 Still Waters Canadian Film Fest
Scotiabank Theatre, Toronto, CA.
The Canadian Film Fest
April 18th, 2024 Bath Time is Fun Time &
How Not to Do Your Homework
Leestown Middle School
Lexington, KY.
Leestown Middle School Drama
April 19th & 20th, 2024 There Is No Play Actually Acting
Goodwood Theatre, 166 Goodwood Rd, St. George's, Australia
Actually Acting Drama School
May 20th, 2024 How Not to Do Your Homework Theatre Music Action 31
Toulouse, France
Theatre Music Action 31 School
June 20th-24th, 2024 The Lady Demands Satisfaction Maplewood Barn Theatre
Columbia, MO.
The Lady Demands Satisfaction at the Maplewood Theatre




RIP Linsey Falls

On a sad note, I am deeply sorry to hear of the sudden passing of Linsey Falls - a brilliant actor, much loved in the Chicago Theatre scene. He originated the role of Lord Abernathy in the premiere production of The Lady Demands Satisfaction, and will be greatly missed. My sincere condolences to his friends and his family. The audiences of Chicago will miss him.

Linsey Falls in The Lady Demands Satisfaction





Buy me a latte?

So this site is almost at 1.5 million visitors (see the counter above), and I added a button for the "Buy me a coffee" website, thinking it might offset the cost of hosting the free monologues to download. Well.. it didn't. There was an initial burst of tips from some lovely friends, for which I am very grateful... and since then... Nada. Ah well, one day I might be surprised!




What are you writing?

I'm still working on a play about The Mysterious Disappearance of Agatha Christie - developed with Houston's Alley Theatre. Here's some inside info, courtesy of Brendan Bourque-Sheil and the Landing Theatre New Works Podcast!




On Writing Monologues


A drama teaching friend of mine asked me to muse on what makes a strong standalone monologue for her class... so here's my take on it!





My headshot is by Jessica Sherman Photography.