Free Monologues for Women

written by award winning writer Arthur M. Jolly

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 Doing the Math

DOING THE MATH

seriocomic, F, teenage.
A freakily intelligent girl - borderline Asperger's Syndrome - discovers her father may not be the man she thought in this five minute monologue. This contemporary monologue is actually a short one woman play in its own right. Read more about the play
First Place winner in the 2012 Monoslam Competition in Los Angeles!

 Trash Monologues

MY SISTER THE GRAPEFRUIT
HOMECOMING
MOM'S STUFF
This piece contains moderate language.

Three contemporary monologues from my latest play TRASH
dramatic, F, 20's-30's.
Two estranged sisters clash when they attempt to recover their mother's dying message - a letter that has been thrown out with the trash and now resides in a municipal dump.
This play has just been announced as the winner of the 2011/2012 Joining Sword and Pen competition!
Past Curfew
SHE'LL GROW ON YOU from Past Curfew
SHE'LL GROW ON YOU Extended Version

dramatic, F, 30's.
A monologue from the AOPW Fellowship winning play PAST CURFEW. Sarah, half drunk, resentful of her teenage daughter, drags out this story as a weapon in their ongoing conflict.
You can also purchase the entire play from NEXT STAGE PRESS.

JUST ADDED - an extended version that adds some lines of Sarah's from elsewhere in the play to make a longer monologue.
Kirstie
KIRSTIE from Past Curfew
dramatic, F, 12-17.
A monologue from the AOPW Fellowship winning play PAST CURFEW. Kirstie realizes her mother's favorite story - about a tiger trying to put out a fire - makes no sense.
You can also purchase the entire play from NEXT STAGE PRESS.
The monologue is also available in The Theatre Audition Book 2. The theatre Audition Book 2

 Hot Water Monologue

IN HOT WATER from my most produced play The Four Senses of Love
comic, F, 20's.
Melita - a woman born without the sense of taste - talks to her support group for the sensory-deprived.
Looking for an audition piece that shows broad, physical humor but still need to stay sexy? I could see Chelsea Handler rockin' this one.

 Svetlana Monologue

SVETLANA from the award winning A Gulag Mouse
dramatic, F, Any adult age.
Svetlana, a russian prisoner in a Siberian gulag is talking to a young woman (Anastasia) who has returned from what Svetlana believes to be a sexual encounter with a guard - only because it was that or starve.
Need a monologue with a Russian accent for your next audition? Give it a shot!
You can also purchase the entire play from NEXT STAGE PRESS.

 Dominatrix Monologue

THE DOMINATRIX from Circus Schism
dramatic, F, 30's-40's.
A tired Domme complains about her day, her feet, men and power-play. This contemporary monologue is also available in 221 Monologues for Women - edited by Irene Ziegler and John Capecci.
This piece contains strong language.
Trapeze Artist Monologue
THE TRAPEZE ARTIST from Circus Schism
dramatic, F, 20's.
A gymnast/trapeze artist talks about her coming of age, and the realization of her womanhood. In the original, she has a strong Italian accent - and the cadence of this piece does lend itself to a character using English as a second language.
This piece contains moderately strong language.
Rest in Peace
REST IN PEACE
comedic, F, 60's-70's.
An original contemporary monologue from The Coop Theater Workshop. An older Southern Woman confronts her husband about his philandering, in spite of the fact that he's already in his grave. Good character humor.
The Fine Print
THE FINE PRINT from The Fine Print
U, ageless. 2 mins.

A monologue from my short play "The Fine Print", Audience Favorite Award winner at The New Plays Festival and Competition, Los Angeles, 2009, available from Original Works Online.
The Devil tempts an Electrical Systems Designer with the specs for a new weapons system.
You can also purchase the entire play from Original Works Online.
Captain Coleman Finale
THE CAPTAIN COLEMAN FINALE from Thicker than Water
dramatic, F, 20's.
A contemporary monologue from my radio play THICKER THAN WATER. Sally is talking to her live-in boyfriend on the night he has walked in the door with unexplained blood splashed on his shoes. Sally holds up as best she can, but eventually loses it - and in this monologue, she reveals the root of her phobia about blood. Originally broadcast on NPR August 16th, 2009.