Finding Monologues
Cornish Library Monologues
Monologue collections are located in the Library's Reference section.
The call number for monologue collections is Ref PN 2080.
These books are available for in-Library use only. They are not available for check out. You are welcome to make photocopies and/or scans of individual monologues.
To see a current list of monologue collections, follow this link to the Library Catalog.
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Physical Monologue Collections
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WE/US: Monologues for the Gender Minority
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This book will remain important long after any of us put it down from our reading. Why? It's a pioneer. It's one of the first of its kind. It is a resource for the acting community, a handbook for the directing community, a place to find material so there's real representation on our stages and a guide for all of us to begin a long overdue conversation about our beautifully unique differences.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 W42 2022ISBN: 1575259702Publication Date: 2022-12-01 -
The Kilroys List, Volume One
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Not your typical book of monologues, this new collection embodies the mission of the Kilroys, an advocacy group founded in 2013 to raise awareness for the underutilized work of female and trans* playwrights. The collection is comprised of ninety-nine monologues, each from a different play off "The List" from 2014 and 2015, featuring the most unproduced (or under-produced), yet highest-recommended, plays by women in the United States. The monologues selected for this volume serve to highlight the talents of these writers in a wide array of pieces that vary in genre, style, and gender.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 K55 2017ISBN: 9781559365352Publication Date: 2017-07-04 -
The Kilroys List, Volume Two
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The Kilroys are back with a new collection of 67 monologues and scenes by women and nonbinary playwrights. This collection includes a monologue or scene from each play from the 2016 and 2017 editions of The List.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 K55 2020ISBN: 9781559369541Publication Date: 2020-06-09 -
Hear Me Now
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Hear Me Now is a unique collection of over eighty original audition monologues, expressly created by a range of award-winning writers brought together by producer Titilola Dawudu and Tamasha Theatre Company. They're ideal for actors of colour searching for speeches for auditions or training, writers, teachers, and theatre-makers who are passionate about improving diversity.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 H43 2018ISBN: 9781786824615Publication Date: 2018-10-31 -
Hear Me Now, Volume Two
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Hear Me Now, Volume Two is a unique collection of over 80 original audition monologues, expressly created by a range of writers including Vera Chok, Josh-Susan Enright and Bea Webster, brought together by producer Titilola Dawudu and Tamasha Theatre Company. They are ideal for actors of colour searching for speeches for auditions or training, writers, teachers, and theatre-makers who are passionate about improving diversity.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 H43 2022ISBN: 9781350297388Publication Date: 2022-08-25 -
Duo! Best Scenes for the 90's
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Over one-hundred and thirty great scenes erupt from page to stage in this addition to the Applause Acting Series. DUO! offers a full spectrum of age, region, genre, character, level of difficulty, and non-traditional casting potential.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 D86 1994ISBN: 1557830304Publication Date: 2000-04-01 -
Multicultural Theatre: Scenes and Monologues from New Hispanic, Asian, and African-American Plays
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In our media-saturated society, multicultural writers have discovered the stage as their medium of choice. These scenes and monologues by new writers of the multicultural experience are certain to inspire actors and directors.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 M88 1996ISBN: 1566080266Publication Date: 1996-08-01 -
Monologues They'll Remember You By
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In Monologues They'll Remember You By you'll find 80 (40 male, 40 female) fresh, engaging monologues from award-winning playwright Andrew Biss that allow you to create memorable character portraits of depth and vitality for that all-important moment in the spotlight. Divided into male and female comedic, dramatic, and seriocomic categories, this book also provides a useful guide on how to look beyond age and gender in many of these monologues in order to broaden your performance options.
Call Number: Ref PN 2080 M556 2017ISBN: 9781974174850Publication Date: 2017-09-13
Monologue Collections Available Online
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Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women: Teens to Thirties
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781783199396 -
The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men: Teens to Thirties
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781783199372 -
The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors: Monologues for Women:
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781783190560 -
The Oberon Book of Monologues for Black Actors: Monologues for Men – Volume 1 - Men
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781783190577 -
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In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Teens-20s
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781480331570 -
In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Twenties to Thirties
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781480367470 -
In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties
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Call Number: Electronic BookISBN: 9781480396623
More Online Resources
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The Non-Binary Monologues ProjectThis site was created and is maintained by K. Woodzick, a genderqueer and non-binary theatre artist who wants to make non-binary monologues easily accessible to trans and gender non-conforming actors.
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The MonologuerBackstage.com's monologue database.
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Shakespeare's MonologuesA complete database of Shakespeare's Monologues, organized by play, then categorized by comedy, history and tragedy. You can browse and/or search. Each monologue entry includes the character's name, the first line of the speech, whether it is verse or prose, and shows the act, scene & line number. Each entry provides a link to the full text of the scene.