Monologues for Good Guys (Who are Tired of Playing Bad)

Written by Amanda Grace

April 20, 2020

No one’s flawless, but these characters are trying their best. If you’re tired of playing the problematic man, check out these guys who aren’t the bad guy.

A monologue from Pieces by Hywel John

(Male, Dramatic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)

Jack and his twin sister Bea have lost their parents in a car accident. Upset, they disappear into the woods for two hours. After they return home to their
godmother Sophie, Jack’s grief triggers a tragic attempt to remember, repair, and recreate the past.

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A monologue from All’s Well That Ends Well by William Shakespeare

(Male, Dramatic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s)

Helen, the orphaned daughter of a doctor, is under the protection of the widowed Countess of Roussillon. In love with Bertram, the Countess’ son, Helen follows him to court, where she cures the sick French king of a fatal illness. With this, she was given the privilege to marry anyone on the court, but he is now refusing her hand. In this monologue, the King insists that no matter her lowly class, we are all the same.

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A monologue from Don Juan by Timothy Mooney

(Male, Comedic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s)

Don Juan has been getting away with seductions, lies, and cruelties with impunity. Here, Sganarelle again avoids direct confrontation with his master, and must address—from an abstract philosophical vantage point—the evil of such libertinism, carefully avoiding indictment of Don Juan in any particular.

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A monologue from Fried Meat Christmas by Keith Stevenson

(Male, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s)

JD plans to prepare a special Christmas dinner using what he assumes is a book of delicious recipes: The Anarchist Cookbook. In this scene, Flip is talking to a suspected FBI agent about how, although not the smartest person around, JD is absolutely one of the sweetest people you’ll ever meet.

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A monologue from Vernon God Little by DBC Pierre, adapted by Tanya Ronder

(Male, Dramatic, High School 14-18)

Vernon Little’s best friend Jesus Navarro went on a rampage, massacring sixteen of their classmates before turning the gun on himself. Vernon, who suffers from unpredictable bowel movements were outside the school grounds involuntarily defecating. However, when he is later found with Jesus’s bag of ammunition in his hands, he is wrongly assumed to have been the accomplice. Here, alone, somewhere between the courtroom and a cell on death row, Vernon talks to his mother.

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A monologue from Voices from the Mosque by Alecky Blythe

(Male, Dramatic, High School 14-18)

This play is made up of four short monologues derived from real-life interviews in which three Muslim men talk about the aftereffects of 9/11. This piece takes place in a London mosque.

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A monologue from As You Like It by William Shakespeare

(Male, Serio-Comic, All Ages)

Adam, Orlando’s faithful servant, finds Orlando in the forest. Adam praises him for all he stands for, in winning the wrestling match and upholding the Rowland family name. Adam also desperately warns Orlando not to enter the house they have just found, as a jealous man awaiting revenge upon Orlando sits inside.

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A monologue from One Hundred Views of Mount Fuji by Evan Guildord-Blake

(Male, Dramatic, High School 14-18)

Isaac’s sister was bullied relentlessly, and he tried to stand up for her, but he is so much smaller than the upper-classmen. He would find Juliana crying, and wishes he could have done more, anything more, to protect his sister, whom he calls by a nickname: JP.

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A monologue from Miracle in Bedford Falls by Mark Cabaniss, Lowell Alexander, and Chris Miller

(Male, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)

Peter Bailey, George’s father, used to be the owner of the Building and Loan and has died three months earlier. At a meeting to decide the future of the building, a businessman insults the memory of George’s father. George becomes outraged and stands up to defend him.

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A monologue from Eighty-Two by Evan Guildord-Blake

(Male, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s)

Wesley Duffy sits down with a tape recorder to compose a message to his daughter, Molly, who has been trying to convince him to move to California to be with his family. Despite the death of his best friend, Ben, a few days before, Duffy comes to the conclusion that New York is his home.

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Amanda Grace is an actor, writer, composer, improvisor and director whose work has graced stages from  Central Florida to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. She is based in London, where she is studying to obtain her M.F.A. in Actor & Performer Training at Rose Bruford College. Amanda holds an honours B.A. in Theatre Studies and a B.A. in Psychology, as well as a certificate in Shakespearean Performance from the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. Her original albums can be streamed at amandagrace.bandcamp.com.
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