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11 Feel-Good Monologues For These Trying Times<\/strong><\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by: Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

Date: April 16th, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Drama got you down? Chances are if you\u2019re tired of angst and desperation, your auditioners are, too. Life isn\u2019t all loss and sorrow\u2014new beginnings, hope, and love are all dynamic topics. The monologues below are gentle on the soul.<\/p>\n

A monologue from Marrying Matthew by Janet Milstein<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Comedic, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tammy can\u2019t wait to tell her dad about her exciting day. Matthew proposed, and Tammy\u2019s got big plans for her future wedding and married life.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from For Beginners: or, How Not to Kill a Plant by Lindsay Adams<\/em><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Juliet is trying to pick up the pieces of her relationship to see if it can be saved. While she devours the carrots, Paul left in the fridge; she tells friend Shauna a\u00a0story of how, as a kid, she ate nothing but carrots in protest of her parents. Since then, she hasn\u2019t eaten a single carrot, but now, all bets are off.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Precious Little Talent by Ella Hickson<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Joey has graduated into a world that\u2019s sold her down the river. She\u2019s got a first-class degree, 20k worth of debt, and a job in a pub. Shunned by the world and rejected by her estranged father, she finds herself falling in love with an idealistic young American.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from A Kind of Love Story by Jenelle Riley<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Serio-Comic, Adults 30-40s, Young Adults 20s, College 18-22)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mark is having trouble finding that \u201ccertain someone\u201d. After striking out on online dating, Mark describes his perfect girl to friend Diane, who takes meticulous notes on a tablet.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Secret Life Under the Stairs by Kris Knutsen<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the isolated town of Echo, Nevada, young teen Field reads what she\u2019s just written in her journal.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Dear Chuck by Jonathan Dorf<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Dramatic, College 18-22, High School 14-18)<\/strong><\/p>\n

In Dorf\u2019s play, everyone is trying to find Chuck, that elusive \u2018true self\u2019 that we think we know as a child, but becomes harder and harder to grasp through our adolescence. One teen finally meets Chuck, only to have them disappear. Now, he\u2019s on the search to find the comforting feeling Chuck brings along with them.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Five Carols for Christmas by Jim Christian<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s, Adults 30-40s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Five suburban best friends set out to present a Christmas program that people \u201cwill remember for the rest of their lives\u201d at the local high school. Here, Miss Q takes the stage to humorously reflect upon her two divorces and how they have led her to discover the true meaning of Christmas.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from A Bed Made in Heaven by Sandra Seaton<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sally Hemings recalls the time she lived in France as a young girl of fifteen with the Mister\u2014an affectionate name she calls Thomas Jefferson. She was free in France and did not want to return to slavery in Virginia, but Tom promised that if she came home, they would grow old together as man and wife.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Universe by\u00a0Douglas M. Parker<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Any Gender, Serio-Comic, High School 14-18, Kids & Juniors 5-13)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Everything that we know of today was contained inside something as small as the head of a pin. One day, it got so hot it all exploded and expanded and filled up all of space and time. This Kid believes that they will one day explode in much the same way, travelling so far and fast that they will never have to come back here again.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from Liliom by Kerry Kazmierowicztrimm<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Male, Serio-Comic, Mature 50s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Mayor welcomes Guests into purgatory, ushering them toward The Calm, within which they may stay safe from the never-ending void of Liliom. His welcome speech is a well-rehearsed bit that he has worked on for more than centuries.<\/p>\n

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A monologue from John Singer Sargent and Madame X by Rosary O\u2019Neill<\/em><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Amelie seduces brash, darkly handsome American painter John Singer Sargent to get married and run to New Orleans.<\/p>\n

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