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Skill-Specific Monologues to Hone Your Storytelling<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by Amanda Grace<\/p>\n

January 12th, 2020<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Shape up your monologues with these skill-spanning pieces!<\/p>\n

for pushing the pace<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0Operation Oddball<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by Lisa Bruna<\/h4>\n
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(Female,\u00a0Comedic, Kids & Juniors 5-13, High School 14-18, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

If you’re looking to practice\u00a0ramping up your energy, look no further than Lola.\u00a0Buzzing from “a week’s worth of gummy worms,” Lola takes her brother Oliver through this afternoon’s impending grape jelly surprise, from farmer’s market to kitchen table.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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for\u00a0keeping track of\u00a0characters<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0The Tragedy of Pudd’nhead Wilson<\/em> by Mark Twain<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

One of the\u00a0greatest monologue challenges is to manage multiple offstage characters in a way the audience can follow. Give it a go with David Wilson, a clever lawyer who is taken for an eccentric fool by the inhabitants of his new town, whom he introduces us to here.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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for\u00a0making confession<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from Anise’s Story<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Natalie Osborne<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

If your vulnerability is failing of late, take a look at Anise, who has trapped twelve-year-old Barb in her lair. Spider Queen and forced storyteller may have been enemies, but on Barb’s last night, Anise performs a lifetime first by sharing a story of her own.<\/p>\n

Get the Monologue Here<\/a><\/p>\n

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for\u00a0acting absurd<\/em><\/p>\n

COACH BECKY: A LITTLE LEAGUE T-BALL MONOLOGUE\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Asher Wyndham<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Comedic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Sometimes, lightening up is harder than we’d like. If letting go is your goal, meet Coach Becky, a children’s t-ball coach who cares just a little too much\u2014you’re just in time for a lecture on parenting technique.<\/p>\n

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for\u00a0re-imagining classics<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from Wilde, Times (Two)<\/i>\u00a0by\u00a0Evan Guilford-Blake<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s)<\/b><\/p>\n

When\u00a0fairytales are what you fear, any bit of\u00a0child-friendly fantasy can feel alien. Wade in slowly with this prose spin on Oscar Wilde’s adaptation of “The Happy Prince”\u2014who may, as it goes, not be so happy after all.<\/p>\n

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for\u00a0painting a picture<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0Norman!\u00a0<\/em>by DT Arcieri<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

Many monologues rely on the actor’s ability to present and maintain imagery\u2014to put us in the character’s shoes at a given moment. If this\u00a0isn’t your strong suit, spend some time with Norman as he describes an ordinarily heartbreaking morning.<\/p>\n

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for allowing na\u00efvet\u00e9<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from Pericles Wet<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Ellen Margolis<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Serio-Comic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

If\u00a0your characters always have to\u00a0have the upper hand, consider switching it up with\u00a0this princess who can’t quite hide her cards. Thasia has never seen a man other than her father\u2014that is, until this shipwrecked sailor washes up on her shore.<\/p>\n

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for\u00a0hamming it up<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0Murmurs & Incantations\u00a0<\/em>by Dahn Hiuni<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Comedic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s)<\/b><\/p>\n

For those of us who need a little practice taking it to ten,\u00a0Hiuni\u00a0offers up Roach, a head-banging college student giving his beyond-level\u00a0best in Performance Art class.<\/p>\n

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for\u00a0holding focus<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0For My Silent Sisters<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Tara Meddaugh<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, High School 14-18)<\/b><\/p>\n

Taking up space is harder than it looks. If your goal is to grow in presence, start with this speech delivered by Marta, a\u00a0trafficking victim\u00a0who\u00a0knew of her best friend’s doomed escape plan and chose not to go along.<\/p>\n

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for\u00a0containing anger<\/em><\/p>\n

A monologue from\u00a0What Glorious Times They Had<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>by\u00a0Diane Grant<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, College 18-22, Young Adults 20s, Adults 30-40s, Mature 50s)<\/b><\/p>\n

If your anger tends to boil over, work on keeping it at a simmer with this piece by Diane Grant. Nellie McClung is a Canadian historian who has some opinions about “chivalry,” but works to present them in an un-contradictable way.<\/p>\n

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