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Save hours of searching. Explore the Monologue Database, a curated list of 200 contemporary audition monologues that are actor-centric, written in the last 20 years, and vetted by an expert.

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Monologues
200
Play Sources
127
Total Playwrights
97
by Female or Non-Binary Playwrights
64
Written specifically for Actors of the Global Majority
53
Written specifically for for LGBTQIA+ Actors
28

Success Stories

“I love that it's a curated list made by an expert so I know these pieces are worth my time.”

Jamie Green
Jamie Green
New York

“I just really can't help but tell you how precious what you have built is with the Monologue Database, allowing students or young actors to really find what they're looking for.”

Lorenzo Galli
Lorenzo Galli
Italy

“I found a lot of material that I could start working on, which is super rare and I'm just so grateful that I have a resource I can use now.”

Sierra Paletta
Sierra Paletta
New York

“It is such a fantastic resource for actors. You don't have to waste anymore time sifting through plays. This is a reliable resource. They're really, really good acting monologues.”

Reina Rouzaud
Reina Rouzaud
New York

Features

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Filter Feature

You can filter your search by gender, age, and other identity factors like race, ethnicity, and LGBTQIA+.

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Play Description + First & Last Lines

When you view the monologue listing, you'll see description of the play, and the first and last lines of the piece.

Word & Character Count

Monologue Length

The length of the monologue is listed as well so you know how long it is.

Save your favorites

Bookmark Feature

You can bookmark your favorites, so you know exactly what plays you need.

Find the play

Link Feature

For every monologue listed there is at least one link for where to locate the play.

Pricing

Quarterly Access

Ideal for actors preparing for auditions, students working on class assignments, or performers exploring new material regularly. This gives you plenty of time to find and test new pieces for your next audition.

$29 every 3 months

  • Access the complete Monologue Database listings
  • Search and filtering features
  • Play description + First & Last lines of the piece
  • Monologue Length (word & character count)
  • Bookmark Feature to save your favorites
  • Links to where you can locate the play
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Yearly Access

Best Value

Ideal for working actors, theatre teachers, and dedicated students who want consistent access throughout the year. Perfect in anticipation of audition-season or grad school prep.

$59 per year

  • All the features from Quarterly
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Lifetime Access

The smart choice for professional actors, theatre educators, coaches, or anyone building a long-term performance career. Every year the monologues that "age out" of the 20 year span will be added to a separate section and new ones will be added. Plus, there's a classical monologue section being developed right now!

$149 one-time

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Actor-centric

This means the character has a clear objective and actively needs something from the other person: empathy, acknowledgment, an answer, a gesture, for them to say something or do something in response.

Casting wants to see the character working for a response and trying to affect the other person.

Multiple tactics

Some monologues read all-one-note, meaning the character is only using one tactic to get the reaction or response they want. The monologues in this database have more than one tactic, so you can show casting, directors, grad audition panels, etc, that you know how to pivot to get what you want.

Written in the last 20 years

Contemporary. Not modern. Most auditions require a contemporary monologue, usually categorized into comedic or dramatic. These days, they’re much more nuanced than that—serio-comic, dark comedy, tragic comedy, etc. But what’s important is that they’re contemporary.

No monologue in this database is more than 20 years old. That means each year the monologues that "age-out" will be put in a separate section and new ones will be added.

Frequently Asked Questions

Learn more about PK’s credentials at The PK Method.

1. For each monologue listed you can see:
- The play’s title
- The playwright
- The year it’s published
- Any specific identifiers about a character’s identity as indicated in the play’s description (race, gender, sexuality, age)
- A short description of the play and monologue
- The first and last 1-2 lines of the monologue

2. You'll be able to filter for age, gender, and identity (race, ethnicity, LGBTQIA+)

3. Length of monologue (word and character count)

4. The ability to bookmark to save your favorites

5. Links to where you can find the play

You can choose your level of access:

$29 for 3 month subscription (plenty of time to find and test new pieces for your next audition)

$59 for a full year subscription (perfect if you’ve got auditions, showcases, or grad school prep coming up)

$149 for lifetime access (for actors who want a long-term audition resource that evolves with them)

There will be a minimum of 200 monologues listed in this database.

This database, at present, is solely contemporary monologues, written in the last 20 years.

There is a mix of dramatic, comedic, and a handful of absurd. The majority of them are for actors in their 20's and 30's but there are some for late teens and 40's as well.

I'm developing a section for classical monologues.

Plus, each year the ones that "age out" of the "written in the last 20 years guarantee" will be filed into a separate section.

Due to copyright law, the Monologue Database can’t provide the full monologue.

But you can see the first and last lines of the piece and there are links for where you can get the play.

Instead of reading through dozens of plays trying to find a single usable monologue, you walk into the bookstore or library with a curated shortlist of plays (from the ones you bookmarked) that already contain audition-ready material.

When I built the Monologue Database, inclusion was the starting point.

Out of 200 monologues:
64 are written by female or non-binary playwrights
28 are written specifically for LGBTQIA+ actors
53 are written for actors of the Global Majority
126 are written for female-identifying actors

And beyond the stats: every piece was chosen because it offers clear objectives, multiple tactics, and dynamic storytelling, not stereotypes.

That means you won’t find tired or problematic monologues by old white guys! Not in my database.

Every single monologue has been chosen because it:

Has clear objectives (your character wants something and that makes your job easier because it’s active)
Has multiple tactics (so you can show your skills)
Been written in the last 20 years (so you’re not stuck with outdated, overdone material)

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