Monologues for Women from Plays (Royalty-Free)

  1. I Ate the Divorce Papers popular comedic female monologues from the play Goodbye Charles.  Great competition monologue; check for the 2 minute version. Young actresses have earned superior marks at nationals for the International Thespian Festival and Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival performing this monologue.  
  2. It's Terrible Being Nice popular monologue for young women used in audition and competitions. Audience vote winner at The Actors Workshop Nottingham Monojam.  Two minute version is here. From the play Goodbye Charles.  
  3. Serial Dater female monologue about a black widow from the darkly comic play Lacey's Last Chance.  If you are auditioning for an absurdist comedy, this piece may be a good fit for you.  
  4. Switching Sides - LGBTQ monologue from the play Unbearable Hotness.  Featured by the NYC Playwrights Project "Women in the Age of Trump." This monologue has a lot of energy, building to a climax with the monologist coming out to her best friend.   
  5. Turkey Day - in this monologue for women from the play Hello, Goodbye, Peace, a vegetarian gives in to pressure from her boyfriend to prepare a turkey for his family at Thanksgiving.   
  6. Yoga Fart - in this liberating and comedic monologue from the one act play of the same name, Amy has a profoundly life-changing personal breakthrough in her Yoga class when some smelly winds escape unexpectedly.  
  7. Fire the Boys - feminist take on how to best run the world.  Monologue is from the play Hello, Goodbye, Peace.  
  8. Grow Up Humanity - a woman meets the embodiment of all of humanity in a dream.  And it's a teenage boy addicted to World of Warcraft. From the play Hello, Goodbye, Peace.   
  9. New Year's Wish - romantic monologue; a woman appeals to her boyfriend to forget about the party downstairs and stay with her as the ball drops. From the play Hello, Goodbye, Peace.  
  10. Quiche isn't Sexy - humorous monologue about romantic disappointment. Her date has prepared her a lackluster quiche. Finding no passion on the plate, she concludes there will be no passion under the sheets ... From the one act play of the same name.  
  11. Namaste Bitch - seriocomic monologue; relationship between sisters. Amy confronts her sister about sleeping with her boyfriend. From the comedic play Yoga Fart.   
  12. Deafening Applause - in this dramatic monologue for a woman, the character Livi talks about the time she received a standing ovation in the theatre. From the play Dreams in Captivity.  
  13. Un-Chatty Cathy - monologue for a teen girl.  Cathy is very shy.  She finally works up to courage to talk to Zach who she's learned wants to ask her to the school dance.  From the collection of plays 3-Short.  ​
  14. Don't Blame the Muse - comedic monologue, ingenue. Isobel is a natural born muse. It's not her fault half the student body at the College of Fine Arts are making art in her image!  From the one-act play Mused. 
  15. Supreme Leader - female monologue, married woman (20s-30s). Dark comedy. A wife coaxes her husband into saying "you are the supreme leader of this household." From the play The Five Stages of Love and Marriage. 

Monologues for Women, Standalone (Royalty-Free)

  1. The Gratitude List - this female monologue explores the dark side of making gratitude lists.  Dark comedy monologue for women.  
  2. Death by Peanut - this comedic monologue for women satires the game/movie Clue.  Who is the murderer at this dinner party?  It turns out, our monologist did it in the kitchen with a peanut!
  3. Hit and Run - a woman who has been involved in a hit and run earlier in the evening talks to her lover about the horrible moment and what she plans to do now.
  4. Miss Havisham - inspired by the famous literary character of the same name, this monologue explores a moment never shown or discussed in Great Expectations.
  5. Art Schooled - a woman recounts the story of how she badly hurt a boy in high school when he wasn't ready to come out and how karma came back to bite her in college.
  6. Cranky Wife - a woman tells her husband how his overly chatty personality is keeping her from getting some much needed shut eye.  Tired and cranky, she tells him he needs to make them some chamomile tea stat and put them to bed right the f*&^ NOW.
  7. Secret Identity - in this female monologue, a woman reveals to her boyfriend that she is a super hero.  Will his male ego be able to handle the fact that she is super-powered, or will he turn tail like the rest have done?
  8. My Tattoo - a woman goes to get her David Hasselhoff tattoo removed at her daughter's request.  In the process of talking to the doctor about why she first got the tattoo she realizes the last thing on earth she can do is remove it. 
  9. Always Smiling - in this female monologue, an office worker talks about why she is never seen frowning when walking down the hall and tries to convey to her coworker the power of the smile.
  10. There's No Place Like Oz - A satire of The Wizard of Oz, depicting what happens after the credits on the famous film roll.  After being back in Kansas for a few weeks, Dorothy realizes she's made a terrible mistake leaving Oz and hatches a crazy plan to return.  
  11. Conjugal Connections - some people find love on normal online dating sites.  Our monologist found love on one that connects women with guys in jail. Sometimes the safest love is trapped behind bars.
  12. Save this Divorce - comedic female monologue, middle aged female - satires every trope about saving a marriage and goes the opposite direction with saving a divorce.