Don’t you love it when you stumble across a great resource and are itching to share your news with others? Well, the other day I found The Monologuer, a key section of a larger acting resource website, Backstage.
As I am sure you already know, the publication of monologues from most modern and contemporary plays is subject to copyright. So, The Monologuer is a user-friendly search database of monologues from a huge range of historical and out of copyright plays, instead.
In the classical section, The Monologuer contains works from mostly Ancient Greece and Shakespeare. More recent monologues include text from plays written by the likes of Henrik Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, Anton Chekhov and others.
The full database contains hundreds of monologues searchable by useful filters such as author, play, genre, themes, and keywords. While printing the monologues is a bit tricky, a quick screen grab solves that problem.
Next to the text of each monologue is the character’s gender, age range and themes. But what I love most about The Monologuer is the handy play synopsis and scene synopsis for where each monologue occurs in the play.
This is a great tool for monologue use in the drama and theatre classroom. Enjoy!
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This is a fantastic resource, especially for actors trying to find quality public-domain monologues. One thing I’d add is that performing a great monologue is only half the equation—getting professional feedback makes a huge difference. For anyone taking acting seriously, especially those exploring Acting classes Los Angeles or adult acting classes, practicing these monologues in front of experienced coaches can really help uncover new layers in the performance. Thanks for sharing this collection!
Hi Justin,
I was looking for just this kind of article.
As a drama teacher myself, this resources at the http://www.backstage.com/monologues/ website will come in very useful for preparing my drama classes.
Keep up the good work.
Thank you
Hi Justin this is a wonderful resource. Thanks for all your hard work.