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Popular Short Monologues

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"First Words" Monologue from a play - Female (45 seconds to 1 minute) from "Flowers in the Desert" ISBN-13: 978-1530169085

"My Dream" aka "What is Your Dream?" Short romantic monologue from a play "To Be A Star" ISBN-13: 978-1541300200 - Female (45 seconds - 1 minute)

"Beauty and Perfection" - Short Monologue from a play - Female (1 minute) from "Flowers in the Desert" ISBN-13: 978-1530169085

"Go Home" Dramedy (angry, sarcastic) monologue from a published play "Big Nose" ISBN-13: 978-1542471077 - Male or Female (1 minute)

"Die and Leave Thee" - Comedy (over-dramatic) Monologue - Male (1 minute) from a published play "Big Nose" ISBN-13: 978-1542471077

"Perfectly Ugly" Monologue from a published play - Female (1+ minute) from "Holka Polka" ISBN-13: 978-1502445490

"A Thing for Nerds" - Comedy Monologue - Female (1 minute) from "My William Shatner Man Crush" ISBN-13: 978-1505910155

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"Humpty Dumpty Private Egg Hard Boiled Detective" - Comedy Monologue - Male (1 minute) from "Holka Polka" ISBN-13: 978-1502445490

"The Big Bad Wolf" - Comedy monologue - Male or Female (1 minute) from "Holka Polka" ISBN-13: 978-1502445490

"Staying Power" Short romantic monologue - Female (1 minute) from a published play "To Be A Star" ISBN-13: 978-1541300200

"Catchick" - Short Comedic Monologue - Female (30 seconds to 1 minute) from the play "Superhero Support Group" ISBN-13: 978-1540471772

"Nervous" - Short Dramatic Monologue for Female (1 minute) - This solo script is a good short dramatic piece for a woman to show some strong emotion that comes from past memories and worries. From "Death of an Insurance Salesman" ISBN-13: 978-1518665547

"Funny Little Fussy Face" - Monologue - Female (1 minute) From "Death of an Insurance Salesman" ISBN-13: 978-1518665547

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ROYAL STUFF
a short monologue from the play "The Wicked Step Slippers"

PRINCE
I never had a connection with those princesses. Not like I have with Cinderella. Rapunzel was always brushing her hair. Sleeping Beauty was always napping and Snow White was always hanging around those seven other guys. None of them had time for me. Cinderella and I always make time for each other. That's the kind of relationship I want. It's about true love. She won my heart. Sure, I helped those other princesses, but Cinderella helped me like no other woman has before. She encouraged me to be kind to others and make life better for the people of my kingdom. She showed me what was going on around me and got me out of my ivory tower. I never knew what was happening outside these castle walls until she came into my life. She opened my eyes to the real world and showed me that there was more to life than... royal stuff.

END OF MONOLOGUE

Copyright (c) 2025 by D. M. Larson

View the script "The Wicked Step Slippers"

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1 Minute (or less) Monologues

Featured Monologue
"Girls of America, Beware!"

"GIRLS OF AMERICA, BEWARE!"
Monologue by D. M. Larson

DOTTY

You asked me to be on your show and now you cast me aside. It's Hollywood wolves like you that girls have to be careful of these days. You and your empty promises of fame and fortune. "Be on my television program! I'll make you a star!" Promises! Promises! That's all they are.

Crazy? You're calling me crazy? There! That proves you're a snake! Calling me crazy in front of millions of viewers! Pretending like you don't know me, like you've never seen me before. Girls of America, beware! Remember this face! Don't let his serpent tongue trick you as it did me!

END OF MONOLOGUE

"Girls of America, Beware!" is from the play "Blondes Prefer Gentlemen" by D. M. Larson ISBN-13: 978-1985331877 - Buy a low cost PDF of the full script at Sellfy.com

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SHORT COMEDY MONOLOGUES

Featuring: "How to be a Pirate" or "An Orchestra of Stink" - Funny monologue for female - solo stage script from the play "The Princess and the Pirate" ISBN-13: 978-1515169765

SHORT DRAMATIC MONOLOGUES

Featuring: "Fallen" - Monologue for male from a published play (1 minute) from "Secrets of My Soul" ISBN-13: 978-1493533589

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UNBROKEN
1 minute monologue
by D. M. Larson


From the play "Losers in Love" Copyright (c) 2017 All Rights Reserved
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You found me, cast aside, lost and broken. You searched through the rubble to find the severed pieces of my life, and slowly fit them back together again.

Before you, I felt like I was dying. The panic consumed me and squeezed the life from my heart. But I didn't care. When we are weighed down by the torture of hate, we don't fear death. There was nothing to live for... until I met you.

You rebuilt me and fixed what was broken. You made me better and pieced me back together in new ways that improved me. With the right parts, I was reborn... and life felt real... and right for the first time.

END OF MONOLOGUE

Please purchase a copy of the play "Losers in Love" by D. M. Larson from Amazon.com ISBN: 9781549653186 if you will be using the monologue in a performance where admission is charged. A low cost PDF of the script is also available on Sellfy.com

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"I Hate Buffets" - Comedy monologue - Female (1+ minutes) from "When Mel Fell for Nell" ISBN-13: 978-1512007183

"Growing Up is Hard to Do" - Short Comedic Monologue from the play "Between Good and Evil" ISBN-13: 978-1502982308 - Male (1 minute)

"Dreaming of Dragons" - Monologue for Kids - Male or Female (45 seconds to 1 minute) from "Between Good and Evil" ISBN-13: 978-1502982308

"If I Let Myself Fall" - Romantic monologue - Female (1 minute) from "When Mel Fell for Nell" ISBN-13: 978-1512007183

"Cowbell" - Comedy Monologue- Male or Female (1 minute) from "Music Maybe" ISBN-13: 978-1519120106

"My Mask" Monologue from a published play - Female (30 seconds) from "3 Short Comedy Scripts" ISBN-13: 978-1546726845

"Mama" by Shiela Larson - Monologue for Female (30 seconds) from "When Mel Fell for Nell" ISBN-13: 978-1512007183

"Kill First, Gloat Later" - Comedic Monologue - Male or Female from "Between Good and Evil" ISBN-13: 978-1502982308

"Cassandra" - Short Comedic Monologue adapted from published script "The Hysterical History of the Trojan War" ISBN-13: 978-1452871448- Female (1 minute)

"Flowers from Phil" - Short Comedic Monologue from Published Script- Male (1 minute) from "3 Short Comedy Scripts" ISBN-13: 978-1546726845

"The Girl Who Broke His Fingers" - Monologue - Female (1 minute) from the play "The Ghosts of Detention" ISBN-13: 978-1499111309

"Hope" - Short Dramatic Monologue from Published Script- Female (1 minute) from the published play "Secrets of My Soul" ISBN-13: 978-1493533589

"Wishing" - A Romantic Monologue for a Young Woman with a range of emotion from dreamy to serious with hints of a hidden secret - Female (1-2 minutes) - from the published play "The Ghosts of Detention"ISBN-13: 978-1499111309

"I Need Detention" - Comedy Monologue- Male (1 minute) from the published play "The Ghosts of Detention"ISBN-13: 978-1499111309

"A Breaking Heart" - Monologue - Female (1 minute version and longer version available) from "When Mel Fell for Nell" ISBN-13: 978-1512007183

"End the Hurting" - Short Dramatic Monologue (about bullying and abuse)-Male or Female (30 seconds) from "Bullied, Bungled and Botched" ISBN-13: 978-1518661082

"Monologue from Another World" - Short Monologue - Male or Female (1 minute) from "Between Good and Evil" ISBN-13: 978-1502982308

"Ode to the Squished" Short dramedy (over-dramatic comedy) monologue - Male or Female (30 seconds) from "Bullied, Bungled and Botched" ISBN-13: 978-1518661082

"Fanny" Comedy monologue - Female (1 minute) from a published play "The Weird, Wild and Wonderful Days of School" ISBN-13: 978-1482739626

"Destroy Me" - Dramatic Monologue from Published Script- Male (1 minute) from Published Script "Teen Angel" ISBN-13: 978-1511481557

"Alien Goo" - Comedic Monologue from Published Script- Male (1 minute) from "Between Good and Evil" ISBN-13: 978-1502982308

"Little Pirate" - Monologue for Kids - Female (1 minute) from "The Pint Sized Pirate" ISBN-13: 978-1511496377

"Stairway to Heaven" - Monologue - Female (45 seconds to 1 minute) - from Published Script "Teen Angel" ISBN-13: 978-1511481557

"Bungled and Botched" - Male (30-45 seconds) - Monologue from Published Script "Teen Angel" ISBN-13: 978-1511481557

"Fairy Godmother" monologue for girl - solo female script adapted from the published play Beauty IS a Beast ISBN-13: 978-1511495967

short monologue for girl - solo stage play script for female adapted from the play "Beauty IS a Beast" ISBN-13: 978-1511495967

"The Most Beautiful" short monologue for girl - solo stage play script for female adapted from published play Beauty IS a Beast ISBN-13: 978-1511495967

"Foot Rubs" - Monologue - Male (1 minute)

"Goodbye Cruel World" Comedy (over-dramatic) monologue - Male or Female (1 minute)

"The Joke Killer" short acting monologue for male or female from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Digital Soul" free dramatic acting monologue for male or female actor - 1 minute solo script from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Don't Be A Hero" dramatic monologue for male or female from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Animal Friend" - monologue about the love of pets (male or female) from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Breaking Bread" - short monologue for male or female from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Burn His House Down" - short monologue about neighbors and politics for male or female from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Kiss Away Your Tears" - Short Dramatic Monologue - Male or Female from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Never Meet Your Heroes" - 1 minute acting monologue for male or female actor from the play "James and the Giant Speech" ISBN-13: 979-8413246771

"Ugly Mug" short 30 second monologue from stage play script "Blinded by the Knight." This scene for one actor is written for a female but could be performed by a male. It is from the stage play script "Blinded by the Knight" and the character is dressed as a Ninja. She is out to get a beauty queen named "Ashley" who is brought in to a comic book store to help promote it.

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"Ugly Mug" by D. M. Larson (from "Blinded by the Knight")

NINJA
There are a few precious places in this world unspoiled by people like Ashley and this comic book store is one of those places. I couldn't bare the thought of her ugly mug on a poster hanging in here next to these heroes. The heroes on these walls fight for justice and the greater good. To hang up some beauty pageant freak next to these symbols of greatest is an insult to all I believe in.

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From the published play "Between Good and Evil" by D. M. Larson available on Amazon.com ISBN-13: 978-1502982308

"Melinda Street" female comedy short monologues from the play "Somebody Famous", here are a couple of short monologues from the character of "Melinda Street" who is a famous actress that ends up in jail. She has to do a play with other prisoners and wants to make sure they understand who is in charge.

"MELINDA STREET" by D. M. Larson

Monologue #1 - approximately 30 seconds

MELINDA
Mind if I step out for a bit, Officer? Just for a second. I promise I'll be right back. Oh, what's the mater, Officer? Am I getting a little too close. Oh, I'm so scared. Little police man's gonna handcuff me. Or is that a game you like to play with the girls?

END OF MONOLOGUE 1

Monologue #2 - approximately 1 minute

MELINDA
Look, ladies. If you want to act with me you've got to follow a few simple rules.When I'm on stage, you all back up and give me room. The key is to stay upstage of me at all times.

(Points upstage)

That's upstage. And I will be downstage.

(She wakes downstage regally)

Who is the professional award winning actor here? Me. So let me handle this. The key, girls, is to not steal my light. You'll have your time to play act while I'm off stage.

(reacts to one of the other women and speaks mockingly)

But... But... Nothing. That's the way it's going to be.

END OF MONOLOGUE 2

From "Somebody Famous" by D. M. Larson, a comedy stage play script for 5 women and 2 men now available from Amazon.com ISBN-13: 978-1539753483

"Back to Work" - Short dramatic monologue - Male (30-45 seconds)

RALPH
Can we all please get back to work?! We have a lot of clients who need us and we have tons of claims to file. While you all joke around, I have Ms. Amy Long who lost her husband in an accident and will lose her home if we don't fill this claim. Or what about Roger Thomason... he's in the hospital right now and is slipping deeper and deeper in debt until he hears from us and gets the financial help he desperately needs during his medical crisis. Care to make jokes about that everyone?

(Looks around. Silence)

I didn't think so. Back to work.

END OF MONOLOGUE

From "Death of an Insurance Salesman" ISBN-13: 978-1518665547