Humorous / Dramatic / Monologues

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  It’s an Online Life for Us by Patrick Bates (10-12 min. Cut as needed. M) Humorous

  $7.00

  Stuck living in his mother’s basement, a young man spends his days with his internet friends and sharing his mundane life with mom. Eventually his mother figures out a way to get her deadbeat boy out of the house and off on his first face-to-face date ever.

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  A Zero’s Journey, by Matt Mills (10-12 min., Cut as needed, M or F) Humorous

  $10.00

  Christopher Reeve once wisely stated, “A hero is someone who, in spite of weakness, doubt or not always know the answers, goes ahead and overcomes anyway, and fixes roofs with patches of mud.” Okay, he didn’t say that last part, but it describes one special boy who knew too little to be scared. Heir to his father’s mudding business, James was born a zero, but when his father suddenly falls very ill, he must find a way to become his savior. James ventures into the world, facing horrid beasts and suspicious characters, hoping to unlock the treasures that can cure his father and elevate James from zero to hero.

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  Special Request by Patrick Bates (10-12 min. Cut as needed. F) Humorous

  $7.00

  A young performer uses her acting skills while waiting tables to land a role of a lifetime.

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  My New Normal by Adam Brandner (5-7 min. Cut as needed. M or F, Dramatic

  $7.00

  Sam, an emotional, naive high school student, confides a deep, dark secret in his best friend who then goes and tells everyone at school what Sam is hiding. In this monologue, Sam discovers that his whole life will be changing very quickly and he will soon have to find his ‘New Normal.’

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  First Responder by Stephanie Christensen (10-12 min., Cut as needed, F, Dramatic)

  $7.00

  Emergency health professionals work on the frontlines of care to make split-second decisions every day. These medical employees must have courage, kindness, and adrenaline-fueled good intentions. But no person is perfect, and as humans, we all face moments of mistakes or lapsed judgments in our careers. Dolly, a first responder EMT, is one of only a few rural healthcare workers in her small town of Etowah, Tennessee. Despite significant training and passion for medicine, Dolly makes a mistake in the field and is forced to grapple with the significance of her error. As a first responder, her slips can cost other people their chances of recovery. So is it worth trying? Should Dolly dust herself off and continue to fight for public health and safety, knowing she might sometimes lose? Or is first responder work just too grueling?

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  Cutters by Meghan C. Hakes (12-15 min. Cut as needed) Dramatic

  $10.00

  This intense drama, was originally a readers theater, however it would make an excellent dramatic. The characters bring the audience into the very thoughts and feelings of those who cut themselves. Their reasons may vary, but their pain is the same. A script best suited for mature actors and audiences, please use discretion.

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  Second Chances by Stephanie Christensen (10-12 min Cut as needed) F, Dramatic (Copy)

  $7.00

  Many parents will say that their child means everything in the world to them. Therefore, the loss of a child can cripple a parent for years. After losing her adopted child during a trauma-inducing plane crash, Teresa wrestles with the process of attempting adoption again. She faces pressure from her wife, survivor’s guilt, and the implication that she is sullying the reputation of prospective parents from the LGBTQ community. In the end, she must decide if she’s ready to raise another child after losing her first one.

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  Trips to Wal-mart by Debbie Cavanaugh (10-12 min. Cut as needed, F) Dramatic

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  This dramatic yet humorous monologue is the story of a girl who must face her family duty of helping her Grandmother.

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  Flowers by Katherine Vaughan (10-12 min., Cut as needed, F, M or F, Duo/Duet/Dramatic)

  $12.00

  Growing up can be hard. Especially for Carrie, a first-grader, who witnesses the progression of her mother’s terminal illness. Luckily, she bonds with her teacher, who proves to be very influential in her life. Carrie shares her struggle with grief and growth, all from the perspective of a child.

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  The Prayer by Amanda Sloan (10-12 min Cut as needed) F, Dramatic

  $7.00

  Being raised in the church Sally always found comfort in her faith. Church and God were the center of her life. However when she is faced with a horrific tragedy she finds herself facing more questions than comfort and must find a way to overcome the grief and pain.

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  I, Mom by Matthew Mills (10-15 min. Cut as needed. F)Comedy

  $10.00

  Sarah’s mother has been acting strangely recently, leading Sarah to the only sensible conclusion: her mom’s a robot who’s infiltrated their home in order to ruin her life. But when Sarah attempts to prove to the world her mother’s bionic nature, the truth she discovers is even more extraordinary than she had imagined.

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  Cache-Dash by Abram Sand (9-12 min.,1M) Humorous

  $10.00

  Welcome to the GeoCache Bash, the worlds biggest geocaching competition. In this 9-12 minute humorous interpretation, duet, or readers theatre a young boy Tommy is taken under the wing of, “professional,” geocacher, Clement McPines, and learns a more than a few things about the geocache lifestyle. Along the way hallucinogenic slugs are licked, fish are talked too, and not everyone is who they appear to be…

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  Second-Rate Superheroes by Stephanie Christensen (10-12 min.), F, Humorous

  $10.00

  Have you ever felt like a sub-par, second-rate version of someone else?  Fallon, Cibby, and Gertrude–an unlikely superhero girl squad– feel exactly this way when they audition to work for a big-time superhero firm similar to the CIA, but for heroes. With ridiculous powers like mad rapping skills and mediocre ninja moves, these girls are looking for someone to give them a chance to do good, and today happens to be their day. This piece can be performed as a humorous, duet, or readers theatre.

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  In Control by Marla Crowe (7-10 min, M) Dramatic

  $7.00

  This is a dramatic for a male that goes from being in control of every aspect of his life to being able to control nothing.

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  Listen by Matt Fox (10-12 min. Cut as Needed) M Dramatic

  $7.00

  Everyone knows being a soldier is hard. For those who’ve witnessed the worst things imaginable, the world can never be the same again; and for those that haven’t…the least we can do is listen.

  A monologue from a soldier. He’s returned from the war, with the memories of the people he watched die during the conflict. He knows he’s killing himself drinking so much, but it’s the only thing that stops him thinking about it, in this monologue about post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

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  Dog Tags by Mike Noland (10-12 min) Dramatic

  $7.00

  A teenage boy who loves his dad sometimes finds it hard to connect with him. When he finds his dad’s old dog tags he wants to show them off by wearing them. His dad’s reaction is surprising, but not as surprising as the history his dad never shared with him.

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