New Dark Comedy Monologue: Growing Up on the Wrong Side of Bingo

February 05, 2019 by Tara Meddaugh in dark comedy, dramatic, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, Teen

If you’re looking for a dark comedy monologue with dramatic intensity, from a full-length play, check out Amelia’s newly released monologue, Growing up on the Wrong Side of Bingo. It’s from the dark comedy play, Free Space, where canneries become bingo halls, mothers become sisters, and bingo chips give orders! Yes, it sounds weird (and it kind of is!), but Amelia is relatable in her desire to find her place and meaning in a cold world. Free Space, is a fast, funny “page turner,” and keeps the audience on the edge of their seat. It’s fun to act in, direct and design!

This free monologue is around 2 minutes long, written for a female character, but the monologue is suitable for any gender, teen through young adult. It’s funny, but dramatic also and a little strange. In the monologue…

Grinching Mom: New Children's comedic monologue by guest playwright, 6-year-old, Luke B.

January 22, 2019 by Tara Meddaugh in children, Christmas, Drama in real life, family, monologue by child, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor

If you don’t know what grinching is yet, perhaps this monologue by guest playwright, 6-year-old, Luke B., will shed some insight. In it, Max is caught red-handed taking his mom’s lamp into his room. He has a perfectly good reason for doing this, but it may not be what you think… Check out this 1-minute comedic children’s monologue, Grinching Mom. And keep reading if you want to find out a bit more about the 6-year-old boy who wrote it…

Christmas Plays: talking reindeer, mistletoe melancholy, Christmas tree blood and more!

December 03, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in children, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, monologue collections, 2-minute monologue, 3-minute monologue, 30-second monologue, 5-minute monologue, 5-minute play, child monolog collection, Children's theatre, Christmas, comedic, comedy monolog collection, dramatic monolog collecti, inclusive casting, one-act plays, Plays, pre-teen, socially distant theater, Teen, teen monologue collection, tween, virtual theater, play collection

Check out my Christmas theater below (one-act plays, a 5-minute monologues, and monologues for kids to adults)! Click on the links to read excerpts from all of the holiday monologues or holiday plays or to get the full versions. Enjoy the holiday season!

19 Children's Monologues from Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen: Monologue Packet

November 09, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in Children's theatre, family, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, one-act plays, monologue collections, child monolog collection, comedy monolog collection, dramatic monolog collecti, Christmas

Enjoy a new monologue packet, featuring 19 comedic monologues for children extracted from the one-act play, Christmas Superpowers and Believing in Blitzen. Monologues range from 30 seconds to 3 minutes, and average approximately 1-2 minutes long. Check out two free sample monologues from this packet, Santa’s Lousy Job and Shepherd Superheroes. About the play: Take a snowy walk through the child-like magic of Christmas, where reindeer talk, Santa is real, and who wants super powers?…

17 Creepy Monologues for Halloween

October 29, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in Halloween, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, monologue collections, comedy monolog collection, dramatic monolog collecti, thriller

If you’re looking for some eerie or dark monologues in the spirit of Halloween, check out these creepy monologues!

Dramatic/Thriller monologue: Shelley Knows

October 26, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in Halloween, monologue for female acto, Monologues, thriller play, women

If you’re searching for a dramatic/thriller (in time for Halloween!) 1-minute monologue for a female (or could be male) actor, check out Shelley Knows. In this monologue, Louise, riddled with guilt after murdering Shelley in a fit of passion, fears this friend may be coming for her, from beyond the grave…

New dark comedy/thriller monologue: F For Friendship

October 25, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in dark comedy, Halloween, monologue for female acto, Monologues, Teen, thriller play

If you’re searching for a dark comedy/thriller monologue that is only 1 minute long, for teens to young adults, check out this monologue, F is For Friendship. In it, Michelle, holding a gun in her hand, rates the friendship of fellow mean-girl, Alicia. And Alicia is not scoring well…

New dark comedy/dramatic monologue: Rachel's monologue from Seventeen Stitches

October 23, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in dark comedy, monologue for female acto, Monologues, dramatic

Check out this newly released dark comedy/dramatic monologue for a teen/young adult, from the one-act play, Seventeen Stitches. Rachel and Peter are standing in a kind of vortex-like line, Rachel recounts Peter, how she first met him. It all started at the teeter-totter…

New dark comedy/thriller monologue: Remove the Rock, Please

October 19, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in dark comedy, monologue for female acto, thriller play, women, Halloween

Keeping in line with my month of Halloween/eerie drama, here is a newly released monologue of mine, Remove the Rock, Please. What happens when a reasonable request made by a good upstanding citizen is repeatedly ignored by the town mayor? A Banana Republic dress gets blood on it, apparently. Check out the dark comedy/thriller/dramatic monologue below, for a female actor.

17 Compelling Monologues About Bullying

October 01, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in children, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, Teen, monologue collections, child monolog collection, comedy monolog collection, dramatic monolog collecti, gender neutral casting, teen monologue collection, 1-minute monologue, 30-second monologue, blind casting, comedic, dark comedy, Drama in real life, dramatic, tween

Part of the beauty and magic of theatre is that we can use drama to give voice to an emotion, challenge or experience we might not otherwise express. Below are eight monologues that center around the idea of bullying in some capacity. Whether it is covering your ears in the shower, imagining you’re a shark, or instructing teddy bears to jump out a window, these dramatic, comedic or darkly comedic monologues show different ways people cope with the effects of bullying. ..

Children/teen comedic Halloween monologue: My Missing Skittles

September 25, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in children, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, Teen, Halloween

Okay, kids, we’re a month away from Halloween and a 9-year-old just told me he read 90% of parents steal some of their kids’ Halloween candy! Do you think your parents are in that majority? Or is your mom or dad in that elite angelic 10%? And parents, do you think it causes no harm to skim a little Reeses Pieces from the tip? …

New comedic teen / YA monologue: Not Just Derivatives and Functions or Whatever

September 17, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in monologue for female acto, Monologues, Teen

Check out my new comedic 2-minute monologue for teen or young adult female actors called Not Just Derivatives and Functions or Whatever. In this “mean-girl” type monologue, Angelina makes her case why Dawson’s prom date choice is wrong. It’s all about that brain…

New dramatic/comedic monologue, The Statistics Aren't Real

September 04, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor

The Statistics Aren’t Real monologue comes from Jumping The Wind, a 10-minute comedic/dramatic play perfect for competitions, classrooms, festivals and productions. There are 2 great roles with a flexible gender and age cast, and very minimal set. Two pieces of pollen (yes, pollen!) must make the treacherous jump from a dying flower to a fresh flower - before the cat comes around that night to destroy what is left of the flower these pollen have always called home…

New Period Dramatic Monologue: Growing Up Treacherously

May 24, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in monologue for female acto

Check out my new period dramatic monologue set in 1800s, Growing Up Treacherously, for a female actor in her 30s-40s. In the home of her dying young child, a mother speaks to her older daughter about how growing up involves the almost inseparable pair: love and tragedy.

New teen/preteen dramatic monologue: A Life Spurred into Meaningful Adventure

April 30, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in monologue for female acto, Monologues, Teen

Check out my new dramatic teen/young adult monologue, excerpted from the play A Life Spurred into Meaningful Adventure. Goldilocks and Little Bear have set off, away from the bears' home, to start an adventure of their own. But as they realize they don't know where they are going or even how to make a shelter, Goldilocks wonders if she did the right thing in pulling Little Bear away from his loving family.

New Children's/Preteen Monologue: If I Were A Kind of Flower

April 04, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in children, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, monologues for male actor

Check out my new comedic/dramatic children's monologue, If I Were A Kind of Flower. Anibel expresses concern over her daffodils covered in snow, and imagines how she would live, if she were a daffodil herself.

New Dark Comedy Teen Monologue: Tiramisu Vaping

March 23, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in Monologues, monologues for male actor, Teen, monologue for female acto

Check out Tiramisu Vaping, my new dark comedy teen monologue for a female (or male) actor. This runs 1.5-2 minutes, on average. In the monologue, Emma makes a case to her mother of why vaping is actually a far less selfish habit than previous generations, and how her generation has taken serious steps to think of others, as well as the whole planet.

New Comedic Children's monologue: Written by 8-year-old guest playwright

March 13, 2018 by Tara Meddaugh in children, Community, Drama in real life, family, Monologues, monologues for male actor, Playwriting, Teen, monologue for female acto, monologue for child actor, monologue by child

Let me tell you about a talented little boy. He's a member of the Chess Club and Computer Club at his school, participates in Engineering and Swim classes, researches the mysteries of outer space, loves to ride his bike, do gross food dares during school Lunch, read like a fiend, go on hikes, and has a blast writing and illustrating his own comic book series called "Tommy Tom Tom, Mike and Joe."...

Consider My Monologues and 10-minute Plays for Your Competition

January 20, 2016 by Tara Meddaugh in children, comedic, dark comedy, dramatic, Contests, monologue for child actor, monologue for female acto, Monologues, monologues for male actor, Plays, ten-minute plays

'Tis the season for competitions of all sorts! I've been getting a lot of emails about Forensics Competitions, Acting Tournaments, Speech Days, Thespians Festivals and more. If your competition requires a 10-minute play or a monologue, consider my repertoire for a memorable piece that is fun to perform...