1 Minute Monologues

87 free 1 minute pieces, ready for auditions, class and rehearsal.

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87 monologues

The Captain of Nothing

I thought being team captain would mean something, you know?

Themes Comedy, Contemporary, Power, Reality, Rejection

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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The Last Piece of Cake

I swear, it’s like they all conspired against me.

Themes Comedy, Contemporary, Power, Reality, Rejection

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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Antony’s Mourning (Julius Caesar)

O pardon me, thou bleeding piece of earth,

Themes Classical, Death, Julius Caesar, Loss, Power, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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The Worst Day Ever

You won’t believe the kind of day I’ve had.

Themes Comedy, Contemporary, Misfortune

Length 1 Minute

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The Reality of Misfortune (Henry VIII)

I come no more to make you laugh: things now,

Themes Classical, Dramatic, Henry VIII, Misfortune, Reality, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

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The Hidden Notebook

There’s something I need to tell you, but I’m not sure how.

Themes Contemporary, Dramatic, Secrets

Length 1 Minute

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Romeo’s Soliloquy on Banishment (Romeo and Juliet)

Tis torture, and not mercy: heaven is here,’

Themes Classical, Despair, Dramatic, Love, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Teenager

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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Imogen’s Lament (Cymbeline)

O, for a horse with wings!

Themes Classical, Cymbeline, Death, Determination, Dramatic, longing, Secrets, Shakespeare

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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The Fine Art of Being Overlooked

It’s funny how people think rejection is some sort of tragedy, like the universe is conspiring against them.

Themes Comedy, Contemporary, Power, Reality, Rejection

Length 1 Minute

Gender Female

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A New Kind of Normal

I used to think life was supposed to be fair, like if you did the right things, good stuff would happen.

Themes Acceptance, Contemporary, Dramatic, Misfortune, Relationships, Teenager

Length 1 Minute

Gender Male

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