New Comedic/Dramatic Monologue about Love: Those Candies are in Our Favor

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If you’re looking for a 1-2 minute comedic/dramatic monologue about love (and Valentine’s Day candy!), check out my new monologue, THOSE CANDIES ARE IN OUR FAVOR. In the monologue, Marnie can’t believe her boyfriend, Gavin, is going to decide the outcome of their troubled relationship by randomly picking a Valentine’s Day heart candy and reading its stamped-on message. She implores him to be mature and willing to talk about their issues—but it doesn’t seem that Gavin is feeling mature at the moment…

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Valentine's Day Monologue Performances

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Valentine’s Day is less than a month away and here I’ve collected a sample of actor performances of my monologues about love, from all different angles and genres. And if you’re looking for your own love-inspired monologue this season, you can enjoy my collections of monologues about love, monologues about scorned love, monologues about love for women, monologues about love for men, romantic monologues about love, dark monologues about love.

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Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen! (Enjoy this one-act Jane Austen inspired play!)

This post is about Jane Austen (Happy 250th Birthday, Jane Austen!). And it is about a play I wrote partially adapted from a Jane Austen short epistolary story. [Click here to learn about/read my Jane Austen one-act play, THE OTHER THREE SISTERS] But I can’t talk about my play, or the journey to the play, without talking about my journey to Jane Austen.

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Happy Grinch Day!

Did you know December 5 is Grinch Day? Happy Grinch Day! Enjoy some Theatrical grinchy Fun this year! Before you eat those green Grinch cookies and after you color in that Grinch paper plate mask, why not embody the spirit of being a grinchy grump by taking the course, GRINCHING 101? Okay, you don’t really have to take the class, but you can read the play, Grinching 101, in your class! Yes, Grinching 101 works not only as a play for production, but it’s actually fun Reader’s Theater too—lots of parts of various lengths (which you can swap around), 30-40 minutes, fun silliness, but also has a sweet message in the end. And come on, your students get to play characters with ridiculous names Merry Berry Cheery Cherry and Killjoy Cactus Snarl! The play is about a roomful of cheery elves who are trying to learn how to become grumpy grinchy Christmas elves. And they’re failing. Miserably. But by the end, they’ll learn a thing or two, and their sour teachers just might learn a thing or two also (it is Christmas, after all!). Get the play here.

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New dramatic/comedic children's monologue: Baby Beet and the Doggie Toy

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If you’re looking for a 1-minute dramatic/comedic blend monologue for a young child actor, check out Baby Beet’s monologue, BABY BEET AND THE DOGGIE TOY, from my full-length children’s play, THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO. Yes, Baby Beet is exactly what her name implies: she’s a young purple root vegetable. She’s not quite a baby, but she’s used to playing that role in her beet family and she relishes in it (she’s called out a few times in the play for forgetting her “baby” lisp she puts on only because it’s cute!). Baby Beet is adorable and she knows it!

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New Thriller Fairy Tale Monologue - White as Death, Red as Blood: Snow White's Cursed Sleep

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Just in time for Halloween theater, check out my new monologue, White as Death, Red as Blood: Snow White’s Cursed Sleep. It premiered this past weekend in a super cool outdoor Halloween Festival in Ossining, NY and you can get the spooky-fun 2-3-minute thriller/dramatic (with a touch of comedy) monologue here.

In the monologue, Snow White has recently awoken from the Evil Queen’s spell of cursed sleep, but Snow White is…well…let’s just say she doesn’t quite have the normal “Disney Princess” disposition anymore. She still sings to the birds, but her songs are a little, um…less cheery? And her relationship to the birds is a little, um… less friendly? And the 7 dwarves and that prince who kissed her are a little, um… less…around? But, don’t worry—I’m sure Snow White will be really really happy to see YOU, dear audience! My advice? Keep your running shoes on! (Click here for more info about the monologue.)

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Happy Mean Girls Day! How will you celebrate?

Yup, today is the official MEAN GIRLS DAY! [click here to skip to Mean Girls Monologues] Why is October 3 Mean Girls Day, you ask? I’ll be not-mean and answer that! The date is taken from the movie, Mean Girls, in a moment when Cady Heron is narrating her journey with her crush, Aaron Samuels. In the scene, Aaron turns around in class to talk to her. Cady’s voiceover says, “On October 3rd, he asked me what day it was.” Real time Cady says to Aaron from her seat, “It’s October 3.”

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100 Days Until Christmas - What Christmas play are you performing?

We have 100 days until Christmas, folks! That means it won’t be long before your social media feed fills with gifting ads, Christmas music floods the stores, your mailbox becomes stuffed with toy and treat magazines and of course, one of my favorite holiday things: Christmas plays and movies! Whether it’s funny or touching, modern or period, for kids or adults—I just love falling into some great Christmas drama! Have you decided on what you’re performing? If you’re considering producing or performing a Christmas piece in December and haven’t decided yet, start browsing now (while you still have 100 days!). Enjoy a selection below of Christmas plays and Christmas monologues ideal for the season!

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Enjoy Outdoor Summer Theater

If you’re looking for more ways to enjoy the summer and fall seasons, consider outdoor theater! It often is inexpensive to produce, builds community-bonding, introduces a new audience to theater, and is a great way to publicly show the talent and value you bring to your area! Check into using a parking lot, a public park, a lavendar or animal farm, a town garden, a library yard, a school or sports field, a spacious barn, beach or a back yard. I’ve seen quite a bit of theater outside (including several of my own plays locally), and I always find a wonderful, endearing, exciting, lively quality at the event. I feel audiences are more apt to talk with each other and performances are appreciated in a new way…

Check out ideas for SHORT PLAYS EASILY PERFORMED OUTDOORS and SUMMER/OUTDOOR MONOLOGUES. Click for full post below:

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New Men's Dramatic/Comedic Monologue: Last First Broken Heart

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A broken heart hurts. There are no two way around it. Broken things hurt; they’re broken. But knowing someone has your back is a comfort—however small, however unwanted, however annoying it might seem at the time. [Click here to jump to the dramatic/comedic monologue for men, LAST FIRST BROKEN HEART]

In this 2.5-3 minute dramatic/comedic monologue, LAST FIRST BROKEN HEART, Brian, tries to be that comfort to his 13-year-old son who has just experienced his first broken heart. Brian imparts his life-wisdom to his son, doing his best to use a sports analogy, and encourage him with the idea that, while it’s pretty awful right now, at least it’s the last “first broken heart” he’ll ever have. The part is over. Done. And hey… no reason to give up on love because even if love doesn’t get easier, it does get better…

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New Comedic/Dramatic Monologue for men: You're Not Into Princesses

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When is the last time you wore a fedora with a feather in the cap and someone called you a dashing prince? Okay, so it’s been about 2 years for Jason, the character in my new monologue, YOU’RE NOT INTO PRINCESSES. But it feels like yesterday… This is a monologue about a dad and his former-princess-loving daughter! (Click here for the monologue)

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New Comedic/Dramatic Monologue for Young Child Actor: Time to Cross The Street

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If you’re looking for a monologue for even the very youngest of actors, check out TIME TO CROSS THE STREET. Beware, if you’re a child who performs this in front of a parent, ya’ just might get a few teary eyes! This is a cute one, funny but a little serious, topped with some genuine childlike sweetness and a poignancy that hits us. I read it to my husband (father of two growing-up children!), he teared up and said, “This is what every parent wants to hear!”

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New Children's Comedic Monologue: Human Dad Body

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In the 1-minute monologue, HUMAN DAD BODY, young Marco is hanging at an entertainment center (think go-karts, arcade, bowling, pizza and nachos) with other kids, including his kinda-friend, Brody. Brody has finished go-karting with his dad and excitedly told Marco about it. Having no father in the picture himself, Marco always feels a hint of jealousy and sadness when Brody talks about doing things with his dad. But Marco isn’t one to be left behind! He’s a problem solver. Marco has been using…did you guess it?…yup, he’s been using ChatGPT to stand in for a dad by asking it questions and having conversations, father/son style. Brody has made fun of him for that, but in this monologue, HUMAN DAD BODY, Marco tries to get a little power back in the friend dynamic by showing off about the good things of his “AI-dad-stand-in.” He tries to put down Brody’s experience go-karting with his human-dad and brags about how great it is that ChatGPT doesn’t have a dumb body to take up space go-karting.

He does make a case, with his childlike logic… Do you believe he believes it?

As I said, this is a comedy. But…

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New Award-Winning Full-Length Children's Comedy for a Large Cast: The Underground Adventures of a Carrot and Potato

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Super excited to share my new play, a full-length children’s comedy for a large cast, THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO.

The whimsical play follows an unlikely friendship between a dancing carrot and a groove-loving potato, whose underground world is turned upside down when they challenge the rigid expectations of their soil-bound society. [Get the play here!]

I was so honored and thrilled that THE UNDERGROUND ADVENTURES OF A CARROT AND POTATO won East Valley Children’s Theatre’s (EVCT) 2024 annual playwriting competition; in fact, their contest announcement inspired me to write the play! They were looking for a play 60-90 minutes in length with a cast of at least 18, and while I had written children’s plays before (check out some children’s plays here!), I had never written one of that length with that size cast! I loved the challenge though and had a blast making each character have its own unique voice and moments to shine. The roles are for any gender (they’re mostly vegetable characters!), and range in size, giving opportunities for older experienced actors, as well as actors starting out, and lots in between. [Complete list of characters here]

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Monologues about Love for Men and Women - Updated Compilations

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As we enter the Valentine Theater Season (that’s a “thing” right?), I’ve made some additions to two “monologues about love” compliations. So if you’re looking for a “love monologue,” check out my compilations of 17 Monologues about Love for Women and 14 Monologues about Love for Men. In the compilations and lists, there are all sorts of monologues, from a zoom blind date, a 1700s bride who hates her fiance and a scorned wife trying to control her rage, to a raccoon missing the love of his life, a criminal asking for a second chance, and a teen seeing the class president in a new light - there are monologues for all sorts of emotions, intentions, situations and drive.

Check out the list of the 17 Monologues about Love for Women here and 14 Monologues about Love for Men here. Or you can get the complete packets containing the compilation of monologues below.

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Holiday Monologues for Women

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From a woman with a crush on Santa to an overstressed Hallmark romcom watcher to an influencer rejected by a snowman, check out these fun, unique and memorable holiday and Christmas monologues for women!

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30 Monologues About Love for Men and Women: New Monologue Compilation Packet

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Check out my new digital download compilation of 30 MEMORABLE MONOLOGUES ABOUT LOVE!

There’s a reason so many plays center around the main character chasing love. Besides the fact that we all need and want some form of love in our lives, pursuing love is dramatic. Characters put a lot on the line hoping for love, so stakes are high! Intense emotions make their way to the surface—extreme jealousy, divine passion, pitiful desperation, euphoric hope. So if you’re looking to make an impact performing a short piece of drama (while showcasing some memorable acting or directing chops), using a monologue about love can be a great option.

In this compilation for digital download, I’ve chosen 30 unique monologues of characters who really dig into the idea of love from one angle or another. The love in these monologues is not clean or perfect; these experiences with love are complicated, layered, sometimes funny, sometimes dark. There is betrayal, longing, hope, hurt, empowerment. But these are just additional reasons they make for interesting and challenging drama. From a jealous cat on a blind zoom date to a drugstore clerk smitten with a customer, from a heart made out of fingernails to a raccoon grieving the love of his life, enjoy these unique and memorable monologues about love! Check out descriptions of each monologue here.

These comedic and dramatic monologues about love range from 1 minute to 5+ minutes. There are 16 monologues for women and 14 monologues for men. While roles are written for gender-specific characters, actors of any gender may feel free to play any role they connect with; actors have the playwright’s permission to change the character pronouns, if desired.

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