<p>Hi- So I know the deal that people usually say to find monologues "Research your favorite playwrights.. yadda yadda yadda" I know my favorite playwrights- and they don't write specifically for characters my age. I am a 17 year old male, and I am auditioning for both Interlochen Arts Academy and North Carolina School of the Arts this month. I need one comedic and one dramatic monologue, both contemporary, about a minute long, from published plays, no musicals. I need specifics! I work at a library, so access to the actual play is not an issue, but I have researched and researched and cannot find many edgy, interesting, dramatic monologues and LOL funny monologues for a 17 year old guy! I have a monologue coach set up- so now all I need are the monologues! Trying to avoid Brighton Beach Memoirs (probably Neil Simon in general). I know about Dog Sees God, but I don't love the opening monologue and feel it is overused. No Christopher Durang, either. Any help would be appreciated! I would like an intense, somewhat dark monologue and another that is absolutely hilarious.</p>
<p>Call The Drama Bookshop this week while you’re on break-(212) 944-0595. I called on a weekday morning and got a very nice gentleman who gave 4 monologue options after I told him my daughter’s type of humor. She was hitting a brick wall like you feel you are, but she said every one of his suggestions were good. Good luck.</p>
<p>For a dramatic monologue, perhaps too old (the play and the character), you may like “The Story of Jerry and The Dog” from Eward Albee’s “The Zoo Story”: <a href=“https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/thea100fullerton/files/2014/04/The-Zoo-Story-SCRIPT.pdf”>https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/thea100fullerton/files/2014/04/The-Zoo-Story-SCRIPT.pdf</a></p>
<p>I love The Zoo Story. That’s a great choice. For a newer contemporary monologue maybe The War on Safety by Max Posner: <a href=“https://www.playscripts.com/play/1984”>https://www.playscripts.com/play/1984</a>. I saw a scene from this play at a thespian conference once and it was very well done and there is a college-aged young man with some good depth. </p>
<p>My D found a number of good things in the work of Rajiv Joseph</p>
<p>For comedy, you could do worse than something from Jules Feiffer. (Knock Knock?) I have no specific monologue in mind here, but if you have time to browse during your lunch hour…</p>
<p>Your monologue coach should be able to offer you some suggestions. Hit that person up!</p>
<p>Thanks all 
I went to the drama book shop in NYC today, and the guy working there was more than happy to help. Gave me brand new plays published within the past year.</p>