Monologue Help!

College Majors Musical Theater Major
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<p>I posted this in another topic but no one has answered so I made a new thread.</p>

<p>I am having such a hard time finding a modern/contemporary comedic monologue and, while I don't usually ask for suggestions, I do need some help. I've read so many plays and a push in the right direction to more material would be a great help.</p>

<p>I found a comedic shakespeare monologue, but I'd like to find a modern one to add to my group of audition monologues. It's the only one I really still need.</p>

<p>So if anyone has suggestions of comedic plays from the "classic modern" playwrights: Tennessee Williams, Arthur Miller, William Inge, Edward Albee, etc. Specifically with a female non-ingenue/character aged around 16-25.</p>

<p>Any help would be greatly appreciated!</p>

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<p>Don't know if this is "classic" or even "modern" enough, but take a look at "Bell, Book & Candle". Gillian has a wonderful monologue while talking to her cat.</p>

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<p>Check out Wendy Wasserstein--Isn't it Romantic or The Heidi Chronicles</p>

<p>P.S. Chedva--as you might have guessed B,B, & C is a favorite of mine....
pyewacket</p>

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<p>You should look at "Only You," by Timothy Mason. Not a classic modern playwrite, but funny and some good moonologues.</p>

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<p>Are you male or female? It makes a difference.</p>

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<p>I think Marymount Manhattan has a list on their website somewhere--haven't really looked at it, but it might help.</p>

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<p>here!</p>

<p><a href="http://marymount.mmm.edu/study/programs/dfpa/theatrearts/monologues.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://marymount.mmm.edu/study/programs/dfpa/theatrearts/monologues.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Thanks so much guys! I never knew about the list of plays on the MMC website. I feel like I have a better place to focus now. Thanks everyone so much!!</p>

<p>And Tarhunt I'm female.</p>

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<p>pyewacket - I was wondering if that had been your inspiration! I, too, love the play.</p>

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<p>that marymount list seems almost too good to be true, any warning about anything on that list?</p>

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<p>A lot of the plays listed has material that isn't age appropriate, at least for females. I'm assuming Marymount has no qualms about that when it comes to their audition process.</p>

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<p>I checked out the MMC list, but i don't want to do a monologue from a play that a million other people are doing. Do you know of any more comedic monologues?</p>