<p>So im a current freshman in college who plans on transfering somehwere where I can be a theatre major as there is no drama program at my current college. Theatre is really something that brings me to life. However im a bit of an amateur in the theatre world as I only really started getting highly involved my senior year of high school. Because of this i dont know where to begin searching for a good monologue. I need a classical one and a contemporary one. The classical i can generally figure out.. however, I am having such difficulty tracking don a good monologue. I would like to find a good play as a whole so that i am not just reading the play for the monologue, but as a whole to understand what i am saying. </p>
<p>so i guess my question is if someone could be so kind as to reccomend any good plays, playwrites, or monologues in general for me? </p>
<p>I am a caucasion 18 year old girl who is "normal" id say haha (style wise at least...like im not goth or punk or too girly, etc). I realize that a good monologue has to be tailored to the person individually and that its hard for people to give advice on this when you don't know me. thing is I just want a spring board...a place to start, because i am totally lost in this process. thanks so much for any help :)</p>
<p>One of the things my D has found helpful is talking to theater people who know her to get some ideas. She still has to comb through those and find the ones that speak to her but its a start. Since there isn’t a theater program at your school its a bit harder to find that person but is there a small theater in your town? We have found theater people to be sooooo helpful and welcoming to kids interested in pursuing theater. Its worth a shot.</p>
<p>It takes combing through a lot of plays to find a monologue that works for you. Don’t get discouraged. Go to the library and just spend a couple hours going through their play collections. Some contemporary playwrights to look for include Theresa Rebeck, Tracy Letts, David Lindsay-Abaire, Sarah Ruhl and Sam Shephard. </p>
<p>Do you have one particular play you have attended, or perhaps watched on DVD that you really like? If so, you might try going to Amazon and typing in that title. One of my favorite features of Amazon is the similar products they suggest during a search. So if I am looking at ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD by Tom Stoppard, for instance, it will suggest other plays by Stoppard as well as plays written by other writers in similar style. Honestly, I can read for hours this way, lol. In the end, you don’t have to order anything. (Sorry Amazon, but you know how much I love you and frequently purchase from you!) Once you have a few titles narrowed down, you can go to your local library and request them. In the end, you will have to read the full play. And, naturally, you will want to. But it can seem a daunting task to have to read dozens of plays in search of the perfect monologue. Try reading about the plays first on Amazon–and even reading the customer reviews. They can be very helpful–and amusing–too. Good luck!</p>
<p>You could try ordering the Playscripts catalog (go to their website to locate how to order–we get it in the mail, I think because we ordered a play from them once). It has synposes of the plays. The choices might be some that are more off the beaten path.</p>