Monologues and Solo Performances
NOTE: These monologues are suggestions provided by Drama teachers. They have been found useful in specific situations. No specific claim is made about their suitability for any specific educational activity. As in all good planning, it is recommended that teachers read the entire monologue before making suggestions to their students.
Shared by: Heather Timms, Ballajura CC
Name of Play: “Clear
Glass Marbles”
Author: Jane Martin
Style/Form: Realism
Comment:
The marbles the actor holds
in her hands and periodically drops during the monologue are very symbolic.
The character looks back on her life - the pain, the demands - how life
just seems to roll away.
Shared by: John B, Rockingham
Name of Play: “Blackrock”
Author: Nick Enright
Publisher:Currency
Date: 1998
ISBN#: 0868194778
Section: pp 44 -
45
Character: Ricko
Style/Form: Naturalism
Comment:
Yr 12 study only - a difficult
confession piece
Shared by: Tracy Kleber, Perth Modern SHS
Name of Play: “The
Three Sisters”
Author: Anton Chekov
Section: the part
of Irena
Non-Specific
(or M and F in same text)
Shared by: Janine Bettanay, Australind SHS
Volume: The
Actor’s Audition Manual
Author: Dean Carey
Publisher: Currency
Date: 1995
ISBN#: 868191361
Style/Form: Varied
Comment:
Nice variety of pieces
Shared by: Kim Flintoff, Ursula Frayne
Name of Play: “After
Shocks”
Author: Paul Brown
and the Workers Cultural Action Committee
Publisher: Currency
Date: 1993
ISBN#: 0868193690
Sections: Act 1 -
Sc 2, 4, 5, 6, 9. Act 2 - Sc 2,6,8,9,12
M/F: Both
Style/Form: Minimalist/realism
Comment:
Reactions and responses
to the Newcastle Earthquake
Shared by: Pauline Hood, Prendiville
Volume: Winning Monologues
for Young Actors
Author: Peg Kehret
Publisher: Meriwether
Date: 1987
ISBN#: 0916260380
Style/Form: modern/realistic
Comment:
Excellent book for Year
9/10