101 original one-minute monologues

Men's monologues. Frank (30s) comedic, the brother of a criminal

Charlie (30s to 50s) comedic, a loner who loves animals

Ben (20s to 30s) dramatic, a man whose girlfriend died in a tsunami

Ned (50s to 70s) dramatic, a doctor with a cure for the terminally ill

Ron (30s to 40s) comedic, a guy who just had a strange encounter at a bar

Howard (20s to 40s) dramatic, a man recalls a moment when he feared becoming a mugging victim

John (40s) dramatic, a lawyer recalls the case of a man who received an unfair verdict

Alfred (20s to 40s) comedic, a man who's convinced he's insane

Joe Klien (40s to 50s) comedic, a dead man who decides to become an actor

Johnny (20s to 30s) seriocomedic, a bitter man attending a family wedding

Howie ( 20s to 30s) dramatic, a son confronts his arrogant father

Greg (20s to early 30's) seriocomedic, an excited tourist in New York City for the first time

R̂eg (20s) comedic, a soap opera star talks about an embarrassing experience

Wilifred (40s to 50s) seriocomedic, a man lectures a boy about pollution

Harris (30s to 50s) dramatic, a man recalls seeing someone have a heart attack in a restaurant

Mark (20s to 40s) comedic, a frustrated writer

John Dickson Fisher (40s to 50s) dramatic, a man who believes he has cancer

Gabe (20s to 30s) comedic, a man confesses to a fellow worker that he's a fairy

Leonard (50s to 60s) dramatic, a man talks about realizing his mother has Alzheimer's

Sean (late teens) comedic, a boy who wants to be a rock star

Christian (20s to 30s) comedic, an actor upset about having to do a one-minute monologue

Marshal (30s to 40s) dramatic, a death-row prisoner convinces his lawyer not to go for any more appeals

Tad (30s to 40s) dramatic, the accused brother of a murder victim

Ralph (20s) seriocomedic, a dog aching to be adopted

Ŝam (40s to 50s) dramatic, a son recalls a tender moment with his mother

Luke (30s) dramatic, the victim of a teenage criminal

Ian (20s to 30s) comedic, a man who can't say the word "love"

Jack (30s to 40s) dramatic, a sergeant confronts a traitor

Mike (20s to 30s) dramatic, a lonely guy at a gym

Michael (20s to 30s) dramatic, a man confronts his childhood abuser

Stephen (20s to 30s) comedic, a closeted gay man about to get married

Dylan (30s to 40s) comedic, a neurotic man in a neurotic relationship

Johnathan (30s to 50s) comedic, a singing teacher secretly lusts after his student

Mathew (20s to 30s) dramatic, a gay man talks about walking into a crowded bar

Lyle (30s to 40s) dramatic, the father of a recently adopted child

Clark (30s) dramatic, a husband fed up with his wife's yelling

Ted (20s) comedic, a man who has been fooled once too often

Josh (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, a man with a disturbing dream

B̂illy (30s to 40s) dramatic, a death-row prisoner

Rob (20s to 40s) seriocomedic, a mysterious husband

Mikey (30s to 40s) comedic, a cheating husband trying to leave his mistress

Jeffrey (20s) seriocomedic, an emotionally frozen actor

Harry (50s to 60s) seriocomedic, a husband fed up with his "new age" wife

Dr. Gerald Zerenfeld (40s to 50s) comedic, a doctor fed up with the way his family treats him

Arnold (20s to 40s) seriocomedic, a man with dangerous thoughts

Ken (20s) seriocomedic, a desperate actor

Charles (30s to 50s) seriocomedic, a man talks about his manic mind

Harold (40s to 50s) comedic, a husband accused of infidelity

Pete (20s to 30s) comedic, a son tells his father about his night

Paul (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, an artist recalls how his love of art nearly killed him

Women's monologues. Julianne (30s to 50s) seriocomedic, the inner thoughts of an abused wife as her husband eats breakfast

Sharon (late teens) dramatic, a girl who may have met the right guy at a party

Elizabeth (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, an office worker recalls the last time she saw her boss

K̂ate (30s to 50s) dramatic, a mother's plea that her son isn't brain dead

Pam (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, a waitress tells how she deserted her family

Yvonne (50s to 60s) comedic, a "mature" actress defends her choice to host a reality TV show

Sally (30s) dramatic, the neighbor of an accused pedophile

Charlotte (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, a wealthy wife confronts her husband about his infidelity

Clarisse (30s to 50s) dramatic, a mother talks about her recently adopted son

Gail (50s) dramatic, a mother-in-law confronts her son-in-law about the murder of her daughter

Jenny (20s to 40s) seriocomedic, a businesswoman who is a clown on weekends

Janine (30s to 50s) seriocomedic, a shop clerk stranded in Mykonos, Greece

Roberta (20s) dramatic, a daughter meets her father for the first time

Estelle (60s) dramatic, a wife attempting to hide her medical results from her husband

M̂aureen (teens) seriocomedic, a daugher whose mother left the family to attend the Pope's funeral

Joan (40s to 50s) dramatic, a mother recalls the day she found our about her soldier son's death in Iraq

Fran (20s) seriocomedic, a woman recalls her friend's marriage proposal at a football game

Jennifer (20s to 30s) comedic, a woman recalls meeting a handsome guy at a bar

Margerie (20s to 30s) dramatic, a victim of postpartum depression

Ana (30s to 40s) dramatic, an adoptive mother confronts the birth mother

Sybil (30s to 40s) comedy, a woman who attends strangers' memorials

Gloria (20s to 40s) dramatic, a mother who has accidentally burnt down her house

Anita (30s to 50s) dramatic, an abused daughter finally confronts her mother

Shelly (25 to 40) comedic, a woman fed up with her overanalytic boyfriend

Kami (late 20s to 30s) dramatic, the sister of a murder victim

Tammy (30s to 40s) comedic, a woman whose boyfriend has left her for an older woman

K̂aren (20s to 30s) dramatic, a woman accused of being "unfeeling" by her boyfriend

Gretchen (30s to 50s) dramatic, a wife recalls her and her husband's escape from a California mud slide

Cindy (late teens) comedic, a daughter tells her dad about her phone call with Leonardo DiCaprio

Christine (20s to 40s) seriocomedic, a woman recalls the day she went to see Santa Claus

Christy (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, a woman describes the date from hell to her friend

Ginny (20s to 30s) dramatic, a soldier describes her experience at a detainee prison in Iraq

Stayce (late 20s to 40s) dramatic, a woman talks to a dangerous man she just met

Alice (40s to 60s) seriocomedic, a wife recalls her first date with her husband

Jeanette (50s to 60s) dramatic, a stalking victim

Elaine (30s to 40s) seriocomedic, a woman tells of a life-changing realization

Helene (40s to 60s) seriocomedic, a tenant denying she's trying to seduce her super

Ĝrace (20s to 30s) comedic, a mother catches her young children playing doctor

Gina (40s) seriocomedic, a businesswoman confronts a male associate

Aisha (40s to 50s) dramatic, an exorcist

Teresa (30s to 40s) dramatic, a woman admits her fears of bringing a child into the world

Ruby (teens) seriocomedic, a girl's hateful thoughts for another girl

Renee (40s) dramatic, a wife confronts her celebrity husband

Vivian (20s) seriocomedic, an American Idol contestant

Hillary (late 20s to 30s) dramatic, a woman talks about her fears of being terminally ill

Arlene (50s) comedic, a wealthy, married woman having an affair with her tennis coach

Gwen (40s) seriocomedic, a CEO trying to seduce a co-worker she just met at a bar

Renette (30s to 40s) dramatic, a desperately lonely woman reaching out to a friend

Patty (30s) comedic, a crook trying to convince her husband to help her rob a bank

Rhonda (30s) dramatic, a cop saying good night to her daughter

M̂argie (20s to 30s) comedic, a woman describes the strange man she met at a bar

Helen (60s) comedic, a woman finally feeling liberated

Bette (late 20s to 30s) a runaway bride

Vernice (30s to 50s) seriocomedic, a woman who dreamt George Clooney was her dentist.