Writer

Sam Shepard

Browse 3 audition scenes and monologues written by Sam Shepard, including scenes from Buried Child and Fool for Love. Shepard's work on AuditionScenes spans drama and drama and features monologues drawn from play. These scenes are particularly suited for drama school audition, agent showcase, self tape. Each scene includes Director's Notes with performance guidance, character analysis, and a downloadable PDF.

3 scenes available · drama, Drama

monologues by Sam Shepard play scenes

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monologue

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Vince's Ancestral Journey

Buried Child

by Sam Shepard

A contemplative, existential, disoriented VINCE's monologue from "Buried Child" by Sam Shepard. Genre: drama.

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Character Actor Everyman Outsider+3 more

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monologue

2 min

Eddie's Monologue — The Story of the Red Awning

Fool for Love

by Sam Shepard

Eddie recounts a pivotal childhood memory of walking through town with his father to a mysterious house. He describes the moment he first saw May and the instant, fated connection they shared while their father wept in another woman's arms.

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Romantic Lead Vulnerable Everyman+1 more

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monologue

2 min

Eddie's Childhood Memory

Fool for Love

by Sam Shepard

Eddie recounts a haunting childhood memory of walking through a desert town with his father. He describes the moment he first saw the woman he would love forever, framed by a sense of destiny and family secrets.

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Leading Man Romantic Lead Vulnerable+2 more