Browse Acting Monologues & Scenes

Violet Evergarden

by Reiko Yoshida

A young boy, Yuris, hires Violet Evergarden to write letters for his family to read after he's gone. Violet, a former soldier now an 'Auto Memory Doll', assures him that her company's 'emergency provision' will cover the cost, leading to a poignant exchange about his illness and her artificial hand.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

by Eugene O'Neill

Tyrone and Jamie argue about their mother's denial concerning Edmund's illness and Tyrone's perceived stinginess in hiring a doctor. Jamie accuses his father of being cheap, leading to a heated exchange where Tyrone criticizes Jamie's lifestyle and lack of ambition.

Long Day's Journey Into Night

by Eugene O'Neill

Tyrone and Jamie clash over their mother's denial about Edmund's illness and Tyrone's perceived stinginess in hiring a cheap doctor. The argument quickly devolves into a bitter exchange about Jamie's acting career and Tyrone's financial decisions, revealing deep-seated resentments and family dysfunction.

Joker

by Todd Phillips, Scott Silver

Arthur, a struggling comedian, has a session with his social worker. He expresses his feelings of despair and mental illness, while his social worker tries to understand his state and medication needs.

Fight Club

by Jim Uhls

Two support group imposters, Jack and Marla, negotiate a schedule to divide up the various terminal illness support groups they both attend. The scene highlights their cynical dynamic and desperate need for emotional catharsis through the suffering of others.

Fight Club

by Jim Uhls

Jack confronts Marla at a support group, accusing her of faking terminal illness to exploit the emotional intimacy of the meetings. They negotiate a schedule to divide the various support groups between them, revealing their shared cynicism and desperate need for connection. The stakes involve their mutual survival mechanism and the threat of exposing each other's lies.

Broken Embraces

by Pedro Almodóvar

Lena is forced to confront her wealthy employer about her father's terminal illness before rushing to the hospital to find her parents abandoned by the medical system. She discovers that the head surgeon has heartlessly discharged her dying father simply because he is going on summer vacation.

As You Like It

by William Shakespeare

Rosalind, disguised as the youth Ganymede, attempts to convince Orlando that love is a treatable mental illness. She proposes a complex game where Orlando must woo 'him' as if he were his beloved Rosalind, claiming this role-play will eventually cure his heartache.

Euphoria

by Sam Levinson

Fezco expresses his genuine concern for Rue's well-being and her escalating drug use, prompting Rue to reveal the origin of her addiction following her father's illness. The scene explores the deep bond between a dealer and his friend as they confront the reality of her self-destruction.

A Crowded Room

by James Cameron

Two legal or medical professionals debate whether their subject is a master manipulator or suffering from a genuine dissociative identity disorder. The stakes are high as they realize the difficulty of proving a psychological illness in a court of law despite their own growing belief in the patient.

50/50

by Will Reiser

Kyle interrupts Adam and Rachael to reveal photographic evidence of Rachael's infidelity. As Adam reels from the betrayal while battling cancer, Rachael attempts to justify her actions by citing the immense pressure of his illness, leading to a heated confrontation and her eventual expulsion from the apartment.

Magnolia

by Paul Thomas Anderson

A dying man on his deathbed confesses his deep-seated regrets and past infidelities to his nurse. He recounts the toxic way he treated his late wife, Lily, and the guilt of abandoning his son during her terminal illness.