Browse Acting Monologues & Scenes

The Book of Eli

by Gary Whitta

In a post-apocalyptic wasteland, the ruthless leader Carnegie explains to his enforcer Redridge why a specific book is the ultimate weapon for social control. He reveals his plan to use religious rhetoric to expand his power and build a new world in his own image, regardless of the book's actual contents.

Julius Caesar

by William Shakespeare

Mark Antony delivers a masterful funeral oration for the assassinated Julius Caesar, strategically using irony to undermine the conspirators. He appeals to the emotions of the Roman citizens, highlighting Caesar's generosity and the brutality of his murder to incite the crowd to mutiny. The scene is a high-stakes display of rhetorical manipulation and political maneuvering.

Richard III

by William Shakespeare

Richard uses manipulative rhetoric and high-stakes vulnerability to woo Lady Anne over the corpse of her father-in-law. He offers her his sword and invites her to kill him, claiming his murderous actions were driven entirely by his desperate love for her beauty.

Us

by David Nicholls

During a 1995 dinner party, a young, socially awkward scientist named Douglas tries to flirt with Connie while navigating a hostile conversation with Jake, an arrogant trapeze artist. The scene reaches a boiling point when Douglas uses a gruesome hypothetical medical scenario to defend the necessity of scientific intervention against Jake's anti-science rhetoric.

Bugonia

by Will Tracy

Teddy attempts to radicalize and reassure his hesitant cousin Don after kidnapping a pharmaceutical executive they believe is an alien. Teddy uses environmentalist rhetoric and conspiracy theories to justify their actions while manipulating Don's emotional loyalty to the mission.

Loving

by Jeff Nichols

In 1958 Virginia, Sheriff Brooks intimidates Richard Loving after his arrest for marrying a Black woman. The Sheriff uses racial rhetoric and legal threats to pressure Richard into abandoning his wife's bail attempt.