The ultimate scene and monologue sourcebook
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If you have a play or playwright in mind, the best place to start is the library Quick Search! Try a keyword search using the title of the play or the name of the playwright. QuickSearch will find both plays UNLV has in print form and plays that are online through the resources listed below.
You can use a subject search like
to browse plays available in the book stacks and online if you don't have a specific work in mind.
Good for: Finding plays published in anthologies or searching for plays by subject or size and gender of cast.
Contains: Index of plays published in anthologies.
You can find collections of monologues in the book stacks in two areas: PN 2080 and PN 4305 .M6
This search is already limited to books or ebooks with Monologues in the subject field. You can add a range of dates to find just recently published monologues; you can also add keywords like classical, modern or contemporary or men or women in the second search box to narrow down your results.
Monologue books collect monologues from published plays as well as film scripts, original monologues, poems and other sources; the book should always give you a citation that points you to the original source. Use that information to track down and read the complete play that a monologue originates from.
Good for: Finding play scripts in multiple genres including Irish drama, off-Broadway and alternative theatre, political plays, and global and postcolonial theatre.
Contains: Play scripts.
Dates covered: 1900-2000.
Recent monologue books in ebook format
The Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Men
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Oberon Book of Modern Monologues for Women
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The Kilroys' List
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National Youth Theatre monologues : 75 speeches for auditions
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free online collections
Good for: Reading play scripts and scholarly books analyzing drama.
Contains: Scripts for over 1000 plays, from Aeschylus to the present day, including modern classics from Tom Stoppard, David Mamet, Caryl Churchill and many more.
Good for: Exploring African literature and culture through books originally published in the Heinemann African Writers Series.
Contains: Novels, plays, poetry, folk materials, and non-fictional accounts.
Dates covered: 1962-2003.
Good for: Studying plays by Asian-American playwrights.
Contains: Plays, biographical information, and production details.
Good for: Studying plays by Black playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries.
Contains: Playscripts.
Good for: Reading novels, short stories, poems, and plays written by Americans of Spanish or Latin American heritage.
Contains: Literary works.
Dates covered: 1872-present.
Good for: Researching literature, literary criticism and theory, and finding interviews with authors and book reviews.
Contains: Poetry, drama, prose, literature criticism journals, e-books, and key reference resources.
Good for: Theatre history research.
Contains: Reference texts, posters, playbills, photos, architectural images, floor plans, and ephemera.
Good for: Finding plays written by women in the United States and Canada.
Contains: Plays.
Dates covered: 1770-present.
Good for: Finding play scripts in multiple genres including Irish drama, off-Broadway and alternative theatre, political plays, and global and postcolonial theatre.
Contains: Play scripts.
Dates covered: 1900-2000.
Good for: Finding plays published in the United States and Canada.
Contains: Plays.
Dates covered: 1900-2000.
