Monologues can showcase your acting and storytelling skills at their best an dare an excellent vehicle for older actors to express thoughts aloud. Here, you’ll find books of monologues as well as stand-alone scripts.

  • Mrs. Claus book cover with red, green, and black design elements.

    Mrs. Claus

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 woman

    5 minute comedy

    In this hilarious monologue, Mabel Claus describes the trials and tribulations of being married to the world’s most famous man for 541 years. A true Christmas gem!
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  • Housecleaning book cover with bold title and author name.

    Housecleaning

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 Either

    Less than 2 minutes

    Ida, a frustrated homemaker, swears off housework for more enlightening tasks. A never-fail show and a hit wherever it's performed!
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  • Senior theatre group smiling together for a photo.

    Age on Stage®: Lifewriti…

    $19.95

    Theatre from memories

    with this step by step guide

    Joy Reilly takes you through the writing process as you create monologues that reflect your own story.  The monologues, from funny to deeply personal, will inspire you!
  • Book cover of "New Monologues for Mature Actors" featuring illustrated characters.

    New Monologues for Mature…

    $20.95

    cast of 1

    varies by script

    Take these comic and serious monologues with their fresh, modern characters to your auditions and acting classes.
  • Senior theatre resource cover for "I'm Stayin' Alive" by ArtAge Publications.

    I’m Stayin’ Alive

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00 Sale!

    1 either

    7 minute comedy

    A bad case of boredom is first treated with cigarettes, alcohol and as many transfats as possible but the true cure ends up being surfing the web.
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  • Sara Plays Her Game

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 either

    10 minute monologue

    In WWII Paris during Madame Joel's French class, Sara learns how to play a very important game. Award-winning monologue!
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  • Senior woman speaking at graduation ceremony, oldest living graduate.

    The Oldest Living Graduat…

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 either

    4-minute comedy

    High school seniors have voted to invite a senior citizen, Sarah Goldfarb, to be their graduation speaker. Her wise and witty talk inspires!
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  • Book cover of "Bert, One Year Later" by Dave Carley for senior theatre resource.

    Bert, One Year Later

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    1 man

    10 minute monologue

    Bert, in his 70's and recently widowed, encounters a teenager outside his condo. The interaction convinces Bert that life is worth the pain.
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  • Mirroritis

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 woman

    5 minute comedy

    This humorously relatable monologue is about when you look in the mirror and ask, "Who Is This Woman?" The shocking answer of course is, me!
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  • Cover of "The Bookmark" by Emily Rhoads Johnson, a senior theatre resource guide.

    The Bookmark

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00 Sale!

    1 man, 1 woman

    10 minute mystery

    Marla turns detective when a scrap of paper falls out of her library book that says, "Call me. It's time." Time for what? That's the question. Maybe it's time to call and find out!
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  • Book cover for "Finding Me" by Nikki Harmon, part of Senior Theatre Resource Center.

    Finding Me

    Price range: $3.00 through $35.00

    1 woman, 1 voice over

    7 minute comedy

    After 51 years of marriage, Edna reflects on her first solo journey abroad and comes home with an important souvenir: the courage to live life on her own terms.
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  • Cover of "One on One: the Best Monologues for Mature Actors".

    One on One: the Best Mono…

    $19.99

    81 monologues

    from Ancient Greece to today

    Useful for auditions, in class, or performance, this collection of 81 monologues from ancient Greek to modern times gives older performers a wealth of material.
  • Miss Ida’s Man-in-t…

    Price range: $7.50 through $45.00 Sale!

    1 woman

    45 minutes

    On the morning of the 1969 moon landing, Miss Ida hosts a quirky yard sale that becomes an unguarded confession of love, loss, reinvention, and the long road that brought her there.
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