Scenes and Monologues

Our collection of Monologue and Scene books is one of the most extensive youll find anywhere!  We know there are a lot of books out there, and weve worked hard to weed through them and offer you this varied selection of high quality material appropriate for children and teens.  With a wide variety of both comedic and dramatic monologs and scenes, these are perfect for auditions, for speech and forensic contests, to use in the classroom or to launch discussions about sensitive topics.  Our collection includes books specific to elementary, middle school and high school and encompasses both original writings and cuttings from classic literature and theater.

Pioneer Drama Service is pleased to offer 64 texts and CDs in this category.
100 Great Monologs
A versatile collection of monologs, duologs
and triologs for student actors

A unique thing about this monolog book is that the duologs and triologs show two or three perspectives of a situation, each presented as a monolog.  More...




101 Monologues for Middle School Actors
Including duologues and triologues
These monologues, duologues and triologues may be used for auditions, classroom assignments or discussion starters.  More...


102 Great Monologues
A versatile collection of monologues and duologues for student actors

You loved her 100 Great Monologues so much that Rebecca Young has generated a new book of fresh monologues and duologues specifically written for teens of today.   More...


111 Shakespeare Monologues
Twenty-nine of Shakespeare's 37 plays are represented, offering a cross-section of work organized by comedies, histories and tragedies.   More...


221 One-Minute Monologues from Classic Plays
This anticipated volume is the perfect book for auditioning actors who have only one minute to showcase their talent and need a short classic monologue for their repertoire.   More...


60 Shakespeare Scenes
This collection of scenes is intended to give the student or newcomer to Shakespeare a chance to explore some of the well-known younger characters in his plays.   More...


Accents
A manual for actors
Accents has established itself as the most useful and comprehensive guide to accents available.   More...


Acting Duets for Young Women
8 to 10 minute duo scenes for practice and competition
This collection of 24 duet scenes are based on the real-life situations faced by young women today.   More...


Acting Natural
Monologs, Dialogs and Playlets for Teens
Here are short-length scripts which include such important matters as the environment, diets, baby-sitting, self-image, drunk driving, teenage sex and more-all treated with humor, warmth and realism.   More...


Acting Scenes and Monologs for Young Women
Sixty Dramatic Characterizations
This wonderfully diversified collection of monologs, dialogs, trios and quartets deals with subjects of self-discovery, survival in the real world and daunting decisions from tragic to trivial.   More...


Audition Monologs for Student Actors
Selections from contemporary plays
Not found in other published texts, the 57 monologs in this book are all from recently produced plays from both established and emerging new writers and are specifically suited for auditioning.   More...


Audition Monologues for Young Women New title!
Contemporary audition pieces for aspiring actresses
This new collection of 72 monologues and eight duo scenes features fresh, imaginative character portraits for young women.  More...


Childsplay
A Collection of Scenes and Monologues for Children
Scenes and monologues come from such plays and films as The Diary of Anne Frank, Brighton Beach Memoirs, The Secret Garden and most appropriately, from writings by children themselves.   More...


Christmas On Stage
An anthology of royalty-free Christmas plays for all ages
This book will make Christmas more meaningful — and fun!  — for performer and audience alike with this diverse collection of 27 Christmas plays and readings suitable for classroom or youth presentations.  More...


Comedy Plays and Scenes for Student Actors New title!
Short sketches for young performers
Heres more of Laurie Allens sketches for teens, ideal for classroom practice or contest use.  More...


Comedy Scenes for Student Actors New title!
Short sketches for young performers
These original scenes are ideal for classroom practice or for contest use.  More...


Cool Characters for Kids
71 One-minute monologues for ages 4-12
The characters in this book were created to showcase the talent and personality of the actors performing them.  The monologues are one minute and under-perfect for a childs memorization capabilities.   More...


Duo Practice & Competition
Thirty-five 8-10 minute original comedic plays
Youll find 35 original comedic duets, all written for one male and one female, with unique characters, hilarious situations and fresh material sure to make even the toughest judges crack a smile.  More...


Duo Practice & Performance
Thirty-five 8-10 minute original dramatic scenes
Perfect for forensics and acting students and their teachers and coaches, this book has 35 original dramatic duets.  More...


Encore!  More Winning Monologs for Young Actors
63 more honest-to-life monologs for teenage boys and girls
Here is a sequel to the popular Winning Monologs for Young Actors!  It includes 63 more monologs written expressly for teenagers to use for classroom exercises, speech contests or auditions.   More...


Famous Fantasy Character Monologs
Starring the Not-So-Wicked Witch and more
You will recognize the fantasy characters in this collection of monologs even though the names have been changed to fit the style of a parody presentation.  More...


The Flip Side
Sixty-four Point-of-View Monologs for Teens
These monologs are superb for acting exercises, speech and drama contests or auditions.  Each monolog characterization focuses on a topic of interest to middle school and high school teens.   More...


Funny Business
An introduction to comedy with royalty-free plays and sketches
This overview of high and low comedy defines all comedy genres:  absurdism, tragicomedy, farce and melodrama.  A discussion precedes each type of comedy illustrated, explaining the comic devices used.   More...


Get in the Act! 
Sixty monologs, dialogs and skits for teens
There are 60 original short scripts for laughter and scripts for pathos.  They create an awareness of the perils of passage as teens reach for adulthood.  It's ideal for any school theatre library.   More...


Great Scenes & Monologues for Children 7-14
This collection offers scenes and monologues from childrens novels and fairy tales as well as an eclectic mix of older drama and short story.   More...


Great Scenes from Minority Playwrights
Seventy-four Scenes of Cultural Diversity
With seventy-four scenes from plays by minority playwrights, this book covers a diverse collection of theatre:  Native-American, African-American, Hispanic, Jewish American and Asian-American.   More...


More One Act Plays for Acting Students
More Complete One-Act Plays for Acting Students
The success of One-Act Plays for Acting Students prompted this follow-up book of twenty-five contemporary short dramas by nationally known playwrights.   More...


More Scenes From Shakespeare
Twenty cuttings for acting and directing practice
These are ideal for contests, auditions and acting workshops.  Cuttings are preceded by a list of lead and supporting characters and a detailed description of what has occurred thus far in the play.   More...


Multicultural Theatre
Scenes and Monologs from New Hispanic,
Asian and African-American Plays

These 37 scenes and monologs by writers of the multicultural experience are certain to inspire actors and directors.  This is an excellent collection for expressing cultural diversity.   More...


My First Monologue Book
100 monologues for young children
This book is truly for young children — the five-to eight-year old set.  The monologues provided here are comprehensible, relatable and fun!  More...


My First Scene Book
51 scenes for young children
This book of scenes for five- to nine-year old children is just too fun to pass up!   More...


Neil Simon Monologues
Speeches from the works of Americas Foremost Playwright
Neil Simon holds the distinction of being the only playwright in history to have four plays running simultaneously on Broadway.  More...


Neil Simon Scenes
Scenes from the Works of America's Foremost Playwright
Everyone loves Neil Simons acute sense of humor and characterizations, which are intimately funny, sad, tragic and endearing, often simultaneously.   More...


On Stage!  Short Plays for Acting Students
Twenty-four one act plays for performance
These short one-act plays are easily adaptable to classroom or stage performance.  With small cast plays, monologs and duologs, here is a versatile source book for many uses.   More...


One-Act Plays for Acting Students
An anthology of short one-act plays
for one, two or three actors

Twenty-three short length plays for a cast of one, two or three actors are included in just one text.  With absolutely no cuttings, each play is a complete dramatic work.  More...


Outstanding Stage Monologs and Scenes from the '90s
Professional Auditions for Student Actors
Chosen from professional plays, the book reflects trends where small theatre groups proliferate, women and minorities have a growing influence and drama has become an international art form.   More...


Perspectives
Relevant Scenes for Teens
This book of scenes deals with challenging subject matter.  Because the characters are not stereotypical, student actors are required to stretch and reach beyond each characterization.   More...


Playing Contemporary Scenes
Thirty-one Famous Scenes and How to Play Them
Featured are the best scenes from leading plays by the most famous contemporary playwrights.  An exceptional collection that challenges actors of all ages and experience levels.   More...


Plays of America from American Folklore
For young actors grades 7-12
The ten plays in this book, intended for middle and high school students, are drawn from the ever-evolving fountain of American folklore and popular culture.   More...


Readers Theatre Anthology
A Collection of 28 Readings
This collection of scripts by a nationally known authority on the subject will add a new theatrical look to your drama program.  Their ease of performance makes these scripts ideal for classroom use.   More...


The Scenebook for Actors
Great monologs and dialogs from
contemporary and classical theatre

Included are short cuttings from some of the very best scenes in theatre yesterday and today.  All selections are by leading international playwrights including Pinter, Goldsmith, Mamet and many more.   More...


Scenes from Shakespeare
Fifteen cuttings for the classroom
This is ideal for a class that only has three to four weeks to study Shakespeare as well as for groups looking for performance materials, whether for contests, auditions or acting workshops.   More...


Scenes or Monologues in Dialect for Young Actors
These books represent an essential resource specifically for young actors.  More...


Scenes That Happen
This text contains thirty-four real-life scenes for boys, girls and mixed casts.  They are excellent for contest scripts because student actors portray themselves in situations of teenage existence.   More...


Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Actors
and More Short Scenes and Monologues for Middle School Actors
Two separate volumes are now available that capture the effervescence, awkwardness, complexity, and joy of being a middle schooler.  More...


Sixty Comedy Duet Scenes for Teens
Real-life situations for laughter
These scenes are perfect for classroom practice or for an evening of entertainment.  More...


Sketch-O-Frenia
Fifty short and witty satirical sketches
Actors have the chance to perform wildly different character types in off-the-wall situations.  Imagine ants, fish and other unlikely creatures satirizing everything we consider normal and acceptable!   More...


Spotlight
Solo scenes for student actors
Here is a superb resource for teens that can be utilized for acting exercises, auditions or audience entertainment.  These short monologs are warm, funny, current and best of all, real.   More...


Teatro! 
Hispanic plays for young people
Introduce your students to the rich traditions of Hispanic culture.  Each play will give young students a glimpse into the heart and soul of the Hispanic culture of the American Southwest!   More...


Teens Speak — 60 Original Character Monologues
Available for boys or girls, ages 13-15 or 16-18
Each of these well-written books has 60 character monologues, specifically for a male or female teen of a fairly narrow age range.  More...


Tell It Like It Is New title!
50 monologs for talented teens
Award-winning Peg Kehret has done it again!   More...


Ten-Minute Plays for Kids 7-10
Chock-full of activities and worksheets to add dimension and depth to the plays while appealing to various learning styles, youll love how versatile this books is!  More...


Ten-Minute Plays for Middle School
These unique books contain much more than just a dozen age-appropriate plays — they are also a great source of supplemental material to facilitate any middle school group interested in scene work.  More...


Ten-Minute Plays for Teens
These unique books contain much more than just a dozen age-appropriate plays — they are also a great source of supplemental material to facilitate any group of teens interested in scene work.  More...


The Theatre Audition Books
Here are two of the most comprehensive books of monologs ever compiled.  More...


Thirty Short Comedy Plays for Teens
Plays for a variety of cast sizes
These 30 short plays, ranging in length from three to seven minutes, give actors the opportunity to create outrageous characters in the context of situations they know so well.  More...


Tough Acts to Follow
Seventy-five monologs for teens
These monologs take a strong look at teenage attitudes, lifestyles and problems.  It focuses on those classic teenage quirks and idiosyncrasies–those weird, twisted qualities that make them teenagers.  More...


The Twelve Plays of Christmas
Traditional and modern plays for the holidays
Here is a joyous pageant of plays by masters through the ages, including Dylan Thomas, Charles Dickens, Thornton Wilder, Langston Hughes and Hans Christian Andersen.   More...


The Ultimate Audition Book For Teens
A collection of 111 One-Minute Monologue books
This series is a wealth of fabulous award-winning material written specifically for todays teens.  And the best part?  It all happens in a minute!  More...


Ultimate Monologue Book for Middle School Actors
Volume One
The perfect blend of monologs for middle school, this collection deals with that uncomfortable age where students aren't little kids but aren't quite adults yet either.  More...


The Way I See It
Fifty values-oriented monologues for teens
The real-life values of teenagers are explored in this collection of monologs.  Each monolog expresses an opinion of a situation, issue or problem and is written as teens talk and think today.   More...


Wild and Wacky
60 one-minute monologues for kids
These 60 monologues focus on the magical moments of delights and discovery that make being a kid one of the best things anyone ever does in life.  More...


Winning Monologs for Young Actors
65 honest-to-life characterizations to delight
young actors and audiences of all ages

These 65 short, original monologs are a rare treat for auditions, speech contests, acting exercises or audience entertainment in a stage review.   More...


Young Womens Monologues from Contemporary Plays #2
Professional auditions for aspiring actresses
This eclectic collection of 78 monologues and eight duologues for women from recently produced contemporary plays is ideal for auditions, contests, workshops and acting classes.  More...