RESOURCES
For the Stage
Audition material, publications, and interviews.
FREE AUDITION MATERIAL
Monologues & Scenes
Feel free to print and use these comedic monologues and scenes for classwork or auditions.
Monologues
Paul, 20s/40s
A blind date takes a turn into unconventional politics.
The Acts of LifeDetective H.D., 40s/50s
A police officer recounts a spectacular fall from a wall.
Law & Order: Fairy Tale UnitMatt (or Mary), 20s/30s
A blind date gets very far ahead of the relationship.
Check PleaseLinda, 20s/30s
Linda introduces her imaginary friend on a date.
Check PleaseDetective Itsy, 40s/50s
A wrongly accused spider defends herself.
Law & Order: Fairy Tale Unit — Episode 2Todd, 18
A college student makes the case for last-minute procrastination.
Meet the RoommatesScenes
Guy and Donna, 20s/30s
A doctor breaks too many social rules on a blind date.
Check Please: Take 2Guy and Jackie, 20s/30s
An internet-language obsession complicates a date.
Check Please: Take 2Adam, 40s; Bob, 20s
A job interview takes an unexpectedly fortunate turn.
Hard CandyHarry, 50s; Jill, 20s
A timid candidate meets a militant interviewer.
Hard CandyMike and Tommy, 18
A new roommate has an unusual sleep condition.
Meet the RoommatesSharon and Jenny, 18
Two roommates discover incompatible expectations about boundaries.
Meet the RoommatesIN PRINT
Anthologies
Jonathan’s writing has appeared in these publications.
- Laugh Lines: Short Comic Plays
- Random Acts of Comedy: 15 Hit One-Act Plays for Student Actors
- Foundations of Language and Literature
- 222 More Comedy Monologues 2 Minutes & Under
- Actor’s Choice: Monologues for Teens
- Actor’s Choice: Scenes for Teens
- 2009: The Best Men’s Stage Monologues and Scenes
- The Best Stage Scenes 2007
- The Best Women’s Stage Monologues of 2006
- The Best Men’s Stage Monologues of 2005
- The Best Stage Scenes 2004