Monologues For Queer Actors
Monologues For Queer Actors.
In this article, we will be gearing all our suggestions from plays towards monologues for queer actors. Until the last century, LQBTQ+ artists and stories were by-and-large hidden, silenced and outlawed within the wider theatre community. Considering many great writers from Tennessee Williams to Lorraine Hansberry to Oscar Wilde to even Shakespeare would today characterize themselves as a part of the queer community, the influence LGTBQ+ voices have had on the history of storytelling is clear and vital. The early 20th century in America saw the beginning of inclusion with works like The Drag by Mae West, though opposed by authorities, playing to great success among NY audiences. Since that time, many plays centering around queer narratives have cemented themselves as pillars of the American Theatre.
Looking for more? Search all 355 monologues in our database by age, gender, tone and length.
01
Joe
Angels In America · Tony Kushner
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 1:15
“Stay. We can fix it. I pray for that. I pray for God to crush me, break me up into little pieces and start all over again…I had a book…”
02
Louis
Angels In America · Tony Kushner
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 2:15
“You have always hated me. Because you are in love with Prior and you were when I met him and he fell in love with me, and so now you…”
03
Prior
Angels In America · Tony Kushner
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 2:15
“We can’t just stop. We’re not rocks. Progress, migration, motion is . . . modernity. It’s animate, it’s what living things do. We desire. Even if all we desire is…”
04
Belize
Angels In America · Tony Kushner
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 1:30
“You know what your problem is, Louis? Your problem is that you are so full of piping hot crap that the mention of your name draws flies. You don’t even…”
05
Tommy
The Normal Heart · Larry Kramer
Men 30s–40s Dramatic Play About 1:30
“Tommy I have this tradition. It’s something I do now when a friend dies. I save his Rolodex card. What am I supposed to do, throw it away in the…”
In this monologue, Tommy memorializes his friend Nick after he dies of AIDS. Age Range: 30s-40s
06
Eric
The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 1:30
“Our culture is being co-opted. I mean, sure it’s great Sean Penn won an Oscar for playing Harvey Milk but American students are still taught nothing about queer history. It…”
In this monologue, Eric bemoans the transactional and thinning support of the modern gay community. Age Range: Late 20s – Early 30s
07
Toby
The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 1:15
“That is bullshit, Eric. What you ‘gave’ me? You didn’t give me anything. I built my life from the ground up. I didn’t get to do it from the comfortable…”
08
Eric
The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 2:00
“You’ve become so good at spinning people you think you can spin me, too. But I know that your book was a fraud from start to finish and your play…”
09
Toby
The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
Men 20s–30s Comedic · Dramatic Play About 1:15
“You would be nothing without me, do you understand? You would be nothing without this part. I gave you this chance, I’m the one who made it happen. Me. It…”
10
John
Cock · Mike Bartlett
Men 20s–30s Dramatic Play About 1:30
“I’m sorry I’m not speaking, I’m sorry, I know it’s weird but I’m trying to work out how to handle this who to be because I’m two different people with…”
In this monologue, John speaks to his female and male lovers, uncertain of who is supposed to be when he is attracted to both. Age Range: 30 -35
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