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  1. Julie A Mouthful of Air · Amy Koppleman
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s
    • ~2:45
    • Dramatic
  2. Abigail Williams The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  3. Abra East Of Eden · Paul Osborn
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  4. Adelaide The Verge · Susan Glaspell
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  5. Admetus Alcestis · Euripides
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  6. Agamemnon Agamemnon · Aeschylus
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  7. Aileen Monster · Patty Jenkins
    • Movie
    • Women
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  8. Aldo Italian American Reconciliation · John Patrick Shanley
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  9. Alfieri A View From The Bridge · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  10. Algernon The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  11. Allie The Notebook · Jeremy Leven
    • Movie
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  12. Alma Persona · Ingmar Bergman
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~5:00
    • Dramatic
  13. Alma Summer and Smoke · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  14. Amanda Bonner Adam's Rib · Ruth Gordon & Garson Kanin
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~4:00
    • Dramatic
  15. Amanda The Glass Menagerie · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  16. Amanda The Glass Menagerie · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:30
    • Comedic
  17. Amir Disgraced · Ayad Akhtar
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  18. Amir Disgraced · Ayad Akhtar
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  19. Amy Dunne Gone Girl · Gillian Flynn
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s
    • ~2:19
    • Dramatic
  20. Amy Her · Spike Jonze
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  21. Amy Little Women · Greta Gerwig
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  22. Andrey The Three Sisters · Anton Chekhov
    • Men
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  23. Andromache Trojan Women · Euripides
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  24. Angel Cruz Jesus Hopped The A Train · Stephen Adly Guirgis
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:15
    • Dramatic
  25. Anna Anna Christie · Eugene O'Neill
    • Women
    • 30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  26. Anne Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  27. Anne Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  28. Anne Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  29. Annie Wilkes Misery · William Goldman
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 40s–50s
    • ~4:21
    • Dramatic
  30. Austin True West · Sam Shepard
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  31. Beatrice Much Ado About Nothing · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:30
    • Classical
  32. Belize Angels In America · Tony Kushner
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  33. Beneatha A Raisin In The Sun · Lorraine Hansberry
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  34. Benedick Much Ado About Nothing · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  35. Berniece The Piano Lesson · August Wilson
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  36. Biff Death of a Salesman · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  37. Black Stache Peter and the Starcatcher · Rick Elice
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  38. Bob The Days and Nights of Beebee Fenstermaker · William Mastrosimone
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Comedic
  39. Borachio Much Ado About Nothing · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  40. Borkin Ivanov · Anton Chekhov
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  41. Boy Willie The Piano Lesson · August Wilson
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  42. Brabantio Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  43. Brian Narrative · Anthony Neilson
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  44. Brian The Breakfast Club · John Hughes
    • Movie
    • Men
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  45. Brutus Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  46. Brutus Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  47. Brutus Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  48. Brutus Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  49. Calpurnia Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  50. Carter Fat Pig · Neil LaBute
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  51. Cassius Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  52. Cassius Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  53. Cassius Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  54. Catherine Proof · David Auburn
    • Women
    • 20s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  55. Catherine A View From The Bridge · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  56. Catherine A View From The Bridge · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  57. Charlie Pomona · Alistair McDowall
    • Men
    • Teens–20s
    • ~4:00
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  58. Charlotta The Cherry Orchard · Anton Chekhov
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  59. Chorus Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:30
    • Classical
  60. Chorus Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~3:00
    • Classical
  61. Chorus Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  62. Chorus Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  63. Chris All My Sons · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  64. Chris The Play That Goes Wrong · Henry Lewis, Jonathan Sayer & Henry Shields
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  65. Chrissy In The Boom Boom Room · David Rabe
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  66. Claudius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  67. Claudius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  68. Claudius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  69. Claudius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  70. Colonel Jessep A Few Good Men · Aaron Sorkin
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 50s–60s
    • ~1:41
    • Dramatic
  71. Colonel Jessep A Few Good Men · Aaron Sorkin
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 50s–60s
    • ~1:41
    • Dramatic
  72. Cressida Troilus and Cressida · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  73. Czar Vera; or, The Nihilists · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:30
    • Comedic
  74. Daniel Plainview There Will Be Blood · Paul Thomas Anderson
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 40s–50s
    • ~2:45
    • Dramatic
  75. Daphne Bridgerton · Chris Van Dusen
    • TV show
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  76. Dave Election · Alexander Payne & Jim Taylor
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  77. Desdemona Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  78. Desdemona Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~0:30
    • Classical
  79. Desdemona Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  80. Desdemona Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  81. Desdemona Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  82. Diana Christensen Network · Paddy Chayefsky
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  83. Diana Christensen Network · Paddy Chayefsky
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  84. Dido Dido, Queen Of Carthage · Christopher Marlowe
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  85. Don Birnam The Lost Weekend · Charles Brackett & Billy Wilder
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  86. Don Juan Don Juan · Molière
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:45
    • Comedic
  87. Donna The Dreamer Examines His Pillow · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:45
    • Dramatic
  88. Donna The Dreamer Examines His Pillow · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  89. Doolittle Pygmalion · George Bernard Shaw
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  90. Dorian The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~4:00
    • Dramatic
  91. Dorothy There's No Place like OZ · Gabriel Davis
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~3:15
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  92. Dotty Otley Noises Off · Michael Frayn
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Comedic
  93. Doug Così · Louis Nowra
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:30
    • Comedic
  94. Duchess The Duchess Of Padua · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  95. Eddie Fool For Love · Sam Shepard
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  96. Edgar King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  97. Edmund Long Day's Journey Into Night · Eugene O'Neill
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  98. Edmund King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  99. Edmund King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  100. Edmund Long Day's Journey Into Night · Eugene O'Neill
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  101. Elaine The Graduate · Calder Willingham & Buck Henry
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  102. Elaine The Last of the Red Hot Lovers · Neil Simon
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  103. Elder Price The Book Of Mormon · Trey Parker, Robert Lopez & Matt Stone
    • Musical
    • Men
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  104. Electra Electra · Euripides
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  105. Elinor St. Valentines Day · Annie Eliot Trumbull
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:15
    • Comedic
  106. Eliza Doolittle My Fair Lady · Alan Jay Lerner
    • Musical
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  107. Elizabeth Proctor The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  108. Elizabeth Sloane Miss Sloane · Jonathan Perera
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:45
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  109. Emilia Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  110. Emma Curse Of The Starving Class · Sam Shepard
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  111. Emma People Places and Things · Duncan Macmillan
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  112. Eric The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  113. Eric The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  114. Fairy A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Kids–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  115. Faustus Doctor Faustus · Christopher Marlowe
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  116. Fleabag Fleabag · Phoebe Waller-Bridge
    • TV show
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  117. Flynn Doubt: A Parable · John Patrick Shanley
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  118. Francis Osama The Hero · Dennis Kelly
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  119. Georgie Spike Heels · Theresa Rebeck
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:45
    • Comedic
  120. Gertrude Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  121. Ghost Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  122. Ghost Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  123. Gloucester Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  124. Gloucester Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  125. Gloucester Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  126. Goneril King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  127. Goneril King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  128. Good-Bye Charles Good-Bye Charles · Gabriel Davis
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:45
    • Comedic
  129. Grace The Dining Room · A. R. Gurney
    • Women
    • 40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  130. Gus The Fault in Our Stars · Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
    • Movie
    • Men
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  131. Gwendolen The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  132. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  133. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  134. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  135. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  136. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • Teens–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  137. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:30
    • Classical
  138. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  139. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:00
    • Classical
  140. Hamlet Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  141. Hannibal Lecter The Silence of the Lambs · Ted Tally
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 50s–60s
    • ~1:27
    • Dramatic
  142. Hazel The Fault in Our Stars · Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  143. Hazel The Fault in Our Stars · Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
    • Movie
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  144. Heavenly Sweet Bird Of Youth · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  145. Hecuba Hecuba · Euripides
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  146. Helena All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  147. Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  148. Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  149. Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  150. Helena A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  151. Helena All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  152. Helena All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  153. Helena All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  154. Helmer A Doll's House · Henrik Ibsen
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  155. Helmer A Doll's House · Henrik Ibsen
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  156. Henry Higgins My Fair Lady · Alan Jay Lerner
    • Musical
    • Men
    • 40s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  157. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  158. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  159. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  160. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  161. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~4:00
    • Classical
  162. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  163. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~3:15
    • Classical
  164. Henry Henry V · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  165. Hermia A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  166. Howard Roark The Fountainhead · Ayn Rand
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~6:00
    • Dramatic
  167. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  168. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:30
    • Classical
  169. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  170. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  171. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  172. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  173. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  174. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  175. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  176. Iago Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  177. Ian Mercy · Adam Szymkowicz
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  178. Iphigenia Iphigenia in Aulis · Euripides
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  179. Isobel Bull · Mike Bartlett
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  180. James Secret Bridesmaids' Business · Elizabeth Coleman
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  181. Jamie Long Day's Journey Into Night · Eugene O'Neill
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  182. Jane Dentity Crisis · Christopher Durang
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  183. Janet The West Wing · Aaron Sorkin
    • TV show
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~0:30
    • Comedic
  184. Jaques As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  185. Jennie Chapter Two · Neil Simon
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  186. Jim's Dad American Pie · Adam Herz
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  187. Jimmy Look Back In Anger · John Osborne
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  188. Jimmy Look Back In Anger · John Osborne
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  189. Joan Saint Joan · George Bernard Shaw
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  190. Joe Angels In America · Tony Kushner
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  191. John Doe Meet John Doe · Robert Riskin
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~5:45
    • Dramatic
  192. John Cock · Mike Bartlett
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  193. John Summer and Smoke · Tennessee Williams
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  194. John Proctor The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  195. Jonathan Snakebit · David Marshall Grant
    • Men
    • 30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  196. Judge Danforth The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  197. Judy Women of Manhattan · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  198. Julia The Two Gentlemen of Verona · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  199. Kate All My Sons · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  200. Kate The Taming of the Shrew · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  201. Katie Bunny · Jack Thorne
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  202. Kayleen Gruesome Playground Injuries · Rajiv Joseph
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~5:30
    • Dramatic
  203. Kim Rather Be A Man · Joseph Arnone
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Comedic
  204. King Hedley King Hedley II · August Wilson
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  205. King Lear King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  206. King Lear King Lear · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  207. King All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  208. King All's Well That Ends Well · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  209. King Richard Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  210. King Richard Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  211. Krogstad A Doll's House · Henrik Ibsen
    • Men
    • 40s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  212. Lady Bracknell The Importance of Being Earnest · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 50s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  213. Lady Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  214. Lady Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  215. Lady Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  216. Lady Mary The Admirable Crichton · J. M. Barrie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  217. Lady Orpheus Descending · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  218. Lady Windermere Lady Windermere's Fan · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Comedic
  219. Laertes Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  220. Lennox Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  221. Leo Bloom The Producers · Mel Brooks
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Comedic
  222. Levee Ma Rainey's Black Bottom · August Wilson
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~4:45
    • Dramatic
  223. Linda Death of a Salesman · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  224. Linda Locked Down · Steven Knight
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 30s
    • ~3:00
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  225. Lord Goring An Ideal Husband · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  226. Louis Angels In America · Tony Kushner
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  227. Louise Gypsy · Leonard Spigelgass
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  228. Lubov The Cherry Orchard · Anton Chekhov
    • Women
    • 50s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  229. Lucy You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown · Clark Gesner
    • Musical
    • Women
    • Kids–20s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  230. Mabel An Ideal Husband · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  231. Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  232. Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  233. Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  234. Macbeth Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  235. Madame Ranevsky The Cherry Orchard · Anton Chekhov
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Comedic
  236. Maggie Cat On A Hot Tin Roof · Tennessee Williams
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  237. Malcolm Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  238. Margaret Good People · David Lindsay-Abaire
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Comedic
  239. Margaret Richard III · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  240. Mark Antony Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  241. Mark Antony Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  242. Mark Antony Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  243. Mark Wink · Phoebe Eclair-Powell
    • Men
    • Teens
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  244. Martha Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf · Edward Albee
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  245. Mary Tyrone Long Day's Journey Into Night · Eugene O'Neill
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  246. Mary Warren The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  247. Max Stranger Things · The Duffer Brothers
    • TV show
    • Women
    • 20s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  248. May Fool For Love · Sam Shepard
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  249. Medea Medea · Euripides
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~4:00
    • Dramatic
  250. Mildred The Hairy Ape · Eugene O'Neill
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  251. Miranda Priestly The Devil Wears Prada · Aline Brosh McKenna
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 50s–60s
    • ~1:32
    • Dramatic
  252. Mrs. Arbuthnot A Woman Of No Importance · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~5:15
    • Comedic
  253. Mrs. Armstrong The Best Christmas Pageant Ever · Barbara Robinson
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Comedic
  254. Mrs. Muller Doubt: A Parable · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  255. Mrs. X The Stronger · August Strindberg
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  256. Nicky The Vortex · Noel Coward
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  257. Nina The Pit of My Stomach · Joseph Arnone
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  258. Nina The Seagull · Anton Chekhov
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  259. Noah The Notebook · Jeremy Leven
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  260. Nora Fanshaw Marriage Story · Noah Baumbach
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  261. Nora Brighton Beach Memoirs · Neil Simon
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  262. Nora A Doll's House · Henrik Ibsen
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  263. Nora A Doll's House · Henrik Ibsen
    • Women
    • 30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  264. Oberon A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 30s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  265. Oliver As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  266. Olivia Twelfth Night · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  267. Amy One Sunday Afternoon · James Hagan
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  268. Ophelia Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  269. Ophelia Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  270. Original Original · Joseph Arnone
    • Women
    • 30s–50s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  271. Orlando As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  272. Orville Mercy · Adam Szymkowicz
    • Men
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  273. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  274. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  275. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~2:45
    • Classical
  276. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  277. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  278. Othello Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  279. Pale Burn This · Lanford Wilson
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  280. Pat Silver Linings Playbook · David O. Russell
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Dramatic
  281. Peppermint Patty You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown · Clark Gesner
    • Musical
    • Women
    • Kids–20s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  282. Pericles Pericles · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  283. Pericles Pericles · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  284. Phebe As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  285. Phebe As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  286. Player King Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  287. Player Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  288. Player Queen Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 30s–60s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  289. Polonius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  290. Polonius Hamlet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  291. Porter Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  292. Portia The Merchant of Venice · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  293. Portia Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  294. Portia Julius Caesar · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  295. Prewitt From Here to Eternity · Daniel Taradash
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  296. Prince The Happy Prince · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • Teens
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  297. Prior Angels In America · Tony Kushner
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  298. Puck A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • Kids–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Classical
  299. Puck A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • Kids–20s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  300. Raoul Silva Skyfall · Neal Purvis, Robert Wade & John Logan
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 40s–50s
    • ~2:16
    • Dramatic
  301. Reenie Tar Beach · Tammy Ryan
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~3:00
    • Dramatic
  302. Regan Bachelorette · Leslye Headland
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:15
    • Comedic
  303. Regina George Mean Girls (musical) · Tina Fey
    • Musical
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  304. Ren Footloose · Dean Pitchford
    • Movie
    • Men
    • Teens–20s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  305. Rev Samuel Parris The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  306. Roberta Danny And The Deep Blue Sea · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  307. Roderigo Othello · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Classical
  308. Romeo Romeo and Juliet · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • Teens
    • ~1:30
    • Classical
  309. Rosalind As You Like It · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Classical
  310. Rosanna Deluce Brilliant Traces · Cindy Lou Johnson
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~5:45
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  311. Rose Fences · August Wilson
    • Women
    • 30s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  312. Rosemary Easy A · Bert V. Royal
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  313. Ruby King Hedley II · August Wilson
    • Women
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  314. Sally Brown You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown · Clark Gesner
    • Musical
    • Women
    • Kids–20s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  315. Sally A Lie Of The Mind · Sam Shepard
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~5:45
    • Dramatic
  316. Sarah Brown Guys and Dolls · Jo Swerling & Abe Burrows
    • Musical
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  317. Sasha Ivanov · Anton Chekhov
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  318. Savage Savage In Limbo · John Patrick Shanley
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  319. Sean Good Will Hunting · Matt Damon & Ben Affleck
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~3:30
    • Dramatic
  320. Sergeant Macbeth · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Classical
  321. Servant Alcestis · Euripides
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:45
    • Dramatic
  322. Slim To Have And Have Not · Jules Furthman & William Faulkner
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  323. Jane St Jane's School for Ice Cream · Patrick Cullen
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  324. Steve The Return · Reg Cribb
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:15
    • Comedic
  325. Sally Stop Playing The Victim · Joseph Arnone
    • Women
    • Teens
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  326. Tartuffe Tartuffe · Molière
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Comedic
  327. Teacher Easy A · Bert V. Royal
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  328. Terry American Graffiti · George Lucas, Gloria Katz & Willard Huyck
    • Movie
    • Men
    • Teens–30s
    • ~0:30
    • Comedic
  329. Sir Simon The Canterville Ghost · Oscar Wilde
    • Men
    • 30s–50s
    • ~2:45
    • Comedic
  330. The Famous Actress A Matter of Husbands · Ferenc Molnár
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~3:00
    • Comedic
  331. Theseus A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  332. Tiffany Silver Linings Playbook · David O. Russell
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  333. Titania A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~1:00
    • Classical
  334. Titania A Midsummer Night's Dream · William Shakespeare
    • Women
    • Teens–30s
    • ~2:15
    • Classical
  335. Tituba The Crucible · Arthur Miller
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  336. Toby The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
  337. Toby The Inheritance · Matthew Lopez
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  338. Tom 500 Days Of Summer · Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  339. Tom Fat Pig · Neil LaBute
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~2:00
    • Comedic
  340. Tom The Glass Menagerie · Tennessee Williams
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  341. Tom The Glass Menagerie · Tennessee Williams
    • Men
    • 20s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  342. Tommy The Normal Heart · Larry Kramer
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  343. Tony Aronica Savage In Limbo · John Patrick Shanley
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~3:15
    • Dramatic
  344. Tracy Election · Alexander Payne
    • Movie
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  345. Tracy Hairspray · Mark O'Donnell & Thomas Meehan
    • Musical
    • Women
    • Teens–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  346. Travis Clueless · Amy Heckerling
    • Movie
    • Men
    • Teens–20s
    • ~0:45
    • Comedic
  347. Treplev The Seagull · Anton Chekhov
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  348. Trofimov The Cherry Orchard · Anton Chekhov
    • Men
    • 50s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  349. Troy Fences · August Wilson
    • Men
    • 40s–50s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  350. Val Orpheus Descending · Tennessee Williams
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  351. Val Orpheus Descending · Tennessee Williams
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~1:30
    • Dramatic
  352. Vera Vera; or, The Nihilists · Oscar Wilde
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:00
    • Comedic
  353. Vershinin The Three Sisters · Anton Chekhov
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  354. Vince Buried Child · Sam Shepard
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  355. Violet Alcott · Adam Szymkowicz
    • Women
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:15
    • Comedic
  356. Welch The God Of Hell · Sam Shepard
    • Men
    • 30s–40s
    • ~3:00
    • Comedic
  357. Will Stranger Things · The Duffer Brothers
    • TV show
    • Women
    • 20s
    • ~0:45
    • Dramatic
  358. Willie Stark All the King's Men · Robert Rossen
    • Movie
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~4:45
    • Comedic · Dramatic
  359. Willy Death of a Salesman · Arthur Miller
    • Men
    • 40s–60s
    • ~2:30
    • Dramatic
  360. Winning Boy The Piano Lesson · August Wilson
    • Men
    • 20s–30s
    • ~2:00
    • Dramatic
  361. Woman Lungs · Duncan Macmillan
    • Women
    • 20s
    • ~2:15
    • Dramatic
  362. Yank The Hairy Ape · Eugene O'Neill
    • Men
    • 20s–40s
    • ~1:45
    • Dramatic
  363. Zelda The Shape of Water · Guillermo del Toro & Vanessa Taylor
    • Movie
    • Women
    • 20s–50s
    • ~1:15
    • Dramatic
the fine print, for the curious

About this database

The We Are Actors Monologue Database is a free, searchable collection of 363 monologues for actors, drawn from 180 plays, films and musicals by 112 writers, including William Shakespeare, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, August Wilson and Anton Chekhov. Every monologue lists the character, the play, the playwright, the playing age, the approximate running time and the tone, so you can find an audition piece that fits you in seconds.

Filter by monologues for women (168) or monologues for men (195), by playing age from teens to 60s, and by length, including 75 pieces under a minute for tight audition slots (see our picks of one-minute monologues for women and one-minute monologues for men). You can also browse comedic monologues (69), dramatic monologues (169), classical and Shakespeare monologues (136) and film monologues (54). Each page has a practice mode for learning lines, a printable PDF and a link to the full play.

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Sources
301 plays · 54 film + TV · 8 musicals
Shakespeare
135
One-minute
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Under two minutes
265
Playing ages
Kids and teens to 60s
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Monologue questions, answered

How do I choose a monologue for an audition?

Pick a monologue for a character close to your own playing age, from a play you can read in full, and one that fits the time limit. Most auditions ask for one to two minutes. Use the filters above to narrow by gender, age, length and tone, then read the whole play before you perform it.

Where can I find a one-minute monologue?

The We Are Actors Monologue Database has 75 one-minute monologues. Select "One-minute" under Length to see them, then filter by gender or tone.

What is the difference between a comedic and a dramatic monologue?

A comedic monologue gets its energy from a character's logic, timing and stakes played straight. A dramatic monologue builds toward an emotional turn or revelation. Most auditions that ask for "contrasting monologues" want one of each.

Are these monologues free to use?

Yes. Every monologue in the database is free to read and practice. Monologues from plays published before 1931, including all Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen and Wilde, are in the public domain in the United States. For newer plays, read and buy the full script before you perform publicly. Each monologue page links to it.

Are there monologues for teens?

Yes. Select "Kids + teens" under Playing age to see 54 monologues suited to school, college and youth theater auditions.