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

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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.