• 3 minutes max

• 1 actor

• Time Periods:

  • Classic - Anything published prior to 1880.

  • Modern - published between 1881 and 1999.

  • Contemporary - published between 2000 and present. 

• If there has been a film version of the piece, please make sure you register this selection in the CLASSIC/MODERN/CONTEMPORARY MONOLOGUE category and not the FILM/TV MONOLOGUE category.

• Entry Maximums:

  • 3 - Classic Dramatic Monologue

  • 3 - Classic Comedic Monologue

  • 3 - Modern Dramatic Monologue

  • 3 - Modern Comedic Monologue

  • 3 - Contemporary Dramatic Monologue

  • 3 - Contemporary Comedic Monologue

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​EXAMPLES:

• ​If you are doing a modern translation of a Greek play, you should submit it into the Classical Monologue category. 

• If you are doing a play written 5 years ago that has language that is similar to Shakespeare (verse, iambic pentameter, etc), you should put it into the Contemporary Monologue category. 

• If you are doing a modern play that is inspired by a classical source, you should put it in the Contemporary Monologue category.

• If you are choosing the Queen Mab speech from Romeo and Juliet, please make sure to register in the Classical Monologue category.