Here you will find a rich and varied selection of monologues for women from plays which were produced and/or published in the 2015-2016 theatrical season. Most are for younger performers (teens through 30s) but there are also some excellent pieces for older actors as well. Some are comic, some are dramatic. Some are short, some are long. All represent the best in contemporary playwriting. monologues from: Clare Barron, Johnna Adams, Elaine Romero, Christina Masciotti, Gary Richards, Peter Ullian, Jacqueline Goldfinger, Saviana Stanescu, Yussef El Guindi, Frank Winters, Sam Bobrick, Nicole Pandolfo, Audrey Cefaly, Lisa Bruna, William Missouri Downs, Mark Roberts, Melissa Ross, Marja-Lewis Ryan, Emily Schwend, Kenny Finkle, Sonia Sobieski, Max Baker, Daniel Guyton, Abby Rosebrock, Barbara Blumenthal-Ehrlich, Dominique Morisseau, Eleanor Burgess, Don Nigro, Ian August, Michael Ross Albert, Elaine Romero, Mark Dunn, Steve Shade, Libby Emmons, Deborah Zoe Laufer, Tom Cavanaugh, Joseph Krawczyk, Arlene Hutton, Richard Vetere, Maya MacDonald, Max Baker, john Pollono, Deborah Salem Smith, Monica Raymond, Lisa D'Amour, Robert O'Hara, Lizzie Vieh, Steven Dietz, Meghan Gambling, Scott Sickles, Vanessa Garcia, Joseph Wilde, Fengar Gael, Colman Domingo, Cassie Seinuk, Tanya Saracho, Maura Campbell, and Lucas Kavner.

Edited by Lawrence Harbison.