Contemporary Monologues PLEASE!!

Hello all,

So I'm kind of freaking out because I can't find a monologue... It has to be from any major modern play by a recognized contemporary playwrite, 2 minutes, and appropriate for my age (17).

ANY ideas at all would be amazingly appreciated.

The Gingerbread Lady by Neil Simon, character of Polly. She has some good chunks you can put together.

I was under the impression that the Wanda June monologue is horrifically overdone. But, I suppose the relevance of this depends upon what you need the monologues for.

If things like being overdone and being recently done on Broadway, etc., don't matter too much, I'd recommend the teaspoon monologue from Eric Bogosian's "Talk Radio." Love it. And there are a few in George Herman's "A Company of Wayward Saints." Also some from Paula Vogel that I'd look into. If you haven't already found some, I can PM you a couple of the ones I just mentioned.

A defnitive list of overdone monologues can be found at www.monologueaudition.com, which also has some great advice on where to find a variety of monologue types. While you're there, be sure to read the 'Why You Need 20 Monologues' article as well. I recently took Karen's course and it was some of the best money I've spent in a long time. If you're not in NYC, buy the book. It will change the way you look at monologues forever. I've gone from a hater to a lover.

Check out William Mastrosimone (The Woolgatherer, Extremities). A few years ago the swans Woolgatherer monologue was overdone, but I think it's out of vogue and it's so good it's worth it.

But honestly, "overdone" is such a judgement call. Pick something you are good at and feel confident with and that's the most important thing. Just don't do any Neil Simon .