"Conan the Barbarian, played by a steroid-taking, much-younger Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982 with a ridiculous hat...what is best in life?"
"To Crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women...And These Links..."

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ATTN: NEW YORK CITY ACTORS
... if you're interested in coaching, you may want to contact Acting on Impulse
by (longtime CMMP friend) acting coach Seth Michael May or his biz partner Bryan
... also ... an article Seth wrote on improving your audtion skills

Other Monologue Sites

(These are all the monologue sites online that I know of...if anyone knows of any additional sites - please tell me @ colin@whysanity.net)

Yahoo - Performing Arts - Monologues
(Yahoo's directory catergory for monologues. Lots of very good sites (including some already linked here.)
TWIZ TV
(TV scripts and transcripts from such shows as "Gilmore Girls", "The O.C.", "Friends" (and many more).)
YouthPLAYS Teen Monologues
(a page of teen monologues, free for use in the classroom and for auditions, from YouthPLAYS, the online publisher of plays for young actors and audiences.)
Free Monologues for Women and For Men by Screenwriter/Playwright Arthur M. Jolly
(Please note the two separate links for males and females.)
Monologue Genie
(Original monologues (eight), free to use for auditions or classes, with permission from the author. Also: recommendations and a tutorial on how to write your own monologues.)
Monologues by Tara Meddaugh
(Original monologues (seven), also free to use for auditions or classes, also with permission from the author.)
Quotes - Grey's Anatomy Insider
(A collection of constantly updated Grey's Anatomy quotes -- with monologues.)
The Monologue Blogger
("The Actors Monologue Service Provider" - a large database of free original monologues.)
Horton's Monologues
(Author's web site with over 200 free monologues plus scenes and plays for acting or speech students and teachers.)
The Masino Monologues
(Monologue books and custom written monologues.)
Chez Jim - Monologues
(A number of free original monologues.)
Monologues for Teens & Adult Actors
(Monologues from original plays @ JonDorf.com.)
The Monologue Database
(Monologues from a wide variety of stage plays/musicals. An excellent site.)
Free Monologues at ActorPoint.com
(Free monologues from this website, mostly from plays)
Teen Monologues
(Original Monologues are geared toward teenagers, male and female. About one to two minutes in length, each)
Script Archive: Monologues
(Monologues from both classical and contemporary plays)
Saturday Night Live Transcripts
(Transcripts of pieces throughout the history of SNL - great for those of you that might be looking for comedy dialogues)
MonologueAudition.com
(Articles, tips, links and classes by Karen Kohlhaas, author of The Monologue Audition: A Practical Guide for Actors.)
Caryn.com - Monologues & Scenes for Actors
(Monologue resources for actors.)
Monologues for Males, Females, & Children
(Fifteen monologues from various sources.)
Naranja: Monologues for Women
(Several dozen monologues -- all for women.)
Enter the Cinema
(Tons of dialogues and quotes from a great range of movies. In English & Spanish, if you can dig it. Inspired by my site.)
Quiet Harry's Homepage: Things [He's] Written
(10 monologues, male and female; to be used with permission from the author)

Movie and/or Acting Related Sites

The Internet Movie Database
(The only place to go for movie information: complete facts for every film/miniseries/tv-movie/tv-show ever made from "Casablanca" to "Cannibal! The Musical", from "Suspicion" to "Sleepaway Camp")
FilmSite.org
(Specializing in Classic Hollywood/American films, this site has great interpretations, summaries, and commentaries on some brilliants films. Use it as a checklist of the movies that you should definitely see--instead of renting the same things over and over.)
HowsMyActing.com
(Upload your monologue videos, theatre performances, demo reels and get feedback from other members.)
My College Audition
(one-on-one coaching for the competitive college audition process.)
New Artists Network
(A free resource guide for actors.)
ExploreTalent.com
(Acting, modeling, movie auditions, and casting calls for actors and actresses.)
Scene Interactive
(An internet based tool that uses performed monologues to market actors to industry professionals. "What does your headshot sound like?")
Howtomodel.com
(Learn how to get started, find agents and get work on your own.)
Writers' Copyright Association
(Offers scipt registration (protection of copyright) and other cool resources for writers and filmmakers.)
The Buzz NYC
(A reliable and free website supplying the perfomers of NYC with casting and job notices.)
TheatreHistory.com
(Articles and other resources regarding the theatre (or theater if you prefer.))
Yahoo - Screenplays
(and my site)
Drew's Script-O-Rama
(An awesomely great movie screenplay archive site. Great for finding movie dialogues.)
Joblo's Screenplays
(Another extremely excellent screenplay archive site.)
ScriptCrawler
(And this one makes three. Just decide which page's design you like the best.)
The Script Shack
(Thousands of film and TV scripts for sale)
Your Guide to Screenwriting
(a fantastic collection of links to various screenwriting, film-related sources--including (humbly) yours truly)
Future Casting 2000
(Quote them: "Directory of talent and crew for hire for print, film, tv and theater. A free resource for casting professionals. Get listed today.")
Movie Reviews of Roger Ebert
(Every movie review since 1985 by this famous critic is archived on his official website. Why buy the books?)
Ain't It Cool News!
(Information on upcoming movie projects.)
Movie-List
(See the movie previews on small windows in your browser)
Oh the Humanity! The Worst Movies on Earth!
(Just what it says and even more so. Hilarious commentary.)