For Early Career and Students in Live Entertainment

Audition Materials

Monologue Resources

Every actor knows they need a monologue to recite for their auditions, unless the company provides a chunk of the script to read from. Below you will find links to sites with lots of monologues covering everything from Shakespeare to contemporary plays.

Backstage Monologuer

Drama Notebook Monologues for Teenagers

Monologue Archive

Monologue Blogger

Shakespeare's Monologues

Stage Agent

TheatreHistory.com Script Archive


Music Resources

If you’re a singer, you need some great music for your auditions. Here are some places to get sheet music for a variety of styles and voices.

MusicNotes - Sheet Music Anywhere (Broadway)

MusicalTheatreSongs.com - Subscription service


Scripts & Books

Don’t like the monologues above? Check out these places to order full scripts for various shows. (Note: No affiliate links.)

Broadway Play Publishing

Brooklyn Publishers

Concord Theatricals (Home of Samuel French)

The Drama Book Shop, Inc.* (Facebook Page)

Dramatic Publishing

Dramatists Play Service

Eldridge Plays & Musicals

Heartland Plays, Inc.

Heuer Publishing

JD Drama Publishing

Music Theatre International

Off the Wall Plays

Pioneer Drama Service

PlayScripts, Inc.

Stage Rights

* The Drama Book Shop, Inc. was purchased by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Their current location at 250 W 40th St, NYC, is listed on their Facebook page as opening March 2020.