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The award-winning monologues of
 Janet S. Tiger have been published and produced nationally and internationally.- including Kennedy Center, Off-Broadway San Francisco,  LA, Burma, Korea, Canada, New Zealand - to name a few.

Many people of all ages have won prizes and parts using the following  - and I hope you will, too!

If you have any questions, or want to reach Janet, please call 858-274-9678 or email tigerteam1@gmail.com.


This site - and www.PlaysByJanetSTiger.com - has monologues for seniors, both male and female.   Please scroll down here for a list of monologues available now -
(for monologue samples, please click on this linkhttp://playsbyjanetstiger.com/Monologue_Samples.html)


Monologues for women (senior) -
(please click on title for more info about  purchasing this monologue - if the link doesn't work, please click here)

****THE TOWEL LADY*** ****       
 
  CURSE OF THE DUCHESS


  GET A COLD

  TIME TRAVELER

  THIS FLIGHT IS DELAYED

  AIRPORT DREAMS

Most of my plays have fantastic roles for  seniors in them - click here for one-acts, click here for full-length plays

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Monologues for men (senior)

   BLOOD' monologue 
             from TRANSFUSION*

 
   GET A COLD

   Monologue from
          DON'T YOU CRY FOR ME
 
   PROPERLY DONE (brand new)
  


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Below is a partial list of Monologues for Senior - Female
         with blurbs
for more- and to purchase
, click here
There is no Paypal attached here yet, but soon I hope!
The ones that have Paypal will be found here-
the ones available for my
1 Free monologue offer have stars

-  (The lengths are estimates based on several performances.  Ages are suggested, but not written in stone.  All of the monologues below are available as part of THE MONOLOGUE ZONE.  www.MonologueZone.com

- which also has cuttings from my plays as well as male monologues and a few duos.)

*ACROBATICS - (3-5 min.  M/F - senior)    An older actor shows that seniors are still capable - lots of comic, physical moments

*CHANGES-(2-4 min F 20s-50s)   A woman gets a diagnosis that changes her life

*CLAPPING FOR MYSELF -(2-4 min.  F- 40s-older)  A woman decides to defy a mother's etiquette rules

CURSE OF THE DUCHESS -  (10-15 min.  F- 70s-80s) 
A duchess recounts how a curse changed her life.  Touching- a tour de force for an older actress.

    Winner - DFAS National 1-Act Playwriting Contest 2nd Place
    Produced - Five Flags Theatre, Dubuque, Iowa
    Televised - Public Access Cable Channel Iowa

*THE FIRST TIME - (3-5 minutes  M/F - two versions) This is one where you can 'age' from very young to very old as you tell about the 'first times' throughout your life  - available male or female, both done together (duo) is a very effective stage/contest presentation

*FROZEN -The Mother's monologue -(3-4 minutes F  35-55) A mother recounts what it is like to have a child in a coma

GET A COLD – (3 min- 10 minute versions available M/F  all ages)  A visitor from the future gives advice on why having a cold is fun.

*THE EIGHT-CENT EGG - (6-8 minutes)   A woman recounts an unusual Passover story about her family

*SECRET ROOM – (3-5 min. F 30's - ?)  Everyone should be able to have a secret place.  A woman talks about a recurring dream that changes her life.

*THIS FLIGHT HAS BEEN DELAYED - (3-5 minutes  F   any age)  An unusually irritated stewardess tells the passengers what to expect.

*TIME TRAVELER - (3-5 min.  M/F  any age)  A unusual visitor to an airport has a compelling story for other travelers.

*TAKE OUT THE GARBAGE -(8-10 minutes  F  older woman) A woman tells her life story and marriage history via.... garbage.  Includes a song and chance for great audience interaction

THE TOWEL LADY  -  (3-8 min  F - all ages teen and above)  A woman hangs out her laundry while telling her unusual views on towels - and life.

*UNDER THE MOUNTAIN - (4-6 min.  F - teens through 40s)  How far should a woman go to follow her husband? 

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This website has monologues
 by Janet S. Tiger, including on this page - MONOLOGUES FOR SENIORS,
both male and female.

NEW!  THE ANGINA MONOLOGUES, click here
(On other pages there are monologue samples, monologues for auditions, how to write a monologue, how to prepare for a monologue, and how to video a monologue.)

To get more info, please call 858-274-9678 or email tigerteam1@gmail.com

Special Offer!!!!

Free monologues -
   one male
   one female

Just email
tigerteam1@gmail.com
and tell me how you found my site and I'll send you a free monologue!

And if you buy one monologue and receive it only via email - I'll send another monologue Free!
(my save-a-tree offer)
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Details of plays below - scroll down for female monologues -
Male-

‘BLOOD’ monologue fromTRANSFUSION
Running time –            $4..00/script monologue  - $!5.00 full-length play
    Set –  bare stage                          
    1 character   1 man – 40s

A moving expression  of a man who is trying to deal with a transfusion from his son -  a transfusion that has given him AIDS.

This monologue has been very successful in both state and national competitions.
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GET A COLD                
Running time –8 minutes            $5.00/script
    Set – simple, future
    1 characters   1 man – older

A man from the future describes the delight he has in the simple pleasure of...getting a cold.
(****This monologue was completed in August 2005 -it is part of the full-length play THE END OF DEATH, which received its world premiere in August 2007 at Swedenborg Hall in San Diego.)

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Female -


THE TOWEL LADY
Running time –3 minutes            $5.00/script
    Set – minimal, some towels, a clothesline, washbasket
    1 character         1 older woman – 50s-60s

A woman hangs out her laundry while telling her unusual views on towels - and life.

This is possibly Janet S. Tiger's most produced work, having had numerous productions nationally and internationally.  This is also a popular piece for drama contests and auditions.
CURSE OF THE DUCHESS(monologue)

Running time – 15 minutes            $8.00/script
    Set –   minimal - chair, table, lamp
                Lighting and sound effects very important                            
    Character - The duchess - in her late 80s, very British

A duchess recounts how a curse changed her life.  Touching- a tour de force for an older actress.
    Winner - DFAS National 1-Act Playwriting Contest 2nd Place
    Produced - Five Flags Theatre, Dubuque, Iowa
    Televised - Public Access Cable Channel Iowa



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