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Self-Guided Monologue Writing

How To Write a Monologue on your Own: Writing during the Quarantine
What is this guide, how does it work, and who can use it?
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Steve Gravelle
Resident Teaching Artist
Bio
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Monologue Introduction

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  • My name is Steve Gravelle, and I’m a Resident Teaching Artist at PYP.
  • That means I go into schools to work with students to help them learn to write and perform their own creative, dramatic work
  • Most of the time, I work with a classroom teacher and a group of students once a week, in a classroom.  But, of course, we can’t be in classrooms right now
  • So I designed this guide to help you learn how to write a monologue on your own
  • If you follow the steps in this guide, which are largely the steps I use when I teach monologue writing in a classroom, you’ll have the tools you need to write a monologue
  • If you have any questions, want to share something you’ve written with me, or otherwise want to interact around playwriting or monologue writing during this time, please feel free to send me an email at [email protected]
  • Enjoy, have fun, and stay safe as you write from home!
Links to help you pickup where you left off!
Part 1
Excellent Examples
Part 2
Dynamic Writing
Part 3
Practice
​Writing
Part 4
Brainstorming
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Part 5
First Draft
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Part 6
Revision
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Part 7
Sharing
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  • Programs
    • In School Programs
    • Out of School Programs
    • 2025 Annual Playwriting Festival
    • Community-Based Programs
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • People
    • Alumni
    • Supporters
    • Podcast
    • Press
    • Careers
    • Donate
  • Classes
    • Current Offerings
  • On Stage
    • SaturPLAY 2026
    • New Voices 2025
    • Play Development Series at Rutgers Camden 2026
    • Play Development Series at Drexel 2026
    • Drama Discovery Day
    • Play Development Series at CCP 2025
    • New Play Development Conference with PlayPenn 2026
  • Resources
    • PYP at Home
    • Quarantine Challenge
    • For Students
    • For Educators
    • For Parents