What are the Terms of Use for Monologues on the Database?
All playwrights who have agreed to have their work included in our database have agreed to allow actors to use those monologue for auditions, classroom exercises, and most other non-commerical uses. That said, some writers may place particular restrictions on their work. Whenever possible, those restrictions are listed on the same page as the monologue. If they are not, you may need to contact the playwright to make sure you have permission to use the monologue. As for published plays, different publishers have different policies about what they consider fair use of work that falls under their copyright, and may restrict who can publish excerpts of their work – or who can perform those excerpts without permission. The Monologue Database recommends contacting the playwright and the publisher who owns the monologue you wish to perform or otherwise use, to make sure that you are not violating any copyright regulations. One universal rule is that giving playwrights credit for their work is
