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(Women’s monologues are towards the top; men’s monologues are towards the bottom. Since gender does not matter to every monologue, more neutral ones are in the middle.)
Miryam (Mary, Mother of Jesus) —
from All Heaven Broke Loose
In this monologue, Jesus’ mother processes the incomprehensible loss of her son the day before as she prays.
Mary magdalene — from The Day Between
In this monologue, Mary Magdalene — who in the past has suffered stigma about being “crazy” due to the demons Jesus drove out of her — finds Thomas and tries to convince him that she truly has seen Jesus alive.
Yochanah (Joanna) —
from All Heaven Broke Loose
In this monologue, Joanna — a disciple whose husband works for the Roman government — releases her pent-up doubts and frustrations to the audience on the day after Jesus’ crucifixion.
Patricia — from Running
In this monologue, Patricia — a grandmother raising not only her own teenage granddaughters but several younger foster children — explains her regret over mistakes she made raising her daughter. While the role was written for a woman, it can be easily changed to a grandfather.
Shepherd — from Mary Had a Little Lamb
In this monologue, a shepherd outside of Bethlehem vents about God not stepping in when there’s trouble . . … but is interrupted by the arrival of angels! Both men and women tended sheep in ancient Israel, so this is not a gender-specific role.
Creation Monologue — from The Mother’s Tale
In this monologue, originally from a children’s play, God creates the world and expresses utter delight over it. Since God is Spirit and the Bible describes the earthly image of God as “male and female,” this is not a gender-specific role.
Jamie — from It’s Easter
In this monologue, Jamie – a high school senior working at a group home – tells the audience of the sudden and devastating turn his life has taken. While the role was originally written for a young man, it can be played by anyone.
Yehuda (Judas) — from All Heaven Broke Loose
In this monologue, Judas starts to explain his frustration with Jesus to the audience – a frustration which eventually reaches a breaking point when he realizes Jesus is not the type of Messiah he
thought he signed up for.
Yeshua (Jesus) — from All Heaven Broke Loose
In this monologue, the very people Jesus has been healing and teaching have given him up to be executed. Beaten and bleeding, he shares his heart with the audience.
YOSEF (Joseph of Arimathea) — from All Heaven Broke Loose
In this monologue, Joseph of Arimathea — who has kept his sympathies towards Jesus secret out of fear for his political position — finally decides to go public and ask for permission to give Jesus a proper burial.
