A play published as a book
A single play can be published as a book. For example, the library owns An American Daughter by Wendy Wasserstein. This book contains only the script of An American Daughter and nothing else.
A collection of plays by a single author
Several plays by the same author are often published as a book. For example, Angel City & other plays, by Sam Shepard, contains multiple plays by Shepard.
Collections of plays by different authors
Collections of plays written by different authors are also often published as a book. The plays in such collections may be connected by nationality, date, style, cast, or other factors.
Plays published in magazines
Plays are sometimes published in magazines. For example, each monthly issue of the magazine American Theatre includes the script of a new play.
There are a couple of ways to find monologues in the Library Catalog The first way is to do a subject search using the Advanced Search screen. Choose the 'subject' option and type in the word monologues drama. You can also try a keyword search in the Library Catalog. If you do a keyword search on monologues, you'll find too many hits, but a search on monologues And women will narrow it down. You can also use monologues And men; monologues; and so forth.
If you have a specific play or playwright in mind, of course you can search for them as well. Try typing in the title of the play. If the title isn't very unique type the last name of the playwright too if you know it.
You can also use the search bar to look for a specific play by its title or author, or search for broader topics like "American plays" or "one act plays" using keywords or subject terms