Save Time, Gas, & Money Looking for Monologues

Samuel French theatrical bookstore is usually the first stop for actors looking for new monologues. The procedure goes something like this:

1. Drive 40 minutes to Samuel French (Everything in LA is 40 minutes away, unless you have to take the 405, then it's 4hrs away).
   
2. Buy 2-3 monologue books and drive home.
   
3. Read through the books and find a monologue that you like, note the play or screenplay it is from.
   
4. Drive back to Samuel French and purchase a copy of the play/screenplay.
   
5. Read the play and try to find another usable monologue within the play, so as to avoid doing a monologue that casting directors have seen a thousand times before.
   

Note that steps 1-4 can be compressed into one trip to Samuel French, but your back will be wicked sore.

However if you've got a little more time at your disposal the following procedure works gangbusters:

1. Go to the LA Public library website and search for "monologue"
   
2. Place a hold on any and all monologue books, have the books delivered to your local branch.
   
3. When you get an email saying they've arrived, walk 10 minutes to your local branch and read through the monologues at the library.
   
4. Place holds on any plays you want to pull monologues from.
   
5. Return to the library in a couple days to pick up your plays.
   

Ta Da! You've just saved about 2.5 hrs of driving, and $80 in books. Plus, you're not increasing your carbon footprint because shuttles run books between all the libraries anyway.