Visit my page on New Play Exchange to read and download plays or monologues. If there is one you are interested in using for an audition, or producing, contact me at reneenicolegray@gmail.com.
10-MINUTE PLAYS:
EZRA, HENRY, AND THE PURPLE ONE
Cast: 2M, 1 V.O. (any gender)
A dark comedy about love, candy, and the monsters we accidentally bring home. When a Skittle begins whispering threats from their son’s Halloween candy stash, Ezra and Henry, two exhausted new dads, spiral into a night of absurdity. As the candy’s voice grows louder and more sinister, they’re forced to confront not just the possibility of supernatural possession, but the cracks in their relationship, their parenting fears, and a buried trauma neither expected to surface.
EVERYBODY RISE
Cast: 2F
A very famous Broadway diva and a shy Gen Z fan get stuck in a NYC subway elevator. As tensions flare with insults, IBS, and generational jabs, they unexpectedly bond over show tunes and grief. By the end, what began as chaos turns into an unlikely connection.
THE PRESIDENTIAL TABLE
Cast: 2M, 2 F
The Presidential Table is a fast-paced comedy following Rebecca, a starry-eyed aspiring actress, as she dives into NYC’s cutthroat catering world, where every shift is a high-stakes performance. With Tim, a theatrical veteran waiter as her guide, she navigates a star-studded gala until making a catastrophic mistake that ignites total chaos.
THE B WORD
Cast: 2F
Over two bottles of wine, best friends Lynn and Sarah confront the realities of life as child-free women and contemplate the societal divide, personal doubts, and freedoms that come with choosing themselves.
MONOLOGUES
SPACE GUTS
Publication: Fresh Words Literary Magazine, Shhh!!! Breathe Slow Volume 3 (2025).
A holiday cynic in search of peace turns to edibles for a Christmas Day escape, only to be swept into a psychedelic hellscape.
THE DAY SHE DIDN’T
Publication/Awards: Selected for The Playground Experiment Faces of America 2024 NYC monologue festival and published anthology.
After years of surviving hardships, a mother finally reaches her breaking point during a humiliating moment in a grocery store.
THE PRINCESS OF BED-STUY
Jay, a Black man caught in the oppressive cycle of systemic racism, sits in his cell, grappling with the weight of this reality. He addresses the audience, contrasting his near-daily experiences of over-policing and incarceration with the privilege of the screaming white woman locked in the cell next to him.