Dad Monologues
Father’s Day is right around the corner, so enjoy these 16 comedic or dramatic Dad Monologues!
From a boy showing the benefits of his AI dad to a pregnant newlywed sharing news to her husband overseas to a father realizing he’s not his daughter’s prince anymore, these monologues are all either spoken to dads, by dads, or about dads.
(And click here for some Mom Monologues!)
16 DAD MONOLOGUES
A DAD’S DEFENSE
Doug tries to cut a deal with his son Sal, after he’s caught red-handed, stealing Sal’s Halloween candy.
DETAILS: comedic, around 1.5-2 minutes, male/adult role
HUMAN DAD BODY
Marco shows off about the benefits of his ChatGPT stand-in dad…
DETAILS: Male/Female/Any gender, around 1 minute, comedy (with a bit of dramatic), child role
YOU’RE NOT INTO PRINCESSES
Jason discovers he’s no longer the “dashing prince” his 7-year-old daughter dubbed him 2 years ago.
DETAILS: Male, 20s-50s, around 1.5 minutes, comedy (with a bit of dramatic), adult role
MY MISSING SKITTLES
Sal confronts his dad after catching him red-handed with his Halloween candy.
DETAILS: Any gender, around 1 minute, comedy, child role
I DON’T WANNA BE A JEDI
Joel has to break some tough news to his Star Wars loving dad…
DETAILS: Any gender, around 1 minute, comedy, child role
LAST FIRST BROKEN HEART
Brian tries to impart some wisdom on love to his heartbroken 13-year-old son.
DETAILS: Male, around 2.5-3 minutes, comedy/drama, adult role
CANDY WRAPPERS AT MIDNIGHT
Adrian wakes up in the middle of the night and confronts his father who stands by the kitchen pantry, guiltily holding Adrian’s Halloween candy wrappers.
DETAILS: Any gender, 30-60 seconds, comedy, child role. NOTE: This monologue is adapted/edited from Tara’s previous monologue, My Missing Skittles.
FIND ME
Yearning for her deceased husband, Elizabeth embarks on a chilling quest to bring him closer to her.
DETAILS: Late teen/20s/30s, female, 1850s time period, around 5-10 minutes depending on performance and staging
TIME TO CROSS THE ROAD
After Dave endures some hurtful words from his teenage son, his youngest child, Scout, gives him some much needed encouragement.
DETAILS: Young child (4-8), male/female/any gender, around 45-60 seconds
SECRET SANTA
A lonely dad around the holidays tries to justify his lame secret santa gift to a coworker.
DETAILS: comedy/drama, around 5 minutes, male/adult role
THE ADVENTURE OF THE SEED
A worried, but excited newlywed has exciting news to share with her soon-to-be-a-father husband who is fighting abroad during WWII.
DETAILS: drama, WW2, late teens/early 20s, around 5 minutes, female/adult role
CLIPPERS
Peter feels betrayed and resentful at his father for not seeking revenge on a bully who took Peter’s bike.
DETAILS: around 2 minutes, drama, dark, has some mention of blood/violence, male/teen
APPLE PIE PAIN
Holly confronts her husband about lonely thankless hard work of making apple pies from scratch for him and their kids.
DETAILS: around 1-2 minutes, drama/comedy, female, adult role
EIFFEL TOWER KEYCHAIN
Lindsey gains strength as she confronts a bully who has taken a precious glass souvenir of hers which her dad gave her.
DETAILS: around 30 seconds to 1 minute, dramatic, female (could be male), child role
I’M YOUR FRANKENSTEIN
Joe has fatherly feelings toward the horrible creature he’s created.
DETAILS: around 2 minutes, dramatic/thriller, male, adult role
A WASTE OF A TOTALLY GOOD JELLY BEAN
Steven can’t believe his dad is eating his jelly beans that way. He implores his dad to stop and eat them “the right way.”
DETAILS: male/female/any gender, around 1 minute, child/teen role
If you’re looking for some “mom monologues” to complement your “dad monologues,” check out this compliation of over 20: