full length · drama

The Straw

by Eugene O'Neill

21 roles (0M / 0F / 21 any) · approx 170–235 minutes

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Eileen	lead	231 speeches
Murray	lead	220 speeches
Carmody	supporting	100 speeches
Nicholls	supporting	54 speeches
Gaynor	minor	41 speeches
Miss Gilpin	minor	32 speeches
Miss Howard	minor	28 speeches
Stanton	minor	25 speeches
Mrs. Turner	minor	21 speeches
Mrs. Brennan	minor	21 speeches
Sloan	minor	10 speeches
Mary	minor	8 speeches
Nora	minor	8 speeches
Tom	minor	6 speeches
Billy	minor	6 speeches
Mrs. Abner	minor	6 speeches
Miss Bailey	minor	6 speeches
Peters	minor	5 speeches
Flynn	minor	5 speeches
Act One	minor	3 speeches
Act Two	minor	3 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Carmody monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Carmody monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Murray monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Stanton monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Stanton monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Murray monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Mrs. Turner monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Eileen monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Eileen monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~2 min
Eileen monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Carmody monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~2 min
Murray monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Miss Gilpin monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Miss Gilpin monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Miss Gilpin monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Eileen monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min
Murray monologue — The Straw dramatic · ~1 min