A chilling monologue about identity, loss, and the moment a man crosses the line.

THE CUSTODIAN — Dramatic Monologue
By Harrie Mulé

Inside a police station in 1930s Kensington, a school custodian sits under interrogation, desperate to be understood before he is judged.

He is not confessing—he is justifying.

Once a husband and father, he lived a quiet, working-class life that slowly turned distant and routine. When a young teacher, Abigail, gave him attention, it awakened something he believed he had lost—virility, purpose, and the feeling of being seen. In his mind, love and lust existed in separate worlds… until gossip spread, his wife left with their children, and the cost of his choices became real.

Now, with everything gone, he recounts the events that led to a single, irreversible act—clinging to the belief that he is not a monster, but a man who was pushed too far.

This monologue is a tense, psychological study in masculinity, shame, and justification—built for actors who can balance vulnerability with menace, and truth with self-deception.

What you’ll receive (Digital Download PDF):

Full monologue: The Custodian
Actor-friendly formatting (beats, breath spacing, staging guidance)
BONUS: 1-Minute Audition Cut
BONUS: 2-Minute Audition Cut
BONUS: 3-Minute Audition Cut
Print-ready professional layout

Best for: auditions, self-tapes, classes, scene study, showcase work

Role: Custodian (Male)

Age Range: 40s-60s

Genre: Drama / Psychological Horror

Period: 1930s

Setting: Interrogation room of a Police Station in Kensington, London

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