Monologist
SOLO ARTIST WHO RECITES OR GIVES DRAMATIC READINGS FROM A MONOLOGUE, SOLILOQUY, POETRY, OR WORK OF LITERATURE, FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT OF AN AUDIENCE
Diseuse; Dramatic Monologist; Monologuist
A monologist (), or interchangeably monologuist (), is a solo artist who recites or gives dramatic readings from a monologue, soliloquy, poetry, or work of literature, for the entertainment of an audience. The term can also refer to a person who monopolizes a conversation; and, in an obsolete sense, could describe a bird with an unchanging, repetitive song.