11 of Our Favorite Monologues for Teens
Finding the perfect monologue can be a challenging task! But that’s exactly why we’re offering a new series of blog posts in which we group together some of the greatest monologues out there. So keep scrolling down for some of our favorite monologues for teens!
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1. Album
Gender: Female
Length: 60 Seconds / 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: This is a set of two short monologues. In the first monologue, it’s 1963 and Trish (14) is lying on the bed chatting about her love for The Beach Boys. In the second monologue, it’s 1965 and Trish (16) is going on about her love for The Beatles.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
2. Blue Stockings
Gender: Female
Length: 60 Seconds / 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Tess (18). 1896 Girton College, England (the first college in Britain to admit female students). Tess speaks to a friend about a boy she has fallen for.
Where to Find It: Contemporary Monologues for Teenagers: Female➝
3. Fob
Gender: Female
Length: 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Grace (19/20), a Chinese-American journalism student at UCLA. The present. Grace speaks about how she has come to terms with her background and the prejudices that she has encountered.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
4. Meet Me at the Gates, Marcus James
Gender: Male
Length: 60 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Marcus James (18) is finishing up his high school valedictory speech, touching on the topic of bullying.
Where to Find It: The Best Men’s Monologues from New Plays, 2019➝
5. My Sister in This House
Gender: Female
Length: 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Lea (teen). 1930s France. Lea is writing a letter to her sister about her life as a house maid and her desire to be with her again.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
6. Nobody’s Flood
Gender: Male
Length: 60 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Michael (18/19) talks to his brother about the moment he found out he had AIDS.
Where to Find It: The Perfect Audition Monologue: First Edition➝
7. Office Hour
Gender: Male
Length: 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Dennis (18) is a college freshman who has been called into his professor’s office due to his recent disturbing behavior. The monologue is his response.
Where to Find It: The Best Men’s Monologues from New Plays, 2019➝
8. The Day They Shot John Lennon
Gender: Female
Length: 60 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Sally (16), in the 1980s, describes what she was doing when she heard the news that John Lennon had been shot.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
9. The Grace of Mary Traverse
Gender: Female
Length: 90 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Mary (18). 18th-Century London. Mary has been protected and educated by her father and is trying to live up to his standards.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
10. ‘Til the Beatles Reunite
Gender: Female
Length: 60 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Wildflower (15) chats to her friend about the romantic relationship she believes their fathers are having with each other.
Where to Find It: Solo!: The Best Monologues of the 80s – Women➝
11. Unteachable
Gender: Male
Length: 60 Seconds
Monologue Type: Dramatic
Character/Setting: Alex (19-21) is challenging his professors with the idea that they shouldn’t have to read the “Great Books”.
Where to Find It: The Best Men’s Monologues from New Plays, 2019➝
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Author: Stacy Karyn
Stacy Karyn is the founder of Theatre Trip, author of The Thespian’s Bucket List, and creator of The Cast Album List. She holds a BA in theatre, a TESOL drama certificate, and has worked and interned with Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters.