1 Minute Monologues for Teens provides both comedy and drama pieces about 60 seconds in duration for auditions.

A one minute teen monologue is a good standard length for an audition.  MB does have monologues that run into the 2 and 3 minutes plus range, if need be as well.

1 Minute Monologues for Teens

Working on a one minute monologue has enormous benefits to you as an actor.

First off, it enhances your craft to practice delving into character study, living truthfully under imaginary circumstances, understanding the complexity of relationships, and helps to exercise your compassion for humanity.

We talk more at length about the various ways studying a monologue can enrich your life in our guide, Performing Your Monologue.

It’s a good guide for beginners or experienced thespians, but the main idea is to inspire you to create.

Which brings us back to our suggestions for 1 minute monologues for teens.

We’ve chosen material for you that offers various subject matter such as neglect, honor, deceit, love, trust and much more.

All teen monologues come from our growing catalogue of published plays.

We hope you find something you can be passionate about working on.  Nothing makes us happier than encouraging your talent.

ONE-WAY CONVERSATION
Bella feels deeply neglected by her mother.  Whenever she tries to talk to her mom about her ambitions, her mother always seems to shut her down or outright ignore her.

CHECKING IN
Rob has never known his real father, but after years of searching, he has tracked him down and meets him for the first time as a grown up.

PIT OF MY STOMACH
Nina is a teenager who lives the life of a criminal because of her father who continually moves them from motel to motel while going on a robbing spree.

POTATO HEAD
Ronda misses her cousin because they never get to hang out anymore and the reason is because her cousin is always glued to watching television.

SEE ME AS A STRANGER
Gordy is a young father who hasn’t even fully grasped what it means to take care of himself.

PROTECTIVE SHIELD
Rita feels as if she’s locked inside herself and she discusses her ongoing depression to break free.

ROGER USED TO BE WILLY
Rosanna fled home because she can’t take the pressures her father puts on her but she has been taken back by a bounty hunter who intends to bring her back home.

SHADOWS OF MY MIND
Naomi doesn’t know how to come out of her shell and be her true self.

MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Porterfirld shares a bit of real talk with his school principal Mr. Agnon about how difficult it is for him to break his negative reputation.

SENSE OF BELONGING
Beverly isn’t happy at school and feels like an outcast.

DUST IN OUR EYES
Dean confides in his friend about how she needs to find her purpose in life if she is ever going to be happy.

SINCE CHILDHOOD
Zoe doesn’t know how to chill with her friend Ricky anymore because she’s in love with him.

BENNY’S GOT A GUN
Jerome talks about his lack of belief in love based on the upbringing he has with his parents.

SLY STATEMENTS
Melanie finally stands up for her self-respect in the face of her boyfriend who constantly belittles her.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME
Jesse comes from a troubled home but although he loves his girlfriend he may not be able to overcome the hurdles surrounding him.

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