Short Plays collection of 70 Teen Competition Monologues aids aspiring actors in discovering scripts that convey emotional expression.

We’ve put some extra thought into the selection the the following monologues and hope that they serve you well.

70 Teen Competition Monologues from Short Plays

FOR ALL WE’VE GOT
Luna fears that her life may amount to nothing, and each day, her anxieties seem to encroach upon her. Seeking solace, she confides in her best friend, discussing a potential exit strategy.

DELIVERY
Kelly had the intentions of robbing one of her customers, but couldn’t go through with it and confesses.

BENNY’S GOT A GUN
Jerome gives his own point of view of what he believes happiness really is all about.

FAR ENOUGH
Matt opens up to his mother, revealing the reason why he hasn’t been socializing with his friends throughout the entire summer.

DESPITE THE RAIN
Elizabeth is approached by a private investigator seeking assistance in solving a case, only to discover that the investigator himself may be in need of some personal resolution.

RESET BUTTON
Lana has made efforts to support her friend Jill, but she perceives that her acts of kindness and assistance have been overlooked or taken for granted.

BECKY’S NIGHT OUT
Becky goes off on her parents for making fun of her date after she witnesses their abhorrent behavior in front of him.

SOFT SONG
Tina has a professional recording studio commitment and must choose between attending what may be her Grandmother’s final birthday or her music session.

I’M NOT DUMB
Tabitha doesn’t have many friends but does have low self-esteem.  She talks about her issue with her guidance counselor.

NOWHERE NEAR HAPPY
Ava sees how her parents financially struggle, while she succeeds with her own entrepreneur skills.  The problem is that her parents refuse her help.

GONE BEFORE YOU LEFT
Tash is scared to be alone when she discovers that Peggy may run away.

EXIT DOOR
Janice is undergoing a harsh realization when she discovers she’s not gaining admittance into any of the schools she’s applied for.

THEM CANDLES
Kendra wants to live life freely without restriction, but her health prevents her from that dream and her mother doesn’t make it any easier on her.

SEE ME
Alina isn’t getting accepted into any of the drama programs she aspires for and believes that maybe it may be too late for her to be an actress.

ROSE TO ASH
Aggie is unhappy being raised by her Uncle and may sadly take things to a horrific situation.

NO CHOICE
Justin is in love with his best friend’s sister and doesn’t know how to go about telling him for fear of ruining their friendship.

PLEASE FORGIVE ME
Jesse deals with a lot of angst at home and unfortunately it leaks in his relationship with his girlfriend.

AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
Laquisha doesn’t want her mother being so tough on her when it comes to her passion for being a track & field athlete.

CHECKING IN
Rob has found his biological father as a promise to his mother who has passed on.

BETTER LEFT UNSAID
Coming from an abusive household, Sal seeks guidance from his friend Riggs to devise a plan for escaping the tumultuous environment.

A SENSE OF BELONGING
Beverly is a loner not by choice, although she tries to fit in she always seems to get pushed away by the other teens at school

MIDSUMMER NIGHT
Charade comes from a well to do family which causes those around her to think that her life is perfect when in actuality it is nothing but.

OTHER SIDE OF THE CHASM
Chad can’t afford college and is settling for a different path in his life, but his friend Lea offers him a different solution.

LOVE IS A STRONG WORD
Mischa’s boyfriend visits her at her first year of college, but gets the shock of his life when he learns of her seeing someone else.

WHISPERS OF TREES
Nate has always been living in the shadow of his brother but his girlfriend Shelly sees thinks entirely different.

PIT OF MY STOMACH
Nina puts her foot down to her father demanding that he stop living his criminal life and putting them both at risk.

STRANGER IN THE ROOM
Andrea has recently moved to a new town with her family where everyone seems weird and strange.

THE OUTCOME OF DESIGN
Jeffrey and Gesebel have a philosophical conversation about what they imagine existence is all about.

HIGH PLACES
Harrison believes he met the girl of his dreams but soon discovers that she lives an entirely different life than what he originally believed.

TRUE CALLING
Charla speaks from her heart to her friend because she doesn’t want to see her talent go to waste.

THE BEAR
Tiffany has always spent her time helping others, but by ignoring herself, she has become depressed.

GONE TOO SOON
Tarva is trying to help her father recover from the loss of her mother.

LICK MY WOUNDS
Crystal has noticed a change in her boyfriend and lets him know that they don’t have to continue dating if he doesn’t like her anymore.

ONE-WAY CONVERSATION
Bella always feels pushed aside by her mother whenever she has things to talk about that matter to her.

THOSE DAYS ARE OVER
Marsha expresses her feelings to her sister as to why she always causes conflict between them and with members of their family.

STOP PLAYING THE VICTIM
Everything Sally has some good news her friend always seems to find the negative in it.

THE NEXT CHAPTER
Emily tells her friend the truth of her experiences trying to be a musical artist out in Los Angeles.

DUST IN OUR EYES
Dean doesn’t want to see his best friend fall and he does everything in his power to lift her up.

INVISIBLE ROADS
Jud is in a bad way and is looking for a favor so she can get some money and escape where she lives.

WITH A BROKEN WING
Bob is in love with Lea and although she isn’t going with him to the prom, he is willing to buy her dress, in order to have one dance with her.

WHEN WE IMAGINE
When two school friends get to know one another, they realize that their lives are extremely similar.

TYPICAL TEEN
Shadira is a talented figure skater who doesn’t receive the support from her family that she needs to become successful.

SOMETHING ELSE TAKES OVER
Taliya opens up to her Aunt about her anger issues and how she wishes she can get a grip on them once and for all.

LOST AND FOUND
After losing her friend, Kimmie begins to figure out what she wants to do with her life.

SLIVER OF SINCERITY
Lenora wants to see her sister communicate and open up to people rather than being so self-absorbed and emotionless all of the time.

SEE ME AS A STRANGER
Gordy has a baby to take care of and doesn’t even know how to take care of himself, but he knows he loves his daughter and is determined to be responsible.

BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL
Helena is a young woman who exists on her own terms financially, but it doesn’t come without its problems.

TREAT ME DIFFERENT
Marshall is struggling to come to terms with his true identity and doesn’t know how to talk to his father about his experience.

DON’T LEAVE ME WITHOUT MUFFIN
Ginger is leaving home during the middle of the night, but her mother hears her and stops her before she does.

MOMMA, I’M NO FOOL
Daphne is planning on meeting her biological father for the first time, despite her mother trying to prevent her.

SIREN IN THE NIGHT
Crystal is a runaway teen who bumps into her friend’s father who tries to offer her help.

MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Porterfield is a the worst student in school who is given a chance to do something good by his caring principle.

THE WAY HOME
Jasmine is a successful entrepreneur who still lives at home with her family, but isn’t being met with resistance when it comes to her full independence.

PIPER’S COMING HOME
Jerome tries to convince Benny to offer up his room as consolation for Piper’s well being.

ONE THING
Brianna doesn’t appreciate guys who are blunt with their aggressive feelings instead of being more gentlemanly and kind.

MY SIDE OF THINGS
Clara talks to her sister about how the walls she keeps putting up between them don’t need to exist if they are ever to become close.

VOICES IN THE TREES
Marina isn’t mentally well and her brother pokes fun of her making this family dynamic all the more difficult to handle.

MIND TRICK
This character tries to understand themselves despite feeling out of place with other students and society in general.

VENOMOUS IMPULSE
Reloya has been a burden on her father both emotionally and financially and things are about to change within the nature of their household.

DARK SIDE OF MY MOON
Jobe takes competition extremely seriously, even to the point where his brother begins to question if its healthy.

PLAYING GAMES
After witnessing her boyfriend kissing another girl at school, Lillia plans on ending things.

WASTE OF TIME
Byron already has a bike business bringing him in money, but his parents won’t accept his leave of school.

ACID TASTE
When three friends play ‘dare’ at a polluted lake, one of them disappears and the game becomes serious.

THE GHOSTS OF OUR ANCESTORS
Tiara and her Uncle must come together in order to figure out how they can hold on to their family inheritance and estate.

SKYLAR
Skylar has been trying to find his mother since he was old enough to seek her out and he talks to his friend about the only photo of them together he remembers.

THIN ICE
Kyle is a loner in a new school and in detention when a friendship sparks with a fellow student named Scarlet.

JUST SO YOU KNOW
Sally wishes her sister would treat her like a sister should  instead of treating her like an enemy.

ATTENTION
Michelle feels as though her sister deliberately creates drama in order to get attention.