The Bear

In female teen dramatic monologue The Bear, Tiffany tries to come to terms with the problems she has about caring too much, too often.

Featured Monologue – The Bear

TIFFANY: I want to care less about caring so much… I think that’s been my biggest—well, one of my problems, anyway…there have been times in my life when I have been lucky to ‘let go’ completely and I’m flying, but flying in such a way where it feels as though something greater than me is carrying me afloat; a connection to something higher, wider.

Does that sound lame? (beat) It’s different. I want to be rooted naturally within my inner self, if that makes any sense, without all the fuss and mental nonsense that clogs me up.

The battles tire me. All these outside forces that get in the way of what I’m always trying to do.

Then I get down about it all, and I can’t get anything done. I’m stuck in this vicious cycle.

It’s ongoing, never ending. Sometimes, I get the bear and other times, the bear gets me…

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Monologue Summary

In this dramatic monologue, Tiffany tries to figure out a solution with her school’s guidance counselor about getting her emotions on the right track.

• Genre: Drama
• Length: ~1 Minute
• Monologue Character: Tiffany
• Age Range: Any
• Themes: work
• Best For: monologues for teenage girls

World of the Play

• Cast Size: 2 Women
• Characters in Play: Tiffany
• Time Period: Modern
• Synopsis: In this one-act play, Tiffany talks with her teacher to try and gain clarity on the stresses she has in her creative work.

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Monologue Source: The Bear

The Bear is a drama one-act ePlay by Joseph Arnone, 2026.