Acting coach Denise Simon says that for teens especially, working on Shakespeare can encourage the actor to “dig deep” because of the “nuanced characters.” Here are her choices for the best Shakespeare monologues for teens. 1. “King John”: Blanch Sometimes she goes a whole week. I tell her that if maybe we had people around she would start to feel better. And will only continue to be this way. I had a therapist once who said that these states will wax and wane.

I really like you… I don’t really agree with most of your opinions…but I don’t meet a lot of people who can actually make me think, you know? And who can hold their own in an interesting discussion. And who I’m totally hot for at the same time. You know? Taliya does her best to cope with her anger management issues and in this monologue she opens up and seeks help from her Aunt.

Humorous Comedy Solo Scripts

While any of the Joker’s “Wanna know how I got these scars?” origin stories allow for creepy, captivating one-minute monologues, this one particularly captures the villain’s chaotic, tormented, bleakly paradoxical ideology. Do you deny it Mr Darcy? That you separated a young couple who loved each other, exposing your friend to the censure of the world for caprice and my sister to its derision for disappointed hopes. And involving them both in misery of the acutest kind? I suppose you suspect his fortune had some bearing on the matter?

After my mom died, my father took his five motherless children to Belfast, Northern Ireland. I guess he thought we could best recover from the trauma of her death by living in a war zone.Brandon is a gay high school student who is bullied at school. Olive convinces him to lie and say he’s been intimate with her, so he can be accepted and she can have a bad girl reputation…He now needs to convince Olive to continue this façade… It’s a great seriocomedy piece.” 6. “Almost 16”

The Joker: You look nervous—it’s the scars, isn’t it? Wanna know how I got them? I had a wife, beautiful like you. Who tells me I worry too much. Who says I need to smile more. Who gambles. And gets in deep with the sharks. One day they carve her face, and we’ve got no money for surgeries. She can’t take it. I just want to see her smile again. I just want her to know I don’t care about the scars. So I put a razor in my mouth and do this to myself…. And you know what? She can’t stand the sight of me…. She leaves! See, now I see the funny side. Now I’m always smiling. “Silver Linings Playbook” Tiffany is a complex character, and this monologue from Silver Linings is an excellent testament to that and great for a dramatic audition. In this monologue, she tells Pat how her husband died. It’s emotional and exceptional when performed correctly. You were nothing before you met me! You were playing Barbies with Betty Finn! You were a Brownie, you were a Bluebird, you were a Girl Scout Cookie! I got you into a Remington Party! What’s my thanks? It’s on the hallway carpet. I get paid in puke! (totally in control) Monday morning, you’re history. I’ll tell everyone about tonight. Transfer to Washington. Transfer to Jefferson. No one at Westerburg’s going to let you play their reindeer games. But you have a great excuse, because the rainforest isn’t wired for cell service. I have this thing about not seeing people in the flesh. My therapist, are you in therapy? You really should be in therapy, you know. A few times a week, you know, they come in here and prod me. The doctors. The psychoanalysts. The physical therapists.

Note: if you are doing a famous movie monologue, never mimic the original performance. Find a way to make it yours Conclusion Mom and I would shop together at the places that moms and daughters go – a department store, an outlet mall, the flea market. I would wear a lot of tasteful make-up too. But then the farther away I got from that and the more the theatre company got acclaim, I had less and less weight. I became “Who?” “Oh you remember, that actress who was

Really take the time to think through the text. Read the script or watch the film and get a sense for the overall story. How does your monologue fit in the overall story? This monologue centers on Tracy, asking why she’s never good enough and does well in comedic and dramatic settings. It’s perfect for teens and those in their early twenties.

Disney monologues for teens

I see a man walking towards me from the bus stop. He can’t take his eyes off me. I’m all walking like I’ve got a paintbrush up my arse, thinking: If I asked you about art you’d probably give me the skinny on every art book ever written. Michelangelo? You know a lot about him. Life’s work, political aspirations, him and the pope, sexual orientation, the whole works, right? But I bet you can’t tell me what it smells like in the Sistine Chapel. You’ve never actually stood there and looked up at that beautiful ceiling. Seen that. If I asked you about women you’d probably give me a syllabus of your personal favourites. You may have even been laid a few times. But you can’t tell me what it feels like to wake up next to a woman and feel truly happy. You’re a tough kid. But Will’s breathing is now gone. In its place… ANOTHER SOUND. GUTTURAL. INHUMAN. Shifting in pitch. Vicious.) “Time to let the healing begin. Let’s talk about what you’re feeling. What you’re afraid of.” I don’t need to hear this sh*t from you! (Beat.)