10 New Monologues for Girls 10 and Under

Written by Meghan Mitchell

January 16, 2018

Looking for a monologue for a younger actor? Below are 10 new audition cuts for those pre-teen girls who want to make an impression with their monologue.

A monologue from Anne of Green Gables by Jody Johnston Davidson

(Female, Dramatic, Juniors 5-13)
Marilla and her brother, Matthew, have sent Mrs. Spencer to pick up a young orphan boy from the asylum in Nova Scotia to help them around the house. Here, Anne (the orphan) has just arrived at Green Gables.  She is not what Matthew expected. In this monologue, Matthew is quite taken aback when he finds a girl waiting for them. Anne is quite boisterous and talkative in Matthew’s stunned silence.

Get the monologue here.

A monologue from Little Women by Gary Peterson

(Female, Dramatic, Juniors 5-13)
Amy is the youngest and most pampered of the March sisters. Jo and Meg have left her home alone while they have gone out to the theatre with some boys; Beth is babysitting the Hummel’s children. Amy is beyond herself with frustration and anger, wishing she was asked out to a night at the theatre instead of her sisters. In retaliation, she burns Jo’s manuscript in the fireplace—a book that holds every single piece of Jo’s writings.

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A monologue from Secret Garden by Gary Peterson

(Female, Dramatic, Juniors 5-13)
Mary has found herself on many adventures since arriving at Misselthwaithe Manor. She discovered a key that led into a hidden dormant garden that she is now secretly bringing back to life. In this monologue, she wanders around the manor, hearing strange noises coming from the walls. It sounds as though someone is crying—she discovers a door behind a tapestry that will lead her to Mr. Craven’s son, Colin, who believes himself to be sick and bedridden.

Get the monologue here.

A monologue from Caliban’s Island by Diana Burbano

(Female, Dramatic, Juniors 5-13)
On the beach where their ship has wrecked, the young and vivacious Vi meets an odd creature who is going through her and her brother Bast’s belongings. She explains to this half-human, half-monster named Cal that Bast is her twin brother— the more gentler of the two of them—and describes the last few moments she remembers of the storm.

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A monologue from Operation Oddball by Lisa Bruna

(Female, Serio-Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
To describe the Bloom children as precocious would be an understatement. Priscilla, the eldest Bloom, convinces her younger siblings to accept a wager: if they are able to provide proof of three people odder than them she’ll do their chores for a week. Will the combined talents of the adventurous Oliver, the internet savvy Sonny and the sugar-fueled Lola be enough to win the day? Throughout the day Lola has been downing what’s described as “a week’s worth of gummy worms” and her sugar rush is very evident in this scene.

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A monologue from Fighting for My Self by Renee J. Clark

(Female, Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
Kathy loves school, especially science. In this diary entry, she expresses her passion for the subject, not (yet) influenced by her peers, and writes that she’d like to be a scientist in the future. Later in the play, however, we will see Kathy looking to fail science in order to fit in with the popular girls at school.

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A monologue from Diary of a Wallflower by Craig Sodaro

(Female, Dramatic/Serio-Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
Charlotte is starting her first entry in a diary. We hear her voice as she confides that she is plain, unspectacular, and utterly—a wallflower.  She wishes she could dance with a boy; all she wants is to be noticed.  She knows she has no reason to complain because she has a ‘“good”’ life. Still, she is tired of feeling invisible.

Get the monologue here.

A monologue from Playground by Wil Denson

(Female, Dramatic/Serio-Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
In an attempt to get Jason involved with friends on the playground, his teacher, Miss Sheffield, has put Margaret and her friends in charge of a “welcome wagon” to invite Jason to play and feel more comfortable.  Jason barely looks at the girls as they talk to him, and does not take up their offer to jump rope.  Margaret does her best to welcome Jason, but her efforts fall on deaf ears.

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A monologue from Lipshtick by Romy Nordlinger and Adam Burns

(Female, Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
Kathy is a ten-year-old girl who is making sense of the sexual behavior she sees around her, which she reenacts through the Barbie Dolls and the characters she personifies them as. She is seated in front of her TV playing with her dolls as she sings along to a commercial at the beginning of the monologue. (Be aware that this monologue contains talk of sexual situations, and may be suitable for an older actor playing a younger character.)

Get the monologue here.

A monologue from Mr. Swimmie by Tara Meddaugh

(Female, Comedic/Serio-Comedic, Juniors 5-13)
Chloe is speaking to her mother, justifying how it wasn’t her fault that her pet fish, Mr. Swimmie died, citing the weird way he always swam which wasn’t her fault, and how good she was at feeding him (most of the time). Okay, she knows she wasn’t perfect, but she also realizes that when she cared for Mr. Swimmie it was such a long time ago (like 2 or 3 weeks ago!). She’s matured a lot and is ready to care for another pet, and begs her mom to get her that adorable puppy in the pet shop window.

Get the monologue here.



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Meghan Mitchell is a working actor who graduated cum laude from North Central College in Naperville, Illinois with a B.A. in Musical Theatre. She loves Shakespeare and nightly fireworks, and after working regionally and on ships, she is now proud to call Orlando her home.