{"id":2994,"date":"2017-04-19T01:36:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-19T01:36:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/?p=2994"},"modified":"2020-01-24T19:23:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-24T19:23:39","slug":"10-new-dramatic-monologues-for-young-adults","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/performerstuff.com\/mgs\/10-new-dramatic-monologues-for-young-adults\/","title":{"rendered":"10 New Dramatic Monologues for Young Adults"},"content":{"rendered":"

10 New Dramatic Monologues for Young Adults<\/h3>\n \"\"<\/a><\/span>

Written by\u00a0Ashleigh Gardner<\/p>\n

April 18, 2017<\/p>\n<\/font>

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Are you searching for a powerful and strong dramatic monologue for your next audition? We’ve chosen ten top-notch monologues that pack a punch. Whether it’s a young woman trying to describe the elements of a perfect conversation or a paraplegic soldier proposing to his girlfriend, these monologues are sure to make you stand out.<\/span><\/p>\n

A monologue from Full Code<\/i> by David Valdes Greenwood<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>Lauren worked closely with Sander in the hospital before his accident. \u00a0Having gotten exceptionally close during this time, Lauren is now finding herself upstaged by Sander\u2019s wife, Callie, after he falls into a coma. \u00a0In this monologue, she is talking to Callie; it is optimist v. skeptic. \u00a0Lauren had helped Sander change his will from DNR to Full Code before the accident, and without it, he would not be living right now. \u00a0Lauren tells Callie a touching story of another patient in a coma\u2014a hopeful ruse to see if she can soften Callie\u2019s cold heart. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Salem\u2019s Daughter<\/i> By Craig Sodaro<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>Every fall, Heather and her group of friends celebrate all of their birthdays at one communal party. \u00a0Feeling the power of all being seniors in high school, Heather thought it would be a great prank to invite the new girl in town, an outcast named Sarah, to their birthday soiree. \u00a0Sarah feels awkward and imposing, but Heather insists that she blow out the candles on their cake. \u00a0Heather wants all her friends to make wishes then share what they wished for. \u00a0In this monologue, she tells a story of her uncle who wondered \u201cif it was wrong to wish for something bad to happen to somebody.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Conversation<\/i> by Alexis Clements<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, 20s – 30s)
\n<\/b>In this monologue, Katharine welcomes the audience into the lecture hall\/small theatre where she is speaking. \u00a0She attempts to get started multiple times, getting interrupted by her own thoughts and missteps, all in a constant effort to describe the perfect conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Rememberin\u2019 Stuff <\/i>by Eleanor Harder<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Teens)
\n<\/b>Maria remembers receiving a very special valentine from a boy named \u201cJos\u201d in the fifth grade. \u00a0That year, their teacher had made everyone draw names to pick who they would make a card for. That valentine made her so happy; she thought it was the most beautiful one she had ever received. \u00a0She never knew if Jos liked her, and he moved soon after, but she still has his valentine to this very day.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Knock<\/i> by Lauren Kettler<\/h4>\n
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(Female, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>Miranda is down from Tallahassee for the weekend with boyfriend Lem. When a despondent Lem apparently shoots himself, Miranda takes refuge in Joy’s room next door. Thus begins the unlikely bonding of two very different women, both in the throes of facing their respective fears.\u00a0As the monologue begins, Miranda is still coming to terms with the evening’s shocking events.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Threnody<\/i> by David-Matthew Barnes<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>Jake is suffering from a horrible addiction to speed. Although he is an aspiring artist with considerable potential, his personal demons have held him back. He is in a volatile relationship with Dana, a former cheerleader who he feels guilty for corrupting. He remembers the first time they met. Dana is in another room. He hopes his words are reaching her.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Paralyzed July<\/i> by Kevin Lottes<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, 20s – 30s)
\n<\/b>Returning home in a wheelchair from an ongoing war, a young paraplegic soldier is faced with the patiently abiding love of his life. avowing to their own appetite for freedom, they struggle to recuperate their zeal and fervor for each other. Carl pops the big question in order to win back his indifferent girlfriend, who has been become distant since he returned from war a paraplegic.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Chatroom <\/i>by Enda Walsh<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>An internet chatroom; in Jim’s room on his laptop. The play follows the conversations of six teenagers who meet and chat online. William and Jack have been discussing the merits of children\u2019s literature, Emily and Eva, the pernicious influence of Britney Spears, Laura has been listening to Jim, who is depressed. Then William, Jack, Emily and Eva come together to form a chatroom they call \u2018Chiswick\u2019s Bloody Opinionated\u2019. Jim joins the group late one night. He wants to talk about his depression. Emily is sympathetic to Jim, but when she tells the group about her own experience of anorexia, the others ridicule her, and she leaves the chatroom. William then asks for a private chat with Jack, leaving Jim alone with Eva. William is bored and is looking for \u2018a cause\u2019. As we are about to learn in the following scene, William\u2019s plan is to toy with Jim, to \u2018Mess him up a bit. See how far he\u2019ll go\u2019. He wants to encourage Jim to kill himself publicly as an act of solidarity with all forgotten teenagers. Eva is already having the same idea, and now that she is alone with Jim she plans to get him to talk. Jim\u2019s speech comes in response to Eva\u2019s: \u2018So tell me about the day your father went missing.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Japes<\/i> by Simon Gray<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, 20s)
\n<\/b>The sitting room of their house in Hampstead, North London. Michael and Jason\u2019s parents are dead. The young men have shared ownership of the house they grew up in and where they continue to live. Here, close to the start of the play, they have been discussing Michael\u2019s girlfriend Anita. Michael has asked Jason whether he minds the fact that she has been staying the night. Michael admits that he himself does not like the smell of the pot that Anita smokes. The speech that follows comes as a response to Jason asking, \u2018But you haven\u2019t said anything to her have you?\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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A monologue from Ladies Down Under <\/i>by Amanda Whittington<\/h4>\n
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(Male, Dramatic, Teens – 20s)
\n<\/b>Surfer’s Paradise, Queensland, Australia. Ladies Down Under<\/em> is the sequel to <\/span>Ladies\u2019 Day<\/span><\/i>, in which four female fish-factory workers from Hull win a small fortune at the races. One and a half years on they have booked a holiday to Sydney, Australia. However, when Jan\u2019s boyfriend Joe fails to \u00a0meet them at the airport they decide to change their plans and head further afield. Here on Queensland\u2019s Gold Coast they meet Shane, who delivers the speech that follows.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Looking for other monologue collections? Check out the ones below!<\/h3>\n