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FREE MONOLOGUES FOR TEENS & YOUNG ACTORS

Looking for a great monologue for an audition, drama class or performance? Explore free monologues for teens and young actors from Australian playwright Kristen Doherty, featuring comedy, drama, contemporary and classical-inspired characters for male, female and gender-flexible performers.

* Click on any image to download the free monologue as a PDF.

Actor student performing a monologue from Bully! by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

SINGING LADY MARMALADE

From BULLY!

Female/Any Gender

Teenager | Contemporary Drama | Emotional | 3–4 mins

SYNOPSIS: Riley looks back on the childhood best friend she abandoned in order to fit in, moving from funny memories to a painful confession of guilt and regret.

Young actor performing Confused, a free teenage monologue from Teen by Kristen Doherty

CONFUSED

From TEEN

Female

Teenager | Comedy | 3–4 mins

After getting a message from her crush, Jeannie hilariously overanalyses every word, abbreviation and emoji as she tries to work out whether he actually likes her — or her best friend.

Actor student performing Kathryn Howard monologue from Queens by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

KATHRYN HOWARD

From QUEENS (One -Act and Full-Length)

Female

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Young Woman | Emotional| Historical Drama | 3–4 mins

Awaiting execution in the Tower of London,

Kathryn Howard struggles with terror, grief and the desperate determination to face her death with dignity.

Acting student performing a monologue from The Dream by Kristen Doherty – a full length play for high schools

NICK BOTTOM

From THE DREAM/BOTTOM'S DREAM

Male/Gender Flexible

Teenager | Comedy | 3–4 mins

While rehearsing the role of Bottom, self-proclaimed “serious actor” Nick is completely oblivious to the fact that he has stumbled into a real-life A Midsummer Night’s Dream — and is playing out Bottom’s scene for real.

Actor student performing a monologue from Shakespeare Bachelor by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble comedy play for schools

JULIET

From SHAKESPEARE BACHELOR

Female

Teenager | Comedy | 2–3 mins

Fourteen-year-old Juliet is ready to find love again! As a contestant on Shakespeare Bachelor, she dishes the dirt on her disastrous first marriage to Romeo and explains why she’s definitely ready for husband number two.

Student actor performing a comic melodrama scene from The Marvellous Mellow Melodrama by Kristen Doherty.

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SCENE INSTEAD?

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Young actors performing The Friends, a contemporary monologue from Teen by Kristen Doherty

THE FRIENDS

From TEEN

Female/Any Gender

Teenager | Drama | 3–4 mins

Maddy recalls the devastating day she lost her mother, and how the unwavering friendship of those around her helped her through her grief.

Young actor performing Poached Pears, a comedy monologue from Teen by Kristen Doherty

POACHED PEARS

From TEEN

Male

Teenager | Comedy | 1–2 mins

Hopelessly infatuated with a girl at school, Michael hilariously reveals just how far his imagination has taken him — all the way to growing old together over a breakfast of poached pears.

Actor student from Gleeson College performing a monologue from Bully! by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

KMART NIKES

From BULLY!

Male/Any Gender

Teenager | Emotional Drama | 2–3 mins

Andy recalls being bullied over the cheap shoes his struggling single mum bought him, and the moment that changed how he saw those shoes — and his mother — forever.

Young actor performing Ophelia, a funny Shakespeare-inspired monologue from Shakespeare Bachelor by Kristen Doherty

OPHELIA

From SHAKESPEARE BACHELOR

Female

26 | Comedy | 2–3 mins

After surviving a disastrous relationship with the moody, murderous Hamlet, Ophelia is ready to move on — and hopes Shakespeare Bachelor might finally deliver a man who appreciates her poetry, flowers and flair for the dramatic.

Actor student performing the Anne Boleyn monologue from Queens by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

ANNE BOLEYN

From QUEENS

Female

Young Woman | Emotional Historical Drama | 2–3 mins

Knowing Henry has already condemned her, Anne pleads her innocence and makes one final, heartbreaking request — that he protect their daughter, Elizabeth.

An actor performing Mr Peggitt's dramatic monologue from The Grove: A Gothic Mystery by Kristen Doherty

PEGGITT'S GHOST STORY

From THE GROVE: A GOTHIC MYSTERY

Male

Older Male | Gothic Mystery | 5–6 mins

Mr Peggitt recounts the chilling tale of a teacher who vanished after encountering ghostly figures and disturbing secrets hidden within The Grove — a story that may be more than just a ghost story.

Student actor in Tudor costume performing in Queens by Kristen Doherty.

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Young actor performing Weird Tree Kid, a monologue from Bully! by Kristen Doherty

WEIRD TREE KID

From BULLY!

Any Gender

Teenager| Contemporary Drama | 2–3 mins

Cam remembers an isolated child they once bullied at primary school, and comes to realise that perhaps the “Weird Tree Kid” was only weird because they made him feel that way.

Student actor performing Regret, a dramatic teenage monologue from Teen by Kristen Doherty

REGRET

From TEEN

Male/Any Gender

Teenager | Drama | 3–4 mins

Josh recounts the terrifying moment his five-year-old brother nearly drowned, forcing him to confront his guilt over a decision that could have ended in tragedy.

Actor student performing the Anne Boleyn monologue from Queens by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

HELENA

From THE DREAM

Female

Young Woman | Contemporary | Comedy | 1–2 mins

After a night of midsummer madness, Helena finally sees Demetrius — and their relationship — clearly, rejecting the idea that she should settle for a man who treats her as less than she deserves.

Actor student performing the Jane Seymour monologue from Queens by Kristen Doherty – an ensemble play for schools

JANE SEYMOUR

From QUEENS (One -Act and Full-Length)

Female

Young Woman | Historical Drama | 3–4 mins

Jane recalls the terrifying birth of Henry VIII’s long-awaited male heir, and confronts the devastating realisation that the King’s desire for a son ultimately mattered more than her life.

Young actor performing a monologue from Kristen Doherty's Theatre in Education play, Teen.

ANGSTY

From TEEN

Any gender.

Teenager | Contemporary Drama | 3–4 mins

Monique opens up about her lifelong struggle with anxiety and panic attacks, and the frustration of feeling misunderstood by the people around her.

An actor performing the monologue, betrayed from Teen a large cast vignette ensemble play for schools by Kristen Doherty

BETRAYED

From TEEN

Female

Teenager | Contemporary Drama |Emotional | 2–3 mins

After a boy she trusted shares a private photo without her consent, Ginny confronts her shame and betrayal — and refuses to let someone else’s actions define who she is.

A female actor performing Survivor, a dramatic monologue from Grace by Kristen Doherty

SURVIVOR

From GRACE

Female

Young Woman | Emotional Drama | 4–5 mins

Jasmine reflects on how a loving relationship became controlling and abusive, and the moment a friend finally gave her the courage to ask for help and reclaim her life.

Young actors performing a comic scene from The Real Story of Alice in Wonderland by Kristen Doherty.

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