Stranger Things Monologues & Audition Scenes

Characters: Nancy, Steve

High schoolers Nancy and Steve share a flirtatious moment in the hallway and bathroom. Steve tries to convince the studious Nancy to skip her chemistry revision to spend the evening with him.

Characters: Benny

A kind-hearted diner owner tries to feed and communicate with a mysterious, non-verbal young girl who has wandered into his restaurant. The stakes rise as he discovers a strange numerical tattoo on her wrist, suggesting she has escaped from a traumatic situation.

Characters: Steve, Jonathan

Following a life-threatening encounter, Steve and Jonathan share a rare moment of vulnerability and mutual understanding. They discuss their shared history of conflict and realize they both used their rivalry over Nancy as a way to avoid facing their own personal growth and insecurities.

Characters: Joyce, Hopper

Joyce Byers visits the local police station to report her son Will missing. Chief Hopper, initially dismissive and hungover, tries to downplay her fears with anecdotes about the town's low crime rate while Joyce grows increasingly desperate.

Characters: Joyce, Hopper

Joyce Byers visits Chief Hopper to report her son Will as missing, growing increasingly frantic as Hopper dismisses the disappearance as a typical case of a runaway or a domestic issue. The scene highlights the friction between Joyce's maternal desperation and Hopper's cynical, small-town apathy before the gravity of the situation begins to settle in.

Characters: WILL

A young boy, Will, is cycling home alone at night when he encounters a mysterious, terrifying figure. He races home, only to find himself alone and the figure pursuing him. He attempts to call for help but is confronted by the entity, ultimately vanishing from his shed.