Monologues & Scenes for Teens

Audition pieces for actors aged 13 to 17, filed by the character's playing age: school, family, friendship, identity and first love, from film, television and the stage. For youth theatre, drama school foundation courses, showcases and self-tapes.

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Choosing a piece

  • Pick a character within a few years of your own age: casting panels want to see you.
  • Have a contrasting pair ready: one comic, one dramatic, or one contemporary and one classical.
  • Choose a piece with a clear want and a change of tactic, so the panel sees you think on your feet.
  • Most youth and drama school auditions ask for 1 to 2 minutes: time yourself.
  • Rehearse with a reader: our AI scene reader reads the other lines so you can practise your cues.

Questions parents and young actors ask

What makes a good monologue for a teenager?

A character near your own age with something they want badly, and a turn in the middle where they change tactic. Avoid pieces that rely on adult life experience you can't play truthfully.

How long should a teen audition monologue be?

Usually 1 to 2 minutes. Youth theatre and drama school foundation auditions state a limit in the brief; time your delivery against it.

Should I do a classical or contemporary piece?

Many drama schools ask for one of each. Our classical pages for teens collect Shakespeare and heightened-text speeches with characters around your age.