1 Minute Monologues For Teens -

What if I can’t unstick? What if I have to go to first period attached to locker 117-B? They’ll call me 'Locker Boy' for four years.

So no. I’m not shaking his hand. You can suspend me. You can expel me. But I will not stand here and pretend that words don’t break bones. Because last night, I almost believed him. And you can’t un-believe that with a handshake." Setting: A bus or living room. Emotion: Melodramatic, theatrical love. "Don't touch them. Don't even look at them. 1 Minute Monologues For Teens

So yes, I sleep with them around my neck. Yes, I wear them in the shower. (That was a mistake). But you want to know the secret? When the world gets too loud... I don't turn up the volume. I just turn... you... off." Setting: A rooftop or magical clearing. Emotion: Exhaustion, defiance. "I’m not going to save the world. Pick someone else. What if I can’t unstick

When these cushions clamp over my ears, I am no longer a teenager with a chemistry final. I am a superhero in a silent movie. I am a deep-sea diver exploring the wreck of my own thoughts. You can expel me

The Dark Lord can have the kingdom. Let him pay the taxes. Let him fix the potholes. I’m taking my shield and I’m hanging it up in my closet.

People think I’m listening to music. Wrong. Half the time, I’m listening to nothing . Absolute silence. Because silence is the only thing these days that isn't trying to sell me something, cancel someone, or remind me that I have three overdue assignments.

Finding the right is difficult because many published monologues are either too childish (princesses and dragons), too adult (R-rated language and complex trauma), or simply too long.