![]() I was walking by you to go into the house cause you sitting on the steps drunk, singing to yourself. “This monologue doesn’t take itself too seriously and can even be funny at times, but underlying Dennis’ struggle is a universal desire to be accepted, and his frustration at a system that places the boy with the 176 IQ on the sidelines.” “Fences” by August Wilson: Cory Power that comes from making a fortune on cutting-edge computer software. I know something that the others don’t…that, once we leave high school and enter the real world, all the rules change. I suppose I could complain, and bemoan the unfairness of it all. In a perfect world, a kid like me would be worshiped because of my scholastic abilities, instead of someone who can throw a forty-yard touchdown pass. ![]() The whole concept of education is a paradox: High school is supposed to celebrate education and knowledge, but what it really celebrates is social groups and popularity. She wanted me to have a normal education, and not be treated as some kind of freak…which is ironic, because that’s exactly what is happening to me here. My father wanted me to enroll in a special school that deals with geniuses like myself, but Mother was firmly against that. Around this school I am the object of ridicule from most of the students, simply because I have an extremely high IQ. “There are several monologues in the play that offer honest looks into Alex’s relationship with his dad.” “Class Action” by Brad Slaight: Dennis These are my two options in life, and they are fucking meaningless. And what's the alternative? Believing in what my dad believes in, believing in some magical guy up in the clouds who created us for fun I guess, a guy who is going to come pretty soon to kill us all. I'll probably just fail completely, come back to Boise, and end up working at this fucking Hobby Lobby - working at this fucking store, for the rest of my life. ![]() And even if I do that, go to school and major in music, then what? You think I'm gonna, like, be the next fucking big thing? Okay, so I make a few albums, do some performances, probably wind up teaching, and that's like the best case scenario. Acting coach Denise Simon agrees that finding dramatic monologue for teens can be challenging, but she recommends exploring “the classics and great writers of the past while also hunting down contemporary playwrights producing timely material.” Here are her picks for the best dramatic monologues for teen girls and boys, appropriate for both middle schoolers and high schoolers.
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