Monologues for the Young Actor [Monologue Collection]

9. Having a Rough Day (C)

an auditionee is not having a good day and turns their audition into a therapy session  

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Est. Run Time: 1:00.00-1:15.00

Suggested Props: teddy bear

Suggested Costuming: something messy, in disarray

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Okay, so I can just...start whenever I want, right? Okay, okay, good. Okay. Here I go. *clears throat*

*starts singing, but sounds horrible and off-key* *quickly stops* I-I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry. Can I—can I start again? Please?

It's just that, I've had a lot of stuff on my mind lately, and I've been dealing with a lot of stuff lately, too. I walked under a ladder a week ago, and now my luck's all gone bad. My hairdresser cut my hair too short and too... *mimes hair being poofy* ...and I lost my lucky toenail clipper. And a bird pooped on me on my way here, so I had to go back home and change. That's why I'm late—see? I told you I had a good reason! And my dog has never talked to me, but now he's really not talking to me. I just haven't had the time to go over my audition pieces much.

See, everything's just been piling up so much, so I just.... *starts to tear up* I know this is an audition, not a therapy session, but....

I'm sorry, I've just been going through some tough times, and *takes out teddy bear* Teddy here's been the only one that's stood with me through it all! *fake sobs and tightly hugs teddy* Maybe I could just...audition another day?

*pauses* Or I could just not come back, you say? You want me to leave? That's not very nice! *sighs* Great. This on top of the tomatoes all going rotten. *walks out dejectedly, sniffling and tightly clutching teddy bear*

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Notes: This one is fun. I've never actually performed it for a live audience, but nonetheless, it's fun. Props if no one notices you have a teddy bear until you seemingly take it out of nowhere.