Summer Monologues

If you’re looking to beat (or lean into!) the heat of the season with a summer-themed monologue, check out this list of 17 monologues that go along nicely with Summertime. Whether it’s someone’s connection to growing veggies, a safari vacation that goes amiss (in all the coolest ways), seeing a lame mermaid at the beach, pushing someone in a mud puddle, spooky things that happen in the woods at night, or ice cream your dog can’t have—enjoy these 17 comedic, dramatic, thriller, teen and children’s monologues that are great for Summer!

MONOLOGUES FOR SUMMER

A LIFE SPURRED INTO MEANINGFUL ADVENTURE dramatic/comedic/teen ~1-1.5 minutes
Goldilocks is having second thoughts about taking her best friend, Little Bear, away from his cushy home in the forest…

BABY ANTS IN A PIE teen/comedic ~1.5-2 minutes
Robin is so so so grossed out by the ants in her apple pie! Until…she is overcome with a waft of empathy for baby ants…

BUTTERFLY IN THE TOMATO PLANT dramatic/children/tween ~30 seconds
Nicole relates to a butterfly with a torn wing, after a group of children mishandled it. She offers the butterfly a safe home in her windowsill.

CUTTING DOWN THE MAPLE TREE dark comedy/drama/thriller ~2-2.5 minutes
Kari is none too pleased about all the time her husband has been spending with the “maple tree.” Well, things will certainly change now.

COTTON CANDY ICE CREAM CONE comedic/children ~1 minute
Yuri has to break some bad news to her dog. He can’t have her chocolate ice cream. But maybe if he stops chewing her shoes…she’ll let him have the cone.

DISAPPOINTING HELL dark comedy ~2-3 minutes
Van has an altercation with his stuck-up soul which lands him in…well…Hell. (And maybe he’s just used to the summer heat, but it kinda doesn’t feel as hot as he thought it would…)

FRESHLY SQUEEZED comedic/1940s ~1.5 minutes
Ruth is a 1940s housewife who simply can’t help being the best at everything!

I AM A SHARK - dramatic/teen/children ~2 minutes
As bullies torment Jamie on the beach, Jamie imagines being strong and indestructible, like a shark.

IF I WERE A KIND OF FLOWER dramatic/children’s/comedic ~1-1.5 minutes
Anibel imagines how she would survive a long winter, if she were a daffodil.

IOWA IS GONNA BE SO JEALOUS comedic/teen ~1-1.5 minutes
Ryan’s safari vacation is not going as planned. Can’t take a shower every day. Camp kitchen isn’t working so it’s Lucky Charms for dinner. Now a rhino charged at their jeep….THIS IS SO COOL!

RISING FAST dramatic ~2 minutes
Elizabeth survived a major flood, but has to live with the guilt and grief of through who did not.

SECOND-HAND DIRT dramatic/comedic/children/teen ~1 minute
In soil cultures, prejudices run deep for carrots and potatoes. But when bully vegetables draw Carrot and Potato together, they must decide if their new friendship is worth risking their safety and rejection from their own vegetables. This monologue comes from the full-length play, Movements of the Wind, in the section Sharing Soil.

THE MEANING OF PLANTS, 1-minute version, 2-minute version dramatic/comedic ~ 1 or ~ 2 minutes
Stacy, an awkward young dog groomer, confesses to a customer her love of the lesser-appreciated plant life. This monologue comes from the absurdist dark comedy, Brush Them Fleas.

THE MUD PUDDLE comedic/children ~1 minute
Sophie has been pushed into a mud puddle two times already. Enough is enough! Sophie is ready to stand up to this bully!

THE THING ABOUT MERMAIDS comedic/children ~1 minute
Of all the mystical creatures that turn out to be real, Riley is kinda disappointed it’s just a mermaid.

THIS HEAT IN MY BRAIN dramatic/thriller ~1.5 minutes
Sloane begs his victim to have sympathy for him, as he tries to cool the heat in his brain.

WHERE’S YOUR HAND, CHLOE? dramatic/thriller ~2-3 minutes
Addison loses her friend, Chloe in the woods, and the grotesque Being she finds instead won’t back away from her.