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Synopsis

Inspired by students at a New York high school for the arts, Most Likely To: The Senior Superlative Monologues pits the "Geeks" against the "Goths," "Drama Queens" and "Jocks" in a senior superlative showdown for Best All Around! Employing a senior superlative awards ceremony as its unifying arc, Most Likely To transforms any stage into a platform that honors the seriocomic musings of teenagers labeled everything from Class Clown to Most Dramatic. Joining the usual cast of superlatives: Most Paranoid dreams of "Harriet Potter," Most Musical plans her "Wicked" Sweet 16, Most Overlooked offers a concise history of bullying and Most Athletic strikes out with his girlfriend. The Class Poet riffs, while Almost Dramatic laments being typecast as "The Mayor's Wife," and the teen voted Most Likely To Think Outside the Box compares high school to the Star Wars trilogy.

These pieces can be used as stand-alone audition material, while an appendix of ensemble and two-person scenes transforms this monologue cycle into a full-length play.

We have highlighted two of the characters in this guide to provide sample monologues. However other featuring characters include (but are not limited to) the following archetypes:

  • Class Clown
  • Most Team Spirited
  • Most Athletic
  • Frequently Flirty
  • Cutest Couple that Never was
  • Most Paranoid
  • Best Hair
  • Class Gossip
  • Most Likely To Think Outside the Box
  • Most Popular
  • Most Likely to Skip Gym
  • Best Supporting Actor
  • Al(most) Dramatic
  • Class Playa

Editor's Note: all are from the perspective of high school students, but can be performed by older actors as reflections.

While gender has been suggested, all roles are gender fluid.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
1
First Produced
2009
Genres
Comedy
Settings
Contemporary
Time & Place
A High School Senior Superlative ceremony, Present Day
Cast Size
small
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, High School, Includes Late Teen Characters, Small Cast

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Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Rosie

Ensemble

Female

Spoken

Skyler

Ensemble

Male

Spoken

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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

Monologues

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Scenes

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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher