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GCSE Drama Mental Heath Scene

hey guys i really need some help on a scene idea about a teenage girl who is influenced by social media to wear pounds of makeup and cover up her personality/identity just to fit and try to fit into society’s beauty standards. It would be great help if anyone could help me create a monologue for the character or even a mini script idea because im so so lost :frown: The are 3 other characters that can also be in the scene, please helpp.

Reply 1

Where in the play would this monologue fit in? Maybe you could try and make the girl say how she's not "perfect enough"? I don't know, I might need more context in this play. And also tell me about the other characters. When is this whole thing due?

Reply 2

Original post by barca_fan
Where in the play would this monologue fit in? Maybe you could try and make the girl say how she's not "perfect enough"? I don't know, I might need more context in this play. And also tell me about the other characters. When is this whole thing due?


Honestly our teacher just wants us to come up with a performance that sends a message to the audience and ours is about insecurities and mental health. There are 4 characters; one struggles with body image and weight, another struggles with face dysmorphia/insecure about face and covers it with makeup, another has financial problems in her home but covers it up by fake brands & etc if that makes sense and the other just struggles academically but also covers that up. I just need help with creating a scene for at least one of the characters please

Reply 3

Original post by hearts4roses
Honestly our teacher just wants us to come up with a performance that sends a message to the audience and ours is about insecurities and mental health. There are 4 characters; one struggles with body image and weight, another struggles with face dysmorphia/insecure about face and covers it with makeup, another has financial problems in her home but covers it up by fake brands & etc if that makes sense and the other just struggles academically but also covers that up. I just need help with creating a scene for at least one of the characters please

And from your original comment, you need one for the makeup girl? Ok, I thought about it for a while now, and here is some suggestions that might help, depending on her personality:

(Voice overs of social media influencers talking about putting on makeup)

Girl: Just one more layer ... just one more. Just one more, and I can finally be like those girls. I always wanted to be like them, but ... Scratch that, this lip gloss will help (looks into the mirror to try and find any satisfaction to her actions) I am ugly. I don't fit, do I? All this time. All this time, all I wanted was to look like them. Their perfect skin, their small mouths and ears, and those goddamn eyes. I just can't take it anymore. No matter what I do, I am not any closer to them. Does anyone think to ask people like me what I find beautiful? No! No one does. Because I just can't keep up. (sarcastically) "Apply 2 layers of red lipstick every day", "Spread this anti-acne cream to leave you smooth like a baby", "Start wearing contacts, honey". And what if I don't? Will I become the bane of society? Because it sometimes feel like, without the work of my makeup, I will become that bane. I am meant to impress everyone with my looks. Boys will want to date me, girls will want to be me, and society will want to cherish me, but ... Will makeup even help?

That's all I got. And I dont even know what your character feels, does, or anything. I just went off what was in my head, so please take this with a pinch of salt, and hopefully it helps?

Reply 4

Original post by barca_fan
And from your original comment, you need one for the makeup girl? Ok, I thought about it for a while now, and here is some suggestions that might help, depending on her personality:
(Voice overs of social media influencers talking about putting on makeup)
Girl: Just one more layer ... just one more. Just one more, and I can finally be like those girls. I always wanted to be like them, but ... Scratch that, this lip gloss will help (looks into the mirror to try and find any satisfaction to her actions) I am ugly. I don't fit, do I? All this time. All this time, all I wanted was to look like them. Their perfect skin, their small mouths and ears, and those goddamn eyes. I just can't take it anymore. No matter what I do, I am not any closer to them. Does anyone think to ask people like me what I find beautiful? No! No one does. Because I just can't keep up. (sarcastically) "Apply 2 layers of red lipstick every day", "Spread this anti-acne cream to leave you smooth like a baby", "Start wearing contacts, honey". And what if I don't? Will I become the bane of society? Because it sometimes feel like, without the work of my makeup, I will become that bane. I am meant to impress everyone with my looks. Boys will want to date me, girls will want to be me, and society will want to cherish me, but ... Will makeup even help?
That's all I got. And I dont even know what your character feels, does, or anything. I just went off what was in my head, so please take this with a pinch of salt, and hopefully it helps?


omg thank you so much, this is perfect and you’ve actually helped so muchhh! THANK YOU

Reply 5

Original post by hearts4roses
omg thank you so much, this is perfect and you’ve actually helped so muchhh! THANK YOU

No problem. Tell me how it all goes, and hopefully the devising goes well 🙏🙏🙏

Reply 6

Original post by hearts4roses
omg thank you so much, this is perfect and you’ve actually helped so muchhh! THANK YOU

Hey, it's been quite a while since I was in this thread, and I wanted to see how the devising play ended up going. Did you do well in the play? Did you managed to get it completed in time? Did you get your results back? I just want to know how you were doing in this. :smile:

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