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I've done a ton of work with 10 minute plays, 30 minute plays, and of course full length 1.5-2 hour plays, but sometimes I just want to get a single acting snapshot in 2 minutes or less.

Essentially quick and dirty scene study where students must make character and blocking decisions quickly. I know I can shift through my play collections and take 1-2 page excerpts...but I'm hoping other people have already invented that wheel. 

Can anyone suggest good scene books with 1-3 minute scenes in them all collected together?  In my perfect world these would be either self contained super short plays or cuttings from longer pieces that do not require a read of the whole play to perform. Characters should have depth but be instantly understandable.  I know...tall order, but I plead with the collected wisdom of the forum.

Thanks!

Anything from "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind":

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)}

100 Neo-Futurist Plays: From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

200 More Neo-Futurist Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Neo-Solo: 131 Neo-Futurist Solo Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

225 Plays: By The New York Neo-Futurists from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

I've done a ton of work with 10 minute plays, 30 minute plays, and of course full length 1.5-2 hour plays, but sometimes I just want to get a single acting snapshot in 2 minutes or less.

Essentially quick and dirty scene study where students must make character and blocking decisions quickly. I know I can shift through my play collections and take 1-2 page excerpts...but I'm hoping other people have already invented that wheel. 

Can anyone suggest good scene books with 1-3 minute scenes in them all collected together?  In my perfect world these would be either self contained super short plays or cuttings from longer pieces that do not require a read of the whole play to perform. Characters should have depth but be instantly understandable.  I know...tall order, but I plead with the collected wisdom of the forum.

Thanks!

Anything from "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind":

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)}

100 Neo-Futurist Plays: From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

200 More Neo-Futurist Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Neo-Solo: 131 Neo-Futurist Solo Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

225 Plays: By The New York Neo-Futurists from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

I've done a ton of work with 10 minute plays, 30 minute plays, and of course full length 1.5-2 hour plays, but sometimes I just want to get a single acting snapshot in 2 minutes or less.

Essentially quick and dirty scene study where students must make character and blocking decisions quickly. I know I can shift through my play collections and take 1-2 page excerpts...but I'm hoping other people have already invented that wheel. 

Can anyone suggest good scene books with 1-3 minute scenes in them all collected together?  In my perfect world these would be either self contained super short plays or cuttings from longer pieces that do not require a read of the whole play to perform. Characters should have depth but be instantly understandable.  I know...tall order, but I plead with the collected wisdom of the forum.

Thanks!

I should have included this link as well:

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)}

These are the plays that can be licensed for performances. The script contains many of the plays in the previous books.

Just a note - if you use any of the plays, read through them thoroughly first - some are not school appropriate. I made that mistake and a group performed a scene about deconstructing the lyrics of Soulja Boy's Crank That. Luckily no admin walked in on the class. 

Anything from "Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind":

Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30 plays in 60 minutes)}

100 Neo-Futurist Plays: From Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

200 More Neo-Futurist Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

Neo-Solo: 131 Neo-Futurist Solo Plays: from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes)

225 Plays: By The New York Neo-Futurists from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind

I've done a ton of work with 10 minute plays, 30 minute plays, and of course full length 1.5-2 hour plays, but sometimes I just want to get a single acting snapshot in 2 minutes or less.

Essentially quick and dirty scene study where students must make character and blocking decisions quickly. I know I can shift through my play collections and take 1-2 page excerpts...but I'm hoping other people have already invented that wheel. 

Can anyone suggest good scene books with 1-3 minute scenes in them all collected together?  In my perfect world these would be either self contained super short plays or cuttings from longer pieces that do not require a read of the whole play to perform. Characters should have depth but be instantly understandable.  I know...tall order, but I plead with the collected wisdom of the forum.

Thanks!