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Hi everyone!  I am looking for short two person scenes that my senior acting class can do scene study with (character, relationship, beats, verbing) memorize and perform within a relatively short turnaround time. I am running out of time with them as I only see them half the classes I normally would because we've divided the class in half in order to be able to be distanced and masked. Where do you all go to find short, pithy 2 person scripts? Thank you. :)

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Joan MacLean
Moscrop Secondary School
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I would really recommend Mock Sides

https://mocksides.com/

They are a bunch of really great 2 and 3 person scenes that I have used many times in the classroom. They are originally written for film, but work really well on the stage too. They do have a bunch of scripts for sale in batches, but also many free sample scenes that are great too. They also are pretty short at 2-3 pages each, which fits your criteria as well.

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Christopher Hamilton
Drama Teacher
Kamiakin High School
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2021 12:48
From: Joan MacLean
Subject: looking for script recommendations...

Hi everyone!  I am looking for short two person scenes that my senior acting class can do scene study with (character, relationship, beats, verbing) memorize and perform within a relatively short turnaround time. I am running out of time with them as I only see them half the classes I normally would because we've divided the class in half in order to be able to be distanced and masked. Where do you all go to find short, pithy 2 person scripts? Thank you. :)

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Joan MacLean
Moscrop Secondary School
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If I may be self-serving, I've written 2 collections of short two-person plays, both published by Playscripts:  COUPLES (9 short plays in a variety of styles) and ROMANTIC FOOLS (short sketches about male-female relationships).  Note:  Some of the plays in both collections have adult content, but many of the plays have been produced at high schools around the country.  You can read excerpts at  https://www.playscripts.com/play/686 and https://www.playscripts.com/play/1214.

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Rich Orloff
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2021 12:48
From: Joan MacLean
Subject: looking for script recommendations...

Hi everyone!  I am looking for short two person scenes that my senior acting class can do scene study with (character, relationship, beats, verbing) memorize and perform within a relatively short turnaround time. I am running out of time with them as I only see them half the classes I normally would because we've divided the class in half in order to be able to be distanced and masked. Where do you all go to find short, pithy 2 person scripts? Thank you. :)

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Joan MacLean
Moscrop Secondary School
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Hi Joan, I had uploaded a script, A visit during covid , a few months back on this site for free use.   2 character ten minute play.    Leon Kaye

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Leon Kaye
Playwright for the Ages
Lhk@koa1.com
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2021 12:48
From: Joan MacLean
Subject: looking for script recommendations...

Hi everyone!  I am looking for short two person scenes that my senior acting class can do scene study with (character, relationship, beats, verbing) memorize and perform within a relatively short turnaround time. I am running out of time with them as I only see them half the classes I normally would because we've divided the class in half in order to be able to be distanced and masked. Where do you all go to find short, pithy 2 person scripts? Thank you. :)

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Joan MacLean
Moscrop Secondary School
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