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Scenes for a Man and a Woman

The classic scene study pairing. Exes, first dates, siblings, and couples. Each scene turns on something one of them is not saying.

6 scripts. All free to read, print, or download as PDF.

Back by Four

Drama 3-4 min

Ruth has the letter from the doctor on the kitchen table and wants Hal to sit down. Hal has a whole day lined up with a boat motor and a trailer hitch and lunch at the diner. He will not cancel it, and the reason is not what she thinks.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1

The Name on the Truck

Drama 3-4 min

Nate comes home to tell his mother he is leaving the family heating business for a job in Denver. She has known for five weeks. She has been waiting to see if he would say it to her face.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1

Be Nice

Romantic Comedy 3 min

Nora and Eli have both been set up by the same friend, and both promised her they would be nice. Neither one is good at it. It is a first date at a wine bar and both of them have an exit text ready.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1

Roof Access

Drama 3 min

June has decided to report what a teacher did in the physics lab. Dev was in the room when it happened, and the same teacher is writing his college letter. On the school roof after hours, he asks her to wait. She already knows what it will cost him.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1
Dialogues Featured

Same Table

Romance 3 min

Maya is working in the coffee shop she has always gone to on Tuesdays. Tom, her ex, walks past her table and pretends it is a surprise. He is getting married in May. Neither of them says the thing they came to say.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1
Dialogues Featured

The Spare Key

Drama 3-4 min

Nora and Daniel are clearing out their late mother's house. Nora stayed and cared for her. Daniel flew in with a folder and a plan to sell. One of them knows something the other does not.

Cast 2 Female×1 Male×1

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