Ocean State Libraries

Concise, incisive and very funny! These professional-level satirical dialogs are an actor's delight. The characters are exaggerated, talking cartoons. Each short skit gets big laughs because the dialog bites, stabs and tickles with wit and insight. Sacred cows are skinned alive. Simple staging and costumes. Excellent for drama competitions. Choose from fifty comedy duets. Arranged for two men, two women, one man and one woman or optional men or women....

A collection of nineteen shool-related poems designed to be read aloud by two voices, but also appropriate for one or many readers.

"Plays for Two is a unique anthology of twenty-eight terrific plays for two actors, by a mix of celebrated playwrights and cutting-edge new voices. It takes two to tango--or to perform a duet, fight a duel, or play ping-pong. The two-character play is dramatic confrontation stripped to its essence. These four full-length and twenty-four short plays feature pairs of every sort--strangers, rivals, parents and children, siblings, co-workers, friends,...

A collection of poems about birds to be read aloud by two voices.

In a series of funny, tender, and touching dialogues, former Saturday Night Live writer Zweibel recalls his buddy-and-almost-lover friendship with SNL actress Gilda Radner, who died of ovarian cancer. Zweibel claims he "merely scribbled the dialogues playing in my head" and, indeed, these recreated conversations have a neurotic, sarcastic, and vulnerable air of authenticity. The actress and writer become fast friends on the SNL set and segue into...

"Scenes for Teens is meant to help simplify the acting and auditioning process for young performers. Created by an experienced actor with Hollywood and Broadway credits, these fifty original comedy and drama scripts are ideal for training and auditioning. The scenes are written for two actors, are gender-neutral, and intentionally exclude costumes, props, entrances, exits, complicated stage directions, and additional characters. In this way, Scenes...

A collection of short dialogues for teenagers written in the style of today's TV shows. Some are in the style of half-hour situation comedies, and some are in the style of hour-long dramas.