Tag: Two-Person Scene

  • Desert Night Watch (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    Desert Night Watch (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime.  Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home.  In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…

  • Seth and Jonas Alone (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    Seth and Jonas Alone (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime.  Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home.  In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…

  • Tyson Makes A Move (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    Tyson Makes A Move (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    THE SET-UP Seth is a young Marine serving during wartime.  Nicholas is his civilian longtime companion who waits back home.  In addition to the strain on their relationship caused by distance and absence, they must hide their love for one another behind code words and secret identities because of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy…

  • Showers (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    Showers (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    THE SET-UP This is the first scene in which Jonas appears.  It follows Anne’s speech which opens the play, and the two scenes which follow – one with Anne, Seth and Nicholas; and one with Nicholas and Tyson.  All are available here online under the titles Graveside Thoughts Letters to the Battlefield Crossword Seth is…

  • Crossword (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    Crossword (Leave, or The Surface of the World)

    THE SET-UP This scene is the first in which Tyson appears, immediately following Anne’s speech that opens the play, and the scene with Anne, Nicholas and Seth which follows that – showing their process of writing coded letters to maintain contact, available here online under the titles: Graveside Thoughts Letters to the Battlefield Seth is…

  • You Could Do Better (Studpuppy)

    You Could Do Better (Studpuppy)

    THE SET UP Diana is trying to diffuse an awkward situation at the same time that her friend Harris is trying to convince her that it is a situation she doesn’t need to be in.  Diana is a closeted lesbian who has not yet come out to her friend Isobel, a girl whom she met…

  • Men’s Room (Studpuppy)

    Men’s Room (Studpuppy)

    THE SET UP Ralph and Linc are fraternal twin brothers in college out shopping together at the local mall.  Ralph, though straight, has always been more socially awkward than his openly gay brother Linc.  Ralph spent most of high school in his more popular brother’s shadow, including the way they relate to their mutual friend…

  • Opposite Brothers (Studpuppy)

    Opposite Brothers (Studpuppy)

    THE SET UP Linc and Ralph are fraternal twin brothers in college out shopping together at the local mall.  Linc, though openly gay, has always been more popular in school that his straight brother Ralph.  Linc is handsome and gifted at athletics, while Ralph as always been a bit more socially awkward.  Ralph spent most…

  • I Met A Guy (Studpuppy)

    I Met A Guy (Studpuppy)

    THE SET UP Linc and Isobel, two college students in their late teens/early twenties, have known one another since high school.  Linc is openly gay.  Isobel knows this, but is still carrying a torch for him, though she’d be the first to deny it.  Linc has recently broken up with his unfaithful first long-term boyfriend…

  • Hiding Behind Me (Studpuppy)

    Hiding Behind Me (Studpuppy)

    THE SET UP Diana is a closeted lesbian who has not yet come out to her friend Isobel, a girl whom she met both in church and college classes they share, and on whom Diana harbors a crush.  Diana finds it hard to watch Isobel relate to her high-school friend Linc.  Linc is openly gay. …