20 Acting Scenes for Drama Class Students

20 Acting Scenes for Drama Class Students are hand-picked acting scenes running about 10 minutes each in duration.

Do you need more acting scenes to work on? MB has a wonderful variety of Scenes from Published Plays that will offer you a wide selection of story material.

Scene study functions as a core part of an actor’s development; by practicing scenes, actors get to work on how to dissect a scene, build character, improve collaboration skills, and get better at audition technique.

How Does Scene Study Benefit Actors?

Key benefits of scene study:

• Character Development: Scene study helps actors delve into the psychological and emotional depths of their characters, beyond surface-level interpretation. This is key for creating a layered, truthful portrayal.

• Improves Technique: There are so many facets to the art of acting; by giving yourself the opportunity to study scripts, you will sharpen your listening skills, build character, practice improvisation, and utilize your imagination and concentration.

• Emotional Range: When undergoing scene study, you get to explore emotional beats, deepening the various layers and aspects of yourself into the work.

• Collaboration: By working on scenes, you will develop your own creative process to help navigate future collaborations with directors, actors, and writers.

• Strengthens Auditioning: The process of auditions is one in which you always want to do your best. By practicing scenes, you will strengthen your audition muscles.

Acting Scenes to Practice Scene Study

IT’S NICE TO KNOW THERE’S SOMEONE IN THIS HOUSE
Marva and her son form a deeper bond when she lets him know how he reminds her of her father.

IT’S A QUIET PLACE TO CHAT
Kendra tries to avoid telling her mother that she’s seeing a guy, but her mother is too wise to it.

CAN I MAKE A CONFESSION?
Crystal accidentally bumps into Bud, her friend’s father, who tries to help her get on her feet due to the fact that she ran away from home.

EVER LISTEN TO BLUES?
Kyle tries to come to grips with being in a new school and having a first-time interest in Scarlet.

I DON’T WANT ANOTHER DUMB ARGUMENT
Sisters Evandra and Selene have always had a tendency to argue, and after years of not seeing one another or even talking, the two meet and try to come together.

DON’T CALL ME NUTS, YOU KNOW I HATE THAT
Salve tries to get his brother Frank to leave the girl he’s in love with because of the nature of how they make their money.

I HAVE AN EGO CAUSE I’VE EARNED MY EGO
A son visits his father after there was no response in trying to contact him for days on end.

HOW ABOUT HELLO?
A husband and wife come to terms with the financial crises they are facing.

YOU COULD GO NOW
Daphne has a run-in with a stranger in her kitchen who has been seeing her mother, and she isn’t too pleased, to say the least.

MAYBE YOU’RE HAVING A MENTAL BREAKDOWN OF SOME SORT?
Cathy is undergoing a mental breakdown and has random outbursts in a public ice cream parlor.

NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS DID I THINK YOU’D BE AN ACTRESS
After losing one of their friends, Kimmie and Jarla come together to figure out what they are most passionate about in life.

HAVE YOU SEEN MY GARDEN?
Mailbox Marvin has come to the end of his contract arrangement with Doctor Paulson.

I’M IN THIS FOR LIFE, MRS. LARNER
Lenny has been struggling all his life for a window of happiness he can slip through.

WE’VE TRIED EVERYTHING, HAVEN’T WE?
A period drama about a small family coming to terms with racial disagreements.

MAYBE THERE’S BEAUTY IN SELF-SACRIFICE
Reggie opens up to a bartender about the difficult relationship she has with her father and in return receives a surprising response.

I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE
Johan tries to get his mother on his side to tell his father the truth of his real identity.

I GAVE YOU WHAT I PROMISED
Ronon and Paggie have a terrible argument over attending too many parties and events.

YOU ARE FAR FROM SOBER GIRL
Late one night, Pina arrives on a dark road to find her friend and drive her back home to safety.

WHAT DO YOU DO FOR A LIVING?
Two people get together on a first date and fall in love, but the trouble is that they are from two different time periods.

YOU REALLY THINK WE GONNA MAKE IT TO FRANCE?
Two lovers try to get to a ship that’s leaving France before the hitman that’s after them finds them.

FINAL THOUGHTS

Working on scene study is a fundamental path toward improving your skill set as an actor.

You will expand your knowledge of character building, improvisation, script analysis, and collaboration.