40 Acting Scripts for Female and Male Actors

40 Acting Scripts for Female and Male Actors are scenes from screenplays for actors wishing to work on script analysis and scene study.

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Whether it’s for an acting class or practice with a fellow actor, you may explore and use our scripted scenes as a way to venture into various facets of your craft.

Basket Case (2 women)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Ma, Vicky
• From the short screenplay Basket Case
• Vicky is saddened by the fact that her brother died in an accident but her daughter gives her trouble over going to the wake.

Shribble (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Valeri, Frank
• From the short screenplay Shribble
• Valerie forces Frank to go vegan and all he can think about is meat.

Launch Date (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Bennett, Mr. Tandum
• From the short screenplay Launch Date
• A wealthy man desires to visit outer-space and stay there until the end of his life.

Dead Girl (2 women, 2 men)

• Genre: Dark Humor
• Characters: Rex, Billy, Emily, Ronda
• From the short screenplay Dead Girl
• A woman suffers an overdose and her death is going to bring wrath upon those responsible.

Less Soap, More Water (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Roman, Gregory
• From the short screenplay Less, Soap, More Water
• An actress can’t imagine doing another soap commercial, but her persuasive agent guides her into the deal.

Jackson’s Famous Banana Split (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Willy Boy, Jackson
• From the short screenplay Jackson’s Famous Banana Split
• Jackson despises his brother’s worth ethic and wishes he would step up to the plate to work harder.

Bad Talk (1 woman, 2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Dizzia, Biv, Yoco
• From the short screenplay Bad Talk
• Dizzia empathizes with her cousin who wanders the streets because of his mental illness.

Backward Glances (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Lonar, Carmela
• From the short screenplay Backward Glances
• Carmela visits her ex-boyfriend Lonar to see how he’s coming along with his help issues.

Boulevard (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Kelly, Mother
• From the short screenplay Boulevard
• Kelly’s mother gives her a difficult time because she doesn’t believe in her daughter’s writing ability.

White Picket Fence with Tulips and a Dog (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Characters: Henrietta, Bordy
• From the short screenplay White Picket Fence with Tulips and a Dog
• Henrietta and Bordy don’t see eye to eye when it comes to borrowing money in order to survive.

Once in a Blue Moon (2 men)

• Genre: Crime Drama
• Characters: Elmer, Slade
• From the short screenplay Once in a Blue Moon
• Slade tried stealing money from the wrong man and now must pay the price.

Cover Story (1 woman, 3 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Jimmy, Logan, Paul, Etta
• From the short screenplay Cover Story
• Logan takes an unusual approach to things when he finds out his wife has been unfaithful to him.

True Blood Ties (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Family Drama
• Characters: Gin, Jena
• From the short screenplay True Blood Ties
• Jena visits her dad in prison in order to see how he is and report on how things are developing at home.

Encounter (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Leslie, Roger
• From the short screenplay Encounter
• Leslie and Roger meet one another for the first time and discover that they are quite fond of one another.

Cave of Da Vinci (3 men)

• Genre: Crime Drama
• Characters: Freddy, Tobey, Jack
• From the short screenplay Cave of Da Vinci
• Two thieves step into the wrong apartment, altering both their lives forever.

Perfect Little Bubble (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Roxy, Harper
• From the short screenplay Perfect Little Bubble
• Harper is trying to adjust to the traumatic events that took place between him and his fiancé the previous night.

Bumps and Bruises (2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Jones, Vihaan
• From the short screenplay Bumps and Bruises
• Jones is a traveling salesman trying to make a sale, but it isn’t until he mentions something that his luck begins to turn.

Animal Boys (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Dev, Isabel
• From the short screenplay Animal Boys
• Dev really likes Isabel but his brute way of speaking and behaving doesn’t give him much of a chance.

Window Pain (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Leslie, Vickie
• From the short screenplay Window Pain
• A pair of lovers have a hard time coping with the fact that their relationship will eventually end.

Dog With A Broken Spirit (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Nicolas, Sashane
• From the short screenplay Dog With A Broken Spirit
• Nicolas gets himself physically hurt while trying to defend his girlfriend at a pub.

Unspoken Agreement (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Gildra, Arnwulda
• From the short screenplay Unspoken Agreement
• On her dying deathbed Gildra tries to convince her brother Arwulda to become to caretaker of her daughter.

Chutzpah (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Sandra, Agnes
• From the short screenplay Chutzpah
• A teenager and a homeless woman find that they have something in common.

Callings and Commandments (2 men)

• Genre: Drama / Family Drama
• Characters: Davison, Charlie
• From the short screenplay Callings and Commandments
• Charlie tries to help his father find a path forward to keep their family united.

Bottom of the Stairs (2 women, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Period Drama
• Characters: Bennett, Mrs. Conors, Mr. Chesterfield, Mrs. Chesterfield
• From the short screenplay Bottom of the Stairs
• Mr. Chesterfield arrives back home from a business trip only to find his wife under an evil possession.

Alderona (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Science Fiction
• Characters: Alderman, Kludo
• From the short screenplay Alderona
• Kludo tries to make his sister understand the nature of her responsibilities.

Red Tuxedo (2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Mr. Berguer, Mr. Sanders
• From the short screenplay Red Tuxedo
• A business deal that could have gone horribly wrong goes terribly right.

C4 & D29 (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Drama / Science Fiction
• Characters: C4, D29
• From the short screenplay C4 & D29
• C4 confesses to his wife that for the past few months he may have been getting tracked.

Blue Door Ronnie (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Sylvia, Ronnie, Boss
• From the short screenplay Blue Door Ronnie
• Tyra reaches out to her friend for help during a cold winter night after she narrowly escaped a dangerous situation.

Imaginary, You (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy / Dark Comedy
• Characters: Waldo, Rallye
• From the short screenplay Imaginary, You
• Rally shows up at his brother’s apartment because he never showed up at their father’s funeral.

Cruel Joke (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy / Crime Comedy
• Characters: Pat, Vin
• From the short screenplay Cruel joke
• Pat and Vin wait for instructions for their next criminal gig while warming up next to a trashcan fire outside.

Happily Ever After (2 men)

• Genre: Drama / Family Drama
• Characters: Phil, Reeve
• From the short screenplay Happily Ever After
• Reeve is utterly disappointed and let down after he shares important news with him.

Pip’s Restaurant (1 woman, 2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Muggs, Judd, Sharon
• From the short screenplay Pip’s Restaurant
• Muggs is head over heels for a woman, but the woman is in love with his friend instead.

Enough Is Enough (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Sarah, Nurse
• From the short screenplay Enough Is Enough
• Sarah goes off on a nurse who she feels isn’t taking proper care of her elderly mother.

Becca’s Brother (2 men)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Pesto, Sandwick
• From the short screenplay Becca’s Brother
• Pesto knocked someone out at a bar and regrets what he did.

Other Side of the Ocean (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Romantic Comedy
• Characters: Tucky, Ava
• From the short screenplay Other Side of the Ocean
• Ava tries to convince her boyfriend that its a great idea for them to travel to Milan.

The Case of the Gorgonzola Toe Nail (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Pack, Burpie
• From the short screenplay The Case of the Gorgonzola Toe Nail
• One man believes that another man has stolen his treasured toe nail clippers and will get violent to have them back.

The Show (2 men)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Vic, Tommy
• From the short screenplay The Show
• A gangster has stardom in his eyes when he decides to use YouTube to teach people in the ways of crime.

Harold’s Ear (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Comedy
• Characters: Rebecca, Uncle Harold
• From the short screenplay Harold’s Ear
• Uncle Harold has a cotton ball stuck in his ear and reluctantly needs his niece to help him fish it out.

Highflying (2 women)

• Genre: Drama
• Characters: Dena, Maddie
• From the short screenplay Highflying
• Two sisters reform their bond by being their for one another during a troubling time at a funeral parlor.

Que and Schelp (1 woman, 1 man)

• Genre: Serio-Comedy
• Characters: Que, Schelp
• From the short screenplay Que and Schelp
• Que and Schelp role play their characters for the crimes they plan to do.

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