2 Women Drama Scene from 1 Act Play Hush

How do you get used to all the blood?

June 7, 2026 Joseph Arnone

In the drama scene from Hush, Luciana starts in on Claudia, testing her, before making a proposition to get what she wants.

Featured Scene – Hush

LUCIANA: You’ve never visited my studio before?

CLAUDIA: No, never.

LUCIANA: Have time for a tour?

CLAUDIA: I’d love to but –

LUCIANA: I’ll have Andres give you a tour after our talk. He’d love to show you around the place.

CLAUDIA: That’s not really necessary.

LUCIANA: I know it’s not necessary. It’s nice. I like being nice.

CLAUDIA: …Okay, okay, alright.

LUCIANA: What’s your poison again?

Luciana makes her way over to the liquor bar.

CLAUDIA: Oh, I don’t drink anymore.

LUCIANA: You don’t drink? A woman of your kind is pretty lethal if she doesn’t drink.

CLAUDIA: (Chuckles lightly.) Well, I can’t. I found out, it isn’t good for me, my allergies.

LUCIANA: You’re kidding me?

CLAUDIA: Not really. Nearly died twice.

LUCIANA: Keeping count? Ha, ha, ha.

CLAUDIA: (Smiles to be polite.)

LUCIANA: Only fooling. Well, that’s serious. Allergies to alcohol. Blame it on your genes Claudia.

CLAUDIA: Afraid so.

LUCIANA: It’s all we can ever do. (Beat.) Don’t know what I’d do if I couldn’t have a drink to calm the nerves every once and again…

CLAUDIA: I like to think I don’t know what I’m missing out on. Perhaps that’s a good thing.

LUCIANA: It’s not.

CLAUDIA: Huh?

LUCIANA: Drinking. You’re missing out.

CLAUDIA: Yes, I guess I –

LUCIANA: You are. Some of my best moments have been from when I was boozing. You must live a pretty mundane existence these days then, huh?

CLAUDIA: I like to think I keep things interesting.

LUCIANA: How so?

CLAUDIA: How?

LUCIANA: Yes, how so? What do you do, to keep it, interesting?

CLAUDIA: I like to go hiking these days, with my boyfriend, travel –

LUCIANA: Travel. Where?

CLAUDIA: Oh, uh, well we’ve been covering Europe but are planning to visit Asia at some point….we’re thinking of Japan this summer –

LUCIANA: Japan, huh? Not bad, not bad. Never been nor do I care to. Too long of a flight in my opinion, too much fuss takes the fun out of it all. But Europe is nice. Ever been to London?

CLAUDIA: England?

LUCIANA: London – right.

CLAUDIA: Yes, we’ve traveled there, I also studied there for one year.

LUCIANA: You did?

CLAUDIA: Yes, it was –

LUCIANA: You studied..the plastic surgery there?

CLAUDIA: No, I was studying medicine but it wasn’t until the following year that I found a passion for reconstructive surgery.

LUCIANA: Nice. Cigar? Let me guess, you’ll tighten up if you have a puff. Ha, ha, ha!

CLAUDIA: (Laughs, embarrassed.) No, I could. I’d just rather not.

LUCIANA: Of course. Hikers don’t smoke, do they? (Smiles.) You do good work by the way.

CLAUDIA: Thank you.

LUCIANA: Don’t know how you do it. I don’t have the stomach for it. Slicing people open like that, that’s not easy to do, is it? I give you credit.

CLAUDIA: You have to look at it with clear intentions. Straight, clean and dry. That’s my motto.