Isn’t that blood on your hands?
In the drama scene from the one-act play Snowdrift, Trudy explains to Barney why they had no choice but to let their beloved dog Trixie go.
Featured Scene – Snowdrift
Long pause. Barney looks at Trudy and notices the blood on her hands.
BARNEY: Why are your hands red, Trudy?
TRUDY: Red?
BARNEY: Isn’t that blood on your hands?
Barney slowly gets up, he takes Trudy’s hand and inspects it.
That’s dry blood, Trudy.
TRUDY: (Distant.) It is…
BARNEY: What’s going on? You hurt?
TRUDY: I am hurt.
BARNEY: What? Where?
TRUDY: Not physically.
BARNEY: Where is the blood from, Trudy?
TRUDY: …We buried Trixie today.
BARNEY: …sorry?
TRUDY: It wasn’t going to end well, Barney. She was whimpering and hollering out in pain all night. I tried waking you up, but you were in another place; someone had to take matters into their own hands, and so I drove her out to her favorite field, where she always loved to run around and play, and I shot her down. For the better, it was for the better. It was snowing, so you couldn’t see much else around, everything was covered in white. But, it was fine somehow, with it just being us out there…together, alone…in this way. I held her as she was dying; her eyes looked thankful.
BARNEY: You killed Trixie?
TRUDY: I put her down like they would have done…I didn’t kill her.
BARNEY: She was only a puppy.
TRUDY: She wasn’t well, you know that.
BARNEY: We took her to the vet, she was scheduled for surgery.
TRUDY: No, no, no, them surgeries are nothing but punishments to the living. Wasn’t going to have her suffer longer than she had to.
BARNEY: Doctor said she was gonna be fine after the surgery.
TRUDY: And you believed ’em?
BARNEY: Yeah, I did.
TRUDY: That’s the thing with you, Barney. You believe in people. You’re going to live your whole life believing what other people tell ya. I know when I’m being lied to; some of them places will empty your pockets before you get your last say, and then you’re left there with nothing.
BARNEY: But, Daniel is a friend of ours. We’ve known him for years, Trudy.
TRUDY: Daniel is a first-class criminal. I see things you don’t see, so don’t go starting in with me!
BARNEY: We already paid half the deposit! It’s nonrefundable. Trixie was gonna be fine!
TRUDY: She lost the use of her two hind legs.
BARNEY: She was bouncing around just fine yesterday! She was jumping up on me like she knew she was goin’ in for corrective treatment.
TRUDY: That’s cause she was brave. She wasn’t showing you how weak and frail she’d become. We all hide when we’re at our weakest.
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Scene Summary
In this one-act eplay, Trudy comes home after saying a final goodbye to her beloved puppy Trixie and tries her best to get Barney to understand their loss.
- Genre: Drama
- Length: ~5 minute scene
- Characters: 1 woman, 1 man
- Themes:Â father and daughter, family, compassion
- Best For: drama practice scenes
FAQ
A: Snowdrift is a one-act play written by Joseph Arnone that explores what is means to lose a beloved pet.
A: Cold Sunday is a dramatic play that explores the idea of losing a dog through violence and there are also comedic plays such as Weight in Gold and Dog Anxiety that can be found on Monologue Blogger.
A: You can check out a play script called Birds of the Storm on Monologue Blogger wherein a character talks about a near death experience.
A: 10 Drama 2 Person Scenes for Actors and 15 Scenes Dealing with Friendship Drama offer drama scenes for acting students.
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Scene Source: Snowdrift
Snowdrift is a drama play by Joseph Arnone, 2025.
