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Ten / Two

by Lindsay Price Canadian Author

This collection is a drama teacher's dream! Ten short two-person plays (inspired by the numbers 10 and 2!) in a variety of themes and lengths. Excellent for classwork and for competition.

The plays can to be performed as a group or individually. More flexibility than you'll ever need. Over three million combinations!

Average Producer Rating: 4.5 out of 5

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 100 minutes (for the full collection)
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
20 Characters
3 M 7 F 10 Any Gender
Set
Simple Set
Length
81 pages
Free Excerpt

This Book is a Collection of 10 Plays

License the entire book, or license individual plays separately. To license a single play, click its title below.

2 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

As a teacher and student square off, one reveals a secret about the other.

2 M · Approx. 10 minutes

A businessman meets his match with a delivery man and his 10-2.

2 F · Approx. 10 minutes

Two am is never the right time to tell your best friend what you think of her while studying Algebra.

1 F, 1 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

On the eve of cancellation, Ms. Spitspot clings to her TV show persona.

1 F, 1 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

A driving teacher and student tell the truth with crashing results.

2 F · Approx. 10 minutes

Tara tries to convince her best friend not to enter a beauty pageant.

1 M, 1 F · Approx. 10 minutes

A boy and girl trying to date try to fill the spaces in conversation.

2 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

A young girl has some specific questions for Santa.

2 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

My mantra is better than your mantra, especially when it comes to late teachers.

2 Any Gender · Approx. 10 minutes

A teenager asks the wrong guy for the time.

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Performance Royalty Fees

Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

Prop List

The Big Lie

papers

The Isty Bitsy Spider

clipboard

The Last Dance

None

Ms. Spitspot’s Spick and Span Play Place

mop

Pretty Girl, Plain Girl

nail file, heels

Quippage

crumpled paper

Santa Runs a Sweat Shop

none

Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes, Ten Minutes

none

My Father Went to Switzerland and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt.

clipboard

Time, What Is It?

knapsack, various contents

Praise for Ten / Two

5 out of 5 stars
Amy Rainis
John Carroll High School
This was a great play for my very small group of students. The students enjoyed performing in the scenes. I was also happy that it didn't require big/complicated sets.
5 out of 5 stars
Jo Matheson
Newlands College
The students really enjoyed exploring these scenes and working out how to activate them into enjoyable visual performances.
4 out of 5 stars
Megan Goodman
John Paul II Catholic High School
This was the PERFECT solution during COVID. We were able to rehearse just two people at a time socially distant. The scenes were witty and well-written, and my students had a blast performing this!

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