The Meeting
Thriller, the last envelope
- Thriller
- Two-hander
- 3 min
- Female role
- Adult
- Intermediate
Casting
8 lines- MARCO Male role, Adult
- ELSA Female role, Adult your role
Excerpt
(A bench, in a deserted park. Marco sits beside Elsa, without looking at her.)
MARCO
Nice envelope. Thick. You’ve been sensible.
ELSA
It’s the last one. Do you hear me? The last.
MARCO
You said that last time. And the time before. It’s sweet, this loyalty to the word “last.”
What you can do with it
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