Unit 4B
A two-person comedy scene, written for Sides. About 1 min.
A neighbor knocks about the wifi.
- Priya
- 20s to 30s. Across the hall
- Marcus
- 20s to 30s. New neighbor, guilty
Priya knocks on Marcus’s door.
- Marcus
Hi. Hello. Are you... with the building?
- Priya
I’m with 4A. Across the hall. Your wifi network is called “Priya Please Upgrade Your Password.”
- Marcus
That’s... a coincidence.
- Priya
My name is Priya.
- Marcus
Common name. Beautiful name.
- Priya
I changed my password on Sunday. On Monday your network changed its name to that.
- Marcus
Okay. In fairness, your old password was “password4A.”
- Priya
Were you using my internet?
- Marcus
“Using” is strong. I was... visiting it.
- Priya
For how long?
- Marcus
Define long.
- Priya
Since you moved in.
- Marcus
Since slightly before I moved in. I came to see the place and the signal was very strong and I took it as a sign.
- Priya
I’ve been paying for faster internet because it kept slowing down at night.
- Marcus
That was me. I’m so sorry. I watch a lot of cooking shows. I don’t even cook. I just find it calming.
- Priya
That’s the saddest thing I’ve ever heard.
- Marcus
I’ll pay you back. Half. All of it. I’ll cook for you. Badly.
- Priya
What’s the new password?
- Marcus
To yours?
- Priya
To yours.
- Marcus
...It’s “password4B.”
Written for Sides.
More scenes to rehearse
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- Tea in the GardenComedy · 6 min · Cecily, Gwendolen, MerrimanFrom The Importance of Being Earnest. Two new friends find out they are engaged to the same man.