This series is made up of 4 books/Volumes:  Vol 1:  contains  comedic plays for   1 Male & 1 Female Vol 2:  (this book) contains  dramatic plays for   1 Male & 1 Female Vol 3:  contains  comedic plays for   2 Females Vol 4:  contains  dramatic plays for 2  Females   Finally, a book created specifcially for high school and college students and coaches of forensics dramatic duo competition. Crammed full of material, these scenes will challenge and inspire students, coaches, and judges alike. Within these pages you'll find accessible, original pieces that meet the time limits of most league competitions. No props needed, no inappropriate material, and no foul language. All in one book!  **All of the plays in this book/volume are for one male and one female and are dramatic. Plays inside include:   Acceptance Letter - Maintaining Sanity - The Unfortunate Gift - A Good Solid Home - Hit-and-Run - That's All Folks - A Woman's Choice - No-Fault - Romance - The Journal - To Those Who Wait - My Life is Proof - Liberty and Justice - Hysteria - Beldon Park - Crescendo - And All I Loved - Family Portrait - Sacrifices - Neil - In My Dreams...In My Imagination - Window of Opportunity - If Only - Burning Down the House - The Hood's a Better Place - Concerned Catholics - You Been Lied To - Weapons of Mass Destruction - A Sweet Plan - Bring Back Peter Paul Reubens - Flyin' High - The Beauty of Life - Grieving Space - Targeted - Without You "A must-read for forensics coaches and students at all levels of competition." -- Dr. James M. Brandon, Assistant Professor of Theatre and Speech, Director of Forensics, Hillsdale College "Lhota and Milstein present us with this treasure trove of quality scenes for performance and rehearsal. Thank you!" -- Merel K. Marine, Award-Winning Dramatic & Speech Coach (Retired), Victor J. Andrew High School "Lhota and Milstein's scenes are a forensics coach's and drama teacher's dream: intelligent, well-crafted, and most importantly, original." -- Dan Foss, Forensics Judge and Former Assistant, Sandwich High School Finally, a book created specifically for high school and college students and coaches of forensics dramatic duo competition. Crammed full of material, these scenes will challenge and inspire students, coaches and judges alike. Rich, balanced characters are presented in dynamic, topical situations--riveting scenes that examine the fragile human condition. Within these pages you'll find accessible, original pieces that meet the time limits of most league competitions. No props are needed, no inappropriate material and no foul language. All in one book! Use your time for rehearsing--not searching. All of the plays in this book/volume are for 1M/1F and are dramatic. Forensics Series Volume 2 Duo Practic and Performance Thirty-five 8-10 Minute Original Dramatic Scenes Barbara Lhota is an award-winning playwright as well as a screenwriter. The Studio’s production of her play, Third Person, was selected by the Boston Herald as one of the top ten plays of the 1993-94 season. She was awarded the Harold and Mimi Steinberg for Hanging by a Thread at the Crawford Theater at Brandeis University. Green Skin, her most recent collaboration, was staged at the Producers’ Club with Theatre Asylum in New York. Her plays have been produced at various theaters across the country including the Ritz Theater in New Jersey, the American Stage Festival in New Hampshire, the New England Theater Conference, and the Wang Center in Boston. In addition, her shows have been performed at several off-off Broadway Theaters including Tribeca Lab, Madison Avenue Theater, Love Creek Productions at the Nat Horne Theatre and the Phil Bosakowski Theater. She received her MFA in Dramatic Writing from Brandeis University, where she was an artist-in-residence and taught playwriting. Barbara now lives in Chicago, where she has had the opportunity to see Strangers and Romance at the Athenaeum Theatre with Jupiter Theater Company, Family Portrait performed at the Bailiwick’s Directors’ Festival, Third Person through Symposium at National Pastime, and Morbid Curiosity with Women’s Theater Alliance at Chicago Dramatists and with Writers’ Block at The Theater Building. At present, Barbara is collaborating with Ira Brodsky on a screenplay, The Long Shot. Barbara’s plays, Strangers and Romance, can be found in Smith and Kraus’ Women Playwrights: The Best Plays of 2001. Janet B. Milstein is an actor, acting teacher, and private monologue coach. She received her MFA in Acting from Binghamton University in New York, and her BA in Theatre with Distinction from the University of Delaware. Janet has an extensive background in theatre, having performed at numerous theatres with a variety of companies, including the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, the Organic Theater, ImprovOlympic, Writers’ Block at the Theatre Building, Tinfish Productions at the Athenaeum Theatre, National Pastime Theater, Stage Left Theatre, Mary-Arrchie Theatre,