Dialogue Prompts

Characters/Location: A mother and son in the kitchen.

Want: I want to go/I want to stay
First line: Youre dropping out of college?
Characters/Location: A boyfriend and girlfriend at a restaurant.
Want: I want to propose/I want to break up
First line: We need to talk.
Characters/Location: Two strangers sitting on a bench waiting for the bus.
Want: I want to run away/I want to be liked
First line: Your shoelace is untied.
Characters/Location: A husband and an ex-wife in the grocery store.
Want: I want to hurt you/I want to get back together
First line: Youre buying cauliflower?
Characters/Location: Two best friends at the gym.
Want: I want to impress/I want to convince
First line: What do you mean he wants you to get a nose job?
Characters/Location: Two grandmothers at the front window.
Want: I want revenge/ I want to get back to my knitting.
First line: She tore up the flowers.
Characters/Location: An employer and an employee at an AA meeting.
Want: I want to hide/I want to tell all
First line: Hello Tom
Characters/Location: A cop and his mother in his mothers kitchen.
Want: I want to move back home/I want to tell my son a secret
First line: Did you eat dinner?
Characters/Location: A teenager and her sister at the bus station.
Want: I want to change her mind/ I secretly want to stay.
First line: Youre not thinking straight.
Characters/Location: A husband and wife at the dinner table.
Want: I want her to change/I want him to change.
First line: Do you have to eat so slowly?
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2015 Lindsay Price

Characters/Location: A girlfriend and her boyfriend at the mall.

Want: I want that dress/I want to talk about something meaningful
First line: I am not walking another step.
Characters/Location: A doctor and a patient at the doctors office.
Want: I want to break it to him gently/I want everyone to know how great I am
First line: Oh yeah, I golf every day.
Characters/Location: A grocery store stock boy and a customer in the grocery store.
Want: I want to go surfing/I want a new life
First line: These Twinkies are expired.
Characters/Location: A wedding dress designer and a bride in the bridal store.
Want: I want to make money off this rich woman/I want to cancel my wedding
First line: I dont do red.
Characters/Location: Two ex-friends who havent seen each other in years at the post office.
Want: I want revenge/I want peace
First line: What are you doing here?
Characters/Location: A father and son at the park.
Want: I want to impress/I want to watch tv.
First line: Do you want sprinkles on that? Everyone loves sprinkles.
Characters/Location: A teacher and a student
Want: I want to find out the truth/I want to hide
First line: Can I talk to you about something?
Characters/Location: Two best friends in the library.
Want: I want to win/I want to be liked
First line: If you dont cheat youre going to fail.
Characters/Location: Brother and sister at a funeral home.
Want: I want a new life/I want life to stay as it was
First line: Theres no nachos, he specifically said nachos.
Characters/Location: Two neighbours at the fence.
Want: I want revenge/ I want a zen life
First line: Its not my fault.
Characters/Location: A Wall Street broker and a Parking Enforcement Officer on the
street.
Want: I want my way/ I want to have the best day ever
First line: Your shoes match your car.
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2015 Lindsay Price

Characters/Location: A boyfriend and a girlfriend at a campsite.

Want: I want to celebrate our anniversary/ I want to talk to my friends
First line: I have no service here.
Characters/Location: A lifeguard and a teenager on the beach
Want: I want to get a tan/I want a friend
First line: Dont you ever get tired of sand?
Characters/Location: Two best friends playing video games in the basement.
Want: I want the zombie apocalypse/I want to share a secret
First line: Im telling you zombies are scientifically possible.
Characters/Location: Two business colleagues in an ice cream shop.
Want: I want to eat all the ice cream/I want everyone to be fatter than I am
First line: Shes cut out dairy.
Characters/Location: A coach and an athlete on the track.
Want: I want to win/ I want to quit
First line: No, no, no you are not quitting.
Characters/Location: A legal secretary and a circus clown in her apartment.
Want: I want to join the circus/ I want to be a lawyer
First line: Well this is awkward.
Characters/Location: An artist and her mother in an art gallery.
Want: I want approval/I want grandchildren
First line: I dont get it.
Characters/Location: A bride and groom in a bowling alley.
Want: I want to get married no matter what/ I want to be a folk artist.
First line: Please come back, everyones waiting.
Characters/Location: A pregnant woman and a mechanic in a garage.
Want: I want to be 100% healthy all the time/ I want to get home to my dog.
First line: Wheres your hand sanitizer?
Characters/Location: A teenage boy and his uncle in a garage.
Want: I want to reveal a secret/I want to work on my car
First line: How much did you pay for it?
Characters/Location: An nun and a bank teller at the bank.
Want: I want to save the orphans/I want to help orphans.
First line: Keep your hands where I can see them and no sudden moves, please.

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2015 Lindsay Price

Characters/Location: Two parents in their bedroom.

Want: I want a new kid/I want to understand my kid
First line: Ok, what if we tell him hes adopted?
Characters/Location: A genius kid and a not so genius babysitter in the living room.
Want: I want to be normal/I want the kid to go to sleep so I can talk to my boyfriend
First line: Your forehead is really large.
Characters/Location: A young woman and her inner self on a busy street.
Want: I want her to go away/I want her to go away.
First line: So, youre not talking to me now?
Characters/Location: A yoga instructor and an ad executive in a yoga studio.
Want: I want to be a singer/I want to go on a date with her
First line: My therapist is making me do this.
Characters/Location: An actor and their assistant in their dressing room.
Want: I want to be an accountant/I want to be an actor.
First line: I cant go out there.
Characters/Location: A ghost and a scientist in his basement.
Want: I want peace / I want war
First line: Hi, remember me?
Characters/Location: A musician and his teacher on the street.
Want: I want to be a rock star/ I want to be a classical pianist.
First line: Well I see you havent been practicing.

Drama Teacher Academy

2015 Lindsay Price