Welcome to the AuditionScenes library of audition duologues — a curated collection of 0+ two-person scenes for actors at every level. A duologue (also called a two-person scene, two-hander, or partner scene) showcases two performers working together — essential for chemistry reads, drama school partner auditions, and self-tape partner work. Every scene here has been hand-selected for performance quality, attributed, time-tagged, and prepared with character notes.
Two-person scenes for self-tapes
Self-tape briefs that ask for a two-person scene give you more to work with than a monologue — you can show listening, reaction, and dynamic interplay. The best self-tape duologues have a clear power shift at least once in the scene, give both characters something real to want, and fit inside a 3-minute window. Use the duration filters below to find pieces that match the brief. Every scene comes with a downloadable PDF and Director's Notes on both characters.
Drama school partner auditions
A growing number of UK drama schools — including some RADA, LAMDA and Guildhall rounds — ask applicants to perform a prepared or improvised duologue alongside their solo pieces. Partner scenes that work well for drama school auditions tend to be short (under 3 minutes), emotionally specific, and drawn from contemporary theatre or film. Classical classical duologues from Shakespeare, Chekhov or Ibsen are also strong choices when a classical piece is requested.
Classical vs contemporary two-person scenes
Browse classical duologues (Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen, Shaw) when you need a period piece for drama school or classical-theatre casting, and contemporary two-handers from modern film, TV and theatre for screen auditions and self-tapes. The drama duologues and comedy duologues sections are the busiest — both have sub-genre and duration breakdowns so you can filter precisely.
Scene study and rehearsal material
Duologues are also the standard unit of scene study work in acting classes and workshops. If you're looking for two-person scenes for class, choose pieces with strong dramatic conflict and a clear beginning-middle-end arc — the scene should feel complete rather than like an excerpt. Our drama and comedy-drama collections are particularly strong for scene study. For solo work, see our monologues.