1. Important Object
Write a scene centered on an object of great importance to every character. Each character only speaks when holding the object.
2. Quiet Scene
Write a scene featuring two people having an urgent discussion in a place that requires silence (a funeral, church, a presentation, an execution, etc.)
3. Overlapping Dialogue
Write a scene that has two different conversations happening on separate parts of the stage. The conversations must overlap at least once.
4. No Dialogue
Write a scene or short piece with no dialogue that still contains essential action or reveals something about a character.
5. Monologue
Write a piece that is entirely monologue.
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