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Moments: 75 Flexible scenes for two or three actors
by Barbra French BA, MFA
At Last! Flexible Scenes for Your Diverse Acting Class
Teachers! You’ll love these neutral, engaging, actor-tested scenes that are perfect for your all of your adult students: any age, gender, race or skill level. Help them learn to make bold choices and find, take and finish truthful moments with these flexible scenes. Prepping for class has never been so easy! Get instant access with an e-book, keep a paperback on your desk, or get both in a bundle!
Why Teachers & Students Love Moments
Inclusive
Inside, you’ll find 60 two-person and 15 three-person scenes tailored for any class size. Scenes are gender, race and age neutral for all adults, and are appropriate for any skill level, from beginner to advanced. No one left behind, here!
Comprehensive
Includes chapters on the basics of acting training for new teachers, tips are on how to use Flexible Scenes in your classes, and lesson plan overviews for both acting and directing students. Punctuation has been removed, too, so students have more choices.
Practical
Short scenes teach the basics; longer scenes become more complex as the students progress into advanced skill sets, providing a whole term of lessons. An added appendix has scene suggestions so students won’t get stuck for ideas.
See why Moments will Transform Your Acting Class.
No need to spend hours looking for scenes for your diverse class! Moments takes the leg work out of teaching and lets you and your students focus on the essentials of scene work from the first class to the last. Don’t miss the chance to turn your classroom into an inspiring and creative space—grab your copy of Moments today!
The Companion Book, MASTERING THE MOMENT, is coming in 2026.
About Barbra French
Barbra French (BA, MFA) is a director, playwright and educator who has been teaching and coaching actors since 1999. She received her undergraduate degree in Theatre from the University of British Columbia and her master’s degree in Directing at the University of Alberta. She has directed dozens of plays, co-created seven full-length, devised works, and was the founder and Artistic Director of several companies.
Earlier in her teaching career, Barbra found that neutral scenes were a highly effective tool to help actors truly understand the basics, but she was frustrated by scenes that were little more than contradiction or word play. That’s when she decided to write her own neutral scenes and workshop them with actors to make sure they were classroom tested and ready for any drama teacher to use. Moments is the result. She is currently writing a step-by-step companion book entitled Mastering the Moment, that will help acting teachers and coaches design and teach their courses, and will be released in 2026.
Barbra lives on the West Coast with her husband, Greg, and their rescue dog, Tucker.