Awkward

A One-Man Play for Two Actors

Mark Twain is at his desk, writing.

Mark Twain
(writing in his journal) The coldest winter I've ever spent  was...(notices audience). Oh, hello, I didn't see you come in. My name is Samuel Clemens.

Enter Ben Franklin

Ben Franklin
Early to best, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and... (notices audience) Oh, I didn't see you sitting there. My name is Benjamin Franklin.

Mark Twain
(noticing Franklin) Oh, hello, I didn't see you come in. My name is...

Ben Franklin
Oh, I didn't see you sitting there. My name is...

Ben Franklin (overlapping)
...Ben Franklin.

Mark Twain (overlapping)
...Samuel Clemens.

Mark Twain
Awkward.