September 28, 2026 · daily scene
The Dog Walker
Given circumstances
- Character
- Pet Sitter
- Setting
- Your client's pristine living room, white furniture everywhere, leash in your hand.
- The moment before
- The dog just ran past you into the kitchen and you heard the trash can tip over.
- Scene partner
- Your client, standing in the doorway with their suitcase, about to leave for the airport
Direction
Aggressively confident. Overcompensate for every sound coming from the other room.
Script
We are going to have such a great week. Aren't we, Benson? Benson and I are going to be best friends.
(crash from the kitchen)
He's already playing. That's a good sign. Very spirited dog you have. Spirited and, I'm sure, extremely obedient.
CLIENTHe's usually pretty calm—
Oh, he's calm. So calm. That noise was me. I kicked the — the magazine rack. On purpose. For fun.
CLIENTYou have my number if anything—
Nothing will happen. We'll walk, we'll nap, we'll bond. And when you get home, you won't even know I was here. Same furniture, same dog, same trash can — everything exactly where you left it.
Written for Act It Up. Free to rehearse and perform for practice, classes and self-tapes.
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