The Last Umbrella
A short comic scene for two actors.

Characters:
NINA - A careful commuter with a dry sense of humour.
MAX - An optimist who has lost three umbrellas this month.

Setting:
A bus shelter during a sudden rainstorm.

Length:
Approximately 2 minutes.

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(Rain hammers on the roof of the shelter. NINA stands with a folded umbrella. MAX enters, soaked.)

MAX
Lovely weather for ducks.

NINA
You are not a duck.

MAX
Not with that attitude.

NINA
Did you forget your umbrella?

MAX
I prefer to think it forgot me.

NINA
That sounds convenient.

MAX
It was a mutual separation.

(NINA opens her umbrella halfway, then closes it again.)

NINA
The bus is late.

MAX
Then we have time to rebuild my reputation.

NINA
You had one?

MAX
Briefly. It was water-resistant.

END
