Two-Person Voice Acting Script · Two-person sci-fi scene
The Narrow Gap
A tense spaceship cockpit scene for two voice actors: a captain talks a frightened pilot through a debris field. Practice urgency and steady control.
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Length
- 147 words · ~59 sec
- Skills
- urgency, dialogue pacing, tension and release
- License
- CC BY 4.0
The script
BrandtCaptain, we’ve lost the autopilot. The nav screen just went dark.
HaleReboot it.
BrandtI did. Twice. It’s not coming back.
HaleThen we fly it by hand. How long until the debris field?
BrandtNinety seconds. Maybe less. There’s a gap through it, Captain, but it’s narrow. Really narrow.
HaleHow narrow?
BrandtOur wingspan, plus about the length of my arm.
Hale(calm, deliberate)Okay. Look at me, Brandt. You’ve flown tighter.
BrandtIn the simulator. Where crashing means a red screen and a lecture.
HaleThen pretend I’m the lecture. Hands on the stick. I’ll call the rocks. You fly the ship.
Brandt(a shaky breath)Okay. Okay. Entering the field. Now.
HaleRock left. Ease right. Hold it... hold it... Up, up, up!
BrandtSomething just scraped the hull!
HaleIgnore it. Ten seconds. Keep her steady. You’re doing it. You’re doing it!
Brandt(a long exhale)...We’re through. We’re actually through.
Hale(finally letting herself smile)Told you. Now never tell anyone how hard my hands were shaking.
Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0. Original script drafted with AI assistance and edited by SceneDub; any resemblance to existing characters is coincidental.
Practise it now
The teleprompter scrolls at the speed you set in words per minute. Tick "Record audio while reading" to capture a take; the audio stays in your browser until you download it.
Coaching notes
- Hale’s "Look at me, Brandt" is the turning point. Drop her volume, not her intensity. Calm authority reads stronger than shouting in a crisis.
- Brandt’s simulator joke is a nervous deflection. Let a laugh crack through it so we hear how scared he is underneath.
- Keep each command in "Rock left. Ease right. Hold it... hold it..." short and punchy, and let "Up, up, up!" climb in pitch. Then make Brandt’s long exhale feel like real release.
Try it three more ways
- Flip the power dynamic: Hale is quietly panicking and Brandt is the calm one.
- Perform the scene as an old-fashioned radio serial, broad and heroic.
- Read it as if the comms keep breaking up, with clipped words and static-filled pauses.
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Frequently asked questions
How long is the "The Narrow Gap" script?
147 spoken words, about 59 sec at a conversational 150 words per minute and 1 min 8 sec at a slower 130 wpm. Your take will vary with pauses and character choices.
Can I use this script in my voice acting demo reel?
Yes. SceneDub's original scripts are licensed CC BY 4.0. You can perform, record, edit, and publish them, including in demo reels, classes, and auditions, as long as you credit "Script by SceneDub (scenedub.com), CC BY 4.0" where you share the recording or the text.
How should I practise this script?
Read it silently once, then perform it with the direction above: tense, urgent, trusting, clipped, accelerating through the field. Record a take with the teleprompter, listen back, and try one of the alternate reads to stretch your range.
Can one person perform a two-character script?
Yes. Play both Brandt and Hale and make each one distinct through pitch, pace, and attitude, or record with a partner and take one role each.