An Acting Duet is a five to twelve minute scenes, part of a script or a side used for Duet Acting in forensics. The duet is not an official part of the National Forensic League, but is often part of normal competition and tournaments. Two people, the actors take part. The event allows interaction between the participants and the setting, thus adding acting to the competition. This is in contrast to Duo, where the actors may not even directly address each other and movement is restricted.

How do you select an acting duet? The scene used may be either comedic or dramatic material. It must be of sufficient length. A properly formatted side will take approximately one minute per page to perform. Therefore, if you want five minutes of performance, look for five pages of dialog.