Write a short, one-act script for a play... Brainstorm an idea as the video suggests: write down all your ideas and keep a written record of them until you have developed a solid plot, setting, and characters for a ten-minute, one-act play. A good play has a conflict that eventually is resolved (or reaches at least a partial resolution or change of some kind). In your play, you'll want to start with a conflict that can arrive at some degree of resolution in just one act.