(Lights
up on a teenage boy sitting on a floor with a script in front of him. He is
tapping his pencil, and keeps staring at the door. He sits in silence for about
5 seconds, until another teenage boy comes storming through the door)
NICKY
I am so….
A.J.
Where have you been? Your locker
is right down the hall.
NICKY
I’m sorry! I was walking down the hallway and I
looked down and I realized that I left my script in Bio. So I went there to get
it back and Mrs. Harris and I started talking about X Factor last night and…
A.J.
Look Nick, I really don’t care.
Let’s just get started.
NICKY
Don’t call me Nick. My name is
Nicky. Kind of like my sister, Nikki, you know, your ex-girlfriend, but not
Nikki with an I, Nicky with a Y. Short for Nicholas, not Nicole. Nicky. Got it?
A.J.
Um…
NICKY
Good!
(They
sit in silence for a few beats)
A.J.
So um, I was thinking with can
start the scene with the both of us..
NICKY
Wait! Before you say anything, I
had a brilliant idea.
A.J.
What is it?
NICKY
So instead of doing the scene
from Romeo and Juliet where Romeo and Tybalt, why don’t we do a scene from Rent
between Mark and Roger?
A.J.
Um, that’s a musical. I’m pretty
sure any scene between them would be a song.
NICKY
And your point is?
Reflection: I think I deserve a 100 for this post. I am happy I finally figured out a way to start the play. I'm not saying this is how I am going to keep it, but at least it's a start. I also needed a clear image of why they are there. When I continue writing, I need to fit in the idea that the assignment is due the next day, so their is a clearer objective.
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