The piece will take place completely in a living room setting. The cast is composed of four boys, Evan, Arty, Chet and Leon, as well as two girls, Michaela and Cassidy. The overall theme will be quite obvious, so I won't bother to explain it. I've purposefully set the script up somewhat like a screenplay as it is easier for me to write, and I find easier for actors to understand if some action is given. That's possibly just me though Any critiquing is welcome and very much appreciated!
Lights up on a small living area.
Sitting around the room are four boys, all with video game controllers staring into the distance [seemingly into a T.V.]. Lights switch to stage left as Michaela enters, perturbed at the scene in front of her.
Sitting around the room are four boys, all with video game controllers staring into the distance [seemingly into a T.V.]. Lights switch to stage left as Michaela enters, perturbed at the scene in front of her.
MICHAELA: Really? (looking at wrist watch) It's nine o'clock in the morning and those four nerds are still playing video games? Have they all completely forgotten that they have lives to attend to?
Enter Cassidy, carrying two mugs
CASSIDY: (yawning) Coffee's up Michaela. Hey, do you know what today is? It's the concert, and shopping! Oh I am so excited! Arty promised to buy me a new purse and some new pants and some new shoes. Is Chet going to buy you anything?
MICHAELA: Nope.
CASSIDY: No? Oh come on Michaela, you know Chet will buy you stuff, stop being so negative! (handing Michaela her mug upon receiving a glare.)
MICHAELA: No, Cassidy, he won't, and Arty isn't going to buy you anything either.
CASSIDY: Well, that's rude.
MICHAELA: What time did we go to bed last night? (continuing upon responding shrug) We went to bed at midnight, with those four idiots playing video games, telling us they'd "join us soon". But they didn't, Cassidy, because they stayed up all night with those horribly large controllers glued to their near-to-death hands as their fingers pushed meaningless colored buttons during their twenty-seven kill streak. Honestly Cassidy, they're hopeless!
Cassidy turns suddenly as the lights go up on the boys once more, as if she just noticed they were there.
CASSIDY: No way! (walking towards the boys) Arty!
ARTY: (not turning his attention away from the supposed T.V.) Awww, come on guys, we can do better than that! Retry! Let me grab the C4 this time!
CASSIDY: Arty.
ARTY: Leon, look behind you! No, don't die! Argh you noob!
LEON: Shut up Arty, stop getting me killed!
ARTY: Hey, that was your fault! Evan, grab me the C4, and Chet, get a better gun!
EVAN: On it.
CASSIDY:(getting impatient) Arty!
ARTY: Cassidy, babe, seriously. How many times do I have to- BAM! Did you guys see that blast? Pwned! -tell you that we can't pause live gaming? We're busy!
CHET: Tell Michaelea to get me a red bull.
LEON: I'd love some coffee.
EVAN: Order in some Chinese food too. You can grab some cash out of my wallet.
MICHAELA: (moving forward) Come on, guys! You've been playing this stupid game since yesterday afternoon. We have plans today, you know, and we'd like toa ttend to them at a normal hour.
Silence ensues as Michaela and Cassidy stand angrily beside Evan, Chet, Leon and Arty. Suddenly, Leon jumps up and yells, knocking Cassidy back and causing Michaela to become more frustrated.
CHET: Good job, Leon!
EVAN: Yeah, forty-one kill streak!
ARTY: Don't lose focus!
CASSIDY: (in a whiny tone) But Arty, you promised! I want that new purse, and I need those jeans! Arty, get off that game and come shopping!
MICHAELA: (grabbing hold of Cassidy) Come on, let's just go, they're obviously not coming.
Michaela and Cassidy exit. The boys remain playing video games.
EVAN: Wait!
Cassidy re-enters angrily.
CASSIDY: (cynically) Do you want anything?
EVAN: I have a serious craving for Chinese food, and the mall has the best restaurant in town.
CASSIDY: Fine! Where's your wallet?
EVAN: It's... oh. I'm sitting on it. Yeah, forty-seven kill streak! Alright, no one move, keep shooting!
CASSIDY: You four disgust me!
Cassidy exits, not bothering to go for Evan's wallet. The boys sit for a moment violently hitting buttons on their controllers.
Lights down.
Lights down.
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I apologize for any typos; I was trying to type this really fast as I'm running out of time.
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