Sep 28, 2005 23:31
cast of characters:
THE BOSS: Mr. Crimple
THE TROTSKYITE (buyer): Comrade Adam
A CLICHE CLOSET HOMOSEXUAL from 1951(customer service associate): Barry
THE HIP-HOP GOTH CASHIER: Suzanne, or Susie
TOKEN BLACK EMPLOYEE WHOSE REALLY SMARTER THAN EVERYONE (shipping & receiving): Joanne, or joan
so chris took one look at the express letter marked "IMPORTENT" and said "hm" and slammed his fist into the table and yelled goddamnit. HE was a man who looked like a Viktor; his sweaters were really beat and his face look'd like a statue, almost dainty andd feminine, as if he just made his face in the girls room but forgot to close the purse. A meeting was called, corporate was unhappy, and there would be hell to pay.
MR. CRIMPLE - SO YOU ALL KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE
ADAM - I DONT
SUZANNE - YEAH I'M NOT SURE EITHER
*Barry straightens his plaid shirt and looks plain shifty*
adam notices and recoiles in disguist
Mr. Crimple- We're here because we're not making any money
suzanne- what do you mean
Mr. Crimple i mean according to this letter our profits have never been lower
*Joannie rolls her eyes and fingers her wallet*
Adam - but we're a nonprofit organization
Mr. Crimple - i know that!
suzanne - the dark lord of bling has cast a curse on this room
Mr. Crimple - well lets not get carried away
adam - i think we know what to do
everyone: yeah. wait, what?
adam - we'll just make more money hm?
Mr. Crimple - yeajh yeah
adam - maybe increase some margains
Mr. Crimple - well i was reading this article just that thing
adam - perhaps take a good look at who we work with and see if we can cut back a bit
*everyone looks at joan*
Mr. Crimple - you know thats a last resor-
joanne - wait why is everyone looking at me!
barry - let it go joanie
joanne - no why. >>pause<< what the hell
suzane sucks at her COKE can and said: its not like youve ever appeared at your shifts' start, yo
barry - yeah you're always later than my steady girlfriend
barry chuckles nervously and then coughs, cause thats what barry does.
Mr. Crimple - alright everyone just calm down
joanne - you're all freaks
Mr. Crimple- we just need to get some perspective
adam - a little business plan
chris - right
adam - this is insane
christ - i need you on my team, i cantdo this without you
adam - team money!
Mr. Crimple- look its out of my hands
suzanne - barry there isnt any reasong with the powerful shadows and wisps, my nizzle.
joanne - can someone please tell her to shut the fuck up
Mr. Crimple - corpoarate is going to send someone over to help us get quote this ship steered right again qoute (he makes qoute symbols withhis fingers)
adam - we're a non-profit business for gods sake
Mr. Crimple - well
adam - i mean when the hell did this change
Mr. Crimple- apparently we merged
& so they diiid
[playwrights note -> this part is called THINKING]
SET DIRECTION -> the lights begin to fade,
not because the scene is over, but for dramatic purpose
[ **_.>here's why <**-]
adam thinks about his rent, and why his next door neighbor pays 4 dollars less for a much nicer apartment
Joanne thinks about what it would be like to be intimate with joan didion but also waht it would sound like to kick suzanne in the windpipe, but also about what it would sound like to kick joan didion in the windpipe while being intimate with suzanne
barry thinks about that neighbor boy, jimmy, and how he's always playing basketball along cause of his condition and wouldnt it be a nice gesture to teach him some ball skills but oh, also, conicidentally,how he has a very elastic windpipe
chris thinks about taking a giant shit
suzanne thinks about how stupid those kids are for wearing baby pacifers a few years ago and about how great VAPOURS lyrics are
stay tuned for SCENE 2!
sugar'd