Tuesday, 13 January 2015

Script writing: Initial Script writing for play - scene of tension



Script:
(An initial flow of ideas coming through writing the script - very rough)

Train station scene:

2 girls off to the same audition – one is pregnant

Alice : I’m so nervous

Danielle: Same

Alice: but I’m excited as well

Danielle: yep

Alice: I’m totally gonna nail it I can feel it

Danielle: mmhhmm

Alice: : Whats the matter with you?

Danielle: Nothing

Alice: is it because your nervous and you don’t want to talk? Because I don’t want you like this all day you will just stress me out

Danielle: just leave it yeah

Alice : no because this is a big day and if you go to the audition like that you won’t get in take It from me, I know how it works

Danielle: Its not that its just ugh you won't understand

Alice: Okay whatever I have no time for you today if you are going to be like that.
Oh my god look over  there, that girl she's in our year, do you remember her she dropped out of college and now she is pregnant, you must be stupid to get pregnant at this age. 17 wow I couldn't do it. such a shame.

Danielle: Well you never know she could have done all the right things and one of the little guy just get through

Alice: Still I wouldn't keep it. Like has she thought about it finically? she is not going to have a life for the next 18 years 

Danielle: Leave her alone will you, you don't know how she feels or what she is going through

Alice: seriously what is wrong with you today

Danielle: nothing just leave it out will you

Alice: well at least tell me whats going as I said it’s a big day for me, I mean us, I mean come on whose likely to get in me or you… oh, sorry I din’t mean it like that

Danielle: yes you did you have always thought that youre better than me and have always put me down I want to do well its just I have a lot going on

Alice: I’m sorry it came our wrong I don’t know Its just your attitude right now I just don’t understand why you can’t just try and be happy about this audition this could change our lives. Oh look the train should be here in 3 minutes


Danielle: i can't do it 

Alice: What?

Danielle: I can't get on the train 

Alice: oh come stop being a drama queen you will be fine once you get in there just keep calm, take deep breaths and…

Danielle: … i'm Pregnant

Alice: i'm sorry come again

Danielle: I'm pregnant…knocked up… up the duff how else would you like me to say it?

Alice: Yeah alright…just, are you sure?

Danielle: No i just said it for a laugh, yes i'm sure!

Alice: I can't believe it. is that why you've been all tense about today because you are pregnant?

Danielle: Yeah i just don't know what to do. Performing is my life and all that I have ever wanted to do and now i'm carrying a child, like what do i even do? do i get rid of it? but then if i do get rid of it and go to the audition and don't get in here or anywhere else then I have got rid of a life, but if i do get in what the hell am I supposed to do? Alice please help me

Alice: Okay one thing at a time babe. You are pregnant. so whose the father?!

Danielle: Seriously?

Alice: Okay yeah sorry, right tell me that one later then. Well maybe if you go the audition today see how it goes and maybe the decision of what happens with drama school will make you come to a decision about keeping the baby. 

Danielle: I guess. I just want to go to drama school so bad, but I wouldn't forgive myself for getting rid of it 

Alice: Go to the audition today, see what happens and see what the outcome is and maybe that will influence your decision rather than decide right now

Danielle: It's just such a big decision Al

Alice: Dani i know, but you've got to do this audition for you and see what the outcome is and maybe then it will influences your decision.





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