Someone who will not be named said that I should blog more often. Here is the first part of a script I’m working on for drama. Please comment and tell me what you tihnk. Any critisism is welcome.
Scene 1
Entire cast are on stage.
Instructor: So guys! Welcome to our first aerobics class. Woo! You guys will be dancing and prancing like pros by the time I’m finished with you. Woo!
Pause
Right. Well let me introduce myself. I’m Tara, and I’ll be your aerobics teacher for the next… well as long as you want. Woo!
Pause.
So, tell us about yourselves.
Pause.
Starting with… you I think.
Tara points at Amy.
Why are you here?
Amy: Oh, you know. A nice chance to meet new people, hang out with the girls. And the boys.
Amy smiles at Shane. Shane winks in return.
I’ve never tried it before, thought it might be a laugh.
Tara: Right. Ok. That’s good. Sorry, what’s your name?
Amy: Oh, all my friends call me Amy.
Tara: Brilliant, nice to meet you Amy.
Louise interrupts.
Louise: All your friends call you Amy? That’s a funny way of putting it. What does everyone else call you?
Amy: Well… my friends call me Amy and everyone else calls me Amy. So I guess everyone calls me Amy! Except people who don’t know my name. They call me all sorts of things, mainly things like “sexy” and “babe”.
Louise: Bet they do.
Amy: Yeah. They do.
Amy smiles.
Tara: Righto. Good good. Well, what’s your name then?
Louise: Louise.
Tara: Nice to meet you Louise. Tell us about…
Louise interrupts.
Louise: I’d prefer it if you called me Lou.
Tara: Alright, Lou. So… tell us about yourself!
Louise: My name’s Louise. I am 16 years old. I am doing my GCSEs this summer. Next year I will be doing my A Levels. My hobbies include computer programming, computer hacking, computer cracking, computer modding, software design, hardware construction and talking to my pet snake.
Tara: Oh. Pause Do you do any exercise?
Louise: Only mental.
Tara: Pardon?
Louise: I like to think. I like to think a lot.
Tara: Do you really? That’s good. Anything else you’d tell us?
Louise: No.
Tara: Nice to meet you Lou. Who’d like to go next then?
Louise interrupts
Louise: Please like me.
Silence- feels like forever
Tara: Who wants to speak next?
Silence
Tara: Come on, don’t be shy.
Lisa raises arm slightly
Tara: Very brave of you! Shoot!
Tara does an impression of shooting a gun.
Lisa: Erm Pause My name’s Lisa.
Tara: OK, what do you like doing?
Lisa: Erm Pause I used to do a lot of dancing but I stopped a couple of years ago.
Tara: Oh, why’d you do that?
Lisa: Wanted to spend more time with Mike.
Tara: Mike?
Lisa: What? Do you know him?
Tara: No, don’t think so.
Lisa: Oh
Pause- Lisa droops her head. She lifts it
Lisa: I miss Mike.
Silence- Lisa droops head once more.
Tara: Why did you chose to join us then?
Lisa: Something to do. Something better than sitting at home eating marshmallows. I need to stop eating them. I’m getting huge.
Pause- Lisa’s face crumples
Lisa: I’m really fat!
Silence
Tanya: No you’re not. You’re beautiful!
Lisa smiles a weak smile
Lisa: Really?
Tanya: Of course! You’re very beautiful. Everything about you is beautiful: your eyes, ears, hair, your smile.
Silence
Lisa: Thanks 
Tara: So, introduce yourself.
Tanya: My name’s Tanya. I’m in my second year of an Art History degree at the moment. I’m a member of a drama group called the LDA and I do kick-boxing on a Thursday night. I’ve come here…
Louise interrupts
Louise: Hey, we don’t need to know what day you do kick-boxing on mate. Don’t give us your life story. Am I right guys?
Pause
Louise: Idiot.
Silence
Tanya: I’ve come here to meet new people. To be honest with you, I thought this would be “all-girl” but nevermind. Turns to Shane You probably won’t be able to hack it anyway.
Tara: Woo! You prove her wrong Sean!
Shane: Shane.
Tara: You prove her wrong Shane! Let’s get this show on the road. Woo!
Louise: Shut up.
All this is copyright James Ashworth-McLintock. All events and characters are purely fictional, any similarities between the events and characters shown above real-life people or events are purely coincidental.
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