Monday, December 7, 2009

Act 1 Scene 1

3 girls and 1 boy sitting at a square table. Girl A sits opposite Girl B looking at each other. Girl A is leaning forward. Girl B is leaning back, left arm over the bank of the chair, cross legged and tapping the fingers on her right hand on the table. Girl C and Boy sit with palms on knees, straight back, staring down at the table.

Girl A is talking enthusiastically with many actions.

While Girl A gestures, Girl B is looking intently at Girl A with a silent smile. Nodding, smiling and tapping the fingers on her right hand every once in a while.

While Girl A gestures and speaks, Girl B's left hand, draped over the back of the chair also starts to sway from side to side - subtly than slightly increasing in amplitude.

After 3 changes of gestures by Girl A, Girl's B left hand starts to gesture it self. First it stretches. Then it clenches. Than it starts to rotate. Than it starts to twi st and jerk in abrupt spasms of different shapes. the movements repeat 2 times.

During the course of the above movements, Girl B than lifts her right hand from the table to brush her fringe and settles it back on her lap. All this while, the rest of Girl B's body remains the same.

Soon after, Girl B passes a piece of paper on her lap to Girl C under the table. Girl C's left hand takes it but does not move other than for that. After 3 seconds, Girl C lifts up head and smiles, looking on at Boy.

Girl continues talking and gesturing without noticing any change.

Girl B's right hand begins to move in the same manner as Girl B's left hand under the table. Soon, Girl B's left hand begins to shake. Soon, her right hand also begins to shake. As a result, Girl B's entire body starts to shake slightly.

Girl A pauses midway in her conversation and gesturing. She has noticed Girl B's movements and looks puzzlingly at Girl B.

Girl C turns whole body to look at Girl B

Girl B notices Girl A stops talking and gesturing and looks frightened. Girl B looks to her left and right in fear. Girl B puts both arms behind her back and clutch them together. Girl B starts to stand up slowly. Girl A starts to stand slowly as well. Girl B suddenly pushes table slightly forward and runs away frantically.

Boy raises head and looks in direction where Girl B runs. Boy than turns to look at Girl A. Girl A, still standing, looks at Boy. Girl C continues to look onwards towards where Girl B ran.

2 comments:

  1. Am I girl B? Hahahaha.

    I tell you, I love reading plays. They have so much more action than books. And it's all open to interpretation.

    I think you confused or missed the letters a few times, but I could still make out the story, and it's awesome.

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  2. u could read it that way.=) anyone could be girl B.

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