Written by Joe Janes
2/10/09
23 out of 365
CAST:
Rob
Jennifer
(Lights up on Rob stepping out of a door into an alley. He wears a business suit. He takes out a pack of cigarettes and lights up. A moment later, Jennifer, in a woman’s business outfit, steps in to the alley. )
ROB
Hey, Jennifer. Haven’t seen you in, like, ages.JENNIFER
Hey, Rob. (Jennifer lights a cigarette. It seems like her first in a long time. She is really savoring it.)
JENNIFER (continuing)
It’s been a long time.ROB
Did you lose weight? You look great.JENNIFER
I did. I dropped about 35 pounds.ROB
Wow. Well, you look great. How’d you do it?JENNIFER
I got cancer.ROB
Oh.(Long awkward pause.)
ROB (continuing)
(They continue smoking. Lights fade.)
6 comments:
Good one. Never had the good fortune to lose weight with my cancer, though. Just an inch.
CANCER! Just cancer. Joe Joe Joe...specific my friend! Cervical cancer is funny this year. Then it's vag and cancer! what's more uncomfortable than that!
Verification word: wisedon
It's funny. I had an idea that I think is good if you wanted to make it into a longer scene, which would be to somehow reveal that Jennifer has cancer before Rob enters the scene, so that the audience gets to see the game of "how much of an ass can Rob make of himself," rather than relying on cancer as a reveal. And perhaps Jennifer is trying to keep her condition a secret so she doesn't tell right away.
Actually, I think I just turned it into a scene that I'd like to write. Blimey!
Joe,
I like it as is...an extended blackout! Yeah, I still know the lingo.
MJ
Perfect.
And so much room for the actors to play in.
When I hear the phrase, Looking great" for some strange reason it reminds me of Trading Places and I guess he doesn't say looking great but "looking good Billy ray", "Feeling good Lewis". Anyways, I love the irony that she is taking her first long drag on a cigarette again....There is a lot there for not saying that much.......
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