Saturday, February 7, 2009

Week Three, Day Twenty - "Another One of Those Blackouts"

“Another One of Those Blackouts, And, Really, Stop Worrying. I’m Fine”
Written by Joe Janes
2/7/09
20 of 365

CAST:
Blindfolded Guy
Another Guy
Everyone Else

(Lights up on cast. One person is blindfolded and is being spun in a circle by the others who count off the spins while laughing and giggling.)

CAST
5…6…7…8…9.10!!!

ANOTHER GUY
Shhh…. Shhh…Run…Run…

(He chases everyone off. They all run out towards the audience, leaving the Blindfolded Guy center stage. Another Guy quickly puts on a military cap and stands stage left.)

ANOTHER GUY
Fire!!!

(We hear a volley of gunshots as Blindfolded Guy is shot. Blackout.)

3 comments:

idjar said...

Ah, a David Lynch type of blackout, which means I'm going to need some time to think about this one.

GW said...

Oh. My. Word.

One question. Does the blindfolded guy know he's going to be executed? The "shh. shh.. run...run." line made it sound like it was a surprise for him, which would mean he is probably smiling in anticipation.

Joe Janes said...

I imagine him smiling and giggling like everyone else, so, no, he doesn't know. Good call. I'll add that element in the script to be clear.