Script
Scene I
Richard
Sitting in a chair with hands in head crying silently/sniffing
Jordan
walks in speaking with glasses and a few books
Did you hear about the polluted lake?
Richard
slouching in a chair looking miserable
Screw the lake.
Jordan
(unsure)
are you ok
Richard
Fine
Jordan
Whatever, this is a serious threat to the environment…
Richard
looks up angrily
Listen, no one cares about your stupid lake!
puts head in hands
Jordan
looks puzzled
Ummmmm…
pauses
are you sure everything’s ok?
Richard
(angrily)
everythings fine!
Jordan
Whatever… as I was saying. The population of wild life in this lake is declining much
too quickly. at this rate….
Richard cuts speech off
Richard
gets up
No one cares.
starts walking out
Get that into your brain knucklehead.
walked out
Gregg
walks onto stage looking after Richard and then back at Jordan
What's up with that kid with the hair?
Jordan
Looks up
huh? richard? Oh he’s been pretty grouchy lately. I don’t know what his problem is.
Did you hear of the lake?
Gregg
sits down
Don’t know, don’t care!
Jordan
Well, it’s a very serious problem, I’ve been doing a bit of research lately and it seems that
the rate of cancer has been going up along with the pollution in the lake that is caused by
couldn’tthinkofaname.co, which is the same company that sells bifillaquack a cancer
reducing drug.
Gregg
Phffft, what kind of a name is bifillaquack
Jordan
I don’t know…. well what kind of a parent names their kid Gregg?
Gregg
gets quiet for a while
i’m going to eat somewhere else
walks out
Scene II
Richard
Sitting on the floor hugging knees
thanks for letting me crash at your place today
Jordan
Sitting at a desk studying papers
Oh yea, anytime… where is your mom?
Richard
Oh… um, she’s on a conference… yea… she’s um, out of town
Jordan
Oh thats cool. Yea if you need to crash here at all you can just let us know.
Richard
thanks
Jordan
looks over
Hey, what was up with you earlier today? You were acting kind of grouchy.
Richard
Oh, I was probably just hungry... So what do you think of the new kid?
Jordan
Goes back to studying papers
Who? Gregg, he’s ok I guess. I dont think that I made a very good first impression. What do
you think of him?
phone rings
oh, speaking of the new kid
answers phone
hello?
Gregg
Hey Jordan my parents are wondering if you and richard want to go to the lake with my
family
Jorden
That would be ok I guess
Richard
Bake to the topic , He’s ok. I think i’m going to go to bed now.
starts to lie down
Jordan
ok, g-night
Richard
Night
turns away from Jordan.
Scene III
Jordan
Now that were at the lake, is it ok if I take some samples of the water closer to the factory in
order to test the amount of pollutants in it
Gregg
Yea I guess that’s ok, i’ll come too
Richard
nerrrrrrrrrrrds! But ok…
Everyone starts to walk
Gregg
Donde Estas this factory any how
Jordan
it should be somewhere around here
Looks around
Their it is, the amazing couldn’tthinkofaname.co. let me just get some good ol H2O.
Bends down at the edge of the lake and gets some water in a test tube
Richard
how do you even test the amount of chemicals in the water?
Jordan
Its this cool machine that automatically tests the amount of chemicals in the water. you
want to come over to test out the water with me?
Richard
Yea that works with me.
Kicks a rock into the lake
Gregg
Ok, I don’t have anything better to anyway. Should can I just come over after this?
Jordan
Yea, whatever works with your guys’ parents. Want to head back to the car?
Richard
Yea
Looks around
All of this nature is making my head hurt
Scene IV
Jordan
Toying with a small gismo in the corner
Annnnd… that should do it in terms of testing the water.
Richard
I can’t believe that I’m actually spending my time doing this. I mean I could be doing so
much more!
Gregg
I think I have to agree with Richard
Jordan
What, you mean spending your time on helping the amazing animals and wildlife out there
in further prevention of the pollutants of the lake
Gregg
(Sarcastically)
Oh yea! Now that you put it that way, I think that I’ve totally changed my mind about this
whole being an environmentalist’s thing. I mean…
Jordan
Cuts Gregg off
Ok, ok, I think that we get your message.
Richard
No, please go on, go on!
Jordan
Guys, Shut up, shut up! I’m getting the results back
Gregg
How do we know that your fancy little gizmo is correct?
Jordan
Because its federally approved, that’s why.
scrolls through the computer
Nope, not that
scrolls more
Here it is! Holy crap, the amount of estrogens and Plastic Derivatives has drastically risen.
It’s more than triple the amount then it was four years ago when the factories moved in.
Gregg
Ok, now that we know that the water is polluted, what now?
Jordan
I don’t know, we could… umm…
Richard
What if we filed a lawsuit or something?
Jordan
Hmmm, that might work. We would need to hire a lawyer and do some other things but with
a bit of work we could do it.
Gregg
Yea, we could get like, millions of dollars from it, that’s like… a lot of money. Count me in.
Richard
Sitting cross legged and thinking
Me too.
Jordan
And then if we actually manage to pull this off the wildlife would come back! Great.
tomorrow let’s get started with it!
Everyone leaves
EL FIN