Scene!?! (CREATIVITY NEEDED)?

Question

Person A:What are you doing Here?
Person B:Why are you asking me that?
A:You should know that answer.
B:If I knew I wouldn't be asking
A:You were wrong you know
B:It doesn't matter i I was wrong, no one got hurt.
A:The damage report isn't in yet.
B:When that happens your going to feel very guilty
A:You have no right to judge me.
B:I have more right that anyone else
A:I'm sorry it turned out this way
B:It should have been wonderful.

You can't add or subtract lines to the scene. NOT a car crash or something about robbery. You can have as much blocking as you want but it has to make sence to the audience and there has to be a beg. middle & end.
any ideas?

I didn't write it. It's an assignment for drama class.

OOOOK... maybe I should have detailed a bit more.
This is for a drama assigment. No props no scenery. Just me, another girl, blocking and those words.

Answer 1

I strongly disagree with Theatre Doc. I've been taking a theatre arts class at my high school, and we have actually been learning about this. Today we read "Here We Are", a one-act by Dorothy Parker. The characters do not have names, or any background, as the characters are based on steriotypes so the actor has to develop some of that his or herself based on the script. This is important for a deeper character.

I would say add some subtext, then do the blocking based on that.

for example: line 1 "A" could be the person already in the room, or entering the room. if "A" is the person in the room, is he or she being defensive or are the po'd that person "B" dared to enter? Is person "A" naive and confused as to what is happening at first?

line 2: "Why are you asking me that" person "B" could be offended that person "A" asked that, or trying to 'play innocent' or not truly understanding. I don't think "B" should be angry untill the line "The damage report isn't in yet". I think "A" should be mad at person "B" throughout the beginning. It's aslo important to decide what should have been wonderful and what the mistake was and why "A" would feel guilty. If it doesn't make sense to the actor, the audience won't understand either. So make it so you do understand, create a backstory and add subtext.

I hope I helped and this is what you meant.

Answer 2

A and B are best friends who go through everything together, until a murder scene happens. A and B are torn appart because the victim is B's parents. B accuses A but A and B knows that B has more of a motive than A. The scene of the murder looks like a robbery, crashed windows, etc. In the end, the murder is considered accidental and A and B get to be friends again until B kills a and kills herself.
Hope this is what your looking for! Srry if it isn't ^^

Answer 3

A and B are both girls. They are coursemates and B is getting some difficulties to adjust in university environment. B has been in a very tight family situation before and very surprise of getting her own freedom when she started to study in uni. She met A, who is her senior and they're getting along very well. A is very helpful and likes to assist and listen to B. A asked B to live with her and then discovered that B is not a person like she thought she is. B accuse her to be a busy body and started to tell lies about A. upset with B, A also started to do the same things. at the end they're becoming foe and avoiding each others. until one day, A cannot stand it anymore and confront B. embarrased by her own fault, she moves from their house.

Answer 4

I strongly disagree with Theatre Doc on this one. Things like these force actors to read beyond what the character is saying, and the actual meaning behind it. It builds a background for the character.

Person B enters the room. It had been their prom night and it had gone awry (that fits the "It should have been wonderful." line). Person B did something horrible (i.e. stole her friend's boyfriend (not person A's) or spiked the punch or had a one night stand)and A has come to speak with her about it.

Answer 5

Right when I read this I pictured a person sitting in jail. I have no way of knowing what for because the lines give no background info, but I pictured "A" as the main character and "B" as maybe the voice inside "A's" head. Maybe the person in jail has some psychological problems and is talking to themselves. I hope I made my vision clear.

Answer 6

A found out B had been partying and drinking. A reported him to the college after a seriously hard-core party that got shut down by the cops. they fought and B sabotaged A's project b/c B's significant other dumped him/her after he/she got arrested for the party. B out. both pissed.

(person b standing alone in room. person a walks in, sees b and stops)

A: (with contempt) what are YOU doing here?

(b looks over at a. looks away)
B: why are YOU asking me that?

(a angrily throws a bag onto the nearest table and walks closer to b)
A: YOU should know the answer-
B:-if i knew i wouldn't be asking!

(a walks away. long pause. goes from angry to stony)
A: (not looking at b) you where wrong you know
B: (punching the table) it doesn't matter it i was wrong! no one got hurt-
A:-the damage report isn't IN yet
B:(dryly) when THAT happens you're going to feel very guilty-
A:-you have no right to judge me!
B: i have more right than anyone else!

(pause. a walks over and grabs bag off the table.)
A: (vengefully) i'm sorry it turned out this way
B: (sarcastically) Oh! It should have been wonderful.

(a stalks out, b plumps into nearby chair, fiddles with something and then pounds the table again.)
SCENE

Answer 7

It's nearly a nickname and you aren't getting to select it your self. Someone will name you a few lovely factor in the future and you'll be able to be like "whats up that is lovely" (or anyone else for your institution of peers will suppose it is lovely) and it's going to simply variety of stick. That's more often than not the tale of a minimum of one in every of your nicknames besides. Don't sweat it an excessive amount of.

Answer 8

Person B gave person A a haircut that Person B thinks was great but person A is not convinced.

Answer 9

And it is idiotic. Acting lessons should be practical and based on scripts that would be produced. This is not a good script because it does not contain character or conflict, it contains words. I am sorry your teacher is not more informed.

Answer 10

Re-write it...it sounds horrible