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I ONCE WROTE A CRAPPY PLAY
Saturday. 11.4.06 8:36 am
Hmdaswani (Confidentially hiding my name) January 12, 2003
4 EB


Breakthrough

Characters:

Ray
Mat
Dan
Kim

Scenes:

Left half of the stage contains a modern bar with the design idea used for bars which managers and bankers go to.

Right side is blank. Scenery materials are added according to plans in script.

(Stage is dark, light is focused on Ray only)

Ray: Define emotions, an irrational reaction to a situation, stimuli that has not gone through a thorough perspective check. It involves filtration to what the person wants to believe, thus causing exaggeration. People tend to put more beauty to what is merely a projection of one’s instinct to. There is the territorial and competitive instinct that people go through that causes all these negative behavior triggering instincts which provoke fights, confrontations, revenge and even death. What a wonderful cycle.
It does sound harsh, right? But that thought is emotions.

Now, all these “feel” gives you a reason you think validates anger. The clouded irrational perception gives reason to extremism. Suddenly, things that make sense, ethics, was removed and replaced with emotions. ETHICS AND EMOTIONS ARE DIFFERENT THINGS. In the end, following the objective good was replaced with subjective good, which can be messed up all along. OK, example, Concentration camps, Religious extremism, rallies against men and women taking their clothes of for peace.

(bar becomes lively)
Hey, are you guys even listening? Was I just giving a monologue? Did I suddenly look like a schizophrenic?

Dan: No no, I was listening, you WEREN’T a schizophrenic. YOU WERE JUST BORING! I mean, COME ON! We came here to drink MAN! Just don’t say those things to me again, let’s savor the moment and the chicks. (passes a bottle to Ray and Mat)

(all) CHEERS.

Mat: Ray! Dude! Check out the bitch in red! Hehehe! I think I’m in love man! Ever fallen in love Ray?

Ray: Love? An emotional response based on infatuation, dependency, and the idea of egoism? Falling for beauty based on culture and experience telling you what you find beautiful? While you think she’s your perfect chick, you filter away all her flaws, and when you take all that good for granted, BOOM! She’s the last bitch you wanna be with. What’s the question again?

Mat: Uh, shit I forgot. Heck, let’s drink to that! Cheers!

(all) Cheers

(light goes dark. Light focuses on Ray and all is silent.

Whisper: Over at the side! Over at the side! Woman in white! Woman in white!

(another spotlight opens focusing on the girl)

(ray is staring at Kim who is looking elsewhere for 5 seconds, then they stare at each other for 5 seconds)

(bar becomes lively and noisy again)

(mat notices Ray staring)

Mat: What is happening to mr. Rationality eh? What’s this? Lust? HAH! Even you fall prey to the face of an angel you sick dick!

Ray: Even rational men do have appreciation for beauty, the symmetry of the face, the preference of facial bone structure, complexion, and… (sighs) the eyes.
But where did lust fucking came from? Heck, that didn’t even cross my mind!

Dan: Ray Ray, are you redefining love now? Hehehehe! You even became fucking speechless when she came in! You’re the one who started all these nonsense that you can’t even answer.

Ray: There is always an explanation to this point. Men do have their preferences when it comes to the opposite sex. Due to culture they get “conditioned” to what they would define as beautiful. Beauty is something that makes you want. We are programmed to want what our culture conditions us to choose. Thus, causing our definition of beauty. If beauty was on the eyes of the beholder. Then why in the world do we have supermodels huh? Why do many people find certain people appealing? Instinct just kicked in, there is this instinct insisting us to try to win the person supposedly “superior” in their breed. We look at body and face. End of the day it is to come up with the most appealing offspring. Nature’s wonderful facts.

Dan: You’re starting again Ray, lets just drink!

(all): Cheers

(lights all go off)

(lights go on again, signaling the next day they meet up, green carpets looking like grass is added on the right side)

Ray: (tired, sitting down, sighs) Another day of monotonous routine. When will we graduate?

Dan: One more sem! Just one more sem! Lets enjoy it while it lasts! We won’t be going here as often anymore when we’re busy with work!

Mat: We won’t? Shit man! Fuck you you bastard guy! I mean, I’ll still make it a point to meet up at least thrice a week.

Dan: And

Mat: Do what we always do man! Dig out the chicks! Drinky winky! Boys will be boys!

Dan: Mat, Mat, Mat. You won’t realize how tired you’ll get after work man. You’ll end up at home, staring at the TV, wearing a toupee, just like your dad! At least, your dad has a wife.

Mat: Hey, my dad ain’t bald. There’s just a lot of skin on his head I won’t end up wearing a toupee. Or even stay at home. But getting lucky is another story. I got this chick last night man! She was quite a sight except for the Adam’s apple.

Ray: Adams apple?....

Mat: Don’t interrupt! Anyway, I was just chatting with her until the night passed. I brought her to my place, and I was getting romantic and all. We were French kissing for an hour man! I was touching her everywhere, but when I wanted to go further, she backed out and said she has her period thingy. She said if I’d still want to do it, it better be dark, and only in the ass. Well, I was feeling x-rated, so… what the hell!.

Ray: Yuck! That’s disgusting!

Dan: Yak!!! Waiter beer

Mat: What? What’s wrong with you guys? She’s my new love man!

Ray: You are fucking stupid!

Mat: Have you even met her?

Dan: Her?!?!, do they call them her now? I think shim is the word.

Mat: Fuck you Dan! I never insult about your 15 year old chicks dude. You’re the one who’s sick! You pervert, pedophile!

Ray: Adam’s apple? Women don’t have Adam’s apple.

Dan: Did you ever wonder why she wanted it in the dark?

Mat: Soo? What’ your point?

(3 second stares)

Mat: SHIT! FUCKED UP! AAAAAAHHHH GODDDDD!!!! (exits the stage)

Ray: I bet you he won’t leave the shower for a week.

Dan: What an unlucky man. It looks like the other guy who blew his arm off during new year’s will still be more thankful.

Ray: Hehehe! Cheers dude!

Dan: Cheers (toasts)

(Kim enters, Ray stares blankly)

Dan: Cupid hit you again eh! Let me see (stares). Good! No Adam’s apple. Fine specimen you got there boy! (hits the arm, shocks Ray and stares at Dan) What are you waiting for? GO FOR HER MAN! (Screamed loud, everyone kept quiet and stared at them)

(Ray stares at Dan)

(Everyone resumes)

Ray: That was pretty loud. But what do I intend to get out of the whole thing? A night of orgasm? Or a person who I will end up spending the rest of my life with on a monotone routine? Pride for getting her? Another person who will help pay the rent? All these relationships don’t make much sense. It is like…

Dan: You sitting down here analyzing what excuse to give me doesn’t make much sense does it? Either you go there and get her number and start making noises on the phone or you finish what seems to be a bottle of warm beer here and bore me to death… forget it, even I won’t even listen to this, I’ll go there and get lucky with ms. Smok-aholic! (goes to a woman smoking on the bar)

Ray: (all alone on the table, staring at the bottle) Fuck! I’ll just go for it. (walks to Kim and stares at her in the eye)

Kim: Oh hi there. I’m Kim. (smiles)

Ray: (Grinning, staring) Uh. Kim! Nice name! (blankly stares at the floor for what to say)

Kim: Right, nice to meet you! (walks away)

Ray: Wait! My name is… (walks to Kim)

Kim: Yes?

Ray: Ray! Me… Ray! I mean… I’m Ray! Nice to meet you!

Kim: Well! That took a little time. You should keep a card with your name written on it.

Ray: Sorry about that, just got lost there for a second. Let me get you a drink!

Kim: Thanks! But I can’t stay too long, got to work on my paper tonight.

Ray: Sure sure! Tell me more about you.

Kim: Well! I’m taking up a major in literature, I’m on my final year. My parents want me to go into law but I just don’t feel like taking it, it looks long and boring. Anyway, I don’t want to bore you with all that nonsense. I just watched Father of the Bride on HBO last night and it was so beautiful. I finished a box of Kleenex crying when she was finally gone from home and, and, it was…. SAD! (cries a little) to leave her family, the people who really loved her and took care of her and the next day, poof! Gone, sayonara, adios, gone… But the way the wedding looked, beautiful. I want my wedding to be like that. How about you?

Ray: (staring with indifference) Human beings do represent this emotion based on immersion on fiction and exaggeration. They are connected with this sort of dependency where the parental instinct takes care of the child and the child feels the whole obligation to reciprocate. Now with the absence of somebody, they tend to look at it as if the person passed away when they are a mere phone call away. What’s the difference when she went to study abroad and now that she’s married? On both occasions she wasn’t home, but there was a phone, email, video conferencing. End of the day, they can still talk to each other.

Kim: (staring in disbelief) Where are you from? K-Pax? You’re very insensitive you know. I’ve never met a guy who talks like that.

Ray: I’m just stating my opinion

Kim: Well you shouldn’t! (crying) Leave me alone

Ray: (trying to figure out how to comfort her) Uhhhh… There, there??? Should I pat you on the back? Will that help you stop crying?

Kim: (looking at Ray in disbelief, stops crying, laughs hard) That’s funny! I like that in a guy! You’re cute! By the way, gotta go, thanks! (leaves)

Ray: (stares in confusion) What? (sips beer)

(Lights go off, bench added in right stage)

(Lights go on, only Ray and Dan sitting down)

Dan: Hey, What happened to Mattie boy? He didn’t come to class today either. Still in the shower eh? (drinks beer) What happened to you last night?

Ray: I just went to start a conversation. She started crying, then she laughed. I didn’t get it.

Dan: Hehehe! Mr. Genius in confused! That’s a first.

(light darkens, spotlight goes to both Ray and Dan)

Ray: The female species can be confusing. They can easily forget something for the moment and change to another mood. I do find it quite strange that a slight opinion can change the whole aspect of her judgment and exaggerates her view of a person and his personality. What are they looking for in a guy anyway?

Dan: Love

Ray: Love? That’s a superficial statement of talks and dependency, infatuation…

Dan: Fuck Ray! Don’t analyze love! Just love!!! Just ask yourself, could you see yourself with her 50 years from now side by side on the park at night? Sitting on the bench, looking on the stars? You can be smart and everything but there is more to it than just numbers and if statements. Life is not just choosing options, you should let the boat drift and enjoy the view.

Ray: But what’s the point? Stars are mere hot rocks out there in the universe

Dan: (Interrupts) Fuck that and all your science Ray! Fuck the whole love analysis and just love! Fuck your definition of beauty and appreciate God’s work! Do you think that all these things in life, all these complexities, all these science, all these emotions, the moon and the sun, THE SUNSET! Do you think they will exist without God? They can’t! And he made the world beautiful, but with math to keep it running, but math doesn’t matter when you are with your loved one staring at the stars… Just hold her hand and don’t think numbers, feel what they are making you feel, and just sit there. Fuck the whole dependency and infatuation shit, just sit by her. If she wants to be with you forever, and you don’t mind sitting there, watching the stars with her forever, then you’re meant for each other.

Ray: Just when I thought I know everything. I know nothing. Just when I thought you know nothing, you know what I don’t know.

(lights go back to normal)

Dan: No one knows anything Ray. No one. And that’s what makes life worth living. The challenge of discovering more. The challenge of perfecting oneself. And you can make yourself more perfect with a complement. Go for her dude… I will just go there and make the girl in black scream in delight tonight at her place… (winks, exits)

(lights go off, lamps are added to the scenery, and backdrop of starry night)
(moments later, Kim enters, 2 spotlights)

Ray: Will you join me?

Kim: Sure

Ray: Forever?

Kim: What???

Ray: I mean, I want to spend my days, sitting with you in the park at night, watching the stars, until the sunrise that God has created.

Kim: I barely know you. And you barely know me. We don’t even know each other! And you, the man from planet K-Pax, should think about all that stuff you think about before getting into a commitment.

Ray: I don’t have to. Strange enough, I feel it, 50 years from now I want to still be beside you on a bench beneath the stars, holding your hand. I want to marvel at God’s creation, as he is taking care of us with his math.

Kim: Those are the sweetest words I’ve ever heard…
Ray: (a little confused) I’m still learning emotions, I am willing to learn from you forever…

(Ray stands up and leads Kim from the chair to the park scenery at the right, he sits her down and sits beside her)

Ray: I don’t mind doing this everyday for 50 years.

Kim: Staring at the stars, holding your hands (holds Ray’s hands)

Ray: (confused) I have this strange feeling in my chest and these… butterflies in the stomach, it feels good… What is it?

Kim: Love?

Ray: It must be (hugs Kim as they both look at the sky)

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3 Comments.


Consider....
Have you ever considered getting a group of friends, acting it out and filming it? It might not be a bad idea.
» kkama67 on 2006-11-04 11:18:30

I need some virtual tissues Please
Well done hmdaswani, well done! Well written! Clap, clapping, claps! Standing ovation, Standing ovations!

» JMC on 2006-11-05 10:18:22

When do we get to see the play on Youtube?
» kkama67 on 2006-11-22 03:01:55

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