OriginalACT I |
Edited Act One Scene One: (On top of The Lancaster in Chicago, three reporters give the news on a fight about to happen in the city involving the crosstown baseball rivalry. These three reporters should be dressed in street clothes, as in any clothes that do not reflect the baseball theme. They will start giving their story after an intro of the city is shown. The dialect should go along this path, but may stray.) Prologue The Windy City Home of the Chicago white sox and Chicago cubs….. Is also home of the famous crosstown rivalry? This has created new loyal fans, and the tension has made their hands unclean. Today two pairs of crosstown enemies take their stance to settle the feud once and for all. Stay tuned for in minutes hear their tragic encounter. For its one two three strikes you’re out at the old ballgame. (The roof will then fade out, and then fade in to Millenium Park, particularly The Bean being shot in the background as two characters walk on dressed in Chicago Cubs attire. The characters are Georgia and Sammy. The attitude should be superior and spoken in a mocking tone. The conflict is the rivalry between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs. The dialect should go along this path.) Act one Scene one Sammy- Georgia, I swear we will not lose this year. Georgia - Yeah, humiliation stinks...... like the sox (both laugh) Sammy- if they lose this game, I will have a greater temper than ozzie Georgia - you will have to be really angry to top that Sammy- the only thing to make me that angry is one of those white sox. Georgia - angry enough to withstand a fight? Sammy- a stench of that kind will make me take a stand. If I see one of their kind in our stands at Wrigley Field, I will make them sit in the nosebleeds while I sit along the 3rd base side. Georgia - haha...only the lame sit in the nosebleeds Sammy- exactly, the lame get thrown in the worst, so what I’ll do is throw the sox fans in their right spot, like a fast pitch flaming hot Georgia - whatever man, the fight is against the two teams, and us their loyal fans. Sammy- It is true; we are loyal fans that want them scumbags to live in hell. But I’ll be nice to their man fans. (wink) (The two fans walk away, and appear again in another part of town, the time of day is twilight, and the sun is just setting in the city. When suddenly they see a White Sox fan and start to make decisions on what to do. The tone should be mocking still.) Georgia - wait, Sammy that man is from the opposing team, look at his Sox shirt, and get your weapon out. Sammy- i got it (pull out bat) “start fighting, I’ll back you up. Georgia - how are you going to back me up? Sammy- don’t worry about me. Georgia - No, I’m not worried about you I’m worried about me. Sammy- WAIT, let them start something, hahaha that way they break the law. Georgia - I’ll spit near them as they pass by Sammy- I got a new strategy (SPIT) (Abe then walks on and it is implied that he was the one spit at and is now mad, he then makes a big deal about it, and both sides should have an “In your face” attitude. Abe’s costume should be all Sox attire.) Abe- HEY! Do you SPIT at me, SIR? Sammy- im just spitting, sir Abe- are you spitting at me, SIR Sammy- is it legal if i say yes? Georgia - NO! Sammy- No sir, I’m not spitting at you sir, but i am spitting, SIR Georgia - Are you trying to start something? Abe- start?..... A fight?? Of course not! Sammy- if you want a fight, I’m your man.... My team is just as good as your team Abe- No, the Sox hit homeruns left and right while your players struggle to run in a straight line Sammy- Well you must have mistaken these stats because we are the best -pause- Georgia - talk about better, we have one of the greatest players. The almighty Sosa Sammy- you hear that, MR.? Abe- stop with this nonsense! Sammy- c’mon and fight if you are real men. Hey Georgia, remember those weights we lifted the other day (flex)....i think it will come in handy. (Sly smile at Georgia, Georgia throws bat, and begins to fight with Abe) (The fight should be non-choreographed and appear as if happening for the first time. Fight music will be playing in the background. The fight will then move off screen, and then Becca will enter dressed in another cubs outfit than what she had when playing Becca. This is because Becca and Sammy are played by the same person. The attitude should be mature and trying to make peace. The music will still play, to represent the fight still happening off-screen.) Becca- BREAK IT UP!!!! (Pulls out bat) (Tybalt then enters, and is the same person that plays Abe, and he is dressed in another Sox outfit, different than before. His attitude should be very impulsive and agitated.) Tybalt- What? You try to break this fight among fans, your weak. Turn around Becca and look at the person who is going to whip your.....booty! Becca- I’m only trying to make peace. Tybalt- I hate the word peace like I hate hell. All Cubs like you can go die (spit) (They fight to a similar way that the servants fought, at this time the fight will be between the servants, the footage will be going back and forth between the servants and the main characters..... after a while of goofy fighting, the “price” will enter dressed an ump.) U.M.P. - (shouting and separating main characters) UMP- You guys! You’re disturbing the peace in the city of Chicago! You guys are fighting your own brothers..... LISTEN TO ME! You there and you (pointing to each of them), who love putting each other in misery, both will be punished if you don’t put down your bats and listen to your UMP. Three times, THREE STRIKES now you have caused riots in our streets. And the government has to clean up the mess. Now you’re OUT, if you ever disturb our streets again, you will be suspended from baseball forever! Everyone else, LEAVE NOW! But you Tybalt, come with me! And Becca, I’ll see you in my office later this afternoon. And as for the rest of you... LEAVE! |
