Thursday, September 27, 2018

A Day in the Life of Jonathan Fife (A comedy made up by the actors on the spot)

How it works:

The actors are given a sentence to start the show. They build the entire show based on that sentence. It all is recorded and then made into script, where the actors redo it and clean up their act.  This first part is a draft, so there are a few mistakes.

Setting: Outside during lunch on the benches in the grass.
Beginning sentence, Kyla says: Wow Jonathan! You really are the king of puns!

Kyla: Wow Jonathan! You really are the king of puns!
Harrison: yo-
James: you really are!
Harrison: yeah e-
James: yeah even my dad isn't this bad
Harrison: no wa-
Jonathan: no way James. i'm sure there are plenty dads out there who are even better.
Harrison: BET-
Kyla: BETTER?!? You think it's something to be good at. No! It's more like a curse for those few unlucky people and the people around them.
Kyla falls through the old rotting stage. looks like ground opened beneath her.
James: now th-
Harrison: Now that's a curse. Same thing happened yesterday!

When being rewritten editors decide to let all sentences be finished instead of interrupted. Also decide to introduce Mr. James, and leave in the fall. Give characters more personality. Harrison wears black hood that is five sizes to big.

Kyla: Wow Jonny! Just wow! You really ARE the king of puns.
Harrison: Yeah. You are like the ruler of the entire pun world.
Jonathan: If I was the ruler, do you think I could MEASURE up to the world's standards?
Harrison: Nooooo! You didn't let me finish. You would be all like "Bow before me Jedi pun! Uh... I mean scum." Whoops. Sorry. I didn't mean to say that. You know what, never mind.
James: Yeah. I know right? You really would be that kind of ruler Jonny.
Harrison: Yeah even my grandpa isn't as bad as you with puns.
James: Yeah. Even my DAD isn't that bad.
Harrison: No way. Your dad is even worse!
Jonathan: No way guys. Your father isn't to dad. I mean, bad. I'm sure there are plenty of dads, including yours, who are even better than me.
MR. JAMES COMES OUT AND HEADS TOWARDS GROUP
Harrison sees Kyla right before her reaction to Jonathan's words.
Harrison: Uh-oh.
Kyla: BETTER!?!? Do you think it's something to be good at!?!? NO!!! It's more like a curse to those unlucky few with that terror of a gift, and EVERYONE around them!!!
Mr. James sits down on bench next to Kyla as she angrily plops back down. Suddenly the stage beneath the two opens up, and they both fall down. Mr. James spills lunch all over Kyla as they fall.
Harrison: Ha-Ha! Now that is a curse. In fact, same thing happened yesterday! But Mr. James is a good touch. Maybe more soup next time.
Kyla screams in pain. She might not be able to handle the pain of a face being transmogrified because that is how bad the scream is.
Harrison walks away with his super over sized black hood pulled over his head, lightning crackling between his fingers.
Camera shows Kyla laying on her back with burning hot tomato soup all over her face. Ends with her buying a plastic black mask from wall-mart and putting it on to cover her burnt face. She also buys a red stick.

1 comment:

  1. Nice story, good word choices. I would suggest using less exclamation points, and correct the spelling errors. Overall, very good!

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