Lies of a Story Teller

Seth's Smoking Habit

 This is a script I wrote for my Theater final. I know it has problems, but I was pretty happy with it for my first try at stage writing. Please feel free to tell me what you think! Cover is on side.

Dedicated to Firebender_Zeke for making a ton of awesome covers and being the first to tell me that she liked my script. Thanks! -FO97

Cast

Victor

Gwen

Patrick

Seth

Officer Don

Melissa

            Scene 1

            Interrogation

            A dark interrogation room. White lighting is focused on the middle of the stage to show one long table with three chairs on one side and a single one on the other. The table has nothing on it but a lamp.

            (VICTOR, PATRICK, and GWEN are sitting in the three chairs. VICTOR is a young college age man who's wearing a T-shirt and jeans. PATRICK is of the same age and wears a hoodie and cargo pants. GWEN is a pretty girl wrapped in a warm winter coat, perhaps a bit younger than the boys, but she's teary eyed and all three look shaken and sullen. After a few moments of silence a door that's partially in shadow opens and OFFICER DON walks in. He's an older man and wears thick glasses.)

Don: (runs hand over head and sighs) Listen guys. I don't want to do this anymore than you do, but we've got to figure out what happened out there. Are you willing to talk?

(The three are quite until GWEN wipes her nose with her jacket sleeve.)

Gwen: I'll tell you everything I know.

Victor: Yeah, me too.

Patrick: Let's just get it over with.

(DON takes the seat across from the table.)

Victor: It probably started when I left-

Patrick: No. It was when he left.

Gwen: I thought it was when you left.

Patrick: No. I left after him.

Victor: No. I left and then you leftand then-

Gwen: I think I left before any of you guys. I had to go to the bathroom.

Patrick: Why does this matter? We all left! And now-

Victor: Shut up, Pat.

Patrick: (ticked) Tell me that again and you'll-

Victor: Shut up, Patrick.

Patrick: (stands up) What's your deal, Vick?

Victor: (stands up) You are my deal.

Don: Boys, c'mon. . .

Patrick: No, it's not! I'm not the problem here! And neither are your stupid emotional problems! It's Seth! (Gwen begins crying again) Do you know why it's Seth? It's because he's dead!. . .(softer) He's dead, Victor.