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OBAMA’S SPACE ADVENTURES
By Anthony Reid, Abdullahi Salat, Samira Ali, Aidan Stinson, Ibrahim Shah, Tassayne Drummond, Christina Chaperon, Zion Dejesus, and Carson Stinson
CHARACTERS:
Felix: One of the quadruplets. Felix is funny.
Jacob 1: One of the quadruplets. Jacob 1 is optimistic.
Amelia: One of the quadruplets. Amelia is gentle.
Jacob 2: One of the quadruplets. Jacob 2 is rude.
Ted: A person who lives on the moon.
Obama: The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama.
SYNOPSIS:
Felix, Jacob 1, Amelia, and Jacob 2 are 10-year-old quadruplets (three brothers and one sister). They go to space on accident after building a giant rocket ship—also on accident.
SETTING: The moon
AT RISE:
The quadruplets are in their rocket ship exiting the Earth's atmosphere. They land on the moon.
JACOB 1
This is so cool!
JACOB 2
This place is suspicious.
AMELIA
I agree, the place is suspicious.
TED
ALIENS!
OBAMA
Hey kids! I want your spaceship so I can go home.
JACOB 2
(rudely) What are you doing on the moon?
OBAMA
After I left the presidency, I got bored of retirement, so I sent myself to the moon and left one of my Obamabots to take my place on earth.
AMELIA
How's life on the moon been?
FELIX
We've missed you back here on Earth!
Context: The Obamabots are exact replicas of Obama; they can be found in a warehouse under the White House, but also in an alien spaceship somewhere in the universe. Obama is ready to make Earth ObamaBot Earth...
TO BE CONTINUED...
IT’S JUST AN EXPRESSION
By Anthony Reid, Abdullahi Salat, Samira Ali, Aidan Stinson, Ibrahim Shah, Tassayne Drummond, Christina Chaperon, Zion Dejesus, and Carson Stinson
CHARACTERS:
Ted
Drake
George
SETTING: Treehouse
MOOD: Excited
AT RISE:
Ted and George are in the treehouse. Drake enters.
TED
Hi, how have you been?
DRAKE
I’ve been pretty good.
GEORGE
Can we address the elephant in the room? (pauses) Wow! Drake! You’re the elephant! How did you get into the treehouse?
DRAKE
I’m not an elephant. It’s just an expression.
GEORGE
What is an expression?
DRAKE
I don’t know.
GEORGE
It is the process of making someone’s feelings known.
DRAKE
I thought you didn’t know what an expression was!
GEORGE
I could be lying, or I could be joking.
DRAKE
So which one is it?
GEORGE
I was joking.
DRAKE
Very funny.
GEORGE
HAHAHA!
DRAKE
I was being sarcastic. It wasn’t funny.
GEORGE
What does sarcastic mean?
DRAKE
You are not going to fool me again!
GEORGE
I really don’t know what it means!
DRAKE
Sarcastic means...
GEORGE
I was joking. I know what it means.
DRAKE
You probably know what it means because I just said it!
TED
Did you guys forget about me?
DRAKE AND GEORGE
Oh, we forgot to write your lines.
By Anthony Reid, Abdullahi Salat, Samira Ali, Aidan Stinson, Ibrahim Shah, Tassayne Drummond, Christina Chaperon, Zion Dejesus, and Carson Stinson
THE DOG’S NAME IS 4023448503
CHARACTERS:
Jorn Utzon: Jorn is cool.
Joseph: Joseph is tall.
The dog: Jorn’s new dog.
SETTING: It is 10:30 PM on a Thursday. It is rainy outside. Jorn Utzon and Joseph are at the library.
AT RISE:
Jorn Utzon enters the scene holding an apple. Joseph is wearing a short shirt.
JORN UTZON
You won’t believe the news I just got!
JOSEPH
I'll believe the news you just got.
JORN
I got a new pet! It doesn't have a name yet.
JOSEPH
How is your pet doing?
JORN
Tired.
All of a sudden, a paper airplane note flies to Jorn and Joseph's table in the library. The note reads: You just got a dog. The dog's name is 4023448503.
JORN
Wait a minute... that's my phone number!
JOSEPH
What a strange coincidence.
[Jorn’s dog trots over to their table in the library and starts reciting the last few voicemails Jorn received.]
THE DOG
(in the voice of Jorn's mom) Jorn, where are my keys?
JORN
I don't know, I thought you had them.
JOSEPH
I had them, but I lost them.
JORN
Well, let's go get them!