General Script posted April 27, 2024

Chapters:

...33 34 -35-

Excellent

a scene with Pons and Ned

A chapter in the book Scenes at a Third Party

Scene at a Third Party 35

by Bill Schott

Characters Ned Nuckledd = presidential candidate Independent Party Pons Maninoff = Ned's cousin and apologist.  Skar = (Oscar Kilo, Pons's clone) Vice Presidential nominee MauMau = media coordinator AA  (Abecedari Ann)  = Third Party Poet Laureate  Pons' girlfriend Betty Biggins: = campaign manager Ned's girlfriend C1 (Campaign Aide 1) C2(Campaign Aide 2) C3(Campaign Aide 3) C4(Campaign Aide 4) C5(Campaign Aide 5) C6 (Campaign Aide 6) RFC (Radical Female Character) The scene opens with Ned standing to the right side of a projection screen. On the screen is a slideshow projected from an old projecter ring. There are a dozen empty seats facing him while Pons and a Radical Female Character stand off to the left. Betty and AA stand off to the right.  Betty:  (to AA)  Ned looks so confident and presidential.   AA :  (to Betty) Who is that whore standing over there with Pons?   Betty: That is some woman who showed up here the other day and has not been shown the door.   AA:  Well, I'll show her the door and open it with her face.  Pons : (to RFC)  So, where do I know you from -- uh --  RFC:  (snaps her fingers)  I am someone you trust and with whom you would share all your secrets.  Pons :  Of course. I am afraid I have forgotten your name, though.  RFC:   Lira Mentirosa.   Ned:  (narrating the slideshow) Now this here is win I were jis a wee feller wit my Pap's boots on and no pants.   Skar and MauMau step up behind Ned Skar: I see you were just a toddler, Nedster, but it is probably inappropriate to be flashing folks on your slides.  MauMau:   Is that a tattoo you have on your belly, Mr. Nutterbutter? Skar: His name is Nuckledd, Mojo. MauMau:   My name is Ma-- Ned:  That ain't no tattoo, MooMoo. Pap shot me wit a derringer win we was playin' fast draw.   MauMau:   What were you drawing?   Ned:  I brung a water pistol. Now here I am rasslin' with a cabbage Patch Kid.   Skar: Who's winning? RFC: So far it looks like Biden or Trump.   AA:  (to Betty) Where did you find these old slides?   Betty: I rented them from the local Blockbuster.   AA:  That makes no sense for many reasons.    Betty: Okay, I lied. What gave me away?   AA:  Blockbuster went out of business ten years ago. Even then, why would they have Ned's baby pictures?   Betty: Do you think the two are connected?   AA:  I feel a poem coming on.   A half dozen campaign aides shuffle in from the left.   C1: We are here to move the chairs around and set up for the speech.   C2:  Sa Ned Ned Bo Bed con better peoples reach. C3: We are here to move the mikes and speakers and the stands.   C4: So Ready Neddy can be heard and people understand   C5:  I don't get it. Are we here to ramble out a poem? C6:  It don't matter; we're off the clock. Time to shuffle home.      To be continued...                                           Write A Review Image from Google Pays one point and 2 member cents. You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.