'Ouija Board' or 'I vant to be alone'
Acoustics - Boxy and small room
Goal: To discover these two acoustics
Situation: Group playing the ouija board and a 'spirit' speaks. Can be male or female.
Being an Exercise, there is no need for exposition. Take it that the characters and the situation are established.
Cast:
Jodie .................................
Cherry ...............................
Jerrie .................................
Freddie ............................
Narrator/Ghost ....................
Director ............................
Studio Manager ...................
Spot .....................................
Acoustics:
(1) Small room
(2) Boxy for the ghost
Spot:
'Ouija board'
bottle
ghostly effects
Page 1
1. Narrator: Now we go over to the Spooky House for an Ouija Board session. We take up the ghostly get-together when there have been no magic knocks and things that go bump in the night as yet.
2. FX: GHOSTLY MUSIC
3. SX: ESTABLISH AMBIANCE OF THE OUIJA SESSION AND SMALL ROOM. GROUP ARE CONCENTRATING ON THE MOVEMENT OF THE OUIJA BOARD. LETTERS ARE BEING SPELT OUT. USE PARALANGUAGE.
4. JODIE: Uhh, that's 'G'. It's over to you, Cherry.
5. CHERRY: Definitely, umm, the glass says - 'A'
6. JERRIE: Over my side now, - 'R'
7. JODIE: Where's the glass going now? To - Jerrie.
8. SX: GLASS TRAVELS
9. JERRIE: I can't see, this is so slow.
10. FREDDIE: No, it's here, it's a 'B'.
11. CHERRY: So it's 'GARB', what's GARB, Freddie?
12. FREDDIE: Maybe it's Garbo. Greta Garbo. Now we're onto something.
13. JODIE: (imitating) 'I vant to be alone - '
14. CHERRY: It's off again. It's an 'A'.
15. JERRIE: (excitement in all) And a 'G". And - and -
16. CHERRY: Get me another drink.
17. FREDDIE: Shut up. It's on the move again, Cherry.
18. SX: GLASS TRAVELS
Page 2
1. JODIE: It's - it's an 'F', what's GARBAGF?
2. FREDDIE: No. It's an 'E'. What's that?
3. CHERRY: It spells GARBAGE - garbage.
4. JERRIE: Garbage? Sums it up. Garbage in, garbage out.
5. JODIE: You pushed the glass. I bet you did.
6. JERRIE: We'd be better with Trivial Pursuits. It's less trivial.
7. CHERRY: Hold it everybody. Calm down. Remember, we're doing it for fun.
8. JERRIE: The only strange visitors we've had in this flat were those burglars last month.
9. JODIE: Don't mention them. I still can't sleep right.
10. CHERRY: It's OK, Jodie. We're together, aren't we?
11. FREDDIE: It's on the move again.
12. SX: GLASS MOVING
13. JERRIE: I'm not touching anything, - look, I'm not even near the table.
14. SX: GLASS BANGING ON TABLE THREE TIMES
15. CHERRY: Is that a yes or a no? (giggling)
16. SX MORE BANGING
17. JODIE: I can't stand this. It's like the burglars again.
18. GHOST: I vant to be alone (IN ACOUSTIC)
Page 3
1. FREDDIE: You vant to be what?
2. GHOST: I vant to be alone
3. SX: BANGING
4. JODIE: You can leave us alone. Look under the table, Cherry.
5. CHERRY: Nothing. It's very 'Ghostly, madly, deeply'. I'll check outside.
6. SX: BANGING
7. GHOST: I vant to be alone.
8. JODIE: That's it. I'm off out of this.
9. FREDDIE: So am I.
10. SX: DOOR SLAM
11. JERRIE: Hey gang, come back - (OFF TOO)
12. GHOST: Now I am alone. (GHOSTLY LAUGHTER)
13. FX: (FINAL GHOSTLY MUSIC)
(FADE)
(END)
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| Level Two: Your second Script: 'The Ouija Board' |
| Level Three: Acting : objective-choice-action |
| Acting : some key terms for the actor and director |
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| Directing the Monologue | Questions for the Director and Actor | Instructions for the Director |
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