[STORY PROMPT EXMP:]
[MISSING ANNIE 2]
By
[GRADE 9]
[Roles]:
Narrator: mona
News reporter: emem
Another new reporter: raghad?
New daughter:
Aunt: layan
6 veiled people: zaina, tamara, mayar, alya, tulin, logain
Mom: ghada
Another mom:
Possessed Annie: hala
Off stage/ controlling lights/ props: farah, lana, tamara, tulin/
entire class
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[EXT.] ]FOREST — [NIGHT] [BACKGROUND SFX:SACRAL-CHANT]
[SCENE 1]
FIRST, FLASHBACK HAPPENS THE WHOLE MOM AND KAYLEE THINGY WHEN
KAYLEE SAID MOM WHO’S ANNIE? SO YEA AND THEN WHISPERS CAN BE
HEARD THEN KAYLEE COMES OUT WALKING LIKE SOMETHING IS CALLING OUT
TO HER ,[KAYLEE], STOPS* “ HM? MOM?? “
GIGGLE SOUND EFFECTS AND CRUCHING OF LEAVES IN THE BACKGROUND*
LIGHTS GO OFF*
ALARM STARTS BEEPING RLLY LOUDLY
MOM WALKS IN AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS*
[MOM]: “ WHY IS THE ALARM BEEPING SO LOUDLY”
*LOOKS AROUND, DOESN’T SEE KAYLEE*
[MOM]:“ KAYLEE? KAYLEE?? BABY COME OUT, THIS ISNT FUNNY..
KAYLEE??” SEES THE STAGE DOOR OPEN* STEPS BACK SCARED* “ NO.. NO-
NO NO NO NO!
GETS OUT HER PHONE STARTS DIALING* “COME ON.. COME ONNN PICK UP!”
DIALS AGAIN*
[AUNT ON PHONE]: MARY? WHY ARE U CALLING DO U KNOW WHAT TIME IT
IS?-
[MOM]: KAYLEE! KAYLEE, SHE’S GONE!.. SHE’S GONE LIKE ANNIE..
STARTS CRYING*
[AUNT]: …WHAT?! WHA- HOW?! IM- IM COMING STAY PUT!
[MOM]: WIPES TEAR* NO! I WONT LET THE SAME THING HAPPEN AGAIN, IM
GOING. SEARCHES FRANTICALLY THROUGH DRAWERS AND GRABS A
FLASHLIGHT* DROPS PHONE*
[AUNT]: MARY? MARY?! BEEP BEEP BEEP*
CURTAINS CLOSE AND OPEN*
[MOM]: KAYLEE! KAYLEE!! ENTERS LIKE HALF OF THE STAGE* ANNIE
STANDING THERE HOLDING KAYLEE’S NECK*
[MOM]: NO.. A-ANNIE?..
ANNIE TURNS HEAD SLIGHTLY, KAYLEE’S NECK CRACKS*
[MOM]: AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!
CURTAINS CLOSE*
OPENS*
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MOM STANDS IN HE MIDDLE OF STAGE* GASPS* BREATHING HEAVILY AND
THEN STARTS LEAVING THE STAGE WHILE TOUCHING HER HEAD LIKE SHE
GOT A MIGRAINE*
THEN NARRATOR COMES*
[NARRATOR]: EVER SINCE THE TRAGIC DISAPPEARNCE OF HER BELOVED
DAUGHTER ANNIE SHE HAS GOTTEN PARANOID.. HORRIFYING DREAMS EVERY
NIGHT. NOT TO MENTIO THE THERAPY SHE GOES TO.. SHE WONT LET
ANYTHING TAKE HER DUAGHTER AWAY FROM HER AGAIN, OR SO SHE SAYS..
WHITE LED LIGHTS OFF SO ITS DARK
[INT.] ]POLICE DEPARTMENT/ STAGE — [BACKGROUND SFX: NOTHING]
[SCENE 2] STAGE LIGHTS ON*
MOM IS ANXIOUS/WORRIED AND THE AUNT COMES RUSHING IN*
[AUNT]: WHAT HAPPENED?? I GOT A CALL AMD HEARD IT WAS URGENT, SO
I RUSHED HERE!
[MOM]: ITS ABOUT ANNIE.. LAST NIGHT, SHE WAS ACTING STRANGE.. SHE
REFUSED TO SLEEP AND KEPT LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW-. I- EXPECTED
EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE IF I JUST.. LET HER SLEEP NEXT TO ME,
BUT THEN I WOKE UP (STARTS LIKE SOBBING*) AND SHE WASN’T THERE
SHE WASN’T ANYWHERE! I SEARCHED.. I SEARCHED EVERYHWERE, MARY.
SOBBING* BUT I JUST COULDN’T FIND HER..
[AUNT]: LIKE PATTING THE MOM ON THE BACK “ ... DON’T WORRY, ILL
TRY MY BEST TO SOLVE THIS CASE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE”
[INT.] ]STAGE/NEWSREPORTER — [BACKGROUND SFX:NEWS OPENER LOGO]
[SCENE 3]
SFX PLAYS
NEWS REPORTER STARTS*
“ WELCOME TO BBC NEWS WHERE WE WILL BE DISCUSSING RECENT NEWS IN
THE TOWN OF WILLOWDALE. A GIRL WITH THE NAME OF, ANNIE HOUSTON,
RECENTLY WENT MISSING AROUND 12 AM ACCORDING OT HER MOTHER. SHE
CLAIMS TO HAVE WOKEN UP TO HER DAUGHTER NOT SLEEPING NEXT TO HER.
POLICE DEPARTMENTS ARE STILL INVESTGATING THE SCENE. NEIGHBOURS
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DON’T CLAIM TO HAVE HEARD NOR SEEN ANYTHING. IT SEEMS THAT NO ONE
REALLY KNOWS WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED THAT NIGHT.. WELP, WE’LL GET
BACK TO YOU WITH MORE NEWS IN THE NEXT WEEK OF BBC NEWS! SEE YOU
NEXT WEEK.
[EXT.] ]STAGE/FOREST — [BACKGROUND SFX:CREEPY SUSPENSE]
[SCENE 4]
WHISPERS SFX*
[ANNIE] COMES WALKING IN THE FOREST* SHE SNAPS OUT OF IT LIKE
WHATEVER IS CALLING HER. “HUH.. WHERE AM I?” 2 BLACK VEILED
PEOPLE COME AND DRAG HER AND,[ANNIE], IS SCREAMING SAYING “LET GO
OF ME! MO-“ ONE COVERS A WHITE CLOTH WITH CHEMICALS OVER HER
MOUTH SO SHE FALLS UNCONCIOUS.
THERE WILL BE THOSE WHITE STAGE LIGHT SO IT WILL FOLLOW WHERE
THEY ARE DRAGGING ANNIE TO.
[THE LEADER]: “RELEASE HER AND BEGIN THE RITUAL.” AS THEY THROW
HER TO THE GROUND THE OTHER VEIL PEOPLE ARE SPRAYING LIKE SALT IN
A CIRCLE AROUND HER.
A LEAF WILL CRUNCH LIKE A SOUND EFFECT BECAUSE SOMEONE IS
WATCHING BUT THEY DON’T KNOW
THE LEADER(AUNT) WILL BE LIKE WATCHING THEM AND THEN THE AUDIENCE
WILL LIKE GET A GLIMPSE OF THE LEADER’S(AUNT) FACE AND THEN
SHE’LL QUICKLY COVER HER ENTIRE FACE WITH THE BLACK VEIL. THEN
THEY START CHANTING ALONG WITH THE SOUND EFFECT HOLDING THOSE LED
CANDLES.
CHANTING SFX*
THEN THEY HEAR LIKE A DEMONIC LAUGH
[THE LEADER]: “THE FORCE.. THE SALT BARRIER! EVERYONE DISPERSE!”
AND THEN ALL THE VEIL PEOPLE LEAVE THE SCENE. NOW ITS ONLY
UNCONCIOUS ANNIE. SO SHE SLOWLY STARTS REGAINING CONSIOUSNESS AND
THEN SHE’S LIKE LOOKING ALL AROUND. SHE HEARS LIKE SOUNDS COMING
FROM EVERYWHERE AND SHE’S BREATHING HEAVILY.
[ANNIE]: W-WHO IS THERE?..
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THEN THE ENTITY WILL BE IN THE COMPLEX BRIDGE POSE AT THE RIGHT
END CORNER OF THE STAGE AND THEN THERE’S GONNA BE A JUMPSCARE
SOUND EFFECT AND THEN ANNIE WHILE THE JUMPSCARE SOUND EFFECT IS
STILL PLAYING IS GONNA LIKE TRY SHIFTING BACKWARDS BUT SHE’S TOO
SCARED TO MOVE AND SHE’S BREATHING HEAVILY AND THEN WHEN THE
ENTITY CRAWLS TO HER AND IS SO CLOSE TO HER SHE SCREAMS.
THEN LIGHT SHUT OFF ON STAGE*
THERE’S GONNA BE POSSESED ANNIE IN THE BACK, THE BACK LIGHTS WILL
BE FLICKERING AND THERES GONNA BE HUMMING.
BACK LIGHT OFF*
AND STAGE LED LIGHTS ON*
[INT.] ]STAGE/FOREST — [BACKGROUND SFX:CREEPY SUSPENSE]
[SCENE 5]
THEN THE STAGE LIGHT SHOWS THE GIRL WHO WAS WATCHING THE WHOLE
THING FROM BEHIND THE TREE
[THE GIRL]: SCARED* “I- I THINK I SHOULD GET OUT OF HERE-..”
AS SHE’S BREATHING HEAVILY SHE TURNS BACK AND POSSESED ANNIE IS
STANDING BEHIND HER AND THERES A SUSPENSE THEN JUMPSCARE SFX
THEN SCREAM*
CLOSE CURTAINS
ALL LIGHTS IN THE STAGE ARE ON*
OPEN CURTAINS
[EXT.] ]MURDER SCENE— [BACKGROUND SFX:POLICE/AMBULANCE SIREN]
[SCENE 6]
SFX PLAYS IN BG
DECTECTIVE COMES OUT IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS 2 PEOPLE CARRYING
THE BODY THAT’S COVERED WITH BLACK BAG/BLANKET.
[DETECTIVE]: “FOUND ANYTHING YET?”
[FORENSICS DR.]: “UH MA’AM- THERE DOESN’T SEEM TO BE DNA GIVING
US A CLUE AS TO WHO THE KILLER IS..”
[DETECTIVE]: “IMPOSSIBLE- THERE ATLEAST AS TO BE A CLUE.”
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FORENSICS DR.]: “THAT’S WHAT WE’RE ALL SAYING EVEN DR. LINDSON
DOESN’T SEEM TO BELIEVE ME.
*DETECTIVE INSPECTS THE CRIME SCENE* [DETECTIVE]: “CHECK NEAR BY
NEIGHBORS AND SECURITY FOOTAGE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD THROUGHOUT THE
NIGHT WE’LL GO FROM THERE.”
[INT.] ]STAGE/NEWSREPORTER — [BACKGROUND SFX:NEWS OPENER LOGO]
[SCENE 7]
SHORTENED VER. OF SFX PLAYS
NEWS REPORTER STARTS*
“ WELCOME TO THIS WEEKS BBC NEWS. ITS BEEN A WEEK SINCE THE
LITTLE GIRL, ANNIE HOUSTON, WENT MISSING. UNFORTUNATELY, STILL NO
CLUES ON WHERE SHE HAD DISAPPEARED TO. DESPITE ALL THAT
MYSTERIOUS AND QUITE TERRYFYING MURDER TOOK PLACE IN THE EXACT
SAME FOREST ANNIE WENT MISSING IN. THE MURDER INVOLVES A YOUNG
GIRL, CHLOE JAMES, WHO IS NONE OTHER THAN THE HOUSTONS
NEIGHBOUR’S DAUGHTER. TALK ABOUT SUPERNATURAL! POLICE AND
DETECTIVE DEPARTMENTS ARE LEFT BAFFLED EVEN THE FORENSICS DON’T
HAVE AN EXPLAINATION TO THIS. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON IN
THE TOWN OF WILLOWDALE? I DON’T THINK ANYTHING COULD EXPLAIN THE
PHENOMINAL HAPPENINGS. THAT’S ALL FOR THIS WEEK SEE U NEXT WEEK
ON BBC NEWS!”
[INT.] ]STAGE — [BACKGROUND SFX:SUSPENSE]
[SCENE 8]
THEY ARE DISCUSSING ABOUT WHAT THE MURDER SCENE AND SUDDEN
DISAPPEARANCE LIKE THEY’RE SITTING ON THESE CHAIRS WITH A TABLE
IN THE MIDDLE*
[AUNT]: FOUND ANYTHING? ANY CLUES.
[DETECTIVE]:YOU SHOULD KNOW THE ANSWER BETTER THAN ANYONE, MARY.
[AUNT]: …
[DETECTIVE]: THERES NO DNA’S, NO EVIDENCE THE ENTIRE CASE IS AS
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE. THE ONLY THOUGHT LURKING IS THE THOUGHT OF IT
BEING SOME SUPERNATURAL TYPE OF EVENT
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[AUNT]: THEN- WHAT DO U SUGGEST HAPPENS..
[DETECTIVE]: ITS BEST WE CLOSE THE CASE DUE TO THE LACK OF
EVIDENCE. WE’LL MAKE IT KNOWN TO THE PUBLIC SOONER OR LATER.
[AUNT]: I SEE. VERY WELL THEN.. AS SHE GETS UP AND LEAVES*
[INT.] ]STAGE/NEWSREPORTER — [BACKGROUND SFX:NEWS OPENER LOGO]
[SCENE 9]
SHORTENED VER. OF SFX PLAYS
NEWS REPORTER STARTS*
“ WELCOME TO BBC NEWS. REGARDING THE TRAGIC EVENT OF ANNIE
HOUSTON AND THE SUPERNATURAL MURDER THAT TOOK PLACE 8 YEARS AGO,
IT SEEMS A LOT OF YOU STILL WONDER WHAT HAPPENED OR WHAT DECISION
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TOOK CONCERNING THAT CASE. WELL IT SEEMS
THEY HAD DECIDED TO CLOSE THE CASE DUE TO LACK OF EVIDENCE TO IT
BUT NEVER MADE AN OFFICIAL AND PUBLIC STATEMENT TILL NOW! WHAT DO
YOU THINK? STILL FEELS WORTHY OF EXPLANATION? WRITE DOWN YOUR
ANSWERS IN THE COMMENTS BELOW! STAY TUNED FOR MORE NEWS ON BBC
NEWS.COM “
[EXT.] ]STAGE/FOREST — [BACKGROUND SFX:CREEPY SUSPENSE]
[SCENE 10]
[GIRL]: “ MOM WHO’S ANNIE?”
[MOM]: .. “NO ONE. AND WHAT DID I SAY ABOUT WATCHING THOSE
VIDEOS??”
TAKES THE TABLET AND SWITCHES IT TO COCOMELON SHOW
[MOM]: “CMON, STAY PUT ILL GO GET YOU SOME FRUITS.”
MOM GOES AWAY OFF STAGE AND THE GIRL LIKE STARTS STARING OUT THE
WINDOW AND THEN THERE’S WHISPERS AND VOICE AND THE GIRL STARTS
FOLLOWING THEM. GOING DEEP AND FURTHER INTO THE WOODS AND THEN
SHE STOPS. LIGHT STARTS FLICKERING AND THEN IT OFFS AND WHEN IT
ONNS POSSESED ANNIE IS STANDING THERE NEXT TO HER.
[NARRATOR]: COMES OUT*
“ MARY(THE AUNT) BLINDED BY JEALOUSY AND RAGE SUMMONED A
DANGEROUS ENTITY.. NOT KNOWING IT WOULD GO AFTER HER OWN NIECE.
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THOUGH SAYING SHE WOULD GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SHE ONLY ENDED
UP MAKING THINGS WORSE BUT BY THE TIME SHE REALIZED IT.. IT WAS
TOO LATE. LEAVING HER SCARRED WITH THE FEELING OF GUILT AND
DESPAIR, HAUNTED BY THE VERY SAME ENTITY SHE SUMMONED. ALTHOUGHT
THIS EVENT HAPPENED 8 YEARS AGO WHO KNOWS? MAYBE IT STILL ROAMS
AROUND CRYING AND SEEKING HER REVENGE”
LITTLE GIRL GIGGLING SFX*
THE NARRATOR STARTS ACTING LIKE THEY DON’T KNOW WHATS HAPPENEING
ALL THE LIGHTS WILL START FLICKERING AND THEN PEOPLE WILL BE
TAPPING THE PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE AND SCARING THEM AND THEN WE
ALL COME TO THE STAGE AND THE NARRATOR SAYS THANK YOU AND WE ALL
BOW.
THE END
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