The Dating
Game
Scene 1: (Watching TV in an apartment) (4 friends look bored) (2 guys 2 girls)
Sam: Well this is boring
Isabell: Got that right
Stephany: We need dates
Jeff: Yup
Sam: Yup
Isabell: Yup
(Lights fade, spot on one guy as he enters, theme music)
Billy: Welcome back ladies and gentlemen
(Guy two enters)
Bob: Yes, welcome in deed
Billy: I’m your host, Billy Schmoll
Bob: And I’m your co-host, Bob Peck
(Both Start Pacing)
Billy: Another exciting adventure here on The Dating Game
Bob: Yes indeed. Here are four friends that are now going to experience a
series of expected and unexpected dates.
Billy: Great fun for fellow watchers here tonight Bob
Bob: Great fun indeed
Scene 2: (Scene fades in) (girl enters coffee shop)
Billy: Look here Bob, its Stephany entering the coffee shop
Bob: Oh, and lookie here, its match number one, George.
(Scene fades in as Billy & Bob exit)
(Stephany keeps looking at her watch)
George: (As enters) and that’s why you should use a door. (Notices Stephany)
Oh, hey, Stephany right? Five-Two (Pulls out a piece of paper) 155 pounds,
blonde hair.
Stephany: Uh, yeah, that’s me. Uhm, you did say 9:00 right?
George: Well, about that. 9:00 didn’t work for me.
Stephany: Oh, yeah, well of course.
George: So yeah. This is how its gonna go. I need a date every Friday to go
party with, so then Saturday I can go back and pick up all the jealous ladies with
the typical break-up sob story. So your gonna be that girl, got it?
Stephany: (Drinks water and chokes) Uhm, Excuse me?!
George: Excuse you? What, did you fart or something? And what’s with this
place, it’s a coffee house, but I don’t see a coffee in my hand. Hey, idea, why don’t
you be a doll and go get me one, hmm? (They stare at each other)
Stephany: Of course…. (Stephany goes off stage)
(Phone rings, George answers)
George: Go for me (Pause) No way! (Pause) She did! (Pause) Yeah i'll be over
shortly (Stephany enters) I’m with this dumb broad that doesn’t even know how
to make a coffee—(Stephany gasps and pours the coffee on George) What the
hell is wrong with you?!
Stephany: Oops, did I do that?
George: (As walks off stage) Stupid dumb- (Bill & Bob interrupt) (lights dim to
Bill & Bob)
Bill: Whoa Whoa Whoa
Bob: Whoa in deed. (Awkward silence)
Bill: Anyways….bad choice George
Bob: Attitude is not the thing to bring to a date
Bill: Right you are Bob, right you are.
(Sandwich shop) (Jeff enters, sits and eats)
Bob: (Turns to Jeff and waves) Hey Jeff
Bill: Shh (Smacks bob) He can’t see you!
Bob: So I’m like a ghost? (Awkward silence)
Bill: Anyways, let’s see our lovely match we made for my main-man, Jeff
(Cathy enters and looks around)
Bill & Bob: Ohh (Hides heads)
Bill: (whispers) its crazy Cathy!
Bob: Crazy in deed
Bill: This shall be interesting
Bob: Shall in deed (Bill looks at bob, pauses, then leaves) (Scene fades)
Cathy: Hey Jeff!
Jeff: (turns hoping she didn’t see him) oh….hey Cathy
Cathy: Oh my god, fancy meeting you here. I mean I didn’t know we went to
the same sandwich shop. I think that’s neat. Don’t you think that’s neat? Whoa I
sound like a geezer saying the word, “neat”. Like who says the word neat
anymore? Not me! But anyways, enough of me, how are you?
Jeff: (continues eating, long pause) Good
Cathy: Oh that’s fantastic. I’m doing good myself, well actually I’m fantastic.
Today is a nice day. Yesterday was a nice day too. I think even last year around
this time was nice too. I saw a cloud yesterday and I told that cloud, I really did, I
told him, cloud, you better not show your face around here tomorrow. And I think
he actually listened to me! That sandwich looks pretty good, what kind is it?
Jeff: (continues eating, long pause) Ham
Cathy: I love ham! Piggy piggy piggy. Yum, so I heard you don’t have a
girlfriend anymore, and I don’t either. Well, I meant I don’t have a boyfriend, but I
don’t have a girlfriend either. We should go out! That would be so neat! Oh, there
I go again. Hey is this our first date? I don’t think you should have brought me to a
sandwich shop on our first date. You eating a turkey, no, ham sanwchich, and I’m
just here (Jeff gets up and leaves) - Well that’s okay, ill just wait right here for
you. Saving your spot here on this bench.
(Bill & bob enter)
Bill: He dodged that bullet
Bob: Yes- (bill interrupts)
Bill: Indeed! (Long silence)
Bob: Wow, that was rude. Why did you go and interrupt me?
Bill: Because you always say indeed! It’s kind of annoying…
Bob: No I don’t
Bill: yes you do
Bob: No I don’t
Bill: yes you do
WORK IN PROGRESS…THE ABOVE IS NOT
YET COMPLETED, JUST AN OUTLINE
