Challenge- an inanimate object falls in love with an
animal/nonhuman
Use this structure (or not):
According to Billy Mernit’s Writing the Romantic Comedy, every rom-com
shares the same seven beats*:
- the chemical equation: setup
- the cute meet: catalyst
- a sexy complication: turning point
- the hook: midpoint
- swivel: second turning point
- dark moment: crisis climax
- joyful defeat: resolution
DOG’S
LIFE
A comfortable ARMCHAIR waits.
CHAIR
So
much excitement among the humans today.
I wonder what they’re up to.
A PUPPY enters.
Walks over to the chair. Sniffs.
CHAIR
Well,
aren’t you adorable. Get on up here.
The PUPPY attempts to jump up on the chair.
It’s a little too small to make the leap on its own
right now.
But the puppy is still very excited and happy to
have found the chair.
So excited it pees all over the floor, and probably
the bottom of the chair.
CHAIR
Normally
when people urinate on me I’m annoyed.
But I love you.
The PUPPY scurries off.
Lights fade down and shift as time passes.
Lights rise and the PUPPY, now a bit more
substantial in size, appears.
CHAIR
Hey
boy! How ya doin’! Get on up here!
The PUPPY happily leaps into the chair, circles
around and settles in.
There is no peeing.
CHAIR
Ah!
There is however, an adult HUMAN who shoos the
PUPPY out of the chair.
CHAIR
Aw. That’s OK.
You can come back later when they’re gone.
The PUPPY nuzzles the chair, then trots off.
Lights fade down and shift as time passes.
The puppy, now a DOG, lumbers in.
CHAIR
You’ve
grown into such a beautiful dog. I’m
happy to be a repository for all your shedding fur.
The DOG hops up on the chair and settles in.
CHAIR
This
is my favorite time of day.
Lights fade down and shift as time passes and the
DOG moves off into the dark.
The dog, now a VERY OLD DOG, reappears.
CHAIR
How
ya doin’ today, boy? Movin’ a little
slow. That’s OK. Come on over here and relax.
The DOG tries, but is unable to make it up onto the
chair.
CHAIR
That’s
OK, boy. I’m still here. Just settle in.
The DOG circles around and settles against the base
of the chair.
The DOG nuzzles the chair.
CHAIR
Ah!
Lights fade down and shifts as time passes.
The DOG lumbers slowly off into the dark.
Lights rise, but no dog appears.
CHAIR
Boy? Hey, boy!
Here, boy! Where’d you go? The house is so quiet.
Lights fade down and shifts as time passes.
Lights rise again, but still no dog appears.
CHAIR
(sigh)
Lights fade down and shifts as time passes.
Lights rise again.
The chair waits.
Suddenly, a new little PUPPY appears.
CHAIR
Oh!
Hello!
Hi!
Aren’t
you adorable!
Welcome
to the house!
The PUPPY is very excited but unable to climb up on
the chair.
So it pees all over the place and keeps bouncing
around.
CHAIR
I
have found love again.
(sigh)
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