THE FOURTH CHALLENGE:
MAD LOVE
What if you fell in
madly in love right now? Right where you are in your life. Total loss of
control. You betray everything. Everyone. Moth to the flame. The world is your
obstacle, and love is your only objective. Total destruction and you want it. A
kiss in the climax. Best if there is fire or blood right alongside.
Suggested structure:
A serious sandwich. Comedy is the bread. Find something meaty in the middle.
Bonus: Make it the
opposite of your “type” - and it’s everything you need right now.
(I’m loving these
prompts. I will dig in on them later. For now... continuing with the Cymbeline riff)
ACTRESS 3 reanimates the IACHIMO puppet on her arm.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Hello! I am Iachimo!
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Gesundheit!
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Excuse
me?
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
I
thought you sneezed.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
No,
that's my name.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Oh! I thought you were trying to say
"Iago" but sneezed in the middle of it.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Iago? No!
That's a horrible name.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
I
agree. Horrible man. Sowing the seeds of doubt and jealousy
between two loving spouses. So, not Iago
then?
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
No,
definitely not.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Well,
you can't be too careful.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
You're
very bright.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Honestly,
I don't know what gets into people. I
mean, you really need to have major trust issues or very low self-esteem to be
so easily duped.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
He
was their friend.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
So
they thought.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Like
you say, can't be too careful.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Why
are you here again?
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Oh! I just met your husband. In Rome.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Posthumus!
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
No,
he’s not dead.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
No,
that’s his name. Posthumus. I thought you said you met him.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Oh. Right.
Yes. Posthumus. The best of friends.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
How
delightful! How I wish I could see and
be near him the way you have been!
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
I
think you and I should have sex.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
What?!
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
You. And me.
Sex.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
No.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
No?
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Sex. Me.
And my husband. Posthumus. Only.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
You’re
into necrophilia?
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
What? No!
His name is Posthumus. We’ve been
over this. Less than a minute ago. I will only be having sex, lots of sex, with
my husband. Whose name is Posthumus.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
But
he's in Rome.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Yes.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
And
you're here.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Yes.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
And
you're so lovely.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Yes.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Aren't
you lonely without him?
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Yes. That doesn't mean I want to do it with
anything in pants.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Why
not? He'll never know.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
I'll
know. And I have pledged my love and
fidelity. We gave each other -
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
A ring
and a bracelet, yes, I know. I heard.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
And
yet you still thought you could - ?
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
Come
on. You can't blame a guy for trying.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
Actually,
yes, I think I can. You should go now.
ACTRESS 3 (IACHIMO,
puppet)
How
do you know you're husband's being faithful?
There are a lot of beautiful women in Rome.
ACTRESS 1 (IMOGEN)
First
you insult me. Now you insult my
husband. And the women of Rome. You really should go now. Before I have you thrown out.
(to be continued)
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