BACK CAPTIVE 4'?m2f Take captive every thought LIZ -- (enters carrying purse or backpack, shouts) Okay, I'm leaving. Don't forget to feed the cat before you leave. AMY -- (follows carrying a walkman and sunglasses) Oh, before you leave, check out my new invention! LIZ -- You and your INVENTIONS. AMY -- Come on, try it. It's really cool. (puts sunglasses and headphones on Liz) LIZ -- I already have a walkman and I already have sunglasses. AMY -- (makes final adjustments) Yes, but these are not your ordinary walkman and sunglasses. (takes walkman, presses button with great flair) LIZ -- (cocks head, turns head left, right, up and down) What is this? There's like a television image on the inside of the glasses. AMY -- Told you it was cool. LIZ -- (gasps) Where did you get this! Do you know what this is?! (gasps, pulls off glasses) How many people have you shown this to?! AMY -- I just finished it. Your the first one. Why? LIZ -- What is this. This is like blackmail, right? AMY -- Blackmail?! LIZ -- Why are you doing this?! AMY -- Well, I... LIZ -- How many copies have you made of this tape? AMY -- There are no copies. This isn't a tape. It's just a.... LIZ -- How much? AMY -- How much... what? LIZ -- How much are you asking to keep this quiet? AMY -- To keep what quiet? LIZ -- You KNOW what's on the tape, right? AMY -- I told you. It's not a tape. So, I don't... LIZ -- So, this is not recorded anywhere? AMY -- No, I just finished it. I haven't had time to make a recording device for it yet. I don't understand why you're so... LIZ -- So, if this isn't a recording,... the image... and the sound here... this is not a recording. AMY -- That's what I've been trying to tell you... LIZ -- So, you don't know what I was just looking at? AMY -- How could I? LIZ -- If you're not doing this for money, why are you harassing me like this? AMY -- Harassing you?! LIZ -- What else would you call it? AMY -- It's just an application of a Bible verse. LIZ -- What Bible verse? AMY -- First Corinthians Chapter ten, verse five. "We take captive every thought...." LIZ -- Is that what this is? AMY -- What? LIZ -- (puts on glasses) These images on these glasses.... these are my own thoughts? AMY -- Yes. LIZ -- So, I'm looking at my own thoughts here. AMY -- What's the matter, don't you like it? LIZ -- Yes. No. Yes. AMY -- Well, which is it? LIZ -- (removes glasses) Listen, what you did here. These sounds and images.... This is really... clever. AMY -- Why, thank you. LIZ -- But I think you may have missed the meaning of Second Corinthians 10:5. AMY -- I missed it? LIZ -- When the Bible says we take our thoughts captive, it doesn't mean we capture the video. AMY -- It sure looks like vidcaps to me. LIZ -- No. It's not vidcaps and it's not audio caps. It's thought caps. AMY -- (opens walkman, or begins unscrewing a screw) What equipment do I need in order to do thought caps? LIZ -- It's not a matter of hardware. It's a matter of.... of.... AMY -- Of what? LIZ -- Commitment. AMY -- Commitment. LIZ -- That's right. AMY -- That's not hardware. LIZ -- No. AMY -- That's not software. LIZ -- No. AMY -- What do you commit to? LIZ -- Well, the idea is that you can't control what thoughts come into your head. But you can control how long you let them stay. AMY -- Like an unwelcome guest. LIZ -- Exactly. AMY -- I can tell by your reaction that the thoughts you looked at just now were unwelcome guests. LIZ -- (removes headphones, offers glasses and headphones to Amy) I don't want to talk about it. (exits) Don't forget to feed the cat. AMY -- (mimics) "Don't forget to feed the cat." (takes equipment, puts on headphones, glasses, exits opposite) Wow! There's an unwanted guest. Oooo! There's another one. I seem to have a lot of unwanted guests. ©2007 Bob Snook. Conditions for use: Do not sell any part of this script, even if you rewrite it. Pay no royalties, even if you make money from performances. You may reproduce and distribute this script freely, but all copies must contain this copyright statement. http://www.fea.net/bobsnook email: bobsnook@fea.net BACK |