I just finished what can be considered the final script of The Gift for Bindlestiff Studio’s Stories High Production which will take place on the last week of July and early August. Here’s a taste of what I wrote: FEMALE I can’t believe that this is happening to me! MALE How can this be happening…
Category: Script
Reviews of scripts I’ve read
New short play – Leaving My <3 In SF
Hi… geez, getting back to this blog kinda makes me feel like I haven’t seen the friend in a long time that I purposely didn’t want to meet and now I fumble for the right excuse… not that I do this or anything. lalala. Anyways, as you can obviously see, I took a break from…
Still focused on death
My subconscious is still focused on death and I don’t know why! I thought I got over this by first writing GARDEN OF DREAMS and ROOM 812, and the newest short play I finished last night BLANK CANVAS circles around death once again. I’ve discovered that my writing style is to just write, much like…
My Destination Ends at You
My Destination Ends at Youa Scene Stream exercise Character 1: Brian (Littrell – Jesus Loves You)Character 2: Nelly (Furtado – Say It Right) Situation: While driving to work one morning, (Brian) decides to pass the office and keep on driving. Time: 20 minutes (start: 11:34pm) NELLYBrian, what are you doing? You just missed the exit….
Where’s Your Brother?
Where’s Your Brotherby conrad panganiban Louise Parker – Mid 50’sBenny Parker – Late teens Setting: Night, The Parker living room, Rural Kansas, Present LOUISE and her teenage son, BENNY, are in their living room where BENNY is cutting his mother’s toenails. There’s an pizza box and a glass of wine on a table. LOUISEDon’t cut…
Gabriella in the Hood
Gabriella in the Hoodby conrad panganiban Mac G – early 20’sGabriella – mid 30’s Setting: Sidewalk. East Oakland. Present. GABRIELLAWhat? You’re cutting out. I said that I’m in East Oakland. It’s near San Francisco. I’ll be fine. What? Research. This will be good. I swear. Hello? Hello? MAC GNice phone. GABRIELLAThanks. MAC GLooks expensive. GABRIELLANot…
Michael Jordan Killed the Fil-Am Mullet
Michael Jordan Killed the Fil-Am Mulletby conrad panganiban Will – Early 20’sTheo – Early 20’s Lisa – Early 20’s Setting: Theo’s kitchen. Early 1990’s. WILLHey Theo. Theo! Lemme in fool! Open up! Hey… Waaasssuuup?! THEOHey. ‘Sup Will? WILLWhat’s wrong with you? THEOShhh… not too loud. Words of advice… don’t ever something called a ‘Tequila Popper!’…
Subliminal Devices of Microscopic Marketing
Subliminal Devices of Microscopic Marketingby conrad panganiban Harrison – early 20’sMarié (Mah-ree-yay) – early 20’sMirabella – early 20’s Setting: Harrison and Marié’s apartment MARI´ELooks like they got you good, Harrison. HARRISONShh… you don’t have to yell. How bad does it look, Marié? MARI´ELemme see. I don’t think that a penis on your forehead will come…
Take Me Or Leave Me… Scene
This is a exercise on taking a monologue from a musical and remixing it as dialogue between two people. =================== Take Me Or Leave MeAdaptation from Jonathan Larson’s RENT MAUREENJoanne, what’s wrong? I didn’t stay and dance at the Clit Club last night, ’cause you wanted to go home… JOANNEYou were flirting with the woman…
52 Cents
52 Centsby conrad panganiban Raining. Market and 6th Street in San Francisco. THEOLONIUS is on the street corner with a box of broken umbrellas. THEOLONIUS52 cents. 52 cents! Stay dry for 52 cents! Enter MAXIM as he tries to take cover from the rain holding a Wall Street Journal over his head, talking on his…