The ConferenceA Scene By: Judith DonatoFree Duet Acting Script
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SCENE TYPE: Drama CHARACTERS: Sandy – female, 22-35 Tom – male, 22 - 35 ACTION: Tom’s just come in from work and finds Sandy sitting alone in the kitchen. ********************
INT. KITCHEN IN LOW-INCOME NEIGHBORHOOD
He gets
a beer from the fridge.TOM So how’d it go? SANDY It went. TOM What’s that mean? SANDY He’s a freakin’ Einstein. Must get it from your side. TOM (INDICATES HER BEER) Is that your first? SANDY My one and only. TOM Sorry I’m late. Where is he? In his room? SANDY At my dad’s. TOM So what’d she say? SANDY What do you want to hear? TOM Dammit, Sandy – I said I was sorry. What the hell did she say? SANDY Call her – find out yourself. TOM
Look, the foreman’s all over my ass on this new site. I got electricians voting to strike and a crew who can’t tell a shovel from a jackhammer. I wanted to come, but Petty woulda fired me, I swear to God. My personal time’s shot. You know I’da been there, if I could. SANDY She thinks he needs “counseling”. TOM What the hell’s that mean? He’s just a kid. SANDY She kept talkin’ about his issues. TOM What kind of issues? SANDY Want a list? TOM Knock it the hell off! I don’t need this shit! The guys begged me to go to “Champs”… I got money on tonight’s game… SANDY You got money on Tommy? What are the odds, Tom, we can fix it – he can win the big game? TOM Nothing’s wrong! SANDY (TEARS) They want him to move him to a special school. TOM
(SITS)
Jesus… SANDY You should have seen that guidance counselor – sitting there like she was freakin’ first lady – askin’ me if there was trouble at home. Do you hit me? TOM Is she nuts? SANDY Is there an alcohol problem? TOM Damn her! SANDY Is Tommy exposed to violence… TOM What did you say? SANDY Nothing. TOM You didn’t set her straight? SANDY They already made up their minds. He doesn’t fit in. He scares the other kids. Yesterday he threw something at a little girl. They said they can’t handle him. TOM He’s seven years old! It’s their job to handle him. SANDY It’s not their job! It’s our job! I can’t do it alone! I’m sick of doin’ it alone! TOM Now it’s my fault I got a job?! My fault I got to put food on the table?! They can’t handle one little kid so they pawn it off on us. They get paid to teach! And if they can’t do their job, they should get their ass handed to them. That’s the real world! He shoves his beer back on the
table and gets up.
TOM (CONT'D) But they got that – what’s it called? That crap that can’t get them fired. They want to come here? See what it’s like to have five extra bucks in your pocket if you’re lucky at the end of the week? To hell with them! To hell with all of them! He grabs his coat and opens the door. TOM
(CONT'D)
I’m goin’ to “Champs”. He slams out. Sandy has a blank stare and lights another cigarette as tears glisten in her eyes. ********************
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