This screenplay is copyrighted to its author. All rights reserved. 
This screenplay may not be used or reproduced without the express 
written permission of the author.

Iowa
By:Kevin Emma
Act 1 Scene 1
(The lights go up and there is a man on stage drinking coffee)

Simon:
(checks his watch)
4 o'clock already? Wow
(Enter Johnson)

Johnson:
oh hey Simon

Simon:
hey Johnson, how was work?

Johnson:
oh ya, I found 2 jobs that are hiring and
I applied for them!

Simon:
so work was good then?

Johnson:
ya the two jobs that were hiring were Wendy's 
and Del Taco

Simon:
wow! how much an hour?

Johnson:
(disgusted) minimum wage

Simon:
oh, ya nothing pays good these
days

Johnson:
Simon what the in Gods name
are we going to do? we cant afford
this house anymore! we can't pay rent,
mortgage nothing. We're dead broke!
Landlord says we only have 2 weeks! and
then we are out of here. What are we going 
to do. We got nothing anymore! No money,
no jobs! What are are we going to do? How
we gong to get that money? IF we don't we'll
be out on the streets!

Simon:
Everythings gone down hill 
ever since mom and dad died
and me going on dissability don't
make things better. How much do
we need?

Johnson:
$16,000

Simon:
oh my god! God in heaven
help us please.in a calm mode)
16,000.
Johnson:
well we got no choice, we
better start packing our stuff
and get a head start.(phone rings)

Simon:(answers it)
hello? yes he is, ok hold on
Johnson? phone for you.

Johnson:
(picks it up) yes? yes it is
an interview? oh yes. Friday the 4th
ok I will most definately be there. yes thank 
you very much. you too have a nice day. bye.
(hangs it up) simon I have an interview on the 4th
for a job at the Motel 6.

Simon:
really? thats great Johnson!
maybe god will answer our prayers.

Johnson:
Funny they are calling me now
I applied there 3 weeks ago.

Simon:
Well good things can come
back to suprise you. Usually,
it's things that come back to bite
you in the butt. How much do they
pay an hour over at the 6?

Johnson:
umm... starting wage is like
$8.50 an hour I think.

Simon:
the 4th huh? lets see
today is tuesday the 1st.
Hmmm three more days.

Johnson:
I'm going to take a shower
I feel awful now.(Lights fade out and then they exit)
Scene 2 (It's Friday the 4th and Johnson is getting ready
to go to the interview)

Johnson:
I can't believe it. today is the 4th
interview day! yes!! Oaky buddy boy 
I have to look my finest, remember don't
be nervous, be cool. Try to make conversation
and joke around a little. My man you are looking hip.
You my fine fellow are ready for this interview! You sir
are going to blow this interview out of the water and 
get this job and get it with flying colors. Aibt no way
I'm going to get turned down, no sir not today, not ever.
Alright interview is in an hour so lets put the game face on!
(makes a face) RRRRRR! hmmm not bad, you still got it, man
I'm good(starts punding his chest and runs really  hard in place)
GET THIS JOB! YAHHHH!!(runbs out the door, enter Simon)

Simon:
Wow! He's really excited, never seen him
act up like that ever since the first time we
did mary jane.Wow! my brother a job. Yes!
Things will be going our way now. (fade out and then exit)
Scene 3 (enter Johnson at a bus stop)
Johnson:
(has a bus information book)
lets see here bus number 12 for downtown
Seattle, where is it? where is it? Ahh there
it is bus number 12 for downtown Seattle arriving
at 2:15pm. 2:15! oh man I'm going to be late to the
interview!Interview stars at 2:30! Oh crap this is just
real great my first interview in a long time and I'm
going to be late, late Dammit! Thats a real good first
impression to make! If I'm going to be late then He'll 
probabaly think I would be late everyday if I got this 
job. Son of a brackiasauras!(enter two thugs)

Thug 1:
hey man do you have the time?

Johnson:
yah its 2:10pm

Thug 2:
2:10 huh?

Johnson:
yah thats the time (thug 1 goes behind Johnson)

Thug 2:
nice watch man

Johnson:
hey what the heck do you think 
your doing?

Thug 1:
what cuz? is there a problem
fat boy?

Johnson:
hey.. (thug interupts)

Thug 2:
yo shut up fool, take off
your watch and give to me
and then give me your wallet!

Johnson:
No, I ain't giving you my wallet!
who the hell do you think you are!?

Thug 1:
give me you watch and wallet
now before I stick this all of inch
of steel in your fat belly!

Thug 2:
give it up!

Johnson:
NO, NO get the hell away(backs off a little)
from me you two pieces of
dirt! Get away or I'll kill you!
I swear to god almighty I will, get
get(he chokes thug 2) go before I kill you
(thug 1 starts beating Johnson and then thug 2
joins in, they take his wallet and watch then run off)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!(Johnson gets up and theres blood
on his face, but the two thugs are gone now, Johnson walks off stage
and there is a fade out)
Scene 4(lights go on and Simon is at a table sleepin, a few seconds later the door slams open and Johnson come in)
(enter Johnson)
Simon:
(waking up) Hey Johnson.

Johnson:
(walking away with a tear in his eye)

Simon:
Johnson! Stop!

Johnson:
(stops) what?

Simon:
how did the interview go?

Johnson:
what interview? Oh ya the one I was 
suppose to have! It was cancelled!

Simon:
Cancelled, what do you mean?
(Johnson turns around and faces Simon)
what happened to your face(there is silence)
Johnson, what happened? Tell me, what happened!

Johnson:
I was robbed

Simon:
what!! robbed!! what th.. how
in gods name did that happen!? 
Johnson tell me, how did it happen

Johnson:
It goes like this: I was waiting
at the bus stop waiting for the bus
to arrive when these two men came
up to me. One of them says: "Hey do
you got the time?" and I says yes, it's 
2:10pm. And the other says:"hey man thats
a nice watch" and then the other man goes
behind me and starts looking at it and I told
him what do you think you are doing? and he says:
"Is there a problem?" and then the next thing I know
they start threatening me and then they mugg me of
all I got and then run off. Before I get up they're out
of sight. Simon, they took my wallet and my watch, 
now we don't have anything left now, we're broke, we're
done. Thats it Simon, we're done! We don't have anything else!

Simon:
(just sits there for a while then he starts putting his hands through his hair and mumbles to himself) NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!(he throws the table down and kicks it) Im so tired of this bullshit!! Why is it always us? Why!! Why must we keep getting robbed for huh? Why? what the hell did we ever do to society that they have keep coming up on us and robb us huh!! What did we do wrong, tell me Johnson, tell me!! what did we ever do worng to society!!? Why do they have a problem with us? Why can't live a normal life for once?...

Johnson:
Alright!! thats enough!
Theres no use fighting about
it anymore, we can't do anything,
it won't help

SImon:
Johnson wake up ok just wake up.
who cares if it wont help or not! It
Doesn't matter anymore! we have nothing,
we have officially sunk to the bottom now.So
it really doesn't matter anymore! We have nothing
left now so why not argue, why not fight?(there is a long silence)
Did you go to the police? (in a calm way)

Johnson:
yes. They're on it now
but I doubt they will find them.
I even rode with them to search
for the bastards, but no.They told me
to go home for awhile and then they will
notify us if the thugs are found.(another long silence)

Simon:
(starts to cry and looks out the window)

Johnson:
(goes over to Simon and gives him a hug,and then  lights fade out)
Scene 5 (lights go on and Simon is at the table reading a newspaper, it is very late, probably around 2am)

Simon:
(is reading) Seahawks lose to
Saints in an upsetting 40-3
final score game. Wow Seahawks
really got stomp all over.(turns the page and reads)
Playwriters wanted, hmm.If your looking for your big
break, here it is.The Seattle Dramahouse is looking 
for creative writers to write and turn in a play writen
by you so we could use and perform it at the next play
we will perform. Remember we are looking for the best
of the best writen plays so if you write a play and turn it
in to the Seattle Dramahouse by next friday the 11th and it
is the best one we've read we will use it and you will win
money if your play is in first place.Remember, when we perform
the first place play you will recieve 75% of the money that was collected
from the people who bought the tickets, and money won from writing the play
can range from 5-20 thousand dollars. First place written play will only be used
only so remember, write a good play we could use and win lots of mucho! Well,
now theres an idea.If our play we wrote is in first place, they will use it to perform at the Seattle Dramahouse and we will win anywhere between 5-20 thousand dollars. Now, theres a really good idea that me and Johnson can use.
(enter Johnson, he's coming out to the kitchen to get some water)

Simon:
Hey johnson?

Johnson:
Simon? what are you doing up 
this late?

Simon:
oh I was reading the newspaper.

Johnson:
Are'nt you tired? Why don't
you just get to bed.

Simon:
I found a really intersting
article in here.(with enthusiasm)

Johnson:
oh really thats nice, read it
later and go to bed(very tiredly)

Simon:
no johnson, you have to
see this, you must.Believe me
this will open your eye!

Johnson:
ok i'll read it if you
promise to go sleep now

Simon:
don't worry I will

Johnson:
ok give it here

Simon:
(hands the newspaper to Johnson)

Johnson:
this one right here at the top
(points to it)

Simon:
uhmmm

Johnson:
writers wanted(he skims through it)
anywhere from 5-20 thousand!!? oh my
gosh, woho wow, Simon,5-20 thousand!

Simon:
(laughs) yes I know

Johnson:
holy geebers,Simon do you know
what this is? This could be our big
break! We get 75% of the money and
that 75% can be anywhere between 5-
20 thousand dollars!

Simon:
didn't I tell you this would open
up your eye?Aren't you glad you 
read it?

Johnson:
ya I'am. OH man. Simon
we have to participate in
this, we have to write a play
to the Seattle Dramahouse,we have
to write a play that will totally blow
the others out of the water! Simon first
thing tomorrow we will start on it.

Simon:
someone is excited

Johnson:
Simon we have to, we just have
to, oh man I'm so excited, I don't
know what to do. I have so many
Ideas I don't know how to start!
(Johnson is walking back and forth
and being very jumpy) oh boy, oh man
oh joy! oh golly

Simon:
ok Johnson. Please just relax for
a minute.We'll figure everything
out in the morning. Now in the 
meantime lets go go back to sleep
now ok?

Johnson:
ya ya(he looks as if he has taken speed)
oh Simon I'm so excited, me and you are
just going to blow one right out of the smoke
and suprise the heck out of these directors and
producers people. When we turn in our play Simon....

Simon:
Johnson! Johnson!

Johnson:
uhhh... ya

Simon:
calm down,control yourself.
now just get to bed now

Johnson:
(walks up and stops at the door of his room)
Simon...

Simon:
go on, get going.(Johnson exits)
Luniatic, crazy man, psycho.Like
I said once before people, you cannot
and I mean cannot take the spirit and heart
out of Johnson. Its impossible. You see people
I haven't really explained something yet. I forgot
to say that the only money we have is the money
we get from the government because of my dissability
problems. Thats how we stay on our feet and barely make
due for food and other things.
(Simon exits then a Fade out)
Scene 6. Lights go on and Johnson is sitting at the table.

Johnson:
hmmmm. I need some charecter
names and and a name of the play.
(Enter Simon)

Simon:
well well well now. Someone is up
early this morning. And how are we
doing this morning Mr.Sunshine?

Johnson:
ya ha ha ha really funny. Your
quite the jokester arn't you?

Simon:
hey what are you doing? Oh I 
know your starting on the play
already. Of course you couldn't
wait for me, it absolutely had to
be the first thing you do when you
get up huh?

Johnson:
dang straight it is.
(a knock at the door)

Simon:
I got it(opens the door
and its the Landlord)
oh hi

Landlord:
good morning fellows.

Johnson:
oh, hey

Landlord:
Well boys you know you two
are running out of time now, rent
is due in about a week.Hope your on
top of that. Big priority

Simon:
Yes actually we are on
top of that right now as
we speak. So hold you horses
you'll get your money.

Landlord:
well good, because it better
be either in my mailbox or in
my hands come time its due.

Johnson:
ya ya ok we get it alright?
You'll have your money when 
its due, now stop bothering us!
Don't worry you money is coming.

Landlord:
it bettter be, cuz' if its not...

Simon:
ya ok we know alright? You
don't need to repeat it again!
Just go now. We are on top of
it ok? 

Landlord:
alright fine! Just get it to me
ok? Thats all. Now you fellows
have a nice now you hear?

Johnson:
ya ok(he is escorting the landlord out)
 we will

Landlord:
(with a shout) DONT FORGET!

Johnson:
we wont(shuts the door)

Simon:
Man! he just wont stop bothering
us with this crap. He'll get the money
when he gets the money. Simple as that.

Johnson:
your telling me. Ok now
that we have our peace we
can proceed with you play that
we will write and win.

Simon:
Yes. ok know now we need a main
charecter, some settings,what it is
going to be about, and we need names
to.

Johnson:
Hmmm, now thats going to
be the tough part.

Simon:
now remember we need
our own creative ideas, we
can't copy other ideas.

Johnson:
(immidiately) GHOSTS!

Simon:
what? ghosts?

Johnson:
yes ghosts my dear brother.

Simon:
why ghosts? what can we write about
with ghosts in it? Johnson come on be serious
people are going to laugh and take our play as a
joke

Johnson:
I'am being serious.ummmm....
you know what? maybe ghosts
wont work after all

Simon:
Yes I think you are right

Johnson:
Oh yes I know I got it!!

Simon:
ok what now? what is your genius
plan that I'm sure we all want to hear?

Johnson:
the start of the American 
Revolutionary war!

Simon:
hmmm you know that might just
work. Ya good idea Johnson!

Johnson:
you see I'am smart sometimes.
You just don't know how though

Simon:
ya ya okay. Whatever

Johnson:
ha ha ha funny.

Simon:
 well lets get started now! We
don't have forever you know.

Johnson:
your right lets start right away
ok the American Revolutionary
war started with those minute men
guys...(The lights start to fade out as
they are discussing the play, then total
fade out. A few seconds later the lights
go back on and Simon has his head on the
table sleeping, Johnson is adding some more
touches to the play)

Johnson:
no no(he erases something) come
on man we're almost done with this
play, all we need is a closing line, oh ya
I know the narrator can come out to close it.
Hmm you really are smart Johnson.(he gives Simon a nug)
Simon, wakey wakey.

Simon:
(wakes up and yawns) oh, what do you
want?

Johnson:
what do you think about the closing 
part of the play being where the narrator
comes out one last time and closes the play?

Simon:
ummm that would work, thats
fine.Isn't that how alot of plays
end when they have narrators in
them?

Johnson:
probably.Now let me just finish
up the last lines then and after we
will reread the play to see if its
all ready to give to those drama guys

Simon:
awww read it!!? now?
cant we read it tomorrow?
we still have about 5 days 
until we submit it.

Johnson:
ya well,I just think it's
better if we do all the
things now so we can get
it over with and that way
we have more time preparing
it and stuff and then we wont
have to do everything at the last
minute.

Simon:
ya ok fine.By the way, what time
is it?

Johnson:
(looks behind him) 10:30pm

Simon:
well I did alot earlier to, I did
my part in helping you name the
charecters, deicde what settings it
is, and gave alot of dialouge for you
to write. So now that I have done my
50% share of the work I'm going to sleep

Johnson:
ok go to bed now. Goodnight.
I'm just going to finish up here ok?

Simon:
ya ok, whatever pleasures you.
(he exits)

Johnson:
(he writes the last sentence)
uhmmmm and there! Done! Finally, 
it is completed. Now all we have to 
do is turn it into the Seattle Dramahouse
and when thet read it, it will be nothing
like they have ever seen or read before. This
play is the key to all of our problems, this play
will blow the smoke out of all the other plays
that will be turned, we are going to blow those
other guys out of the water and show them who 
is number one! Yah! This play is called: When The Sight
Changed America. A play about the American Revoltionary
War. Yah I like that, history class did come in handy.Dang
Johnny boy you good, why don't you just pat yourself on the
back! (pats his back, then a complete fade out)
Scene 7.Simon's Monalouge. Lights go on and the stage is empty.
The setting is in the kitchen. Simon enters a few seconds later.

Simon:
(is silent for a bit) Iowa, Mom and
Dad.Good times.I remember the smell
of the wheat and the fresh corn in the
field.The air was so wide open and, the
people were much more civilized.You 
could actually take a breath without coughing.
As a little kid I would always get up at 6:00am.
Mom would pack our lunches and I would always
grab it and give her a kiss and then run off to
school.I loved my mom and dad very much,my dad
was a Airplane engineer.Or something along those 
lines. My mom, well, she worked at the local
library.She would always tell me: "If you read you
get smarter, if you don't well, then you'll just be
a complete dope!"(laughs lightly) Johnson and I were
always close.We always did everything as a team like:
cut the wheat, pick some corn,just everything we did
was teamwork.Our family lived in a town with a population
of about 350.Dad worked in the city which was about a 20
minute drive from our house.We lived in a house with a small
type of farm,we weren't no hillbilly farmers thats for sure!
It was just a little farm like the size of school playground.
It was 1988 I was 19 and Johnson was 22.We had moved to
Seattle because dad got a job transfer.Right after we moved 
in Johnson and I started going to a community college and we
had jobs.I broke my back and I was paralized, Johnson lost his job
a few months later.(starts to cry a bit) The night was late and dark,
the roads were narrow and slippery and..(it is hard for him to say)
a drunk driver comes out of nowhere, like a bat out of hell and swerves
right in front of them and mom and dad lose(cries more) they lose control
of the vehicle and as a tour bus come down the hill it is to late for it to stop
and then it was lights out.Both died instantly and dads head was apparently
so crushed into the steering wheel that they had to remove his head
to get it out and mom, well her head was put through the glass and
planted into the bus!(cries a little more)Afterwards someone somehow
robbed my mom and dads whole entire bank account and we couldn't
afford anything else....I can still here and smell it,Iowa....mom and
dads kind voices.(Simon exits with tears in his eyes,then fade out)
Scene 8.Lights go on and Simon and Johnson are walking to the Seattle
Dramahouse to turn in their play.

Johnson:
brother today is the day. Today is the
day we turn in this masterpiece we call
our play and give it to the people to read
so they can be shocked off their witz! Simon
our play is  just going to give them a heart
attack when they read it

Simon:
well a heart attack?....

Johnson:
(they area at the door now)
Shhh, say no more we are here.
(they enter into the door and then
the lights go off and when they turn
back on they are in the Dramahouse)

Simon:
I think those are the people who
we give it to.(he points straight ahead and we see a director)

Johnson:
ahh yes, good eyes my
brother for you are like
hawk who has many great
visions and sights

Simon:
ya, Im that huh?
(they approach a Director)

Director:
yes?

Johnson:
excuse me but we are Johnson
and Simon Prevetti and we are
to turn in our play.

Director:
oh yes,the play.We've had
about, oh I don't know..around
250 submited already.

Simon:
wow! yikes!

Johnson:
Well they are due today
you know

Director:
you see that table over
there?

Johnson:
(he looks over) ah ya
that table, yes I see

Director:
well you go over ther and fill
out an information form, putting
all of your information on it and then
once you are done with it you turn it 
into me over at that table over there

Johnson:
(looks over again) ok then.
Hey why arn't you over there?

Director:
potty break(in a whisper)

Johnson:
oh ok, gotcha

Director:
(he walks off the stage)

Johnson:
Simon my brother? to the
information table.(they walk over to it)

Simon:
I suppose its these forms here.
Here I fill it out, got a pen?

Johnson:
ahh ya(he checks) here you go

Simon:
thank you.(he starts filling out the sheet)
Names:Simon and Johnson Prevetti.
Telephone Number:(712) 633-9077
Address:334 North St.James place.
Name of Play:The Sight That Changed America
Summary of Play:American Revolutionary war
How did you here of us:Newspaper Ad
Have you ever written a play:No
If your play wins will you help with cating or
directing or other stage help:yes
Date:June 11,1995.
well thats it I guess we turn it in now

Johnson:
we turn it into that table over there
(he points) We give them the script
and the information paper.(they both go over to it,and there is a line)

Simon:
wow look at this line!

Johnson:
lots of competition

Director:
(he comes back on stage and sits down at the table)
okay people one at a time! Give me your Information
sheet and you script!(The people in line start to give them
their stuff and walk off stage, and there is a repeated "thank
you's said by the director,once they are all gone it is Simon and
Johnson's turn)Hey you two again.(Simon gives the director the papers)

Simon:
there you go, hope you guys enjoy it.

Director:
thank you. Hope we will. But remember there
can only be one winner.So its slim luck for everyone

Johnson:
ya thanks for the heads up

Director:
its the truth, but you never know
anybody can come through.

Simon:
is this the first year you guys are
doing this?

Director:
yes it is and it might be the
only year we are going to do
this.

Johnson:
why's that?

Direcor:
well every year we put on
shows and its been the same
routine but, this year we wanted
to try something else, something
new,something hopefully will be a
little more fun.So its an experimenting
year for us.

Simon:
hmm I see. But what if it
turns out to be a good experiment?

Director:
We would then maybe quite 
possibly consider doing it again
but we dont know. The big boss
guy wouldn't like it a whole lot
because he would losing a little money.

Johnson:
tsssss,I'll tell you everybody
is after money these days. Everybody
is money hungry and looking to rob the
poor

Simon:
well thank you we'll hope to
see you soon we have to go now.
Goodbye!

Director:
ya goodbye

Simon:
(he and Johnson leave and when they walk
out the door the lights go off and back on when
its the outside setting)

Johnson:
Well all we do now is cross our
fingers and...(he see's the thugs
on the street playing sort of betting
game)

Simon:
hey whats wrong?Johnson something
wrong you see something?

Johnson:
yes sir indeed I do.

Simon:
who or what are you staring at?

Johnson:
those two over there.(he points)

Simon:
ya what about them?

Johnson:
those were the twp thugs I 
was talking about that robbed
me!

Simon:
those two guys? It was them huh?

Johnson:
yes it was and now its time I
get my stuff back and show them
a little lesson. I'm going to give them
a whole cup of their own medicine!

Simon:
no Johnson don't please!
don't start trouble, those guys
look dangerous, just keep out
of there way!

Johnson:
nahh I'm going over there
(he walks over to them)

Simon:
no Johson don't!oh my gosh
what an idiot

Johnson:
excuse me! (then he kicks both of them
in the stomach bringing them to the ground. He
then keeps kicking them)you two stupid dirty crooks!
give me my wallet and watch back

Thug 1:
whay wallet and watch? (as he is getting beat up)

Johnson:
wrong answer!(He kicks them both again, after he stops and
chokes thug 2 and thug 1 runs away)Alright since you friend ran
away your going to give me some answers before I kill you!!

Thug 2:
what man what do you want?(while getting choked)

Johnson:
I want my stuff back you dirty criminal

Thug2:
what stuff?

Johnson:
don't play stupid! A few days ago I was
at the bus stop when you two dorty crooks
came up to me beat me up and stole my watch
and wallet! Now I want them back before I will kill
you!

Thug 2:
ok man here take it, its in my pocket, just
let go of me

Johnson:
no!(he slams his head into the ground really hard
and knocks him unconscience)alright now I'll let go
(he goes in his pocket and gets his wallet and watch out)
Thank you,I'll be taking that you dirty peice of trash.(he spits on him
and walks away to Simon)

Simon:
wow! oh my dear lord! wow
I can't  believe what I just seen!
wow!

Johnson:
taught those two punks a little
lesson in stealing.They had it coming
they deserved it.Justice was finally served!

Simon:
Your one tough son of a gun
you know that? Having one run
off and putting the other one
unconscience.Wow!

Johnson:
ya well I'm not totally weak.
I knew I would get them back one
day. It was just a matter of when I
was going to strike my move

Simon:
ya well just consider yourself
lucky that you didn't get killed
or that they didn't flee town! 
You are one lucky dumb idiot 
you know that?

Johnson:
ya ya ok alright I understand!
Come on lets get back home.

Simon:
good idea. I'm starved!

Johnson:
ya me too, lets fix up
something when we get
there.Turkey and Ham sandwhiches
all around

Simon:
mmmmm! sounds good
I like your thinking.(they exit and lights go out)
Scene 9(Lights go on and Simon and Johnson are in
the kitchen ready to eat)

Johnson:
(is making sandwhiches) there we go
a little more mayonaise and some pickles.
Hey Simon what don't you want on your
sandwhich?

Simon:
no tomatoes!I hate tomatoes.

Johnson:
ahh.Tomatoes are so good.How dare you!
how do you live with yorself?

Simon"
by not eating tomatoes!

Johnson:
ya ok no tomatoes.

Simon:
I really hope we win the contest
and if we do get the money real soon
because Mr.Lamdlord "chief" wont be off
our backs until we get it and for all we know
we might not win.

Johnson:
ya it's kind of sad thinking about
how our fate rests in the hands of
a play. Pretty embarrassing.That script
decides wheather we are out into the
street or under this roof.
(a knock at the door)

Simon:
oh boy, just our luck,pefect timing.
Coming!(he opens it and its the director)

Director:
(instantly) I must speak to you both! 
right away!

Simon:
ok then please come in.

Director:
thank you.

Johnson:
oh hi, sorry about the mess. We
were making some lunch

Director:
oh don't be sorry.

Simon:
can we help you with something?

Director:
yes there is but first I start I have some
bad news for you first.

Johnson:
ok what is it? spill it out

Director:
well there is a bunch of cops and
and ambulences down there.

Johnson:
what? why?

Simon:
whats going on?

Director:
someone down there died.

Simon:
oh my god!really?who?

Director:
thet said his name was Charles Buckley,
the landlord of this place.

Johnson:
oh my gosh the landlord died!
Holy cow

Simon:
wow he really died?

Director:
yes, they said he had a heart attack.

Simon:
wow! a heart attack!? no
way!

Director:
yes its really quite sad

Johnson:
oh man thats real sad(he doesn't really mean it)
I can't believe it.

Simon:
(nugges Johnson) Jihnson please!
our landlord just died! At least feel
some sort of sadness! True it is good
in a way becasue it will give us more 
time for the bills and stuff but please
Johnson don't even say or do that its
really sick!

Director:
wait a minute bills?

Johnson:
ya bills! The only reason we entered the
contest is to hope we could win and pay
off our 16,000 dollars we owed to him

Director:
wow 16,000 big ones huh?

Simon:
yes 16,000 no more or no less!

Director:
well I guess lady luck just walked
into your lives!

Simon:
what do you mean?(very curiously)

Director:
What I mean is: that I read your play
about the American Revolutionary
war and I couldn't believe my eyes!
This play is a true work of masterpiece
I couldn't put this down,it was so splended
and genius!And we want to produce it at
the Dramahouse!

Johnson:
oh my god! please tell me you
are not kidding!(starts to sweat)

Director:
no no I kid you not

Simon:
did you just say the word pro...
pro... pro..

Director:
yes you heard me right!thats what I said
we want to produce it!

Johnson:
oh man,oh boy,oh jeebers!

Simon:
vision is hazy mind is shocked!
did you say pro..pro...

Director:
yes I did!your play was great!

Johnson and Simon:
AHHHHHHH YESSSSS! YESSSSS!

Simon:
we did it big brother we won!

Johnson:
I know we did little brother!

Johnson and Simon:
I LOVE YOU!!! (thet hug)

Jonson:
you too I love you man!
(hugs the director)

Director:
oh yes,wow thank you.
Ahmmm.Ok you can let
go of me now!

Johnson:
(who really squeezes the director and lifts him up)

Director:
ahh yes.you can put me down now.
(he is put down)

Simon:
thank you lord.Mom and Dad
we did it we did it!

Director:
ok I would like to start as soon
as possible!we can we get the
go and do so.

Johnson:
right now!ASAP!

Director:
all right, well done!(they shake hands)
I'll notify everybody right away as soon
as I get back.

Johnson:
all right cool!Nice doing business!

Director:
your the man.And so are you!
both of you are the man!

Simon:
no you the man

Director:
no you..ok never mind I have to get
going now but I'll call as soon as I'm done
contacting the other people,I give you a 
call real soon ok?

Simon:
all right sounds good!

Director:
see you two genius's later!
(he exits)

Johnson:
ya bye.

Simon:
all right cool we're in the money
now!

Johnson:
you bet your butt we are.I just can't
believe though we actually pulled through.

Simon:
Ya I knew it,I knew it all along!

Johnson:
ya right! I'm the one who said we
would pull through.You kept doubting
our chances

Simon:
huhhhhh no I didn't.(he laughs)

Johnson:
alright brother lets just finish our
lunch first.

Simon:
ya good idea,I'm hungry

Johnson:
ya but thats still really sad about
the landlord.I can't believe it was
so soon(Lights go out and then they exit)
Scene 10 (lights go on and Simon and Johnson are getting
ready to leave,Simon is not yet on stage)
Johnson:
(putting a coat on)
come on Simon we are going to be
late!

Simon:
(offstage)Ok i'm comming

Johnson:
Ok just meet me outside when
you are done ok?

Simon:
(offstage)ok I'll be out!

Johnson:
(he exits)

Simon:
(enters with a gun in his hand but nobody see's it yet)
yes I will be out soon.Soon enough don't worry.Soon
I'll be out and gone.I'll will have left this world and gone
back to Iowa.Yes mom and dad I'm going back home to
where I belong.Out in the peace(he pulls out the gun)This
city is gone to me now,I've left already,I'm headed back to
Iowa and I'm joining you two.You, mom and dad.I don't belong
here.No, I belong in Iowa(he plays with the gun)I'm just a poor
little crippled man on a wheel chair who will never walk again!
But out in Iowa, where I really belong, I can walk,I'm normal,I'm free
and thats what I want.So Johnson,I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier
but I'm headed for Iowa!I love you Johnson and I will miss you alot
but I'm packing my bags,if you want to join then come, but you probably
won't which might be a good thing, it would probably be better.So good-bye
Johnson and Washington, I will miss you both and, I love you very much Johnson but I'm out of here! I love you big brother,good-bye!(He puts the
gun to his head and pulls the trigger.Immedately the lights go off)
[Simon is obviously dead and it's the end of the play now]
Finish.

Return to Simply Scripts