Matthew’s Play
By Matthew at Lake Erie Ink
Characters: Ethan, Amanda, President of United States
Scene One—In a building downtown
Ethan: Amanda, we need to get out of here.
Amanda: How, Ethan? We were just kidnapped.
Ethan: Looks like we’re just going to walk down the halls of this place.
Amanda: Someone’s coming!
Ethan: There gone. let’s go.
Ethan: There’s the exit.
Amanda: What if there are guards outside?
Ethan: We’ll have to find out.
Amanda: Okay, whatever you say.
(Amanda and Ethan run to the side of the stage.)
Amanda: Guards are coming.
Ethan: There’s our ride. (Ethan points.)
Amanda: That’s not our ride. That jeep is our ride. (She points.)
Ethan: Create a diversion so I can get to the jeep.
Amanda: No way!
Ethan: Just go!
(Amanda waves her arms and makes loud noises)
(Amanda exits. Ethan exits in a different direction)
Scene Two
(Ethan walks onstage)
President: Where are the nuclear missile codes? I sent you on a mission to get them.
Ethan: Don’t ask me, Mr. President! They were waiting for us when we got there.
President: You said you had it covered.
Ethan: This is your fault!
President: Don’t yell at me! Show some respect!
Ethan: No way! From now I make my own missions.
President: Who do you think you are?
Ethan: Agent Ethan Hunt.
President: Not anymore!
Ethan: Whatever, Mr. Know-it-all!
President: Turn in your badge, Ethan.
Scene 3
Ethan: (Talking on phone) Hello?
Amanda: (on phone) Ethan? How do you know my cellphone number?
Ethan: You told me 2 days ago.
Amanda: What do you need?
Ethan: I need your help.
Amanda: With what?
Ethan: Just meet at mission control area.
(Amanda walks over to Ethan.)
Amanda: What’s wrong?
Ethan: I was fired. Now I need the codes.
Amanda: I have them at my house.
Ethan: Get them!
(Amanda runs to the side of the stage. She comes back and gives the codes to Ethan.)
(President enters.)
President: You have your job back!