Little Jimmy - a play about video gamers and school violence

8/14/2019 Little Jimmy - a play about video gamers and school violence

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CATEGORY: PERSONAL

LITTLE JIMMY

by

Dale Andersen

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C+ara*%er 4rea"don

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r#nn$n So#nd e99e*% o9 arae door


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(Early afternoon. A teenage boys bedroom.

Posters on wall announce to the world this

is the room of a video game wannabe. Desk

with computer. A bed off to the side.

JA!" enters# followed by JA$ED % &$E"'.

'hey still have their bookbags on. 'hey

start unstrapping the bookbags

4RENT:

See% I l$"e %+e 6os%ers Yo# o%%a $33e yo#r

de*ora%ors na3e

(JA$ED smirks. &$E"' nods toward computer

S%ellar se%#6' d#de

JASON:

S%r$*%ly 9or r#nn$n ra6+$*s

JARED:

Cool

4RENT:

;ey' a$%< ;old $% r$+% %+ere =#s% one 3$n#%e Don%

3oe' yo# %o

JARED:

>+a%?

4RENT:

(teps back. )e is behind them. Points his

finger at them# making a pistol

4la3< 4la3< 4la3< I +a%e yo#< Yo#re all dead< 4la3+a% %+e +ell as %+a% abo#%?

4RENT:

Yo# d$dn% e% $%? T+a% as L$%%le J$33y I s+o%

yo# $n %+e boo"ba J#s% l$"e L$%%le J$33y

JARED:

O+ Jee@' 4ren%


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4RENT:

4la3< 4la3< Yo# %ry %o r#n aay 4#% L$%%le J$33y

s+oo%s yo# $n %+e boo"ba aa$n 4la3< Grea% %are%

L$"e a b#llseye on yo#r ba*" 4la3ell #+ Maybe %+e aden%#re s%ar%s a9%er s+es

+y6no%$@ed

4RENT:

No %+a%s %+e "$nd o9 s+$% yo#d +ear 9ro3 L$%%le

J$33y

JASON:(ilence. ound of JA!"s fingers on the

keyboard. 'hen

So So yo# #ys "ne L$%%le J$33y


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4RENT:

>e ere 9r$ends

JARED:

No C+e*" %+a% >e ere a*8#a$n%an*es L$"e a3ers

"no o%+er a3ers? I%s no% l$"e e +#n %oe%+er

4RENT:

Yea+ T+a%s r$+% Co33on %+read as a3$n L$"e

a b$ *l#b $%+ no 3e3bers+$6 r#les T+eres een

so3e %ea*+ers $n%o a3$n

JASON:

Yea+?

4RENT:

S#re >+y no%?

JARED:

(!ver JA!"s shoulder# closer to screen.

JA!" intent on typing

T+ey need a l$9e' %oo All r$+% >ere ba*" a% %+e

door Yo# o% %+e door $n 9ron% o9 yo# ee6 3o$n

Good ood T+e doors 6robably r$ed Probably abo3b Pos$%$on yo#r %ea3s San%$ao and C+ae@ %o

*oer Good Adan*e 4oar%s %ea3 No no Don%

le% %+e3 b#n*+ %oe%+er S6read %+e3 o#% Yes ood

C+e*" %+e +ear%bea% sensors Good Bro3 4oar%s

%ea3' brea" o#% Roer M*Allen C+e*" %o ens#re +es

$n a +eay #n$9or3 Is +e? Is +e?


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JARED:

S+$%< O"ay' o"ay Sae %+e a3e ;#rry' sae $%+a% I +eard as' +e %old *er%a$n6eo6le %+ey ere $n $ola%$on and +e as o$n %o

s+oo% %+e3

4RENT:

Yea+' I +eard %+a% %oo ;ed %ell %+e3 %+e reason

Bor ea36le ;e %old 4arbara Al6er%

JASON:

>+a% d$d s+e do?

4RENT:S+e sa$d s+ed "$*" +$s ass 4#% %+en +e en% %old

o%+er 6eo6le s+e as $n $ola%$on

JASON:

!$ola%$on o9 +a%? >+a%d s+e do?


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4RENT:

;e sa$d +er %$%s ere %oo b$ ;e sa$d s+e +ad a %$%

$ola%$on

JARED:

I +eard +e %old %+$r%y 6eo6le

4RENT:

I +eard a% leas% %+$r%y ;e sa$d all "$nds o9 *ra@y

s%#99 4#% $9 %+ey o% 6$ssed' or *r$ed' +e %old %+e3

+e as =#s% =o"$n

JARED:

Eeryone *alled +$3 a *lon 4#% +e asn% een a

ood *lon Yo# "no' %+ere as no%+$n +e as ood

a% Een a3$n L$%%le J$33y as 3ed$o*re

4RENT:

Less %+an 3ed$o*re

JARED:

Ea*%ly I *an% re*all +$3 a*%#ally eer $nn$n

4RENT:

I neer +eard +e d$d

JARED:I don% bel$ee %+ere eer as a l$s% I9 %+eres a

l$s%' %+a% 3eans yo#re 6lann$n s%#99

4RENT:

L$%%le J$33y as s6#r o9 %+e 3o3en%

JARED:

S%r$*%ly s6#r Me$n"e 3ade %+a% #6 Probably %o e%

+$s na3e $n %+e 6a6er

(ilence. ound of JA!"s fingers on thekeyboard. 'hen

JASON:

Id +ae a l$s%


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4RENT:

Yea+?

JASON:

I 3ean $9 I as o$n %o %a"e a #n' Id +ae a l$s%

4RENT:

I %+$n" Id +ae a l$s%' %oo

JARED:

I% o#ldn% be e99$*$en% o%+er$se >o#ld $%?

4RENT:

L$%%le J$33y =#s% s%ood %+ere and' yo# "no' s+o% e3

$n %+e boo"ba S+o% +oeer al"ed by T+a%s no%

e99$*$en% I 3ean *3on< Yo# o%%a do be%%er %+an

%+a%< I 3ean' $9 I as o$n %o "$ll so3e 6eo6le a%

s*+ool' I "no I *o#ld do be%%er %+an %+a%

JARED:

So +od be 9$rs% on yo#r l$s%' Jason?

JASON:

4$ G

JARED:

Gonella?

JASON:

;e neer br#s+es +$s %ee%+ And +e ears %+ose ee"y

9l$6(9lo6s ;$s %oes ross 3e o#%

JARED:

;ed be #6 %+ere on 3y l$s% %oo

4RENT:

>o#ld yo# %ell +$3?

JASON:

No ;ell no


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JARED:

L$%%le J$33y as an $d$o% 9or %ell$n 6eo6le >+od

be on yo#r l$s%' 4ren%?

4RENT:

+ Je99rey Al$o%o' Ma#reen Da$son' $%%y S#e B$rr

JARED:

Je99rey' yea+ D$%%o' $%%y S#e Ma#reen' I l$"e

4RENT:

T+en Ma#reens o99 %+e l$s% Saed 9ro3 a 6a$n9#l

dea%+ by Jared So#@a

JASON:

>+a% a #yan% #s %o leae?

JASON:

No S%ay I %old +er so3e 9r$ends ere *o3$n by

4RENT:

Cool T+en ell s%ay

(JA!" ad/usts monitor and types

JARED:

(0rom over JA!"s shoulder

O"ay Adan*e %+e 4oar% %ea3 se %+e ;ear%bea%

sensor be9ore yo# en%er %+e roo3 >+en e blo %+e

door' +ae %+e C+ae@ and San%$ao %ea3s *ras+ %+e

roo3 >e s6ray %+e roo3 le9% and r$+% Don% 9ore%

Le9% T+en r$+% S%ra$+% a+ead and yo# "$ll %+e

+os%aes Go% %+a%?

(JA!" nods as music swells# drowning out

sound. &lackout

T+e End

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