Stage Play Roundup

FADE IN:

INT. LIVING ROOM - DAY

There is a young man sitting on a couch, playing the newly-released Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake. This is JOEL. Then a middle-aged man enters the room. This is BRIAN.

BRIAN: How's the game?

JOEL: Good.

BRIAN: Cool. Hey, so you know how you like random lists?

JOEL: Yes.

BRIAN: Well, I came up with a random list of my own that I wanted to share with you. But it can wait until later, when you're not busy.

JOEL (still playing): It's okay, you can tell me now.

BRIAN: Are you going to pause the game?

JOEL: No.

BRIAN: Oh. Okay, well, it's a list of stage plays that I've seen, either in person or recorded.

JOEL: Um, okay. That's pretty random.

BRIAN: I know. But actually, it's because I'm producing a stage play adaptation of Jo--uh, never mind. I'll just tell you the list.

JOEL: All right.

BRIAN: Plays I've seen live: Phantom of the Opera, The Book of Mormon, Dracula: A Comedy of Terrors, and The Nutcracker. At least, I think I've seen that last one. It might just be a false memory.

JOEL (continues playing): 

BRIAN: And then recorded, I've seen Hamilton, Frozen, Diana, Rent, and The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage.

JOEL: Oh, cool.

BRIAN: There might have been others, but those are all the ones I can remember.

JOEL: Okay.

BRIAN: Anyway, that's all I wanted to say. Thanks for--

A young woman enters the room, drinking a diet cola. This is FELICITY.

FELICITY: Hey, what are you guys talking ab--oh, hey, the Ocarina remake!

JOEL: Yeah.

FELICITY: My turn, my turn!

JOEL: But I just started playing.

FELICITY: Ugh, fine, whatever. I'll watch you for an hour, then it's my turn.

JOEL: All right.

Felicity sits on the couch. She takes another sip of her cola, then turns to Brian.

FELICITY: Is this what you guys were talking about? The game?

BRIAN: No, something else.

FELICITY: What?

BRIAN: It's not important. Forget it.

FELICITY: Boy, now you sound like me.

JOEL: He told me a list of stage plays he's watched.

FELICITY: A what?
JOEL: A list of stage plays he's watched.

FELICITY (scoffs): Wow, that's not random at all.

JOEL: But it really kind of is.

FELICITY: Dude. Sarcasm.

JOEL: Oh. Right. Sorry, I'm kind of distracted right now.

BRIAN: I'll leave you guys to it.

FELICITY: Later, theater-guy!

JOEL: You made a rhyme.

FELICITY: I know! I'm a genius.

Brian leaves the room.

FADE OUT.