A Play by Thomas Moran
Thomas Moran
Mrs. Love Hilliard
Creative Writing
29 January 2016
Characters
MAX, A laptop that knows everything… or does it?
ALEX, A 17 year-old in love with his laptop.
JOHN, A 17 year old jealous of ALEX's new laptop.
Setting
ALEX's bedroom. 10:00 PM.
Lights up to reveal ALEX in his room, on his bed marveling over his brand-new laptop.
ALEX
Wow! This laptop puts the A in Amazing!
JOHN
It’s just a regular old laptop…
ALEX
No, it's a super laptop! It can do anything!
JOHN
I bet you it can’t talk.
MAX
How much are you willing to bet?
(There’s a slight pause. JOHN looks at LAPTOP in show, while ALEX looks at it in wonder)
JOHN
Okay! What the fu-
ALEX
It really can do anything! What did I tell you. IN YOUR FACE!!!
JOHN …show more content…
MAX
I’m right here you know. There’s no reason to be rude. Just because I can talk doesn’t mean that you have to be insensitive.
ALEX
Yeah