b) Performance roles
Rehearsals
Grading Criteria
Performance
Production
Our script so far
Beginning
KELLY comes in
ROSE Kelly!
KELLY ignores ROSE, continues walking to the computer and sits down.
ROSE walks over apprehensively.
ROSE It’s time for dinner…
KELLY ignores, ROSE waits.
KELLY Can’t even wait a while is it?
ROSE and KELLY eat dinner in silence
KELLY Finish already.
KELLY pushes chair away, leaves.
ROSE leaves scene.
ROSE Kelly, do you want dessert?
Silence ensues.
ROSE Kelly?
KELLY sniffling, ignoring
ROSE Are you okay Kelly? Did something happen in school?
KELLY Nothing.
ROSE Are you sure?
KELLY I said nothing! Even if something happened, it’s none of your business!
KELLY storms out.
ROSE I really need to talk to her. She’s getting so uncommunicative now, and she’s always on Facebook. Maybe…I should create an account, just to talk to her. It has to be under another name of course, so that she will confide in me…
Climax
GIN grabs KELLY’s collar
GIN Who are you to flout your money and try to buy our friends?
KELLY I don’t know what you’re talking about!
GIN lets go of KELLY’s collar and pushes her to the ground.
KELLY picks herself up clumsily and runs to the edge of the corridor.
BRENDA Oh, so you want to run away from us?
JER Hah! You want to jump is it, stand so close to the railing?
KELLY I…I’ll really jump!
BRENDA If you’ve got the guts, just jump lah!
KELLY Leave me alone!
JER So what if we don’t?
GIN, JER, BRENDA take a few steps forward.
KELLY’s hands tighten around the railing.
Resolution
ROSE hugs KELLY
ROSE Are you okay?
KELLY nods, sniffing.
TEACHER These girls are really too much! Kelly, you better go and see a doctor, then go home and rest. I’ll deal with these girls.
HOME
ROSE You should really pay more attention to Kelly. See what has happened now!
FATHER I’m sorry I didn’t pay attention to you before, Kelly.
KELLY It’s okay Dad.
ROSE What ok! See all the bruises on your arm! Aiyo, still talk so much! I almost forgot, you should get some rest now.
ROSE Kelly, you just go and sleep it all away. When you wake up, everything will be okay
1 WEEK LATER, Facebook
ROSE Hey Kelly, why haven’t you been online so long?
KELLY It’s a long story... As you know, those girls have been bullying me. Finally, the girls almost caused me to commit suicide…
ROSE Oh no, are you okay now?
KELLY Yeah. Anyway, I have to go now! I promised Auntie Rose that I’ll go out with her today. Bye!
That's the script for now, but Shu Ning and I will continue to edit, and jiayou for your respective roles :)
- Melissa