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Fusc's Pixilation DRAMATIS PERSONAE WILLAIM FUSC
SCENE 1: HOUSE FUSC. (holding knife and pointing it at Mary Beth) Mary Beth, what a pleasure. MB. (Cowering in fear) No William, don't do this! FUSC. Oh, I must! MB. Why William? You need not do this! What's the point of taking innocent lives for... FUSC. (Cutting off MB) No lives are innocent think about what human kind has done, we're all gonna rot in hell! MB. No! William you only see the bad side, the evil side of the world! There is good in this world, however impossible it may seem! FUSC. There is no good! All is evil! MB. Billy, what happened to the man I love, the man I married? FUSC. I killed him when I killed your brother. MB. No you didn't William, he is still there inside of you somewhere!! FUSC. (Smash contents of end table with free hand) No he isn't, this is the only William Fusc, ME! (charge and stab MB) MB. (Scream) FUSC. YES, another, more evil has been wiped out! Two down, only a few billion more! MB. (Gasping) no William, why, why? FUSC. Because I love you! (Fade to blackout) SCENE 2: COURTROOM JUDGE. Upon his attorney's plea for insanity, instead of death by the electric chair, I hereby sentence William Fusc to life in the Mercton City mental Hospital on this fifteenth of March, in the year twenty two, thirteen. Dismissed! ( hit gavel on podium) Guards, take the prisoner out! DG1 & 2. (Move forward; Each take an arm) FUSC. (Shake wildly) No There is too much EVIL! I must destroy it all! (Try and free himself from guards) FUSC'S LAWYER. Your Honor! Is that really necessary? His Entire Life?! JUDGE. That's right counselor! Life. FL. No chance of perole?! JUDGE. None! Take him out! And I said Dismissed! FL. Your Honor! (shouting) JUDGE. Be careful counselor or I'll find you in contempt! (Fade to blackout) SCENE 3: CELL FUSC. (on floor, asleep) (groggily) Marybeth, How could I, Marybeth, Mary... GUARD. (In left) Oh Mr. Fusc, wake up, dinner time! Soup tonight, your favorite! Oh, you're asleep! (Poke Fusc with baton) FUSC. (awakened suddenly) Dinner! (calmly) yes, dinner time. (Slowly stands) GUARD. That's right, dinner time, Soup! FUSC. Soup (poutingly) GUARD. William, I thought you liked the soup! FUSC. LIKED is the key word here. GUARD. Oh well you have to come anyway, you can't starve yourself. FUSC. If I must. (out left) GUARD. (FOLLOWS FUSC) (Fade to blackout) SCENE 4: DINNER ROOM WACKY LADY. (comes up to Fusc, holding spoon in front of her) see this?! (holds up spoon) It's a walkie talkie, Oh wait a minute (holds spoon up to ear) uh huh? I see, I seeeeee (puts spoon nervously in to jacket) There are undercover commandos outside, ready to blow a hole in the wall and get us out of here, the spoon err walkie talkie told me so. FUSC. (picks up bowl and spoon ) Uh, Huh? ( walks over to table and sits) LADY. (follow Fusc and sit across from him) They will break in during the night and get us out of here , you and I, oh wait a minute (takes out spoon) yes to night, I will signal you (in to spoon) (puts spoon back in to jacket) FUSC. And can you tell me where you got that walkie talkie? LADY. I could. FUSC. Let me rephrase that, will you tell me where you got the walkie talkie? (Start to eat) LADY. Yes, it came from the spoon basket. FUSC. (Reaching for spoon) May I have a look at it? LADY. NO! My spoon you can't have it, its mine, for All I know you will start eating with it and ruin our chance of getting out of here. FUSC. I swear I won't eat with it, but may just hold it for a minute? LADY. Okay! (Hands spoon to Fusc) FUSC. (Examine spoon) hmm (tap spoon) LADY. Well? Are you finished yet? FUSC. (Holds spoon up to ear) I see, tonight, commandos come in and break us out. Hmmmm. LADY. (stands up suddenly, knocking over chair) You don't believe me! Do you?! (backing away) No, no one ever believes me! Noooo (turns and runs up to Prisoner 1+2 in line) Se this (holds up spoon) (she and Prisoner 1+2 walk out left) LG. (follows WL and Prisoner 1&2) FUSC. (continues eating) DG1. (walks over to Fusc, grabs Fusc's arm) O-kay Mr. Fusc, that's enough good soup for you. FUSC. (stands up suddenly jerks arm away from DG1) Let go of me you!! (sits back down and eats) DG1. (grabs Fusc's arm again) Com'on Billy! FUSC. (stands up again jerks arm away, knocking bowl off the table) I said, let go! DG1. (grabs Fusc's arm again) Mr. Fusc! FUSC. Did you hear me? I said let go! (Jerks arm away and bashes guard with fore arm) DG1. (falls) FUSC. (runs over and starts punching DG1) Die evil one! DG2. (runs over garbs Fusc's arm get knocked over) FUSC. You're evil too! LG. (runs in to dinner room (left) Grabs Fusc's arm gets knocked over too) FUSC. I'm surrounded by evil! DG2 & LG. (get up and with great effort, grab Fusc's arms and pull him up) (All 3 (FUSC, LG, and DG2, exit left) DG1. (stand up slowly holding eye) Damned fool, he was just starting to forget about everything being evil. He just ruined his chance to get in to minimal security. (Exit right) (Fade to blackout) SCENE 5: CELL DG2 & LG. (come in with Fusc, Throw Fusc to the floor) FUSC. (Lying on the floor, silent) DG2. We'll have to tell the administrator about this. LG. Yeah, too bad too, it was just starting to look like Fusc was ready to get put in to a nicer, minimum security unit, too bad. DG2. Yeah, I know. Ya hear that Fusc, you just screwed up! I feel sorry for ya, Why'd ya do it? LG & DG2. (walk out) FUSC. No my Mary Beth, My dear wife (Lies down sobbing) No Mary Beth No. (grins evilly) Yes Mary Beth, I killed you! I eliminated another evil in this unclean world and I tried again today! I did a good thing! (lies down) I did a good thing. (fade to blackout) SCENE 6: ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE ADMIN. Well what happened? (Lean forward on desk) DG1. He sat down to eat his dinner, and after a couple minutes when I thought he had finished his soup I tried to get him to come with me back to his cell. ADMIN. Uh huh? DG1. He attacked me! Knocked his bowl on the floor and then started punching me to death. ADMIN. You went to the infirmary didn't you? DG1. Yes I did (pat chest gently he broke a few of my ribs and my nose, he also gave me a bad black eye. ADMIN. (Sit back down in chair) I'm glad you're Okay. Did he go on about the world being evil like he did constantly, when we first brought him in? DG1. He sure did, and we had just started to think that he was ready for minimal security. ADMIN. Yes I know too bad. Well, come see me if there are any other things I should know about. DG1. Yes sir. (Stand up and leave) SCENE 7: CELL AG. (grab Fusc and yank him to his feet) FUSC. (Awakened, Groggily) Huh, what? What's happening? DG2. Breakfast time Billy. FUSC. (Motion towards armed guard) Why does he need to help take me to breakfast? DG1. He's here for your own safety Mr. Fusc. FUSC. Oh well can we go, I'm hungry? DG1. Okay, let's go (start to walk out left) FUSC. Huh? Why are there three guards in my room? DG2. We're going to breakfast, remember? FUSC. No, I don't remember. AG. Come on, can we go I have a shift at the front gate in twenty minutes and I need to get some breakfast before then. FUSC. Breakfast? It's morning? DG2. Yes, come on you're hungry. FUSC. No I'm not. DG1. (Annoyed) Yes you are, you just said so. FUSC. Said what? DG2. (Annoyed) That you are hungry. FUSC. Why would I be hungry? I just had lunch. AG. (Annoyed) No, it's Breakfast time. FUSC. Breakfast? Already, I just had lunch, what about dinner? DG1. No, you didn't just have lunch, you just woke up. FUSC. Hey, why are all you three here? DG2. Because it's time for breakfast. FUSC. What about mid-afternoon snack? DG2. No, breakfast. FUSC. Hey why are there three guards in my room? DG1. (Extremely annoyed) Because we're here to take you to breakfast. FUSC. Ohh breakfast, why didn't you just say so in the first place? Let's go AG. Finally (Lead Fusc out (Left) (Fade to blackout) SCENE 8: HALL WL & LG. (enter right and start walking left) FUSC. AHH, it's her the evil lady with the spoon! WL. It's not a spoon, it's a walkie talkie, but you didn't believe me, so you're still in this mental institute and I'm walking freely with my commando escort here. (Pat LG on the shoulder) WL & LG. (Exit left) FUSC. (Look at AG) Ah! More evil, I must put an end to it! Stomp on AG's foot AG. Ow! (release Fusc and bend down trying to grab foot) FUSC. (Grab knife from AG's belt: thrust in to AG's belly) AG. UGHG! (Fall over holding belly) DG1. (Grab Fusc's hand with the knife) DG2. (Grab Fusc's free hand.) Hey, we could use a hand over here! LG. (Enter left with syringe) Hold him down! DG1&2. (Push Fusc to floor) DG1. Hurry! LG. (Inject Fusc) That should do the trick! Check him (Motion towards AG) DG2. (Check AG's Pulse) He's dead! (Fade to blackout) SCENE 9:ADMINISTRATOR'S OFFICE ADMIN. (Sitting at desk, reading papers, and humming to himself) DG2. (Enter right) Sir, we have a problem. ADMIN. (Put book down) Yes, what is it? DG2. We had a stabbing, myself, an armed guard, and another guard were escorting William Fusc to breakfast when Fusc managed to get the armed guard's knife and stab the guard in the gut. ADMIN. Is the guard okay? DG2. No sir, I checked him on the spot and he appeared to be dead. ADMIN. Good God! DG2. He's in the morgue now for an autopsy. ADMIN. What did you do With Fusc? DG2. We brought him back to his cell. ADMIN. With out breakfast? DG2. Yes sir. ADMIN. Good. Here, (reach in to desk, Pull out papers) I want you to bring Fusc to the infirmary to have his Corpus Collusum cut. DG2. You want to give him a lobotomy?! ADMIN. Yes that's correct. Now bring these papers with you when... DG2: I won't bring him there! ADMIN. You'd better or it may be your job and your freedom! DG2. You'll send me to prison for this? ADMIN. The law says I can. DG2. Yes sir (reach out for papers) ADMIN. (Hand papers to DG2) Here, I'll inform the doctor that you're coming right away. Oh, and get another armed guard to accompany you. DG2. Yes sir. (Exit right) SCENE 10: OPERATING ROOM DOCTOR. (standing by table, putting on gloves and mask) DG 1&2. (walk in left holding Fusc by the arms) AG2. (follows behind guards) DG1. Ahh Doctor, here he is. DOCTOR. Hello Mr. , umm (Whisper) What's his name? DG1. (Whispers back) William Fusc. DOCTOR. (Normal voice) Fusc! (smiling) There are a few routine tests I would like to run on you, they are just to see if you are in good health. FUSC. These are routine? I've never been here before, in all of my what, 15 years. DOCTOR. It's a new patient health program. FUSC. Oh. DOCTOR. Now, if you'll just step in to my back room and put this examining gown on, we can begin. (hands Fusc gown) Guard, you'd better follow him. FUSC & DG2. (exit right) DOC. What happened? DG1. He attacked me in the dinner room when I tried to bring him back to his cell then he killed a guard in the hall. (hands papers to DOC) here are his papers. DOC. I know about the guard, he came in for his autopsy. AG2. I'll be right back, DG1. Yeah sure. DOC. DG1. (turn and face left, looking at papers) FUSC. (On right with gown around DG2's neck) (they struggle) DG2. (Collapses) FUSC. (drags body in to back room) FUSC. (Enter right) DOC. Yes, according to these papers, Mr. Fusc's criminal mental problem has been deemed incurable and he shall be lobotomized by means of having his Corpus Collusum cut, So I have to sign his papers? Gotta pen? FUSC. What?!?!?! DOC, DG1. (Turn) DOC. Mr. Fusc! This isn't what you think! FUSC. Hell it is! (Grab large hitting object, hit DG1 in face) DG1. (falls on back) AGHG! DOC. (backs off) FUSC. AHHHHHHHHHHHH! (Sweep doc's legs out with object) DOC. (Falls) FUSC. (raise object over head to bring down on DOC) AG2. (Enter left, w/ syringe) Mr. Fusc! (Runs over and jams needle in to Fusc's arm) FUSC. no-o-ooo (collapses) (fade to blackout) SCENE 11: CELL FUSC. (lies on floor for a while) (eventually lifts head, and comes to a standing position) This an asylum! Why am I here?, what did I do to deserve this? (falls to knees) Why am I here? (Stands, and runs to left) (Yelling) Let me out! Let me out of here you! Let me out! (stumbles to center stage and falls to knees) I'm not crazy! I can't be insane! (Suddenly stands and runs to audience) I'm not insane (falls to knees again) (Sobbing) I'm not insane, I'm not insane... (Fade to blackout) Critiques: -You have some very emotional scenes, which is great. You might want to
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