Balderdash

Setting: (
A splendid day at the beach. enter Joe from left)
Joe- Ah, What a splendid day at the beach.
The- Eh, It ain't bad
Joe- What do you say to a stroll on the beach?
The- A stroll on the beach? I lost my leg in that horrid shark incident 17 months ago I can barely walk this is just a shoe on a laminated stick.
Joe- oh pish pah, How about I wheel you around the beach?
The- You threw me into the ocean 10 minutes ago I lost my chair!!
Joe- Oh yeah, what else could we do¿ I know go for a swim
The- I can't swim I lost ½ my arm in that accident too!! This thing is fake!! See
knocks on arm plastic. Some friend you are Can't remember anything
Joe- Ok then Mr. No fun we'll just lye down in the sand.
lyes down
The- Sounds good to me
falls as if has a stick for a leg Some time later...
Joe- as standing up What a nice lye in the sand.
The- Nice
stands up I got a sun burn.
Joe- I know what'll cheer you up.
said frighteningly happy, leans head to the side snow cones!!
The- Alright!!
Joe- But you'll have to pay
The- Where's my wallet?
Joe- Woops! look at the time gotta go.
Backs away
The- Wait!
To the side a vagrant young child talks to a mysterious life guard holding a clipboard
Vagrant young child- Mr. Mysterious Life Guard, there's a crazy man on the beach.
Mysterious life guard- What!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?! I'll fix this!!
walks to The & Joe
Mysterious life guard- while writing sign on clipboard Hey you bum can't you read the sign No skitzofrenicks on the beach!! Now get out of here!!
The- Well I can see we're not wanted here
Joe- Yeah lets go
The- I'm with you.
exits scene
Mysterious life guard- Hardest part of the job.
Vagrant young child- enters from left¿ What'd you mean?
Mysterious life guard- Oh, not this. I was thinking about that time I stepped on that squid eew it was iky
The end¿
Balderdash was a performance I did for my Theater 2 class where I played the 2 parts.
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