Play 64: Cop-Out

NOTE: So i finally have gotten around to putting up all my scenes i wrote while i was gone (this one i actually wrote the day i got home though.) Please forgive typos, i'm sure i have many of them as i typed up all 20ish scenes in two nights, and the majority on the first of those nights, so i didn't really have time to check them over much. Oh, and you might notice i changed a few titles of scenes, namely took out two of the "part 1"s in two scenes of mine as i've since realized at least for the moment i don't think i'm going to keep going with them. Anyways, here they all are.

CHARACTERS
ANNOUNCER, male, 40s
COP-OUT, male, early 20s

(The announcer is standing in the middle of the stage, a spotlight is on him. He is holding a micraphone and his voice is magnified over speakers from all around.)

ANNOUNCER
(his voice booming on the speakers)
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a very special guest appearance tonight.
(Loud applause over the speakers.)
I am pleased to introduce, the one and only, the man who needs no introduction, the man who makes it all happen.
(Beat.)
Ladies and Gentlemen

(Drum roll)

Cop-Out!

(Applause.)

(The spotlight goes away from the announcer as he leaves the stage. A small lanky man enters. He is wearing a black shirt with the letters “Cop Out” written on it in white letters and jeans.)

CO
Hey. So uhh, yeah, Ben didn’t have time to really write anything tonight, but he would like for me to add that he has been traveling for two days and hasn’t slept since nine last night so he could really use sleep. (beat.) Oh, and he did keep up the play a day throughout his African trip so you gotta give him that.
(Pause.)
So uh, I guess that’s it for today’s scene as Ben is too tired, or lazy, whichever one you prefer, to even write one of the weird his-alter-ego-ranting-in-a-pseudo-scene-scenes, so this is all you get tonight.
(Beat.)
Well, I’ll see you all tomorrow again, so get some good sleep. Oh, and sorry for this scene, I guess that goes without seeing though.
(Beat.)
Umm, end scene.
(Beat.)
Seriously.
(Beat.)
Hello?
(Pause.)
Ehh, fuck it.

(He walks offstage, the spotlight follows him on his path.)

(Pause, the spotlight is sitting on an empty patch of stage.)

(Blackout.)