Play 85: Tickets part I

CHARACTERS
MAN
PASSERBY 1
PASSERBY 2
PASSERBY 3

(The man is in a crowded train station. He looks panicked.)
(Someone walks by him.)

MAN
Hey, do you know where I can get tickets?

(They walk past him without responding.)

MAN
(After them.)
Hey!

(They exit.)

MAN
Hey, you!

(Another person walks by him.)

MAN
Do you know where I can—

(They keep walking.)

MAN
Fuck!

(Another person walks in his direction.)

MAN
Hello?

(He stops.)

PASSERBY 1
Yeah?

MAN
Oh, thank god. Do you know where I can get tickets?

(Pause.)

PASSERBY
Nope.

(He walks off.)

MAN
(Frantically to himself.)
What am I gonna do what am I gonna…

(Another person walks by him.)

MAN
Do you know where I can get tickets?

(She stops.)

(Beat.)

PASSERBY 2
Hmm

(Beat.)

Over there I think.

(She points to the right, then walks off.)

MAN
(After her.)
Thank you!

(He walks over to the right side of the stage and looks around frantically.)

MAN
(To himself.)
Where the hell is…

(Someone walks by.)

MAN
Excuse me.

(The person turns towards him.)

PASSERBY 3
Yeah?

MAN
Do you know where I can get tickets?

PASSERBY
I don’t think so.

MAN
Are you sure? It’s important.

PASSERBY 3
Hmm

(They pause, thinking.)

Oh, yeah, I remember!

MAN
Really?

PASSERBY 3
It’s over there.

(She points over to the left, and then walks off.)

MAN
(To himself.)
Well, maybe the other person didn’t know what they were talking about.

(He quickly goes over to the left side of the stage and looks around.)

(After a few seconds his searching becomes more frantic.)

MAN
Fuck!

(Blackout.)