Play 93: Dances Suck

CHARACTERS
VINCENT, 17
TOBIAS, 17

(They are sitting in chairs off to the side at a high school dance. There are many people dancing in the central dance floor, loud rap music is playing and the stage is lit by multi-colored lights from all around the stage.)

TOBIAS
(Yelling, but still just barely audible over the constant blaring of the music.)
What?!

VINCENT
I said what time is it?!

TOBIAS
(Looking down at his watch.)
Ten o’five!

VINCENT
Okay!

(Beat.)

And when is the dance over again?!

TOBIAS
Twelve.

VINCENT
What?!

TOBIAS
Twelve!

VINCENT
Fuck.

TOBIAS
What?!

VINCENT
Fuck!

TOBIAS
I know.

VINCENT
I fucking hate this music.

TOBIAS
What?!

VINCENT
I fucking hate this music!

(A girl dancing nearby to them looks over seeming to have heard his comment. She give him a nasty look and turn back away.)

TOBIAS
Me too.

VINCENT
Dances are depressing.

TOBIAS
What?!

VINCENT
I said dances are depressing!

TOBIAS
What?!

VINCENT
I said I fucking hate dances!

TOBIAS
Me too!

(Pause.)

VINCENT
So it ends at twelve?!

TOBIAS
Yeah!

VINCENT
What time is it now?

(Tobias looks down at his watch.)

TOBIAS
Ten o’six!

VINCENT
It’s been one minute?!

TOBIAS
Yeah!

VINCENT
Fuck.

TOBIAS
What?!

VINCENT
Fuck!

TOBIAS
Yeah.

(Fade out.)