Play 165: Cop-Out II

CHARACTERS
1
2
BEN, 17

(1is sitting in a chair reading. Two enters. One looks up at two.)

1
(Smiling.)
Cop-out!

2
(Also grinning.)
Cop-out!

1
Cop-out?

2
Cop-out.

(Beat.)

Cop-out?

1
Cop-out.

(Pause.)

(Ben enters.)

(They both turn to face him with angry looks on their faces.)

BEN
Hey.

(Pause.)

What’s wrong?

1
Are you fucking kidding me?

BEN
What?

2
You seriously wrote a scene in which we both just say the phrase cup-out?

BEN
I didn’t say it was good.

1
It can’t even be considered a scene.

BEN
I know, I—

2
I don’t care if you have to write one every day.

BEN
But—

1
I mean, you could even do a bad scene, but at least try to stretch yourself.

BEN
I know, but—

2
No buts, just do it.

BEN
I’ll try.

1
You’d better.

BEN
Or what?

2
Let’s put it this way.

(Beat.)

You know how much random brutal violence occurs in your scenes?

BEN
Point taken.

2
Good.

1
Let’s go.

2
Yeah.

(1 and 2 exit.)

(Ben sits down in the chair.)

BEN
(Muttering to self.)
Fuck.

(Blackout.)