Play 226: How Do You End a Scene When the Lights Are Already Down?

CHARACTERS
VINCENT, 17
DON, 17

(The stage is completely black.)

(There is the sound of footsteps, then the sound of a light switch being switched. The lights come on, revealing Vincent sitting on a couch in the middle of the room, and Don, who is standing in the doorway of the room.)

(Vincent starts screaming in pain, and covers his eyes with his hands.)

VINCENT
Turn the lights off!

DON
What?

VINCENT
Turn the fucking lights off!

DON
Okay!

(He switches the light switch, and the room is plunged into darkness again. The lights are slightly brighter than earlier however, so the silhouettes of both of them are just barely visible.)

(Beat.)

DON
Headache?

VINCENT
Wow, those are some fucking amazing deductive skills there.

DON
Hey, I was just asking.

VINCENT
Sorry.

DON
It’s okay.

VINCENT
Guess the headaches making me a little edgy.

DON
Don’t worry about it.

VINCENT
Thanks.

(Beat.)

DON
So I can’t turn the lights on?

VINCENT
No!

DON
Sorry.

VINCENT
It’s okay.

(Beat.)

Just yeah, please don’t.

DON
Okay.

(Beat.)

Well, I think I’m going to go then.

VINCENT
Okay, see you later.

DON
Later.

(Don exits.)

(Beat.)

VINCENT
(Muttering to himself.)
Goddamn it.

(The already dim lights fade to black.)