SCRIPT: THE TRIAL
SCENE 1
INT CORRIDOR
Gift and Anthony meet as they're walking through
the school, then begin to chat
GIFT
you
alright, Anthony?
ANTHONY
I'm good,
you?
GIFT
Yeah, I'm
good man.
You heard
about the trial?
ANTHONY
Yeah, I
heard but we're gonna have to work extremely hard
They stop walking and chat
GIFT
Anthony,
do you know who the scout is?
ANTHONY
I don't
know who he is but all I do know is that he's coming from
Aston
Villa Academy to watch us.
GIFT
Yeah, I
hope the trial goes well and I hope the scout ain't too harsh on us.
SCENE 2
EXT ASTRO TURF
Gift and Anthony do warm up exercises. Gift tackles
Anthony.
ANTHONY
What the
hell you playing at???
you wait
- I'm gonna get you at the trial!
GIFT
WHAT?
That was a fair tackle
ANTHONY
How was
that a fair tackle?
you came
in and took my legs out!
GIFT
WHAT?
That was a fair tackle!
ANTHONY
oh, just
forget it man.
Just get
off my way
Anthony pushes into Gift, Gift gets angry
SCENE 3
INT CHANGING ROOM.
The scout walks in
SCOUT
Alright
lads
I'm the scout
from Aston Villa Academy and I've come to watch you on their behalf
There's
only one place left and it's out of you two
Here's
what's expected of you today - you have to do two drills - shooting and
dribbling
So, if
you haven't got any further questions - then let's get cracking, let's do it!
GIFT
No, no
further questions
ANTHONY
c'mon
man, let's go
SCENE 4
EXT ASTRO TURF
Anthony goes first - he dribbles ball and shoots,
he misses the net. Gift goes next - he dribbles and shoots the ball in the net.
SCOUT
Looking
back at my analysis
Gift, you
have been granted a place at Aston Villa Academy.
Congratulations!
Gift celebrates, Anthony weeps. They shake hands.
The End
Our 5 minute drama is about the rivalry between two
friends who are both good at playing football and are in competition for one
position at a well known football team.
The drama is set in a school. Gift and Anthony are
friends, both characters play for the school team and are equally matched in
football skills. The narrative begins with the two friends talking about the
arrival of a scout at their school, they are excited. Both characters want to
be chosen, the place is for the famous Aston Villa Academy. Gift and Anthony
will be both fighting to get that last spot as a striker, they know that they
are going to become rivals.