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    Unboxed: A Play
    Unboxed: A Play
    Unboxed: A Play
    Ebook83 pages53 minutes

    Unboxed: A Play

    By Briana Morgan

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    Greg Zipper is a paranormal vlogger whose livelihood relies on his online popularity. When a fight between him and his girlfriend goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Greg purchases a dark web mystery box in hopes of restoring his audience's faith in him and hitting one million subscribers. But when Greg opens the box, he gets much more than he bargained for, including a Boxer who's determined to stop him from taking his loved ones for granted. Now Greg must do all he can to stop the Boxer, or else he'll lose his livelihood—along with the woman he loves.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBriana Morgan
    Release dateDec 8, 2020
    ISBN9781393625889
    Unboxed: A Play
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    Briana Morgan

    Briana Morgan (she/her) is the author of several novels and plays, including Mouth Full of Ashes, The Tricker-Treater and Other Stories, Unboxed, and more. She’s a proud member of the Horror Writers Association and a book review columnist for the Wicked Library. When not writing, she enjoys gaming, watching movies, and reading. Briana lives in Atlanta with her partner and two cats.

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      Unboxed - Briana Morgan

      To Gabe. Thank you for always believing in me, even when I don’t believe in myself. I love you.

      CHARACTERS

      GREG ZIPPER      A man, 25-35 years old. Hosts a paranormal vlogging channel.

      ALICE THORNE      A woman, 20-35 years old. An artist and Greg’s girlfriend.

      ROCCO      Greg and Alice’s dog. Does not appear onstage.

      THE BOXER      The person who sells Greg a dark web mystery box.

      THE ENTITY      A dark, mysterious presence, summoned and controlled by the Boxer.

      SETTING

      The suburbs of a major metropolitan area. Autumn, over the span of several weeks.

      ACT I

      Scene 1: Greg and Alice’s basement. Now.

      Scene 2: The same basement. A few days later.

      Scene 3: The basement. An hour later.

      Scene 4: The basement. Several days later.

      Scene 5: The park. About a half-hour later.

      Scene 6: Greg and Alice’s bedroom. Not long after the previous scene.

      ACT II

      Scene 1: Greg and Alice’s kitchen. The next morning.

      Scene 2: Outside Greg and Alice’s house. Hours later.

      Scene 3: Greg and Alice’s basement. Several days later.

      Scene 4: Greg and Alice’s bedroom. Not long after the previous scene.

      Scene 5: The park. Half an hour later.

      Scene 6: Greg and Alice’s basement. One week later.

      ACT I

      Scene 1

      (Open on a basement set. There is a large computer desk with several monitors, a tower, and various technological equipment. An office chair sits in front of the desk, with a lamp, a television, and a couch off to one side. A washer and dryer can be seen, along with a staircase and a basement window in the background. The only wall art should be an award for GREG hitting 100K subscribers, along with a painting by ALICE. Any other furniture or decor can be left to the director’s choice. GREG sits at the computer, firing up his platform and getting everything set up. He puts on a headset. There should be some way for the audience to see everything he is recording and broadcasting to the Internet.)

      GREG: Okay, so… let me know if you guys can hear me okay. I’m turning off the chat because a few people got out of hand with it last time, but you can always hit me up on Twitter or whatever and let me know if this whole thing sucks. Wow, 700K. I can’t believe we made it here. (He pauses. Offstage, the sound of a door opening and the jingling of keys. GREG glances up toward the stairs, but doesn’t seem too bothered by the noise.) I was just going through comments from the Pinehurst Asylum video, and guys… holy shit, you picked up on things I didn’t even notice. The shadow figure in the hallway–kudos to JasonX2002. I didn’t even– (Muffled talking noises from upstairs, and a dog barks several times. GREG winces, but the noise stops. His cell phone pings, he pulls it out of his pocket and checks it.) Viper1910 wants to know if Alice and Rocco respect my filming schedule. Usually, the answer is yes, but this livestream was kind of spur of the moment, so… it’s tricky, you know?

      ALICE: (Offstage.) Greg, Rocco took a shit in the living room again! Can you come help me? I’m trying to put groceries away! (GREG is visibly agitated, but he doesn’t move. His phone pings a few times. ALICE tries again.) Greg? I need you up here, please!

      GREG: Not now, babe, I’m–I’m working on something! (He checks his phone. Alice says something in response, but it is too muffled to hear. The audience is forced to ignore it, along with Greg. He reads from his phone notifications.) NHD420 asks, I’ve been a subscriber since the beginning. What’s the coolest thing you’ve done thanks to Zipper Paranormal? Yeeterman365, pretty much the same question. Um, that’s a toughie! I’ve gotten to do so many cool things, but collaborating with the Doppler Twins and Leonardo Da Kitschy was beyond wicked. Those guys really know how to party. Who would’ve thought doing shots in a cemetery would draw out so many orbs? (His phone pings again several times, in rapid succession. The dog starts barking again. ALICE yells, Rocco! The dog does not stop barking. We hear several things fall upstairs, the sound of breaking glass. GREG sets his phone down and drags his hand down his face.) Alice, shut the damn dog up, please! (His phone keeps pinging. ROCCO continues to bark. He tries to read from his

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