Greg Glass

By
Jim Harbor
jahay7@morgan.edu
301 640 1834
Cast of Characters
Greg Glass: Logan Lynch
Vince/Shamus the Super-X: Eduard A. Van Osterom
Talia/Queen Nebula: Kelly Hutchison
Mika/ Kid Cosmis the Girl
Nova:
Nassha M Sabree
ACT I
Verse 1
Open on Greg, he at the writing desk with laptop,
bowl of cereal and glass of milk with him. By the
cereal is a fork. Stage right is the mirrror; made
from a frame with empty space actors can walk
through. Behind him is a Cabinet, in front of the
cabinet and twoards stage right is a
couch/chair/etc.
GREG:
How the hell do you start a script! ARGHH!!
He is in rage, typing quickly then impotently
erasing what he is done, Giving a huge scream him
slams his dead down in defeat, slowly moaning in
anger that fades to his snoring.
Almost instantly His phone blares, waking him up.
GREG:
Hunh! Whah!
Stage left is Vince, everywhere in shadows with
spotlight on him; he is on the phone being super
awesome and standing super awesome and speaking
super awesome everything about him is awesome. he
oozes awesome; he is the most awesome thing in the
world. Ladies want to be with him, Men...also want
to be with him. He is awesome. He is on the phone
as Greg picks it up
AWESOME
Hey there champ! Hows it going?!
GREG:
Oh.. hey Vince you know... going?
AWESOME
Kick ass man! Cant wait for that script tomorrow,
nothing like a multimillion pilot to announce a
comeback eh?
GREG:
Tomorrow?! Tomorrow, yeah tomorrow, tomorrow is
definitely the day after tomorrow, where Ill give that
script, to you, to produce because you produce things
producer
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 2.
AWESOME
And director, and actor, and screenwriter and MBE
thats almost a knighthood! but couldnt have done it
without you buddy!
GREG:
Yeah thanks man for the job I mean..
AWESOME
Thats what freind are for! What kind a guy would I be
for not giving my first boss a job; even if he have a
hikcup. If I didnt get cleared and out that clinic
what kind of Friend would I be! Hey is Talia still...?
GREG:
Thanks again Vince, Ill be sure to give it out. Bye!
after hanging up, He solemnly and lonelyly begins
eating the cereal. With a fork, He eats the cereal
then washes it down with the milk; he looks upon
his laptop with disdain; said look of disdain goes
to the mirror before THE Flash Gordon Instrumental
starts blaring softly . The drums come in slow,
but around the time the the first FLASH comes in,
Shamus appears in the mirror; as he speaks and
through this scene the theme is going on. Shamus
wears a sci fi get up over Vinces normal outfit.
Looks very pulpy.
GREG:(PANICKED AS HECK)
Youre ... youre
SHAMUS:
SHAMUS THE SUPER-X!
GREG:(PANICKED AS HECK)
How the, what are you? You just walked through solid
glass!
CAPTAIN AWESOME:FLANKING THE ROOM AS IF WARY OF SOMETHING
Be calm native; Queen Nebulas been spotting in this
sector, we wouldnt want you falling prey to the vile
emotions of the Assimilatrix!
GREG:(GETTING UP)
Im having another episode, be calm, therapist said to
assert control and
SHAMUS:(PUSHING GREG DOWN INTO THE CHAIR IN A PROTECTIONIST
MANNER)
Step aside little one; this a job for a hero!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 3.
GREG(HELD DOWN AND FLUSTERED)
Stop, stop I made you and this!
Greg is cut off by a sci fi sound effect
SHAMUS:
Shes here, Ill have to get to higher ground!
He exits off stage.
Greg is fetal he sits cross legged on the ground
whimpering as the scene fades.
Verse 2
by the time light comes up he has stopped
whimpering and the set is slightly transformed, it
now evokes a College dorm common area; with the
mirror now acting as a TV; Wu-Tang Clans Triumph
is playing softly, Inspector Decks verse running
in the background. Greg is watching the TV,
sitting with hand wrapped around legs; its
playing some juvenile cartoon
Enter Talia coming in lenaing overtop Greg
approachable checking the TV out
TALIA:
Oh hey! My favorite episode
Greg is taken aback by Talia sneaking up on him,
she carries the SPOON in her pocket.
TALIA:HAND OUT STRETCHED FOR A SHAKE
Im Talia, how ya doing?
GREG: (WARILY TAKING IT)
Im Greg?
TALIA:
Gregory; as in Watcher? Cool.
GREG:
Etymology?
TALIA:
Yeah you know it? I love how words can evolve like
that; its like their alive; Like how Talia means....
GREG:
To blossom ,like the Muse; a blossoming of ideas
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 4.
TALIA:
Nice! Not many people get that! Hey shouldnt you be at
the step party?
GREG:(WITHDRAWN)
Well I didnt have the cash to pay. Or an outfit.. or a
date.
TALIA:
Eh, from what I heard youre not missing much; just a
bunch of sweaty frats dry spooning on the dance floor
GREG: VISUALLY PETURBED AT HUMAN CONTACT
Yeah so Im just watching this
TALIA:
Didnt know that many were into Sci-Fi, tried to get a
club here started but wasnt much interest.
GREG:
Yeah I have a sketchbook and everything.
TALIA:
You write! Oh my God I have to see
GREG:(PANTOMIMING REACHING)
Well really I thought I could
WU-Tang blares louder and blots out their
conversation, it fades out.
Verse 3
when we are back again, Greg is on the floor and
Talia is gone.
GREG:WAKING UP GROGGYLY
Oh man, where are my meds ....
Greg runs to cabinet rushing around he pulls up
the SPOON
GREG:ANGRILY YELLING!
He yells and throws the spoon through the mirror
off stage; breaking glass sound effect happens
Queen Nebula walks through the Mirror holding the
spoon as if a deadly Sci-fi sorcerers wand. She
is dressed as Talia, with a large black cloak
covering her.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 5.
QUEEN NEBULA
ANOTHER MINION OF THE OAF SHAMUS?! WELL TIME TO TASTE
THE STING OF THE ASSIMILATRIX
She grabs hold of him, pushing the spoon towards
his forehead
QUEEN NEBULA
FEEL ALL THE EMOTIONS OF THE UNIVERSE POURING INTO YOU;
A GLORIOUS INTIMATE BOND WITH EVERYTHING, AN EMOTIONAL
SINGULARITY JUST FOR YOU!!!!
GREG: GAH, NO, NO!!!!
We fade out here, next we fade in Greg and Talia
are talking with each other, going over the
sketchbook
TALIA:
I really dig what you did with the ship here, but what
if instead of guns, you gave the Damnazons harpoons
GREG
So theyd be like the spears Amazons had in myth! Man
thats a great idea? You think this pitchll work
TALIA:
AG Networks would have to me insane not to take this;
this pitch is brilliant! But well have to finish it
first.
GREG:
Yeah no I feel really good about it
The stop talking and both smiling and flustered
off excitement, go in for a kiss. As they kiss we
fade to black
Verse 4
We open back up and see Greg and Talia going
towards Vince, who is doing push ups and looking
AWESOME
Vince gets up and meets them both of them are very
impressed by how awesome he is, Greg a bit
insecure
VINCE
Hey guys, I really loved the script Im real glad I got
the part.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 6.
TALIA:
Hey man, not many people can pull it off as well as
you, I figure youre a real Renaissance Man
VINCE
I just like to make people happy you know.
Acting,writing, whatever puts a smile on a face
GREG:
I really dig your stuff it should be good
VINCE
Well I cant wait to get on; not every day you get a
part in a Multi-Emmy winner Fresh out of school.
GREG:
Its cool man, I really like it. Vince means Victory you
know!
VINCE
Yeah,I hope this new season lives up to that; see you
on set
Vince leaves them; leaving Greg and and Talia
Alone
TALIA:
So how you feeling about the new season; think you can
keep it up without me.
GREG
I dont know how anyone could.
TALIA:
Come on, you know me taking the job at GMS was a big
dream for me
GREG:
Yeah I got it but..
TALIA:HOLDING GREGS HEAD IN AN EMBRACE
Listen Greg, just because were not working together
doesnt mean we cant BE together, I love you and
nothing will change that.
The Embrace goes on, she holds him in love, we
fade out to black;
7.
Verse 5
Next we see them Talia is Queen Nebula again;
holding the Assimilatrix in her hand at his head
GREG:
No, no, begon, OFF!
He pushes Queen Nebula off him to the opposite
side of stage from Mirror ; she gets up with a
sneer and points the Asimilatrix at him
TALIA:
You cant hind from emotions Greg, no one can
KID COSMIC: (OFF SCREEN)
HOLD FAST YOU NEFARIOUS NEBULON!
SHAMUS: JUMPING OUT OF THE MIRROR WITH A COCKY SMILE AND
POSE
Or beware Shamus the Super-X!
KID COSMIC: JUMPING THROUGH THE MIRROR
AND KID COSMIC, THE GIRL NOVA!
QUEEN NEBULA
Curses! You cant shield him forever!
A small chase occurs with them firing "lasers" at
each other with sound effects as Nebula runs
through the Mirror and Shamus and Cosmic Kid
follow in pursuit
GREG
No! Dont leave me please, not again...
We fade to black again;
verse 6
next we see him he has tripped and we see the
sketch book on the ground
above him stands Mika giving a hand
MIKA
Mr Glass! Are you okay
GREG
Yeah just slipped a bit
He gets up, and we can see Mika is really into the
whole thing she gives off pure bubbly excitement
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 8.
MIKA(TALKING AT A MILE A MINUTE AND ACTING OUT EMOTIONS)
Sir I reallyreallyreally liked last season and I
thought it was great but when I did the scene like it
was in the scrip I went like SWOOSH! But I thought
maybe I could do it like KAPOW! And maybe instead of a
sword I could have a blaster so I could go BLEW BLEW
BLEW BLEW
GREG: SMILING, ENJOYING HIMSELF AND HUMORING HER
Hang on I think I can...
His phone rings he picks it up, Talia answers we
do the same phone technique we used with Vince
TALIA:
Hey , whats up, honey, you havent been picking my
calls, Ive been worried?
GREG:
Its been a pretty long drag the seasons been up
TALIA:
I havent seen you in three days! We still havent even
done the taxes yet!
GREG:
Look I just need to work things out and...
MIKA
Hey, do stardragons have six wings or four? OOh is that
Talia on the phone? I LOVED episode 36, can you tell
her I loved episode 36?!
GREG:
Look I have to go, we have a season finale to end next
week and
TALIA:
Yeah okay, bye.
Verse 7
We manipulate the lighting; Mika walks off set as
her side of the stage is darkened and Greg goes to
the table and Talia moves to the table from the
side of the screen she was on; key point in that
Talia doesnt have the spoon.
Improved Conversation where they eat over eating
sound audio; mostly about how incredibly detached
Greg is. We keep going as time permits until she
cuts to her Spoon.
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 9.
TALIA:
Have you seen my spoon?
GREG:
What spoon?
TALIA:
My Grandmothers spoon; I set it aside to get
refurbished ; did you see it.
pause
TALIA
Oh my God, youre EATING with it?!
GREG:
Uh this one?
He holds up her spoon
TALIA:(GRABBING IT)
This is Lobster Quiche, youve ruined it!
GREG:
I know I looked up the recipe and
TALIA
Could you be more self absorbed? Shellfish and Eggs are
full of Sulfur; Sulfur TARNISHES silver!!
GREG:
Well yeah I knew that, I just didnt think it was all
that important!
TALIA:
My Grandma forged the inscription on this spoon by
hand; it was the last thing she made before she died;
its melted all to hell.
GREG:
We can get a new spoon!
TALIA:
ITS NOT ABOUT THE SPOON!
TALIA:
Youre Greg "The Watcher." Have you ever FELT with
anyone? All this time weve been together , and you
didnt think to once ask or pay attention when I talked
about something I kept on me at all times!
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 10.
GREG:
Is this about the show?
TALIA:
Its about everything! I get a new Job and suddenly you
cut me off because you dont have a playmate anymore?
GREG:
Look, are you saying you dont want to work on the show
anymore?
Talia just leaves Greg is left alone as the scene
fades.
Verse 8
Greg still at the desk now a laptop; he looks at
it with great dread; from the side of the stage
opposite the mirror we see Vince come in.
VINCE
Greg! Man, you see what theyre saying about the show?
GREG: DEPRESSED AND MONOTONE
Clinical. Soulless. Sterile. Dead.
VINCE
Man Itll be okay; I heard about Talia leaving the show
we can still..
GREG: FIRST ANGER WEVE SEEN
WE CAN NOTHING! ITS OVER!!!
Greg throws the notebook at Vince; its in
tatters.
VINCE:
We can come back man its okay!
GREG:
Of course YOU can come back, mister perfect; Ive seen
all those vultures from the other networks come to snap
up the STAR ACTOR for his BREAKOUT PERFORMANCE on a
SINKING SHIP! Why DONT YOU JUST LEAVE!
Greg has a full on breakdown, flounders on floor
VINCE (RUSHING TO GREGS SIDE)
Its okay man! Well get through it!
Greg isnt moving; hes passed on; just twitching
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 11.
VINCE
Greg? Greg! Well get help okay dont worry Ill get
help! Ill help you!
Vince runs out stage left
Fade out
Verse 9
We fade in now we see Shamus rushing in from the
same place as Vince left
SHAMUS:
ILL SAVE YOU!!!!
KID COSMIC
Me too!!!!
Out from the mirror comes Queen Nebula
QUEEN NEBULA
Save him? Youve done the opposite! Childish fantasies
meant to shield him from his own insecurities
SHAMUS:
Youre gobbledygook wont save you now evil queen!
He goes after her; but she takes him down
QUEEN NEBULA
Im sorry, but it seems like its time for Mr Glass to
put away his imaginary friends
She chokes out Shamus and brings him to the mirror
tossing his through it by the neck!
KID COSMIC
You.. you cant do that. Nothing beats Shamus the
Super-X! Hes the hero!!
QUEEN NEBULA
Hes a schoolyard fantasy meant to compensate for the
social failures of a sad little misanthrope of a man;
hes never cared for anything outside of the little
glass screens he stares at to replace people!
As she is speaking this she walks up on Kid Cosmic
and grabs her
QUEEN NEBULA
You think he cares about you? he doesnt care about
anyone!!! He used all his friend up and when the world
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 12.
QUEEN NEBULA (contd)
spat him up without them he went crawling back to his
little fantasies like always.
She throws her Kid Comisc across the stage
Queen Nebula stalks to Greg
GREG:
Please, Kid Cosmic, Mika, help me! I need you!
KID COSMIC:(IN NOVAS VOICE, WITH OUT THE SUPPER BUBBLY
PERSONA)
No, I dont think you need anyone.
She walks off stage abandoning him
QUEEN NEBULA
See how it is? Using people? To be seen only as a tool
to sate some basal need? Reality isnt a show you can
just watch you solipsist bastard!
She lunges at him thrusting the spoon at him, he
grabs it and keeps it from thrusting it into his
heart
QUEEN NEBULA
IS THIS WHAT YOU FEAR SO MUCH?!! ASSIMILATION!! OTHER
PEOPLE! ARE YOU AFRAID TO CARE ABOUT ANYTHING!!!
GREG: WITH EPIPHANY
I... Im sorry.
QUEEN NEBULA(TAKEN ABACK SHOCKED)
What?
GREG
Im sorry, I just felt, with no one there for me when
you came I just got; hooked on you as something to play
with, to be with, not a person yourself, I used you and
I didnt care about you; Im sorry.
Greg takes off his shirt and beneath it is the
Shamus the Super-X shirt. Shamus has evolved from
a psychological shield to a self actualized
persona
GREG:
Im sorry Talia
Nebulas shawl falls away to reveal Talias
outfit. They kiss and we fade
13.
Verse Ten
Greg is back at his table; it looks just as it
began.
GREG:
Huh, what?
He opens his laptop, he stand amazed!
GREG: ITS.... ITS PERFECT!
He types rapidly at the laptop; but then the
mirror catches his eye
GREG:
It cant be?
he walks up to the mirror pantomiming rubing his
hand over the surface
GREG
Its solid, not a crack on it, but how..
He is cut off by his phone ringing he picks it up!
It is Vince, just as he wasin Verse One
VINCE
Hey Greg! I just got the script, I love it! Queen
Nebula really being Princess Pulsar? And that twist
with the Empathitrix? Brilliant! This is Grade A stuff
man, comeback guaranteed!
GREG:
Yeah Vince, I just wanted to say thanks, for everything
youve helped me a lot
VINCE:
No problem man; you gave me my big break on your show;
thats what friends are for right?
GREG:
Yeah thats what friends are for. See you tomorrow
VINCE:
See ya
Greg hangs up; everything starts fading until its
just a light on him, he dials the phone and holds
it up
(CONTINUED)
CONTINUED: 14.
GREG:
Hello, Talia?
15.
END