Аннотация: Be a defender of a good. A play in five acts.
Be a defender of a good. A play in five acts.
(The script of the play was created on the basis of the Vladimir Zalessky story " A professional interview before the studying at the capital's journalism faculty").
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Gosha, a high school graduate - from a subsidized region. He came to the big city to get an order, a high rank and to moving around the big city in a big shiny official (state) car with a driver.
A famous journalist. He is known for the fact that he previously had a house-palace on the shore of a mountain lake in the West, and now he calls to throw a various unpleasant objects [devices] onto western cities. He puts forward the idea to issue texts of death sentences (adopted in absentia) to knowledgeable people, so that knowledgeable people would go to western cities and carry out these sentences there. By all indications, it is clear that the famous journalist is an influential person, he rotates in high spheres.
Big guy. He accidentally pushes Gosha next the entrance to the subway, when Gosha and the famous journalist are standing in the way of the flow of people entering the subway.
A cafe visitor. He asks Gosha not to behave too noisily in the cafe.
LOCATIONS OF ACTS:
The cheap hotel where Gosha settled. (Act I).
A street of a big city. The entrance to the subway. (Act II).
Fast food cafe. (Act III).
A street of a big city. Next to the entrance to the beer restaurant. (Act IV).
In the same place - in an hour. (A street of a big city. Next to the entrance to the beer restaurant.) (Act V).
Act I. The cheap hotel where Gosha settled.
Gosha (walks around the room):
- Where to go, who to turn to? My distant relative received an order, a high rank and moves around a big city in a big shiny official (state) car with a driver. He will listen to me and will try to help me. But I'm not the only one who turns to him with a similar request for promotion. I need to be creative. What if I write an email to a famous journalist? He is an influential man, and he moves in high spheres. He used to have a house-palace in the West, on the shore of a mountain lake. Now he puts forward a bright initiatives: he calls for throwing unpleasant objects [devices] at western cities. And recently he proposed to issue texts of death sentences (adopted in absentia) to knowledgeable people, so that knowledgeable people would go to western cities and carry out these sentences there. He talks about his trips to dangerous places, and says that our planet needs to be cleaned of various [humanitarian] rubbish, and persuades listeners to act in the interests of good people. Yes, he is a man of high position, with significant connections! Internet resources, Internet addresses, phone numbers are constantly mentioned, so that all the people would know how to write to (and call) this man. Yes, I will write him an email!
Gosha is writing a letter.
He reads aloud the text of a written letter:
"My name is Gosha. I just graduated the school, I admire your work. I want, like you, to clean our planet of various [humanitarian] rubbish, and to act in the interests of good people. I'd like to see you. To find my way in life. Gosha"
Gosha:
- I'm sending a letter!
He looks thoughtfully into a space.
A smartphone signal is heard.
- The answer came, already! Gosha exclaims.
He reads the incoming letter:
"Hi guy! You're a handsome! You understand everything correctly! Meet me at the entrance to the TSUM (Central Department Store) - in an hour and a half. Before the meeting, buy a simple table (kitchen) knife (well sharpened) with a metal handle and a metal blade, the cheapest a very large white metal signet [ring] and a package of rat poison. Hi! A famous journalist."
Act II. A street of a big city. The entrance to the subway.
Gosha goes on stage. Almost simultaneously, a famous journalist appears next to him.
- Well, let's go for a walk. Let's talk...
Gosha and the journalist are walking down the street (they are walking along the stage).
Gosha:
- I really liked your reports from dangerous places. I especially liked the specific questions addressed to the interlocutors: how many subordinates, what equipment, how much they pay, and so on.
At this time, the interlocutors pass by the entrance to the subway.
The journalist stops right in front of the entrance to the subway, on the way of people entering the subway. Looking at Gosha, he says:
- Yes, if I had lived a little earlier, I would have quickly caught both Mata Hari [was a Dutch exotic dancer and courtesan who was convicted of being a spy for Germany during World War I] and Colonel Myasoedov [The Colonel of the Russian Army. During the First World War, he was accused of espionage]. My questions - they are very specific ones.
People pass, who are entering the subway. Gosha is being pushed by some big guy.
- Deal with him! - the famous journalist says to Gosha.
Gosha stops a big guy and loudly asks why he pushed him, Gosha.
Guy:
- I'm in a hurry, I don't have time to talk!
- Why did you push me? You want trouble?!
The guy silently leaves, he hurries to enter the subway.
Gosha returns to the conversation with the journalist.
Journalist:
- Did you remember to buy a knife?
- No, I haven't forgotten.
- What? You didn't take the knife out?
Gosha is silent.
The interlocutors walk further down the street of the big city.
The journalist takes hold of the handle of the glass door. The sign next to the door says that this is a fast food cafe.
Act III. Fast food cafe.
Gosha and the journalist are sitting at a table.
- Do you know any song or a chant [a cheering]? - the journalist asks Gosha.
Gosha is thinking.
- For example, do you know: "Rotor [a name of sport team] is a champion!"? - a journalist helps Gosha.
- Yes, I know.
- Say this chant - first in a low voice, and then louder and louder. As loud as possible.
Gosha repeats more and more loudly: "Rotor is the champion!"
One of the cafe's visitors approaches Gosha:
- Can you be a little quieter?
- Explain to him what and how! - the correspondent advises Gosha.
Gosha gets up, takes the visitor by the shirt:
- What are you! Why are you bothering us!?
- I'm asking you to keep your voice down. With your loud screams, you don't let me drink coffee and eat a bun.
- I can shove your bun away with your coffee!
People start running around the cafe. The words are heard: "Call the police!"
Gosha pushes the visitor away from himself:
- Okay, get out! It's disgusting to look at you.
Gosha returns to the table to continue communicating with the famous correspondent.
Correspondent:
- Did you buy a signet [a ring]? Have you forgotten?
- I bought it.
- Let me look at him.
Gosha takes out a signet [a ring].
The correspondent puts the signet [ring] on own finger, clenches his fist and jocosely knocks with the signet [ring] on Gosha's head - near Gosha's ear:
- You're not smart and inventive enough! - the correspondent comments. - Well, let's get out of here.
Gosha and the correspondent come out of the cafe.
Act IV. A street of a big city. Next to the entrance to the beer restaurant.
Gosha and the correspondent look at the entrance to the beer restaurant.
The correspondent takes a package out of his pocket. Unwraps. This is a uniform vest of a beer restaurant waiter.
- Put on this vest, go to a restaurant and tell them that you have been conditionally accepted as a waiter. Work for an hour and come back. I'll wait for you in the car next to the entrance.
Gosha enters the restaurant.
Act V. In the same place - in an hour. (A street of a big city. Next to the entrance to the beer restaurant.)
Gosha appears at the entrance to the restaurant.
Immediately a famous correspondent appears next to him:
- Well? What?
Gosha returns the waiter's uniform vest to the correspondent and says:
- I served beer mugs to visitors, performed other duties. As a waiter should.
The correspondent looks around:
- Not a single ambulance has arrived!... Did you remember to buy rat poison?
- Here. - Gosha shows a package with rat poison.
The famous correspondent looks at Gosha:
- What? Should I send you to the fields to running quickly?
Gosha is silent.
Correspondent:
- To practice. I've recorded your phone number. My representatives will contact you after a while.
Gosha nods his head in agreement.
The famous correspondent:
- I'm a busy person! I must go!
The correspondent disappears.
Gosha says to himself aloud:
"I have to try, I have to study, I have to train, with a lot of diligence, - so that I don't have to run around various unpleasant places."
He walks away from the entrance to the beer restaurant. He returns to a cheap hotel.
(Curtain).
June 7, 2023 05:54
Translation from Russian into English: June 7, 2023 14:40
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