In the LibraryQuiet please!
In the Library
[Scene: A table in a library, with two chairs. A studious young woman is studying at one of them. A male student walks in, tries to sit in the empty seat.]
WOMAN: Sorry, this seat’s occupied.
[MAN looks around for a few seconds for another seat, gets frustrated, sits in seat, pulls book out of bag and starts reading. Two second pause. Two Israeli Army soldiers enter from opposite side that MAN entered. One hits MAN with butt-end of machine gun, knocking him out of the seat. The other SOLDIER yells something at him in Hebrew. The MAN gets up and scrambles away. The two SOLDIERS take places standing guard on each side of the seat. Five second pause. MAN returns, starts throwing pebbles at SOLDIERS. SOLDIERS get mad, one yells, the other fires a warning shot. MAN runs away. SOLDIERS resume on-guard pose. Ten second pause. Five STUDENT PROTESTERS enter. One has a placard saying “End the Occupation.” Another has a placard saying “Israel Out”. They chant slogans and stage a sit-in in front of the table; one handcuffs himself to a leg of the table.]
STUDENT PROTESTERS: End the Occupation! End the Occupation! …
[Ten seconds of this. Studious WOMAN, distracted by the noise, sighs, picks up books, and walks out on the same side as SOLDIERS entered.]
Fin.
8 comments | Great play on words. The action of the man throwing the rock at the soldiers is both topical and humourous. My theory is that the WOMAN's presence was much more nefarious than she let on. | | |
Funny - short and sweet! I think that the direct Israeli references are distracting, though - the first time I read it, I was trying to decode it as political statement. The pun works just as well using anonymous soldiers and gibberish-language, but doesn't feel so loaded.
Good job! | | |
I agree, it's better to keep Israel out of it. And I think the woman needs to emphasize occupation when she says it.
Tis funny. | | |
| what the hell did i just read? what was the point. that was the biggest waist of twenty seconds of my entire life! | | |
Right after Christmas dinner of 2002-- that's when I had the biggest waist of my entire life.
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It's just that it's not funny. It reeks of
Concordia Undergrad. It lingers with the
scent of political agenda. I enjoy political
humor. Let's get all the nations together
and slap faces, jab eyes and mess up hair.
I'm all for communal pokings. It's just that
you're becoming predictable. Join a club, or
something.
In the meantime, I look forward to reading
more of your musings. | | |
| it's pretty funny I guess, but the whole thing with "Israelis" and "Iraqis" and all those Middle Eastern groups is kind of tired. However, if I saw this skit, I would probably laugh out loud! Good work. | | |
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