Alternative [The Actual One] Act 1 Scene 1

I wrote something ages ago and like 10 pages in, I didn’t like what I wrote so I intended to start again. It didn’t work though so I just kind of put it off indefinitely. I recently tried rewriting it and only just got as far as the cold open. Here it is:

COLD OPEN

Open on a small bench on a small hill in a park. Two young men, in their early twenties are both eating sandwiches. The one on the left is dressed in an orange and grey two-tone cleaners uniform. The one on the right is wearing a gray suit, white shirt and red tie.

Jude eats his sandwich while staring off into the distance, he’s only just started eating it. Peter is engrossed in his sandwich, staring at it between bites. It’s nearly finished.

Peter: Man that was good… I think I better get going soon though–

Jude: You know what’s weird?

Insert bit about ethnic Actor Doctors.

Peter looks at his watch, stands up and pats the crumbs from his sandwich off his pants.

Peter: Hey Jude, look I’ve got to get back to work…

Jude finally looks at Peter.

Jude: What? But I only just got here. It’s been five minutes.

Peter: Sigh – You know I’ve been sitting out here for an hour right? I can’t help it. Your lunch schedule doesn’t match up with mine.

Jude: Come on, who cares? They won’t even notice you’re gone. Besides we didn’t even get to talking about —

Peter: You’ll have to work on that scene on your own. I’ll see you after work, and we can talk about it then. Meet you in the car park around 7pm?

Jude narrows his eyes at Peter.

Jude: Fuck you.

Peter rolls his eyes. He’s used to this.

Peter: What? You want to walk home?

Jude: …

Peter starts to walk off.

Jude: Alright! 7PM, I’ll be done early.

Peter waves his arm at Jude as he starts jogging back to work.

Peter: Start the scene without me!

Jude lets out a long sigh, looks at his sandwich for the first time and throws the third that’s left in the bin. He pulls out his phone, screws up his face and starts typing.

Camera pans up towards the sky and —

FADE IN:

The title of the show is typed out along with the clicking of keys.

Title Sequence – Theme song Plays.