waiting room scene script

Waiting room scene script- by George Overett

 

 

*Lights come up*

 

*Rochelle is sat at her desk on an otherwise empty stage do a rhythmic drumming, miming doing paperwork.*

*Danny enters.*

 

Danny: "hey there"

Rochelle: "hello welcome to Sunningdale hospital, how can i help you today?"

Danny: "I’ve got an appointment"

Rochelle: "name?"

Danny: "Sophie smith"

Rochelle: "Sophie smith, oh I love your nails! They’re great"

Danny: "oh thanks I like yours too"

*girlish giggling, acting all embarrassed*

Rochelle: "oh yeah Sophie smith, number 607, have a nice day"

*Danny takes a seat and the rhythmic drumming continues*

*jack enters*

Rochelle: "hello welcome to Sunningdale hospital how can I help you today?"

Jack: "I need someone to look at my arm"

Rochelle: "what did you do to your arm?"

Jack: “broke it”

Rochelle: “how’d you do that?”

Jack: "fell in the bath"

Rochelle: "name"

Jack: "Sean Connor"

Rochelle: "Sean Connery?"

Jack: "Connor!"

Rochelle: "Connor"

*looks at the records*

Rochelle: "number 34, have a nice day"

*jack takes a seat and the rhythmic drumming continues again*

 

*George enters*

Rochelle: "hello welcome to Sunningdale hospital how can i help you today?"

George: "my phone is stuck to my face"

Rochelle: "name?"

George: "April century"

Rochelle: "Aprel"

George: "April"

Rochelle: "oh yes number 27 have a nice day"

*George takes a seat and Rochelle continues the drumming*

*everyone makes a repeated noise to show the audience the sense of time passing*

*Brittany enters*

Rochelle: "hello welcome to Sunningdale hospital how can i help you today?"

Brittany: "I have an appointment"

Rochelle: "name?"

Brittany: "Sophie smith"

Rochelle: "Sophie smith? We’ve already had a Sophie smith today"

Brittany: "well the doctor said I’m the only appointment he has all day could you check?"

*checks the records*

Rochelle: "we have a Horatio freezer"

Brittany: "yeah fine that’ll do"

Rochelle: "right, number 6, have a nice day"

*Brittany takes a seat and the repetition of the noises continues"

*Lauren enters*

Rochelle: "hello welcome to Sunningdale hospital how can i help you today?"

Lauren: "heyya love I’m here for my eight month check up"

Rochelle: "who knocked you up?"

Lauren: "me fiancé"

Rochelle: "I don’t have one of them"

*pause*

Rochelle: "name?"

Lauren: "Melany strikes"

Rochelle: "Melany strikes"

*checks records*

Rochelle: "oh yes, number 23, have a nice day"

 *Lauren crosses the stage but there are no seats available*

 

Brittany: "would you like to sit down?"

Lauren: "no it’s okay"

Brittany: "would you like a drink?"

Lauren: "no don’t worry I’m fine"

*pause*

Brittany: "I’m going to get a drink ill get you some water, sit down"

Lauren: "okay thank you"

*Lauren sits while Brittany goes to get water*

Lauren: "thank you"

*Lauren takes the water*

*George continues to attempt to pull the phone from her cheek*

Jack: "how far gone are you?"

Lauren: "8 months"

Jack: “do you know what you’re having yet, boy or girl?”

Lauren: “no that’s what I’m here to find out today”

*pause*

Lauren: “are you alright love?”

George: “it’s stuck to my face”

Lauren: “how’d you do that?”

George: “too much tequila”

*Lauren gives a confused look then turns away*

George: “I just want to play temple run”  

Brittany: “does anyone know where the ladies are?

Everyone: "ladies?!"

George: "the gents are that way"

Jack: "but the stall is broken"

Brittany: "oh well I’ll just have to hold it then wont I?"

*crosses legs*

Jack: "oh, doesn’t that hurt"
Brittany: "sorry what?"

Jack: "you know doesn’t that crush your..."

Brittany: "Sorry"

Jack: "how'd"

Brittany: "I’m a girl"

Everyone: "OH!"

Rochelle: "oh yeah my sister had something like that, we call her Kevin, the loos ae down the corridor, you know no judging”

*everyone laughs until Brittany looks at them, everyone stops and ‘acts natural’*

 

*Rochelle continues the drumming*

 

Rochelle: "Sophie Smith, to room 4, Sophie Smith"

 

*Brittany and Danny stand and come face to face*

 

Brittany: "what are you doing?"

Danny: "going to my appointment"

Brittany: "no it’s my appointment"

Danny: "I’m Sophie Smith"
Brittany: "no I’m Sophie Smith"

Danny: "you’re a guy"

Brittany: "no I’m not I’m a girl I’m Sophie Smith"

*phone rings*

George: hello? No I’m at the doctors… it’s stuck to my face… well ha ha to you too”

 

*Lauren stands*

 

Lauren: "well if none of you are going to take the appointment I’m bloody Sophie Smith"

Jack: "yeah me too, need to get this arm looked at"

 

*Lauren and jack exit stage*

 

Brittany: "well... I’m Sophie Smith"

 

*Brittany runs after them*

 

Danny: "no I am!"

 

*Danny runs after all of them*

 

Rochelle: "Sophie Smith to room 4"

 

*George finally pulls the phone from her face*

 

George: "I’m free!" *runs from stage*

*everyone re-enters stage*

Brittany: "see I told you I was Sophie Smith"

Danny: "I was waiting for this"

Lauren: "you were waiting I’ve been waiting eight bloody months for this"

Jack: "I still need this arm looked at"

*Lauren and jack leave stage*

*Rochelle stands*

Rochelle: "just to let everyone know, I do not get paid enough for this shit"

 

*Rochelle leaves stage, leaving Danny and Brittany there alone*