SHOW: Just Shoot Me
CHARACTER: Mark
SCENES: 4
 
THIS SCENE: Starts with Finch in his workplace, which leads to the school hallway

OUTFIT: Alex is wearing black pants with pockets on the sides, a light blue t-shirt, with a navy blue open button-up shirt with lighter blue on the front over it. He also has a watch on his left wrist, earrings, and his black and white necklace.
 
 
 
FINCH: No way.
 
JACK: Dennis, it’s just one day. Stanley can fill in for you.
 
KEVIN: That’s Kevin.
 
JACK: You don’t look like a Kevin.
 
KEVIN: I know. I don’t feel like a Kevin
 
FINCH: Look, I’m not wasting my time hanging out with a bunch o fhighschoolers.
 
[Finch sips juice, Jack takes it away]
 
JACK: Come on, it’ll be fun, you’ll be undercover.
 
[Finch gets another juicebox from fridge]
 
MAYA: Yah, it’ll be easy! You just have to hang out with the kids, find out what they like, I’ll do all the writing.
 
FINCH: Forget it. I hated highschool the first time around. I was too fragile to play sports, never had a date, never went to the prom.
 
MAYA: You must’ve had friends?
 
FINCH: Just a bunch of guys that called me ‘Denise’ and took my pants.
 
[Jack takes Finch’s juice again]
 
JACK: Dennis, I strongly suggest you reconsider.
 
FINCH: Jack, do you really think you can bully me into going back to highschool by taking my juice?.
 
[Scene is now in school hallway]
 
MARK: Whoops. [ Knocks juicebox out of Finch’s hand] Hey, New Guy!
 
FINCH: Dammit.
 
 
 
THIS SCENE: Later in the school hallway, Finch and kids are gathered near lockers
OUTFIT: Same.
 
 
 
 
MARK: So. We have a little initiation ritual here to welcome all of our new students.
 
FINCH: Alright...
 
BOY: So we’ll be needing your pants.
 
FINCH: Oh, here we go.
 
[Cheerleaders walk up.]
 
CRISSY: Hey guys!
 
MARK: Hi crissy!
 
BOY: Hey Crissy!
 
CRISSY: Mark, what are you doing?
 
MARK: I’m, uh, gettin’ New Guy’s pants.
 
CRISSY: How many pairs of tiny pants do you need?
 
[Laughs from all]
 
CRISSY: Heads up, Mr. Peters.
 
[MARK faces open locker.]
 
MR. PETERS: What’s this little congregation? Mark? Aren’t you supposed to be in my English class...right now?
 
[MARK faces Mr. Peters.]
 
MR. PETERS: And you, no drinking in the hallway.
 
[Mr. Peters grabs Finch’s juice.]
 
FINCH: Hey, that’s mine.
 
MR. PETERS: Well, now it’s mine.
 
[Finch grabs juice back.]
 
FINCH: Now it’s mine.
 
MR. PETERS : What’s your name, young man?
 
FINCH : D Finch.
 
MR. PETERS: And what’ s the D stand for?
 
FINCH: D Cup, ‘cause that’s the way I like my ladies. [Laughs silently to MARK and Boy]
 
MR. PETERS: Well, as of today, D stands for Detention!
 
FINCH: Are you sure D doesn’t stand for dance?
 
[Finch dances with weird expressions on his face. MARK and Boy laugh.]
 
MR. PETERS: Oh, very clever, that’ll look very nice on your permanent record.
 
FINCH: Oh no, no my permanent record. Then I can’t be an English teacher and wear a powerful, high energy sweater vest!
 
MR. PETERS: Hey, watch it.
 
FINCH: Lemme guess. You took the teaching gig so you’d have time to write a serious novel.
 
MR. PETERS: That’s enough.
 
FINCH: Now fifteen years later it’s still not finished and you won’t show it to your wife because [fake cries] it’s not any good!
 
MR. PETERS: It’s a work in progress! [Runs off]
 
[All laugh.]
 
Boy : You smoke him, man!
 
FINCH: The dude touched my juice.
 
[More laughter.]
 
 
 
THIS SCENE: School lunchroom.
OUTFIT: Same.
 
 
 
CRISSY: So...why did you get kicked out of your old school?
 
FINCH: Well, I borrowed the principal’s car for a trip to Vegas-with his wife.
 
[Laughter]
 
MARK AND BOY: Cool!
 
BOY: Hey, D Cup, we’re gonna go tell the guys what you said to Mr. Kawahlski in gym class.
 
MARK: Yeah, D! Say it again!
 
FINCH: Alright. You climb the rope!
 
[MARK and Boy laugh.]
 
BOY: Awesome! Simply awesome.
 
[MARK and Boy get up and leave. The scene continues with Finch and Crissy.]
 
 
 
THIS SCENE: Prom at school. MARK has no lines. He is in the background in a black tuxedo with white shirt and a silver vest. He has a purple flower on his jacket. In the end, a crowd of kids including MARK, close in on Finch.