Author's Note: On Friday when we were supposed to get a blog post done me and Kelsey had other things we had to do and we didn't have much time to do the post. So we decided to write a modern version of Romeo and Juliet. This isn't the all of the play, we're still working on it. So here is scenes 3&4, the beginning scenes are on Kelsey's blog. Enjoy! Sorry it's so late.
Scene 3: Romeo’s room, Mark and Romeo sitting on the bed doing homework. Ben walks in.
Ben (in an excited way with a bright smile): Romeo! Mark! Come play baseball with me!
Romeo (with a sad sigh): Gosh Ben go find someone else we have serious issues to talk about.
Ben (face falling): Oh. (cheering up) Can I talk about issues with you!?
Mark (snapping) Go away Ben.
Romeo: (sighing and depressed) It doesn’t matter Mark, he won’t understand any of it. (Ben perches on edge of bed, intent) You see Ben, I have this infatuation with this girl at school, her name is Rose.
Ben (disgusted): Ewwwwwwwww! That is sick!
Romeo (annoyed): Shush kid, it’s my story. I’m not done. Anyways, this girl won’t give me the time of day! I am so depressed, I don’t know what to do.
Mark(bored): Dude, just ask her to the school dance.
Romeo(excited): The school dance? That’s a great idea.(worried) But what if she says no, what do I do then?
Mark(even more annoyed): If she says no, go to the dance and ask her to dance there, aren’t you supposed to the nerd?
Ben (bored and confused): Well, I am sick of this talk, I’m gonna go play baseball.
Ben exits stage right
Scene 4: scenery changes to a school hallway, bells ring and Romeo is leaning against Rose's
locker. Rose comes up
Romeo(timid and hopeful): H-h-hey Rose. What’s u-u-u-up?
Rose: Um, hey Romeo. What did you say?
Romeo(really fast and unaudible): Do you want to go to the dance with me?
Rose: What?
Romeo(slower yet still unaudible): Do you want to come to the dance with me?
Rose(annoyed): Romeo, I don’t know what you’re trying to say, I’m just going to leave now.
Romeo(audible now): Rose, will you please go to the dance with me tonight?
Rose: Oh Romeo, I’m so sorry, but I am going with Edward.
Romeo(depressed again): Oh, well see you later.
Rose: Bye Romeo!
A different hallway...
Peter(confident and cool): Hey, Juliet. Want to come to the dance with me?
Juliet: I-
Peter: You know what, I’ll save you the trouble and just say yes for you. See you then and pick out a pretty dress!
Juliet: But-
Peter: Bye Juliet, I’ll pick you up at seven!
Peter walks away and leaves Juliet standing there looking slightly angry
Rose walks up to Juliet
Rose: Juliet! Did you find someone to go to the dance with you yet? I’m sure there are a lot of guys who would love to go with you.
Juliet (sarcastically and annoyed): oh yeah I found somebody to go with all right.
Juliet storms stage left
