LITR 3731: Creative Writing
Student Drama Submission 2003

Kelly Williams

29 November 2003

Spaced-Out Theater

Concept sentence: Students are led by their paranoia to think up wild stories about a strange classmate.

Theme: Appearances are never truthful. One can not always tell just what someone is thinking based on their appearance.

Scene: Class ends and the students are slowly packing their bags. One student, sitting by himself is apparently drawing something on the desk with his pencil.

Dawn: Psst…Hey Kelly!

Kelly: What? I am missing my favorite show, Space Theater it starts in ten minutes!!

Dawn: What’s Travis doing over there? Class is over, yet he’s still sitting there. There’s a rumor around school that he’s …well not human!

Kelly: Great! Another alien wannabe…

Dawn: Yeah but he seems different somehow…Like unearthly strange.

Kelly: I’m going over there!

(Kelly grabs her bag and walks over to him and boldly taps his shoulder)

Travis: Can I help you, Kelly?

Kelly: Ummm...are you ok?

(Travis blinks a bit before answering.)

Travis: Affirmative.

Kelly: Um ok...So are you really a—

(Dawn steps up to Travis and Kelly. Dawn interrupts Kelly.)

Dawn: So, what did you think of Dr. White’s final? I think I aced it!

Travis: I did as well as could be expected. I do not think that it was a difficult test.

Kelly: As I was saying, Are you really a…well you know… (Whispers loudly) Alien?

Dawn and Travis: KELLY!!!!?!?! (Exasperated)

Kelly: Well I was watching Space Theater…

Dawn: Kelly, you know it’s just a television series, right??

Kelly: But it’s based on a government experiment that was turned into a television series, there is some scientific facts. So there!

Travis: I really don’t see why this involves me…I’m just your average space mutant from the planet Xenon.

Kelly: Actually Xenon is a star not a planet. If you really are a mutant from another planet, what were you drawing on the desk just now?

Travis: Just my latest theory on space conquest, Earth first then the others next!

Dawn: Others? You mean we aren’t alone? (Starting to panic)

(Travis laughs evilly)

Travis: You mean you actually still think I am a space mutant from planet Xenon?

Kelly: Well you are strange looking…always a blank stare…drawing strange symbols on your desks...what are we to think?!

Dawn: Yeah what she said!

(Dr. White steps into the classroom, it is obvious he has forgotten something.)

Dr. White: Umm…did I leave my watch here by mistake?

Dawn: No I don’t see it…Dr. White, can I ask you something?

Dr. White: Sure Dawn, what’s on your mind?

Dawn: I want to know the truth about Travis…

Kelly: Yeah is he an evil space mutant from a planet near Xenon?!?

(Dr. White is stunned by this idea but answers anyway.)

Dr. White: Well, he is definitely not an alien. He’s worse!

Kelly: What could be worse? (Panicked)

Dr. White: Well he’s an undocumented Canadian…I don’t know if that could be seen as worse...

Kelly: It’s bad though...maybe Travis really is plotting to dominate the planet?!

Dr. White: Relax everyone! He’s just here to get an education like the rest of you.

Travis: Ok the game is over… But I don’t want to dominate the planet, just Texas.

The end…or is it really?