Double Date

By Joanne Miller

Summary

Two sisters scheme how to attract a guy they each like - unfortunately, it's the same one.

Characters

Brittany and Amy – sisters, high school age
Mom

Script

(Scene opens with Amy studying and mom reading.)
Brittany: (comes in with school books, very agitated and upset) Grr, that jessica “busybody” pritchard!  She makes me so mad!
Amy: You mean Jessica “too good for anyone else” Pritchard?
Brittany: Yeah, that’s her!  Guess what she did now?
Amy: What?
Mom: Amy, aren’t you supposed to be studying?
Amy: oh, mom, I have to hear this!
Brittany: there’s this new guy in my math class.  He’s just my type.
Amy: Do you mean he’s breathing?
Brittany: Very funny!  He’s good at soccer, chocolate is his favorite food group, and he loves to dance!
Mom: Sounds like he was made for you.
Brittany: That’s what I think.
Amy: Why don’t you ask him to go with our group to the dance a week from this Saturday?
Brittany: That’s what I was going to do.  Jenny, Crystal and I were talking about it and Jessica overheard us.
Amy: uh, oh!
Brittany: Yeah.  She went up to him while we were still planning how to ask him, and she invited him to go with her group!
Amy: Of course, he said yes.
Brittany: Sure.  He doesn’t know anyone at school yet.  He doesn’t know what a creep she is.
Mom: Brittany!  Please don’t talk about other people like that.
Brittany: Bbut, mom, she is a creep.  Just ask Amy.
Amy: She is mom.  She does things like that all the time.  Nobody likes her.
Mom: Well, it sounds like she has a group that she’s going to the dance with so some people must like her.
Brittany: Yeah, Eileen, Gwen and Marilyn.  That’s her group, a bunch of losers!
Mom: Instead of name calling why don’t you do something about it?
Brittany: Like what?
Amy:  yeah, like what?
Mom: It’s pretty obvious I’d say.  What do you think you should do first?
Brittany: I don’t know.  He’s already going with them.
Mom: Maybe you should read this book.
Amy: What is it?
Mom: It’s how to win your man in 10 days.
Brittany: Great, it’s 12 days until the dance but I don’t have time to read it.  Why don’t you tell me what to do first?
Mom: Well, the book suggests that you find out all you can about the man you want to win.  You already know that he likes soccer, chocolate and dancing.  Why don’t you get up a soccer game tomorrow night and see if he wants to play?
Brittany: That’s a great idea.
Mom: Then it suggests that you look your very best, and it probably wouldn’t hurt to be sure you get on his team.
Amy: Yeah, then you could ask him to go for a hot fudge sundae after the game.
Brittany: You guys are the best, but what about the dance?
Amy: We’re all going in groups so he’ll be able to spend time with us even if he does go with Jessica.
Brittany: That’s right!  Ok, will you play soccer tomorrow night, Amy?
Amy: Sure!
Brittany: I’m going to call him first and make sure he can play before I call anybody else.
Mom: Good idea.
Amy:  I have another suggestion.
Brittany: What’s that?
Amy: There’s a bunch of us going to the show this Saturday.  As a matter of fact Ii’m doing the same thing you are.
Brittany: What do you mean?
Amy: I mean there’s a new guy who’s working with me at the ice cream stand and he’s just my type.
Brittany: You mean he’s breathing?
Amy: Get your own material.  No, he’s tall, tanned and gorgeous.  You can ask your guy to go with us if you want to.
Brittany: Good thinking.
Mom: Have you got his phone number?
Brittany: Of course!  I didn’t need a book to tell me that.
Amy: I’m going to call my guy and ask him to play tomorrow night, too.  Ok, Brittany?
Brittany: Sure.
(Both girls pull out their cell phones and they both ring at the same time.)
Brittany: Hello.
Amy: Hello.
Brittany: Oh, hi Crystal.
Amy: Hi, Beth.
Brittany: Can I call you right back?  I have to make a very important call right now.
Amy: Listen, Beth, I’ll call you back in a couple of minutes.  I have to call someone else first.
Brittany: Who do I have to call?
Amy: Who?
(Brittany and Amy at the same time:) Who else?  Jason Matthews!
Mom: uh, oh!
......................................................................
Copyright John & Joanne Miller, all rights reserved.
This script may be performed free of charge, provided no charge is made for entrance or for programmes. In return, the authors would like to be notified of any performance. For further information regarding performance rights, they may be contacted at: joannesmiller65@gmail.com.