Logline:
A germaphobe jock tries to convince his reckless friends to attend a COVID safe game night.
Locations:
Sheirly’s Condo, Park, Zack’s Apartment, police station.
Characters:
Zack Marley (21): A germaphobe jock. Zack was an insecure and anxious person for most of his life. He had a weight problem in High School and was relentlessly bullied, this led to him having almost no self-confidence, consequently, he gets taken advantage of often. He was successfully reinventing himself as a cool, laid-back guy in college, then the Pandemic happened. Zack has barely left his house since March due to his fear of COVID. Zack was raised by his grandmother, Shirley, and he is terrified of her catching COVID and dying. Zack calls Shirley every day just to check-in.
Shirley Marley (78): Zack’s grandmother. She raised Zack after his parents died. Shirley is relentlessly positive and always willing to take risks. She lives life to the fullest and has an infectious attitude.
Victor (30’s): Victor is part of the gig economy, he drives/delivers for multiple apps to support his family. Victor is an extremely outgoing and friendly person. He used to be a gigantic nerd who collected video games. He used to work for a travel agency then the Pandemic happened and he got laid off. Victor’s wife recently gave birth to their first child, Alice. Victor’s been grinding on his delivery apps, and he hasn’t had a break in months. The stress from being a new dad and his job is wearing Victor down.
Tristan (20): A very smug frat kid. He’s the kind of guy who loves to start arguments and “do his own research”. He believes COVID was fake and also created in a lab, he ignores the rules because “he’s not gonna let a virus from China ruin his youth”. Tristan is on the surface very friendly, he has a silver tongue. He can talk people into doing things they normally wouldn’t. Tristan is overconfident and two-faced, he has no problem lying to a person’s face.
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Written by Jacob Rattner, rattner@chapman.edu