quarta-feira, 7 de novembro de 2018

SCRIPT - 99 FOX STREET


EPISODE 1

ACT 1

On a ferryboat in New York Harbor. We can see the Statue of Liberty. Richard Stewart, 30, is taking pictures.

Richard:  excuse-me. My name is Richard Stewart. I’m a photographer. May I take a picture of you and your little boy?
Mrs. Vann: What’s it for?
Richard: It’s for a book.
Mrs. Vann: You’re writing a book?
Richard: It’s a book of picture; I call it Family Album, U.S.A.
Mrs. Vann: Oh, that’s a nice idea. Well,it´s fine if you take our picture. I’m Martha Vann.
Richard: Thank you. I appreciate your help. I’m Richard. What’s your name?
Boy: Gerald.
Richard: How old are you, Gerald?
Gerald: Five.
Richard: And where do you live?
Mrs. Vann: We live in California.
Richard: Well, welcome to New York. Ok, just a second. I’m almost ready here.
Alexandra:  Can I help you?
Richard: Oh, please. Hold Gerald’s hand, please.
                Great! Now point to the buildings.
               Terrific! Give Mommy a kiss, Gerald.
                Nice! Thank you, Gerald. And thank you Mrs. Vann.
Mrs. Vann:  Oh, my pleasure. We’ll be looking for you book.
Richard: Thank you. Good-bye. Bye, Gerald. Thanks again.
Alexandra: Oh, you’re welcome.
Richard: Hey, let me take your picture!
Alexandra: Wonderful. Please.
Richard: Are you from New York?
Alexandra:  No, I`m from Greece. I’m an exchange student.
Richard: When did you come here?
Alexandra: Three months ago.
Richard: Your English is very good.
Alexandra: Thanks. I studied English in school.
Richard: Would you like some coffee?
Alexandra: No, thank you. Tell me about your book.
Richard: Oh, it’s not finished yet, but I have some of the pictures. 
               Would you like to see them?
Alexandra: Yes. I’d like that.
Richard: Here they are. Family Album USA. It’s an album of pictures of the United 
               State: the cities, the special places, and the people. And these are pictures of
                people working:  steelworkers, bankers, police, street vendors, ambulance 
                drivers, doctors…. Oh, this is my father. He’s a doctor.
                This is my mother.
Alexandra:  What’s her name?
Richard: Ellen. My younger brother, Robbie. He goes to high school. 
               This is my sister Susan. She works for a toy company.
               He lives in Florida. And this is my wife Marilyn.
Alexandra: Oh, she’s very pretty.
Richard:      Thanks. And what about your family?
Alexandra: They are in Thessaloniki. That’s a large city in northern Greece. But now I’m 
                     living in the Bronx
Richard: With a Greek-American family?
Alexandra: No. Hispanic.
Richard:     (He hears a foghorn.)  Oh no! It’s five thirty. Will you excuse me?
                   I have to meet my wife.
Alexandra: It was nice meeting you.
Richard:     It was a pleasure meeting you, too.
                   Thanks for your help.And good luck! 
                   I’ve got to go. By the way, I’m Richard. What’s your name?
Alexandra:  Alexandra.
Richard:  Bye-bye, Alexandra. Thanks.
Alexandra:   ( Richard hurries off the boat. Alexandra sees that forgot one of 
                      his bags. She takes it and begins to follow him. )
                     Richard! Richard! You left your bag!

                     END OF ACT 1