Title Page - A Little Power - 2 men 1 girl 10.fdx - MockSides

Mock Sides: Original Scripts for Workshop ActorsINT. DINER / BAR - AFTERNOONTREVOR, sits waiting at a table. A little girl, EMILY, thewaitress, walks up to him. Trevor looks at her kind ofstrange. Emily does not notice.EMILYHello there, my name is Emily andI will be your server this evening.Let me start off by telling you ourspecials. Our top special is beefsirloin tips marinated in a mixtureof beer and white sauce. Second wehave...Trevor is speechless. He can’t get over her age.Emily is stunned.TREVORExcuse me little girl, but where isthe real waitress?EMILYExcuse me?Trevor keeps looking around.Trevor chuckles.TREVORI mean, am I on some sort of TVshow? Where are the cameras?EMILYI am sorry sir, but I don’t knowwhat you are talking about.TREVORCome on. Look at you. This has tobe some kind of joke.EMILYSir, do you want to order somefood or not?TREVORI mean really, how old are you?10?EMILYI happen to be 22. But that’sbesides the point.Copyright © 2010 www.mocksides.com(CONTINUED)

Mock Sides: Original Scripts for Workshop ActorsTREVORTwenty-two, right. Uh huh. Okay,funny joke. Is your mommy aroundsomewhere?Emily is becoming increasingly annoyed.EMILYI don’t appreciate your tone sir.Are we going to have a problem?He continues to chuckle.Trevor is stunned.Trevor sits back.TREVOROkay, if you are 22, how do youmake a Washington apple?EMILY1 part Crown Royal, 1 part ApplePucker, 1 part cranberry juice.EMILYIs that what you want? A Washingtonapple? Cause I can make it for you,but I would suggest not doing toomany. Last time I went on an applebinge, I had a hangover for a week.TREVORI just can’t get over how young youlook. This is crazy.EMILYExcuse me sir, but I think you ofall people would understand mypredicament.TREVORAnd what the hell is that supposedto mean? Because I’m black?EMILYNo, because you are obviouslysingle and alone at a bar. Youdon’t have the luxury of judging abook by it’s cover now do you?(beat)Just because I look young doesn’tmean I am.(MORE)Copyright © 2010 www.mocksides.com(CONTINUED)

Mock Sides: Original Scripts for Workshop ActorsEMILY (CONT'D)I am sick and tired of peoplealways judging me by the way Ilook.She stomps off. Trevor is perplexed. Suddenly a MANAGER walksout towards him.MANAGERExcuse me. Is there a problem here?Trevor doesn’t know who to believe. He looks up at theManager.TREVORUh, no problem. You have a littlegirl...MANAGERYou mean Emily? God she’s greatisn’t she? She saved this placefrom going under.She what?TREVORMANAGEROnce she came on board, she whippedthe place into shape fast. But whenshe bought the place, she got ridof all the riff-raffs and it’s beena much nicer place to work.Trevor really doesn’t know what to do now. Emily walks backin. She holds a coupon.EMILYSir, I am going to have to ask youto leave. Here is a coupon foranother restaurant up the street.And do me a favor, don’t come back.With that she turns around and walks off. The manager looksat Trevor and points to the door. Trevor walks out perplexed.Tighten in on the Manager...MANAGERGo on. Riff-raff...FADE TO BLACK.Copyright © 2010 www.mocksides.com