Learning English through Drama
This year is 2011. Teenager Zoe enters her friend, Regina’s bedroom.
ZOE
(placing her hand on Regina’s shoulder) Regina, what's wrong?
(No response)
(sincere eye contact) You've been standing there, staring out that window for who knows how long. What could be so bad that it would make you lock eyes on that gloomy patio for an eternity?
REGINA
(shrugs her shoulders) Leave me alone, Zoe. Go back to your learning record .You won’t want to write an extra of 50 words, right?
ZOE
I can't work with you standing here, being all glum. You’re my friend!
REGINA
(annoyed, rolls eyes, crosses away from Zoe) Well, excuse me. I am going to move then.
( Zoe wants to follow)
(loudly) No. Stop! (stamps her feet) Hold it!
ZOE
(sharp intakes of breath)
(quietly) Regina, don't be like that.
(Motions to drafting table)
(smiling) Why don't you sing the song of Jay Chau? (singing) “Listen to mama’s word …..” That always cheers you up. (giggling)
REGINA
(downcast eyes) What's the use anymore? I'm a failure at singing. I don't even know why I bother at it anymore.
ZOE
(aside: Oh my goodness! She is troubling about her failure at singing! Oh! Has she ever watched ‘Doraemon’? Does she know that she just likes Punkhoo, who dreams to be a singer but has an ugly voice?)
(waving arms) You're a great singer, Regina
(aside: Oh god! Please forgive me for telling lies. I just want to cheer her up!)
Don't give up.
REGINA
(purses her lips) Why not? ZOE
You have a lot of talent. Why don’t you join “the Voice”? You may become the next Mag Lam, who suddenly becomes a well-known singer!
(Show the banner of超级巨聲)
(aside: I’m kidding you! Don’t join!)
REGINA
(lowered head) I'm afraid not.
ZOE
(a sigh of relief)
REGINA
(Goes to a letter that's on her table. Shows it to ZOE.)
(pouting face) I already tried. (clench her fists) They won't even let me into the exams! "Lack of talent," they said.
ZOE
(grinning) Oh lovely, How do they know that?
(aside: Oh no. I have spoken out.)
REGINA
(eyes
ZOE
(placing her hand on Regina’s shoulder) Regina, what's wrong?
(No response)
(sincere eye contact) You've been standing there, staring out that window for who knows how long. What could be so bad that it would make you lock eyes on that gloomy patio for an eternity?
REGINA
(shrugs her shoulders) Leave me alone, Zoe. Go back to your learning record .You won’t want to write an extra of 50 words, right?
ZOE
I can't work with you standing here, being all glum. You’re my friend!
REGINA
(annoyed, rolls eyes, crosses away from Zoe) Well, excuse me. I am going to move then.
( Zoe wants to follow)
(loudly) No. Stop! (stamps her feet) Hold it!
ZOE
(sharp intakes of breath)
(quietly) Regina, don't be like that.
(Motions to drafting table)
(smiling) Why don't you sing the song of Jay Chau? (singing) “Listen to mama’s word …..” That always cheers you up. (giggling)
REGINA
(downcast eyes) What's the use anymore? I'm a failure at singing. I don't even know why I bother at it anymore.
ZOE
(aside: Oh my goodness! She is troubling about her failure at singing! Oh! Has she ever watched ‘Doraemon’? Does she know that she just likes Punkhoo, who dreams to be a singer but has an ugly voice?)
(waving arms) You're a great singer, Regina
(aside: Oh god! Please forgive me for telling lies. I just want to cheer her up!)
Don't give up.
REGINA
(purses her lips) Why not? ZOE
You have a lot of talent. Why don’t you join “the Voice”? You may become the next Mag Lam, who suddenly becomes a well-known singer!
(Show the banner of超级巨聲)
(aside: I’m kidding you! Don’t join!)
REGINA
(lowered head) I'm afraid not.
ZOE
(a sigh of relief)
REGINA
(Goes to a letter that's on her table. Shows it to ZOE.)
(pouting face) I already tried. (clench her fists) They won't even let me into the exams! "Lack of talent," they said.
ZOE
(grinning) Oh lovely, How do they know that?
(aside: Oh no. I have spoken out.)
REGINA
(eyes