TAPTAPTAP BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)
MICHAEL and MARJORIE sitting next to each other at the library.
MARJORIE has huge headphones on and is writing in a notepad.
MICHAEL is reading a book.
Silence.
After a moment MICHAEL turns to MARJORIE.
He taptaptaps her shoulder.
MARJORIE takes off her headphones and turns to MICHAEL.
Silence.
MICHAEL shrugs his shoulders.
MARJORIE puts her headphones back on and gets back to work.
MARJORIE writes in her notepad.
MICHAEL reads his book.
Silence.
Beat.
Again, MICHAEL taptaptaps MARJORIE on the shoulder.
MARJORIE takes off her headphones and turns to MICHAEL.
MICHAEL smiles at MARJORIE.
MICHAEL waives at MARJORIE.
MICHAEL gives MARJORIE a thumbs up.
Pause.
MARJORIE nods her head and puts her headphones back on.
MARJORIE continues to write in her notepad.
MICHAEL does not go back to his book.
Instead he taptaptaps MARJORIE on the shoulder.
MARJORIE does not respond.
MICHAEL is confused.
MICHAEL taptaptaps MARJORIE on her other shoulder.
MARJORIE does not respond.
MICHAEL taptaptaps MARJORIE on the head.
MARJORIE does not respond.
MARJORIE picks up her phone and makes the music in her headphones louder.
Pause.
Pause.
MICHAEL goes back to reading his book.
Lights fade.
END OF PLAY.