Knocking / by Jeffrey Lo

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KNOCKING BY JEFFREY LO (DOWNLOAD PDF HERE)

HAROLD, an 8 year old boy and his father, PETER eating breakfast.

All we hear is the sound of the crunch…

Crunch…

Crunch…

Captain crunch. (get it?)

PETER watches his son.

PETER: How’s it going Harry?

HAROLD: Fine.

Crunch…

Crunch…

Crunch…

PETER: How’s your cereal?

HAROLD: Same.

PETER: Same?

HAROLD: Good.

PETER: Good.

Crunch…

Crunch…

Crunch…

Silence.

PETER: Hey, Harry.

HAROLD: Yeah dad?

PETER: Wanna hear a joke?

HAROLD: I guess.

PETER: Ok. Why did the invisible man turn down the job offer?

HAROLD: … why?

PETER: Because he couldn’t see himself doing it.

Silence.

PETER: That’s funny!

HAROLD: Yeah, kinda.

PETER: Come on! Don’t you find that funny!?

Pause.

HAROLD: No.

Blackout.

END OF PLAY.