Act II
NerdLandia
Characters Tito, a humorous cholo Florence, Tito’s girlfriend Marcus, Florence’s exboyfriend
Scene I In front of the high school (Tito stands center stage looking at Florence, the girl he just met. He wears a plaid button down shirt and a pair of skinny jeans. She is wearing a pair of jean shorts and a pink tshirt. Her long blonde hair is in a messy bun.) Tito: (smiling) What are you doing tomorrow? Florence: (Looking at the ground) Going to the La Raza Mall. You’re welcome to come if you like. (Tito does a small victory dance before he answers) Tito: That would be awesome! (Florence exits the stage) Tito:(Talking to himself) Yes! I finally have a girlfriend. ( Marcus, Florences exboyfriend, enters walking swiftly toward Tito. His hair is gelled back. He is wearing jeans and a dirty white tshirt.) Marcus: (angrily) Are you the punk who’s been hitting on my girl? Tito: No. Who are you? Marcus: I’m Marcus, Florence’s old boyfriend. Tito: Well if you broke up then her corazon is free. Marcus: We broke up for a stupid reason and I intend on winning her back. No one is going to stand in my way.
(Marcus throws a punch that hits Tito in the nose. Florence enters) Florence: Marcus! Go away you had your chance and you blew it. Marcus: Fine I’ll go. I will be back though and you will be mine. ( Marcus backs up and off the stage slowly. He is eyeing Tito evilly) Florence: Are you okay? I hate that guy. He thinks he can win me back by beating up my new boyfriend. Tito: Yeah I’m fine… Wait you consider me your boyfriend? Florence: (staring at the ground) Oh did that slip? Tito: (smiling) Yes it did and I’m glad (The two exit the stage. Lights dim then darken)
Scene II La Raza Mall (Florence and Tito enter stage left. They walk hand in hand until they are just outside the Suave Shop.) Florence: I’m so glad that you’re my boyfriend and not that no good raton Marcus. Tito: Si. What’s up with him? Florence: He was dating my best friend while he was dating me. (bursting into tears) He thought he could pull it off but I found them at his house. That’s when I knew he was cheating on me and I dumped him. ( A man walks in wearing a long cloak that covers his face. Florence and Tito don’t notice him at all) Tito: Don’t cry. He can’t hurt you anymore. Lets go pick out some clothes to get your mind off it. ( Florence exits into the Suave Shop. The cloaked man grabs Tito by the arm before he can follow) Man in cloak: (muffled voice) You stay away from Florence or things are going to get ugly. Do you understand me? Tito: I can’t take you seriously if you look and talk like Darth Vader. (Tito covers his mouth and does his best Darth Vader impression.) Man in cloak: Let me make that easier for you. ( The man rips off his cloak revealing that it was really Marcus) Tito: (surprised) Marcus!!
Marcus: Duh who else would want to keep you away from Florence? (not waiting for Tito to answer) I’m going to ask you this one more time. (speaks slowly) Do you understand me? Tito: No! Florence is my girl now and you just have to accept that. Marcus: You just made this a whole lot harder on yourself. I have to go before Flo0rence comes back out, but know this. I will be back. (Marcus exits as Florence comes out of the store.) Florence: Why didn’t you come inside? Tito: I had to deal with a big raton. ( They exit the stage. Lights dim then darken)
Scene III In front of the school ( The lights come up and Marcus is seen pacing beside a bench. He is deep in thought.) Marcus: (to the audience) I have to devise a plan to get Florence back. (Tito and Florence walk in laughing. Marcus stops them by stepping in their path. Tito and Florence try to go around hi9m but he keeps stopping them.) Florence: (frustrated) Marcus move now! Marcus: No way. I don’t have time to argue with you right now. My business is with skinny jeans over here. Tito: Skinny jeans? Marcus: Florence is mine and always will be. No matter how long… Florence: (Interrupting him. Yelling) I am not your property. We broke up ages ago and I’ve moved on. Why can’t you? Tito: Yeah and we are very happy together so why don’t you back off? Marcus: I will never stop fighting for my Florence. Tito: She is not yours. She is mine now and I love her. I would do anything for her. Marcus: (voice softening) Anything? Tito: You heard me. (Marcus looks down at the ground realizing that Tito would treat Florence so much better than he ever had.) Marcus: You really care that much about her.
Tito: Si. I do. Marcus: In that case I’ll back off. Florence: Really? Tito: (at the same time as Florence) Really? Marcus: Yeah. (winking) However if he ever breaks your heart, you know where to find me. Florence: (rolling her eyes) Just get out of here. (Marcus exits) Tito: Finally no one to get in the way of our relationship. Florence: Yeah I’m so happy. Tito: Come on I want to introduce you to my friends. (Tito and Florence walk off the stage arm in arm. Lights dim then darken.) END
By Isabella Balagot