Black and White by Infinite Monkeys published on 2020-08-20T00:45:28Z BLACK AND WHITE, an East Side Story Script by Anonymous Music by Infinite Monkeys (although it would work very well with Leonard Bernstein music as well) /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ CHARACTERS THE BLACKS: THE BLACKS CHARACTER #1, the leader THE BLACKS CHARACTER #2 THE BLACKS CHARACTER #3 THE BLACKS CHARACTER #4 THE BLACKS CHARACTER #5 THE WHITES: THE WHITES CHARACTER #1, the leader THE WHITES CHARACTER #2 THE WHITES CHARACTER #3 THE WHITES CHARACTER #4 THE WHITES CHARACTER #5 /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ SETTING Summer. The towpath of a canal somewhere in the East of London at the end of a hot sunshine Sunday in an area where groups of youngsters gather together to have fun. The opening is a verbal confrontation between two groups of youngsters, we will call them The Blacks and The Whites, being The Blacks a group of young men and The Whites a mix between young men and women. They just met each other on the street. TIME After Midnight. /-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/-/ ACT I Scene 1 THE BLACKS and THE WHITES (All talking at the same time during the whole Scene) THE WHITES CHARACTER #1 (With increasingly offended tone and louder than the rest) Man are we talking about blacks and whites? That’s ridiculous! Are we talking about racism? That's stupid! I want to go home! This guy… this man! …You think I am racist!? …I am Spanish in a fucking England country that they respect you more than me! Fuck you! …Go with your bullshit! …Woo woo woo woo! Black Pride! Black Pride! The Black Pride! The Black Pride! THE BLACKS CHARACTER #1 (Apologetically) Peace and love peace and love… THE WHITES CHARACTER #1 You start this bullshit, you start this bullshit! Woo woo woo woo! That’s what you said. Woo woo woo woo! …all the right to say together whatever I want. Fuck off! …normal you start this bullshit… THE WHITES CHARACTER #2 Shushes THE WHITES CHARACTER #1 Bullshit! Bullshit! THE BLACKS CHARACTER #2 Yo! Yo! Yo! THE WHITES CHARACTER #1 (sarcastically) …you are making a drama! …Bah! Don't make the drama darling… why are you making a drama darling? …Black Pride, Black Pride …Bullshit… THE BLACKS CHARACTER #1 (Apologetically) I have got nothing but love with me. I have got nothing but love with me. I have got nothing but love with me… THE WHITES CHARACTER #1 Your country motherfucker... Genre Monkey