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The Insured Synopsis & Dialogue Sample |
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Running time - 10 minutes Genre - Comedy Setting—A living room. The present.
Characters - 2 Male, 1 Female or 1 Male, 2 Female
Husband – 40s, a man Wife – 30-40s, his wife Insurance Agent – 21+, a man or woman
Synopsis: A couple tries in vain to obtain health insurance.
Dialogue Sample
SETTING: A living room. AT RISE: A HUSBAND enters searching for something. His very pregnant WIFE enters in a tizzy.
WIFE Would ladyfingers be too much?
HUSBAND Have you seen my glasses?
WIFE I mean, with the mini-weenies?
HUSBAND What are ladyfingers?
WIFE Nevermind.
HUSBAND Glasses?
WIFE In the safe.
HUSBAND The safe?
I didn’t want to risk their getting sat on. (He exits.) Bring the other thing too.
husband (From off) All right.
WIFE Quesadilla or tuna sandwich?
HUSBAND Tuna. It doesn’t require cooking.
WIFE Right. I wouldn’t want to risk getting burned. Did you find them?
(He enters wearing glasses with one lens. He hands her a pistol, which she puts in her pocket.)
HUSBAND Are we ready?
wife Maybe we should do ladyfingers.
HUSBAND The wieners are fine. Relax.
WIFE You’re right. I mean it’s only an insurance agent. He only holds our lives hostage through corporate rhetoric, red tape, and small print.
husband Like I said, no worries.
(Knock.)
wife He’s here!
HUSBAND Don’t panic. Smile. Let him in.
WIFE Ok. Come in! (Insurance agent enters with a briefcase.) Welcome to our home.
AGENT Thank you.
HUSBAND Drink?
AGENT No, thank you.
WIFE Weiner?
AGENT What?
WIFE Would you like a mini weenie?
HUSBAND My wife is great with wieners.
AGENT I think I will, thank you. (He eats one.) Mmmm.
WIFE Please, have a seat.
AGENT Thank you.
HUSBAND We appreciate you coming all the way up here.
AGENT My pleasure.
WIFE It’s just that we don’t drive.
HUSBAND No car insurance.
WIFE One little accident and DUMPED.
HUSBAND You ran off a bridge, dear.
WIFE Not a very tall one. It’s not like it was the Golden Gate or something.
HUSBAND Anyway, with the little one coming we thought we should have more insurance.
agent Who is your carrier now?
husband We don’t have one.
AGENT I’m happy to try to help. When is the little one due?
WIFE Three years ago. |
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Sandra Hosking, M.F.A. |
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Playwright, journalist, teacher |