CELEBRITY CASTING SIDE #1

Title of Script: "The Next Step"
Draft of Script: Full White
Writer of Script: information not available at this time
Date Script was Written: July 19, 2005
Script Transcribed By: Gaby
Pages of Script: 35-36

NOTE: This transcript has all the scene descriptions, camera movements, and all other stuff that was in the casting side that choirmom got and posted on Fanbolt in their Sneak Preview board which was found by me in the summer of 2005.

SCENE #20: CONTINUED:

THURMAN
So it’s medicinal?

NINA
No, Thurman. It’s a drink. Try it. I bet you’ll like it.

THURMAN
Doubt it. Can you rummage me up an apple juice or something? That’ll be fine.

She’s had enough. She strides over to the counter, stands up on the stepping stool behind the counter so that she’s high up above the crowd.

NINA
Can everybody see me? Good. Because I want you to hear this loud and clear.

She takes a breath.

NINA (CONT’D)
Mama Joy is dead. In fact, I don’t know who Mama Joy was. She started some restaurant back in the 40’s and all that remains of it is some publicity shot they took for the Pine Cone. I’m telling you that so you can stop looking for the cheese grits. You can stop looking for the spinny stools and sticky counters, and you can give up on shepherd’s pie because we don’t do that kind of thing anymore. I’m begging you to stop thinking about what you’re missing. If you walked in here with open eyes, you might realize . . . the wireless is free the sandwiches are hot pressed, and the management was, until two minutes ago, quite agreeable! Change is good. If you give it a chance, you might even realize that sometimes changes is for the better.

Nina stops, realizing she’s been talking for quite some time. If she’s waiting for the clapping to come, it ain’t gonna. Instead:

THURMAN
What about orange juice?

Before Nina’s head can officially explode, a miracle happens. A PAIR OF CELEBRITIES walk in. And the world stops.

CELEBRITY #1
Oh, it’s so cute in here. Look at the couches . . .

CELEBRITY #2
(impressed)
And are those ciabbata rolls?

NINA
Uh, yeah. Yes. We also have rosemary and olive bread, if you’d prefer.

CELEBRITY #1
Cool. Are you the owner?

NINA
I am.

CELEBRITY #1
Man, congratulations. We found a write-up of this place in one of those little web-magazines, thought we’d check it out on our way up to the mountains.

CELEBRITY #2
Thank God! You have pomegranate juice. I have been looking everywhere for this.

As the celebrity starts emptying out the display of pomegranate juice, Thurman clutches his tightly.

THURMAN
This one’s mine.

And with celebrity, comes progress. Off Nina . . . Finally!

SCENE #21: EXT. FEENEY HOUSE. FRONT DOOR. NIGHT.

Bright KNOCKS on the door and waits. There’s a moment of confusion when Jake answers.

BRIGHT
Hey, Doctor Hartman.

JAKE
Hey, Bright. What are you doing here?

BRIGHT
Oh, me and Hannah are kind of - -

JAKE
Right, right.
(then)