Playaz - Cheryl - Act 1

CAST LIST

Bones (19) - skinny, 6 foot black kid from the streets.

Pablo (17) - fat, 6-2 Hispanic kid

Priest (35) - hulking 6-10 black police officer

Jerry (23) - 5-10 Chinese guy with a goatee

Cheryl (31) - 6-0 black lady who's a lawyer by day.

Hans (25) - 6-8 German man who dresses stylish

Bunyan (18) - 7-2 with wild red hair and dressed from the
70s.

Skittles (9) - shy brunette girl who watches excitedly.

DJ (26) - short fellow with a loud voice

Al (60) - a homeless man



EXT. ST. JOSEPH'S - DAY

A brick school building is fronted by a deserted and eerily
quiet schoolyard. A light wind blows the flags and
basketball hoops.

AL (V.O.)
In the jungle, the big cats learn
that the only fighting for them is
themselves.

There is a sound of a school bell.

Masses of children pour out into the schoolyard, running to
the basketball courts or jumping rope. The sounds of
children playing fill the air.

AL (V.O.)
This jungle is no different.

YOUNG CHERYL (9), lanky and wearing glasses, carries her
books through the chaotic schoolyard.

Young Cheryl walks with her head down as kids run about
around her.

A FAT KID, sneering, bumps into Young Cheryl.

YOUNG CHERYL
Watch it!

FAT KID
What, can you see where you're
going four eyes?

Fat Kid makes fake glasses on his face with his fingers.

FAT KID
Nyah nyah.

YOUNG CHERYL
Oh, stop it.

Young Cheryl turns and begins walking away from the Fat Kid.

FAT KID
(whiny)
Oh stop it, haha.
(normal)
You got all those brains and that's
the best you can do?

Young Cheryl glares back at the Fat Kid but keeps walking
away.

Young Cheryl looks down at the ground as she storms forward.

Suddenly, a basketball hits Young Cheryl in the shoulder.

Young Cheryl looks around with a startled look.

YOUNG PRIEST (14), just starting to get big, jogs towards
Young Cheryl. Behind Young Priest is a basketball hoop and
several kids looking towards Young Cheryl.

YOUNG PRIEST
Yo, help?

Young Priest claps his hands together.

Young Cheryl glares at Young Priest.

Cheryl grabs the ball.

YOUNG CHERYL
You want this?

Young Cheryl baseball passes the ball towards the basketball
hoop.

CHERYL
Why don't you go get it!

Young Priest looks surprised. Young Cheryl turns away from
Young Priest and storms away.

Behind Young Cheryl, the ball swishes through the hoop.

Everyone around looks at Young Cheryl with a look of
amazement as she storms away. Young Cheryl glares ahead.

AL (V.O.)
The jungle changes its colors over
time.



INT. COURTROOM - DAY

Cheryl, now dressed professionally, glares ahead.

CHERYL
So, in closing, the defendant was
at the scene of the crime, had both
the opportunity and the motive to
commit the crime, and found himself
living a much better life after the
crime. That is what the evidence
shows, period.

Cheryl, standing in front of the Plaintiff's chair, looks
around the courtroom. The jury, the judge, lawyer #1, the
defense, and the defendant all look amazed.

The DISTRICT ATTORNEY, a well-dressed man sitting behind
Cheryl, sits agape.



EXT. COURT HALLWAY - DAY

Cheryl strides through the hallway with her head held high.
Lawyer #1 walks toward Cheryl.

LAWYER #1
Well done.

CHERYL
Thank you.

The District Attorney comes along side Cheryl and walks with
her.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
That was quite a game plan you had
in there. Some people in City Hall
think you could really be going
places with planning like that.

CHERYL
Oh, which people?

The District Attorney points at himself.

DISTRICT ATTORNEY
This district attorney here, for
starters.

Cheryl smiles and stops.

The District Attorney smiles and walks on.



EXT. CITY STREETS - DAY

Cheryl strolls through a crowded street as the sun shines
brightly.

Cheryl walks to a a busy intersection. The sound of trucks
and car horns fill the air.

KID #1 (O.S.)
Haha, burned you!

Cheryl turns to see Kid #1 dribbling a basketball past Kid
#2.

KID #1
Unstoppable!

Cheryl calmly reaches her hand to the side.

Cheryl steals the ball from Kid #1. Kid #1 reaches to
dribble, but the ball is gone.

Kid #1 looks around with a confused expression.

CHERYL
Unstoppable?

Cheryl smiles at Kid #1 and Kid #2.

KID #2
Wow, you got some skills, lady.

Cheryl looks like she's thinking as she passes the ball to
Kid #2.

CHERYL
Thank you.



EXT. THE CAGE - DAY

Priest, Hans, and other players run on the court inside the
Cage. Cheryl, dressed to play basketball, walks up to the
outside of the fence.

CHERYL
Hey, Priest, who's got next?

PRIEST
That'd be you, I don't want to be
sued.

Priest and a few other players laugh.

Cheryl walks onto the court.

ROBBIE, a taller, more athletic Pablo, starts giggling.

PRIEST
Oh, what was that?

CHERYL
I think some punk's challenging me.

Robbie sneers at Cheryl.

ROBBIE
Shouldn't you be buying shoes right
now?

Cheryl glares at Robbie.

PRIEST
Oh, it's on.



MONTAGE - THE CAGE - DAY

Cheryl shoots a three, swishing it through the hoop.

Robbie shoots a three, and it rims out.

Cheryl shoots a three, swishing it through.

Robbie shoots a three, bricking it badly.

CHERYL
Bank.

Cheryl shoots a three, banking it into the hoop.

Robbie shoots a three - airball.

Priest and other players laugh.



EXT. THE CAGE - MOMENTS LATER

Robbie sulks as the other players run to congratulate Cheryl.
Cheryl slaps hi-fives.

CHERYL
Hey, that's how you get to be
national champ.

PLAYERS
Oooo.

Robbie turns toward Cheryl and holds out his chest.

ROBBIE
Well, that was real nice. But too
bad no one cares about the WNBA.

Cheryl glares at Robbie.

ROBBIE
That ain't real ball. If you want
to play some real ball, come stand
over here.

Robbie points at the key.

Cheryl's eyes squint, and Priest looks worried.