ayanna+play

**By: Ayanna Davis** **Ms. Chung 304** __ SETTING __ Hallway Principal office
 * CHANGING THE RULE**

**__Characters__** **__Brooklyn__-** Main character **__Jada-__** Bully **__Jayden-__** Bully **__Alice-__** Friend **__Ms. Davis-__** Teacher **__Mr. Sterling-__** Principal

( The hallway is center stage, the bathroom is located stage right, and the principal's office is stage left.//In the hallway and the kids are at their lockers. Brooklyn gets her clipboard and a bunch of pens and she is walking up and down the hallways. Brooklyn is wearing skinny jeans and pink and black Jordan’s and a pink and black t-shirt. Ring, ring the bell rings for school to start.)//

**Brooklyn: (//pointing to the spot) Sign it right here // ** **Alice:** What is this? Why am I signing it? **Brooklyn:** It’s a letter to the principal talking about the hoodie policy. **Alice:** When are you bringing it to him? **Brooklyn:** Today! //(Starts walking off) Sign it here Jada! (pointing to the spot)// **Jada:** What is this? //(confused)// **Brooklyn:** A letter to the principal talking about the hoodie policy. **Jada:** //(yelling trying to get teachers attention)// what is this Brooklyn and what are you trying to make me do. **Brooklyn:** SSHH! Nothing. //(quiet)// **Ms. Davis:** Brooklyn can I see you please. //(With a tone that means she is in trouble)// **Brooklyn:** Yeah (//giving Jada a evil look as she is walking toward Ms.Davis)// **Ms.Davis:** Can I see your clipboard please? **Brooklyn:** Why? It isn’t anything bad... **Ms. Davis:** //(Interrupts Brooklyn. She asks her again, and this time Ms.Davis is mad that Brooklyn didn’t give her the clipboard the first time. She asks her again in mean tone)// Can I see it? **Brooklyn:** Here //(giving her the clipboard with an attitude in her voice)// **Ms. Davis:** What is this? //(Looking confused. All she sees is a bunch of people’s names)// **Brooklyn:** A letter to the principal. **Ms. Davis:** About what? **Brooklyn:** Asking him to change the rule about the hoodie policy. **Ms. Davis:** I think we need to go downstairs and talk to him about it. **Brooklyn:** No, I will put it away until the end of the day. **Ms. Davis:** Okay, but the next time I see it again we are going downstairs. **Brooklyn:** Okay, (//with a voice that means she doesn’t care)// **Ms. Davis:** Go to class now and stay out of trouble. **Brooklyn:** //(walking off to class when she sees Jayden at his locker)// Hey Jayden. **Jayden:** Hey Brooklyn. **Brooklyn:** Hey can you sign this right here. //(Pointing to the spot)// **Jayden:** What is it? //(Looking confused)// **Brooklyn:** It is a letter to the principal asking him to change the hoodie policy. **Jayden:** No, why would I? I don’t even care about the hoodie rule. I don’t even wear a hoodie. **Brooklyn:** But you don’t have to wear a hoodie just to sign the letter. //(Talking underneath her breath saying)// You are just like your sister. **Jayden:** What did you say? Anyways, did you ask my sister she would sign it, but I am not? **Brooklyn:** I did and she tried to get me in trouble. **Jayden:** Well, ask her again. **Brooklyn:** Okay, will bye //(starts walking to class when she sees Jada going to the bathroom and she follows her there. The bathroom is located stage right)// Hey Jada hold up. **Jade:** What Brooklyn I am not signing anything it is not going to work. **Brooklyn:** How do you know have you ever tried to change a rule in the school? **Jada:** Good point, no. **Brooklyn:** So if you don’t know it is not going to work why don’t you just sign it and see if it works or not. **Jada:** All of this begging is not going to let me sign it so just leave me alone I already said I am not signing it. **Brooklyn:** I am going to prove you wrong just watch me. //(Both exit out the bathroom and start walking to center stage which is the classroom. When Brooklyn gets there she forgets that she has a hoodie on and she is 10 minutes late to class)// **Ms. Davis:** Hey Brooklyn, why are you so late to class? You know when you walk into my class you are supposed to take off your hoodie so why do you still have it on? Go down to the office and get a late pass from the principal. **Brooklyn:** Yeah //(walking stage left to the office and enters Mr. Sterling’s office)// Hi Mr. Sterling I need to talk to you about something. **Mr. Sterling:** Yes Brooklyn sits down. //(Brooklyn sits down all slowly because she is scared about what he might say)// **Brooklyn:** Well first I need a late pass to go to class and second I wanted to ask you to do a big favor for the school. **Mr. Sterling:** What is the favor? **Brooklyn:** Well everybody thinks that the rule for the hoodie is unfair and I wrote you a letter asking you to change it. //(Handing him the letter)// **Mr. Sterling:** Well this is a good letter and you had people sign it, well I have to make up my mind, how about this I will tell you later on today. **Brooklyn:** Thank you can I have a late pass to class //(she is running upstairs to go to her best friend Alice)// Hey I gave it to him **Alice:** What did he say? **Brooklyn:** He said that he will tell me at the end of today but I don’t know he seemed like he was in a good mood he might say yes **Alice:** What if he says no **Brooklyn:** I have a plan B  **Alice:** What is it? **Brooklyn:** All the people that signed the letter I am going to make a video. I am going to interview people and ask them why you don’t like the hoodie policy? **Alice:** That sounds like a good idea **Ms. Davis:** Brooklyn do you have the late pass **Brooklyn:** Yeah I am coming right now **Ms. Davis:** Please take off your hoodie **Brooklyn:** O.K can I go to the bathroom //(she asked that because she saw Jada go down the hall)// **Ms. Davis:** Yes you can but hurry up **Brooklyn:** Hey Jada I brought the letter downstairs to him and you can’t do anything to stop him **Jada:** So it not like it is going to work anyways you just wasted your time talking to him because it is not going to work. What if he makes us wear uniforms then everybody is going to blame Brooklyn for doing it. **Brooklyn:** I know for sure that we are not going to get uniforms. If we do then yes it would be my fault but at least I tried to change a rule I don’t see you doing anything for the school **Jada:** I have to get back to class I don’t have time to sit here and fight over nothing **Brooklyn:** Yeah you better //(running down the hallway so she can get back to class and Ms. Davis would not say anything)// **Ms. Davis:** 10 minutes until school is over **Brooklyn:** Yes //(Brooklyn can not wait until school is over but now she is so happy she can’t even do her work)// **Alice:** Brooklyn what’s wrong **Brooklyn:** Nothing just can’t wait until the end of the day //(Ring, ring the school bell rings)// **//Brooklyn://** Come on Alice I have to see what the principal has to say **Alice:** O.K wait up //(rushing putting her stuff in her bag and running down the hallway to catch up with Brooklyn)// **Brooklyn:** Hi Mr. Sterling, did you make the decision? **Mr. Sterling:** I am sorry to say this letter isn’t what is going to make me change my mind I sorry I have to say no. I cannot change the rule. **Brooklyn:** O.K I guess I wasted my time, running back and fourth to people for nothing. **Mr. Sterling:** Maybe if you do a better job and tell me why you want to change the rule maybe I would say yes. **Brooklyn:** //(in her head she is thinking about her plan B and sad at the same time and because her plan did not work as she walks off she says)// O.K I well, bye. **Alice:** Brooklyn what is your plan B since this letter didn’t work? **Brooklyn:** My plan B is, waiting I already told you early today. **Alice:** I know I am sorry I forgot what you said. **Brooklyn:** This is the last time I am going to tell you my plan B is I am going to bring my camera and video tape the people that signed the letter. And I going to ask them questions like why do you want to change the hoodie rule and if they do change the rule what would the school be like afterwards. **Alice:** I am sure that this other plan is going to work. //(The next day and Brooklyn is in the hallway and videotaping people that signed the letter from the first time)// **Brooklyn:** //(holding the camera in// //her hand and having people line up and she is going down the line asking them question about the hoodie policy)// what don’t you like about the hoodie policy? Do you like it or not? If the rule does change what will happen to the school? **Alice:** Well I think the hoodie rule is fair but unfair at the same time. What I mean about that is I think people should have a right to wear whatever they want and the teachers can’t get mad. I think that the rule is whatever because people are hiding stuff in their pockets and that is not safe for school and people are going to sleep. **Brooklyn:** Hey Jada do you want to be in my video. **Jada:** //(Says it in a way that means that she doesn’t want to do it but doesn’t what it be mean either but instead she says)// O.K. what do I have to do? **Brooklyn:** Come with me and you will see. //(Brooklyn is pulling Jada’s arm so she will not run away, but when she gets there Alice is looking at her like what is she doing here)// **Alice:** Why are you here you didn’t sign the letter you though you was too good for it. **Jada:** What are you talking about? **Alice:** You didn’t want to sign the letter but now you want to be in the video Brooklyn what is wrong with you why