THE SHADOWS

Abby audition scenes from johnaugust.com/casting

SCENE ONE

INT. LIVING ROOM - NIGHT

Abby and GINA (40s) are finishing bowls of ice cream. The TV is playing an episode of “Frasier.”

GINA
Do you watch this show, Abby? I love it.

ABBY
I like it, too. They’re mostly just talking so it’s easy to figure out.

Then...

ABBY (CONT’D)
How big is the dog? On the show.

GINA
Moose? Moose is little.
(showing with hands)
He’s like this big.
(realizing that doesn’t help)
He’s the size of a cat.

ABBY
I thought he’d be big.

GINA
Because his name is Moose.

ABBY
I guess that’s the joke.

GINA
Yeah, he’s a little shit. I guess he’d be dead now.

An awkward pause. Why did she have to bring up death? Changing topics --

GINA (CONT’D)
Tomorrow, what do you say we go shopping? Buy you some new clothes. 

ABBY
I don’t care about clothes.

GINA
You should! You’re pretty. You could be a model.

ABBY
Are there blind models?

GINA
I dunno. Maybe? What do you want to be when you grow up?

ABBY
An airline pilot.

Then...

ABBY (CONT’D)
I’m kidding.

GINA
You’re funny! No one told me you were funny.

Abby smiles a little. It’s the first time we’ve seen a glimmer of light in her.

SCENE TWO

EXT. PIER - NIGHT

ZEV (30s) is handcuffed to the railing. He watches as Abby cuts open a duct-taped envelope. She reaches inside, pulling out a bundle of $100 bills. She can tell it’s money.

ABBY
How much is this?

ZEV
Ten thousand dollars.

ABBY
Where did you get it?

ZEV
My work.

Abby reaches back into the envelope, pulling out a cloth-wrapped bundle. Opens it to find a SILVER GUN.

ABBY
Do you kill people?

ZEV
Only when I have to.

Abby weighs a decision. Zev can tell what she’s considering --

ZEV (CONT’D)
We need that! These men are dangerous. You don’t know what you’re doing.

ABBY
I know I’m not killing anyone.

ZEV
Just listen to me! These men I work for, they are killers. They would think nothing of...

Abby lobs the gun in the ocean. With one PLUNK, it’s gone for good.

Zev can’t believe she actually did it. Who throws away a gun?

ABBY
I should never have trusted you.

ZEV
This isn’t trust! You need me!

ABBY
You need me more! So stop lying to me!

ZEV
(overlapping)
You’re a stupid little girl.

ABBY
Without me, you’ll never find her. I am the only one who can take you to her. So we’re going to do this my way.