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Act One (Lights come up the stage shows a classroom with a teacher on the front writing on the whiteboard. Students in the classroom are Alex, Steve, Candice, and Lauren, but the students are hardly paying attention. Quiet chatter is being exchanged.) Teacher: (trying to get the class’s attention) Okay Class, remember that your papers are due on Monday; and make sure to spend plenty of time over the weekend on them. (Class mumbles and groans) Steve: Aw! Come on Mr. Gonzalez, tonight is the homecoming dance can you please push our papers back to Tuesday? Teacher: No Alex, (referring to the class) you guys are seniors in high school and you need to learn time management. You were assigned these papers two weeks ago. Not to mention you are in the play the paper is about! Steve: But Mr. Gonzalez… Teacher: No, they are due Monday and that is final! (Bell rings three times signaling the end of the school day) Well have a good weekend. Class is dismissed. Lauren: (clearly upset) I cannot believe he wouldn’t push the paper back to Tuesday! He is such a bad teacher! Candice: What?! For giving us two weeks to do a one page paper, I would call that quite lenient. Alex: Well for you, Ms. Know-it-all, maybe besides I’m sure you probably have already finished your paper. Candice: (almost snobbish) As a matter of fact I have; now both of you have a good weekend. I must be off to do things at home. (Gathers books and starts to exit stage left) Steve: (working all this time) Candice wait! I have to ask you something. Candice: (blushing, she really likes Steve.) Yes? What is it? Steve: (Nervous, looking for the right words) I was wondering if… uh… you would go to the homecoming dance with me tonight? Candice: (Thrilled on the inside) I would love to go with you (pause) but I will I have to run it by my mom first.