Chris Port Blog #161. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 4 of 17) The Holotape.

Superman Versus The Uberbabes

© Chris Port, 2000

 A Youth Theatre 'Play In A Day'

This little playlet was written VERY quickly (first and only draft) for a ‘play in a day’ at a youth theatre with LOTS of kids! It’s (hopefully) fun and silly, with a slightly more adult message underneath...

*        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *

SCENES ONE THROUGH TO SEVENTEEN

#158. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 1 of 17) Luthor’s hideout: Luthor briefs his lackeys.

#159. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 2 of 17) Street Scene: outside the offices of The Daily Distortion.

#160. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 3 of 17) The offices of The Daily Distortion.

#161. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 4 of 17) The Holotape.

#162. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 5 of 17) News item: Earthquake warning.

#163. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 6 of 17) Earthquake: Superman to the rescue.

#164. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 7 of 17) News item: Tidal wave warning.

#165. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 8 of 17) Tidal wave: Superman to the rescue.

#166. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 9 of 17) News item: Tornado warning.

#167. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 10 of 17) Tornado: Superman to the rescue.

#168. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 11 of 17) The Crystal Palace.

#169. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 12 of 17) Two months later: The Monster of Consumerism appears.

#170. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 13 of 17) The Chat Show.

#171. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 14 of 17) Lois has enough.

#172. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 15 of 17) The Speak-Easy.

#173. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 16 of 17) The Regurgitator.

#174. Superman Versus The Uberbabes (Scene 17 of 17) Superman reverses time.

*        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *        *

SCENE FOUR

The Holotape.

CAST

Clark Essex; Lois Vain; Advert Men 1-2; Advert Women 1-2.

CLARK

Uh. Lois. I wondered if I might have a word with you?

LOIS

Oh Clark! You’re such a schmuk! The girls are just having a bit of fun! If you were real men you’d put up with it. We girls had to put up with it for centuries!

CLARK

Uh. You must have lived a very long time then, Lois.

LOIS

You tryin’ to be funny, wise guy?

CLARK

Uh, no Lois. Sorry. I forget people’s life spans sometimes.

LOIS

You are weird Clark. And stop apologizing all the time, will ya? Nobody can be wrong that often. Not even you. So what do you want? And if you say a date, forget it. I like you Clark. You’re loyal and cute in a dopey, dribbley kind of way. Like my dog. Now if you were Superman....

CLARK

Uh. It was Superman who thought I should speak to you Lois.

LOIS

What? He wants a date?

CLARK

Uh. No Lois.

LOIS

Oh rats!

 

CLARK

Uh. Well perhaps sometime soon. But there was something he wanted me to show you.

LOIS

[Grabbing CLARK]. Pictures? Of him? Swimming? Working out? Although it’s his personality I’m attracted to.

CLARK

Uh. Yes. Well. No. I mean. Yes, pictures. But no, not of him.

LOIS

Oh. What then?

CLARK

Uh, well, I think... that is, Superman thinks... there’s something going on in the media. Like the way that, uh, women are always shown to be smart and assertive, not that they’re not, and like how men are always shown to be stupid and weak, uh, not that they’re not...

LOIS

So what does he want me to look at?

CLARK

[Taking small device like a pocket calculator out of his pocket]. Uh, well Superman has compiled this Holotape...

LOIS

Holotape? What’s that? A tape with nothing in it?

CLARK

Uh. no. Its a new invention. Kind of like a video-tape using three-dimensional holographic lasers. Like watching the real thing. Here, Superman wanted me to show you a sample of TV adverts at the moment... [CLARK turns on the Holographic projector. Briefly parody 2 adverts where women are shown to be smart and assertive and men are shown to be stupid and weak - not difficult these days!].