Inside Out – 3 Players
3 cast members · Comedy
Inside Out – 3 Players
Inside Out – 3 Players · Adapted from the screenplay by Emma Hutchings
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Inside Out
Published by scriptsandsketches.com
As Joy, Sadness, and Anger navigate their new surroundings, they confront the challenges of change and the importance of finding happiness amidst chaos.
Group
Characters: JOY, SADNESS, ANGER
(The scene opens inside a car as the characters react to their new surroundings.)
JOY (V.O.): Hey look! The Golden Gate Bridge! Isn’t that great?! It’s not made out of solid gold like we thought, which is kind of a disappointment, but still!
SADNESS:
I sure am glad you told me earthquakes are a myth, Joy. Otherwise I’d be terrified right now!
ANGER:
Step on it, Daddy!
SADNESS:
Why don't we just live in this smelly car? We’ve already been in it forever.
JOY:
Which, actually, was really lucky, because that gave us plenty of time to think about what our new house is going to look like! Let’s review the top five daydreams.
Ooh! That looks safe! Ohh, this is will be great for Riley! Oh, no, no, no, THIS one. A gingerbread house.
Ooh! That looks safe! Ohh, this is will be great for Riley! Oh, no, no, no, THIS one. A gingerbread house.
ANGER:
Ugh, Joy. For the last time, she cannot live in a cookie. THAT’S the one! It comes with a dragon! JOY (O.S.): Now we’re getting close, I can feel it. Here it is, here’s our new house... and… (The car stops and Riley steps out.) (REVEAL: a run-down Victorian. Nothing like the daydreams. INT. HEADQUARTERS Everyone looks slackjawed)
JOY:
Maybe it’s nice on the inside.
SADNESS:
Oh, Riley can’t live here.
ANGER:
She's right. It’s the worst. It’s absolutely the worst. This house stinks.
SADNESS:
Really bad.
JOY:
Hey, it’s nothing our butterfly curtains couldn’t fix. I read somewhere that an empty room is an opportunity.
ANGER:
Where did you read that?
JOY:
It doesn’t matter. I read it and it’s great. We’ll put the bed there. And the desk over there… (Joy projects an IMAGINATION of Riley’s furniture.) The hockey lamp goes there...
ANGER:
Put the chair there.
JOY:
Well, the trophy collection goes there.
SADNESS:
Posters… Stars! I like that.
JOY:
Now we’re talking!
ANGER:
Mom and Dad are stressed out! They’re arguing! What are we going to do?
SADNESS:
This is so stressful.
JOY:
What is their problem? Did you hear Dad? He sounded really upset.
SADNESS:
What was that? Was it a bear? It’s a bear!
JOY:
There are no bears in San Francisco!
ANGER:
I saw a really hairy guy. He looked like a bear.
SADNESS:
Oh, I’m so jumpy, my nerves are shot!
ANGER:
Ew, I don’t want to hear about your nerves! I’ll tell you what it is. This move has been a bust.
SADNESS:
That’s what I’ve been telling you guys! There are at least 37 things for Riley to be scared of right now!
ANGER:
The smell alone is enough to make her gag. I can’t believe Mom and Dad moved us here!
JOY:
Look, I get it. You guys have concerns. But we’ve been through worse! Tell you what: let’s make a list of all the things Riley should be HAPPY about!
ANGER:
Fine. Let’s see... this house stinks, our room stinks… Pizza is weird here…
SADNESS:
Our friends are back home… And all of our stuff is in the missing van!
JOY:
Oh c’mon, it could be worse…
ANGER:
Yeah, Joy. We could be lying on the dirty floor. In a bag.
JOY:
Okay, I admit it, we had a rough start. But think of all the good things that—
ANGER:
No, Joy. There’s absolutely no reason for Riley to be happy right now. Let us handle this.
SADNESS:
I say we skip school tomorrow and lock ourselves in the bedroom.
ANGER:
We have no clean clothes. I mean, no one should see us.
SADNESS:
Yeah, we could cry until we can’t breathe.
ANGER:
We should lock the door and scream that curse word we know. It’s a good one!
JOY:
Now hold on! We are not going to end the day like this. Don’t you worry. I’m gonna make sure that tomorrow is another great day. I promise.
