Geeks -vs- Zombies

By James Kopp

One month into the zombie apocalypse, four geeky friends have managed to persevere because they've seen all of the zombie films. A recent run-in with other refugees tests the geeks' fidelity to one another as well as their chance of survival in a zombie-ridden world.

Called the "Scream" of zombie plays, this stage show first went up in Oct. 2010 at The Empty Space theater in Bakersfield, Ca. Under the direction of John Morrison and James Kopp. It went on to win awards, sell out shows, and a second run in 2011.

• Language: English
• Publisher: James Kopp
• Release date: Nov 22, 2011
• ISBN: 9781465900661

James Kopp

James Kopp (Geeks Vs Zombies, & Super Villian!!) currently resides in Bakersfield, California and has been writing and putting up his own shows in southern California for over 10 years. He is working on his new play, a drama based on Bram Stoker's book Dracula.

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GEEKS -VS- ZOMBIES

BY

JAMES KOPP & DAVID ROCK

Copyright 2010 by James Kopp

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CAST OF CHARACTERS:

MACREADY- COMICBOOK GEEK. Leader of the group, always thinks he is right, blind to this fact.

BLAIR- MOVIE GEEK. Male mid 20’s to mid 30’s. Doesn’t like most people, Macready’s best friend. Knows more about movies than the other guys.

LOOMIS- MUSIC GEEK, male late 20's to mid 30's. Wallace’s best friend, hates most music, and is a Christian, but hasn’t told the other geeks about it.

WALLACE- VIDEO GAME GEEK, male late 20's to mid 30's. As the other alpha of the group, he is always fighting with Macready over control

BO BUG- Macready's little sister, mid 20's, strong, friendly.

MILO- The tour guide, male 40's, sweet man, still wears his uniform.

ALEX- Female movie geek, mid 20's, short, sassy, tough niece of Milo.

HANNAH- Female music geek, mid 20's, sexy, cool, sweet. A bit blind to the friendships around her.

DAVID- Hannah's older brother. Strong, cool, is not a geek. Wears an eye-patch after a zombie attack.

ELF QUEEN- A parody of lotr. Female, strong voice, she is one of the gods.

GOD- Male, 40's or up. soft voice, quiet, well dressed.

GUY 1- Male or female, needs to able to do a classic scream.

ZOMBIES- all ages shapes and sizes. 10-30

ACT 1

SCENE 1

Lights stay off. Off stage we hear voices, arguing. All set to Hall of the Mountain King.

MACREADY: Shut the Hell up!!

WALLACE: You know it's true, this makes no sense. It's stupid.

BLAIR: I do have to say, if George A. Romero knew about all this, he would have to be pretty pissed.

BO BUG: He's most likely dead.

LOOMIS: Who's dead?

WALLACE: Everybody.

BO BUG: George A. Romero.

LOOMIS: Oh yeah, that makes sense.

With the lights still off, we see the beam of a flashlight cutting the darkness. Enters MACREADY, WALLACE, BLAIR, LOOMIS, and BO BUG. All holding bats, MACREADY also with flashlight.

WALLACE: No, it makes no sense. Some of them run and some do that slow walking thing. It defies all zombie film logic.

BLAIR: For the first time in my life, I agree with Wallace. It's always one or the other. There's no zombie film I can think of that has both.

MACREADY: Well, when you jackasses finish your time machine you can go back and warn all the film makers. But for now, shut the hell up.

BO BUG: Who put you in charge?

MACREADY: I did.

WALLACE: Why do we need to be quiet? We're miles away from anyone. This place looks like the fucking Forest Moon of Endor.

MACREADY: Because I think I heard something.

MACREADY moves the light around the stage, looking for something. They stand quiet.

LOOMIS: Why don't we all have flash lights?

MACREADY: I didn't pack your bags, I'm not your god damn mother.

LOOMIS: Sorry dickhead, I didn't know we'd be hiking for five days.

Beat.

LOOMIS: (singing) You float like a feather, in a beautiful world. I wish I was special, you’re so fucking special---

MACREADY: Loomis, sing one more song and I will bash your head in with my flashlight.

WALLACE: Don't talk to him that way!!

Beat.

LOOMIS: (singing) But I’m a creep!!

MACREADY: Ssshhh!! Listen.

They all are very quiet, as the light wanders around stage.

BLAIR: Your mother sucks dicks in hell.

MACREADY: Shut the fuck up!!

Just as that is said, the light hits ZOMBIE 1's face, right as music peaks. The zombie yells and runs right towards the light.

A sea of profanity comes from the geeks! ZOMBIE 1 jumps on to MACREADY (the person holding the flash light). MACREADY is able to keep the zombie from biting him by holding its head away from him using the bat.

MACREADY: Get him off me!! Get him off me!!

BO BUG: Shoot him!!

MACREADY: Don't shoot him, just get him off me!!

They all jump in, beating the hell out of the zombie as he tries to eat MACREADY. WALLACE is able to pull the zombie off MACREADY, ZOMBIE 2