(Lights The stage opens in a forest blooming with greenery trees flowers fruits abroad it should

should feel overwhelming to the audience how green the stage appears Two young boys enter the
space running taking a moment to catch their breath. They apper to be exhausted)

K:
Holy shit… where are we?
(Silence)
You okay?

A:
Do I look okay?

K:
Dude I’m just asking a question chill out.

A:
Don’t tell me to chill out you chill out

K:
Im just trying to be nice to you

A:
Just shut up

K:
I said like one thing

A:
And I said shut up

K:
Do you think I wanted to be here or something?
Out of everyone
Everyone in the whole fucking world
Im here with you.
I have tried to be nice to you for years.
Years now
and all I’ve ever
Ever been met with Is you being an asshole
I was not the person who even got us in this situation
let me remind you/. It’s all your fault because-

A:
/Your not supposed to be here!
(BEAT)
Let me remind you
that no one forced you to follow me in the woods that was all you
Dude,
I was minding my own business
and all of a sudden I just find you here.

K:
Why did you even come in here? You know the woods are off limits.

A:
Thats none of your business.

K:
Come on.
I’ve come this far…

A:
No

K: A:
Please! NO!

(Suddenly the boys hear a BOOMING growl coming from the woods The entire theater should
feel as there was an earthqueke. They instantly stop their arguing and stare at each other with
looks of fear, confusion, anticipation and maybe even excitement!?!? )

GROWWWWLLLLLL
K:
Ummmmm what is that??

A:
…Dude I have no clue…
K:
What do we-

(Again)

- GRRRRROOOOWWWWWWLLLL
(The boys are frozen)

K:
Hoooollyyyy shit
What is that
Im
So scared

A:
no shit

K:
What
What
do we do?

A:
You piss off is what you do

K:
Are you not scared?

A:
…no…

(A beings walking away towards the sound).

K:
Hey hey what are you doing?!
Your going like
towards from the
Scary sound thing came from.
A:
I know, now fuck off

K:
No I can’t leave you out here by yourself.

A:
Thats what you think…

(A picks up some dirt and flings it at K’s Face and dashes away. Even though K’s vision is
slightly impaired he knows immediately what is is trying to do so he wipes the dirt off his face as
we is running to catch up with A. A chase commences through the forest the boys are doing
parkour like stunts vaulting over fallen trees, jumping over small creeks and whatever cool
parkour things that can be done in a forest).

Scene 2
A different part of the forest at dusk

K:
(yelling out)
Where are youuuuu?
(Beat)
This isn’t funny
It has been almost 2 hours
The sun is about to set
We need to go home

(K hears a low murmur coming from somewhere in the woods this time the murmur . He finds a
bush and immediately goes to hide. Then slowly a strange creature walks on stage it is a large
furry creature about 7ft tall with grey fur and beige belly with grey arrows on his chest. it has
pointy ears, long whiskers along with large paws with long claws behind the creature we see A
following the creature it appears that they are playing a game of some sort. This whole time K is
watching their interaction and suddenly K rushes and grabs A hand “attempting to save him”)

K:
Let’s go
Lets get out of here
A:
Hey get off me!
What are you doing?

K:
Come on this thing is going to kill you
We need to go

(A begins laughing)

K:
Stop
Stop nothings funny here
What are you laughing about?

A:
(to the creature)
Come on totoro, give me a little bit a help here.

(The creatrure grabs K lifting him in the air. K is sceraming for his life this is the end…

K:
Noooo
Stop Stop
I dont wanna die
Im to young to die

(The creature begins bringing K closer and closer to his chest until the creature gives K a hug?)

K
(eyes closed)
AAHHHHHHAHAHHHHHHH
Help me help me
Help.. me..
(Eyes slowly open)
Oh
Wait
Whats happening?
The thing is not killing me.
(To A)
Do you know this thing?

A:
Well, I guess since my secret is out.
I’ll tell you anyway.
But you have to promise you can’t tell anyone
Promise?

(K nods)

Cool
This “Creatures” name is Totoro
And We have been friends since I was a kid
A long time ago I came in the woods and got lost for a night
And totoro was the one who saved me. He gave me food and water and protected me
Until people were able to find me. A search team of Police came to find me and when they saw
Totoro they immediately thought he was a bear and shot at him.
That’s why today the Forest is still of limits. Because everyone thinks theres a family of giant 7ft
bears here.
Ever since that day I come to vist totoro to make sure he is okay.
Totoro is my best friend on earth and I would do anything to protect him.
I am the only person in town that knows about Totoro so I am begging you please do not tell
anyone about there
please
please

(K in shock looks at A then looks at totoro with a huge smile)

K:
…I…

A:
Please

K:
I promise

A:
Oh my gosh thank you so much.
Thank you so much.
I know I have been nothing but mean to you,
And to everyone else in town.
But this is why
I thought
I thought this was the only way I could protect Tototro.
I
Am so sorry
(A goes in for a hug)

K:
(hugs back)
Wow
um
this is new
I always knew there was something to you
(refering to totoro)
But I never anticipated this
Honestly
i’ve always wanted to be you friend

A:
(joking)
Yeah who doesn’t

K;
(Laughs)
Okay Bro chill out
I’ll keep this a secret
I got you

(As The boys go in for a dap totoro lifts both of them up in the air and begins playing with them.
They run off into the forest laughing)

End