The Tragedy of The Boy And The Gorilla

A Stage Play by M.K. Brown

A play about recent events at the Cincinnati zoof but changed slightly

Characters

Toby, the Georges' 3 year old son

Tonya George, Toby's mother

Richard George, Toby's dad

Temor George, Toby's 10 year old brother

Katherine George, Toby's 9 year old sister

Turmer George, Toby's 12 year old brother

Alejandro, zoo keeper

Officer Tate, zoo security guard

Colonel Catomuanore, Gulf War veteran and zoo security sniper

Prosecutor

Harambe, gorrila

Cynthia, gorrila

Tess, gorrila

Voice of 911 operator

11 bystanders

4 security guards

Running time: Approximately 35 minutes

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Scene 1

(The Georges' apartment at 12:30. They have just ate lunch and are standing in the living room. Tonya and Richard are standing next to each other in the center. The kids are sitting down.)

Tonya: Are you guys ready to go to the zoo?

Tremor: Yeah!

Turmor: Most certaintly!

Katherine: I'm already packed!

Tremor: What about you, Toby?

Toby: (innocently) Mickey Mouse need to go poopy.

(Tonya picks up Toby and walks towards the bathroom)

Tonya: Who's my little Mickey Mouse?

Toby: (sweetly) Me Me

Scene 2

(The Gorilla enclosure, Harambe, Tess and Cynthia are in the enclosure. Bystanders are everywhere. The Georges are a yard standing back from the bushes and black stick up fences of the Cincinnati Zoo. They watch in amazment)

Tremor: This is awesome.

(Enter Alejandro)

Alejandro: Indeed it is. Yesterday was Harambe's 17th birthday. Enjoy.

(Exit Alejandro)

Toby: Mommy, I want to go in with the monkeys and the gorrilas.

Tonya: No, no, you don't.

(Toby crawls into the bushes)

Turmor: Toby, we can't go in there.

(Toby exits out of the front of the bushes and climbs up the fence)

Tremor: Toby, don't jump!!!!

Richard: Oh God.

(It's too late. Toby has already dropped 14 feet into the enclosure. He lands in the swamp and Harambe drags him into the water as he swims. Toby is completely underwater)

Tonya: (on the phone with 911) Oh, God, help us, my son just dropped into the gorrila enclosure at the Cincinnati Zoo. Help.

Operator: We're sending cars over as we speak.

Tonya: Thank you.

(Bystanders scream and call the cops. This angers Harambe who just arrived ashore. He drags Toby. Toby's head bounces up and down against the concrete)

(Enter Liutendant Catomuanore with rifle at hand)

Bystander: Don't do it!

(Enter Officer Tate and guards with guns.)

Officer Tate: What's going on?

(Catomuanore aims. Harambe is standing in front of Toby on the rocks. Catomuanore fires two shots. Both hit Harambe in the chest. Killing him. A woman faints)

Scene 3

(Police officer Prosecutor standing and talking to Tonya.)

Prosecutor: I expect you in court on August the second.

Tonya: Okay.

The End