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SCREENSUM 0047 01/08/07 Version 1.05 5 Pages Public

The Truth Commission

Screen Play Written, Produced and Directed by
David W Coon


Disclaimer:

This is a screenplay for promotion of the Truth Commission. This play is a work of fiction. All of the event are completely fictional and are not real. The history is based on events that have not happened (yet). All names and companies that are mentioned in this play are not the same as the ones in real life, and any similarty are completely concidencial.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Please note: this is a work in progress. So far I have only competed
Act 1 Scene 1 and 3
Act 2 Scene 1,2,3,4,5,6

None are complete yet, as this play is part of a bigger picture. All scene are still in need of revision and editing.

IF you have web surfed to this page, please read it and stay in touch and read the final version. It it fate that you have discovered this.

All comments are welcome. Please give me feedback on this play if you take the time to read it. I always accept constructive criticism. Thank you and enjoy the production. I am working very hard on this and i am going to have the entire thing done by the end of January.

I want to thank IdeaGuy for this insightful comments.

Introduction

Welcome to the show

You are about to go on a journey. A journey into the future. Experience what The Great War was like directly from the people that were there. Listen to them describe in the utmost detail, how the war stated, and what society is like after it was all over. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the show.

Cast

Please allow us to introduce to you,
the Star of our play,

General "Justice" Jericho

The star of our play, the man that lead the people to victory in the biggest war humanity has ever seen. The General is the representation of Justice. He stands for all that is good, and is willing to fight for what is right. While his opinion of complete Utilitarianism is often not shared with his counter part Charity, he is an important part in the balance of the universe. Justice always prevails. The General is now a national hero. Without his bravery, we all would have perished.

Nicenames: The General, Jericho, Justice

and co-staring

Charity "Balance" Peace

This is the balance to the force. Charity is the peace and kindness that has saved us all. After the war, it was with her guidance that we were able to finally bring peace and equality to the world. She represent everything that is good. She is an Angel.

Nicknames: Peace, Fairness, Kindness

Acts

Act 1

"A brief History of the Future War"

Act 2

"The truth of Inequality and Reconcilliation Commission

of the Working People of the World"

Act 3

"Personal Recounts of The Great War"

Acts with scene descriptions, scene notes and Time and Setting

Act 1

"A brief History of the Future War"

(Time and Setting) After The Great War

The year is 2010, only a few months have passed since the end of the Great War.

Scene 1

"Interview with Justice"

Jack interviews General Justice. Justice tells the story of the war.

Scene 2

"Justice meets Charity"

The General discusses the morality of the war with his life long counterpart, Charity

Scene 3

"The Truth Commission is Founded"

short scene, no acting

Flash back to December 19, 2006 . The day that the Truth Commission was founded.

Scene 4

"Interview with Greedy Capitalist"

Averice reveals the other side of the story. The Capitalist Point of view. He explains why we had no right to start a war. It was their money. They had earned it fair and square. He justifes the deaths of hundreds millions of people by telling us that the Elites were choice by God to control us. That they are better then us.

Scene 5

"Today's Worker Interview"

Interview with Joe. He talks about what life was like for the average working person before and after the war.

Scene 6

"DW Coon talks with a business partner"

DW Coon talks with Zeal about what it takes to be the perfect business partner. DW explains that if everyone takes action now, and fixes the problem for it happens, then that is the cheapest, fastest, easiest way to solve the potential problem that was forming. DW was one of the first people to foresee the inevitable war. if he only could have reach more people.

Act 2

"The truth of Inequality and Reconcilliation Commission

of the Working People of the World"

(Time and Setting) Before the Great War

The date is March 18, 2007. The people (FPHR) have called a meeting of all the workers to discuss what to do about the Capitalist situation. The meeting is held in a large lecture center at SUNY Albany. Representative members from all worker rights groups at present. This act completely covers everything that is contained in the Truth Commission, as it weaves in and out of the meeting with various flashbacks and other short sidetracks.

Scene 1

"The Public Announcement"

The general public meets and discusses what needs to be done about the looming situation.

Scene Notes: This is scene takes place during the official public committee meeting hosted by the commission to announce the results of The Inequality Report. Jack, on behalf of the people, asks some questions to the commission.

FROOP (Free Representative Order of the People) is on hand to witness the meeting.

Scene 2

"How did it come to this?"

This scene describes what the world looked like in early 2007. Opens with the announcement of everything that is to be covered in The Committee Meeting. Flash back to the a lecture given to a Globalization class at SUNY Albany. The professor explains what the problem is and what has to be done about it.

Scene 3

"The Committee Meeting"

(Time and Setting) The date is March, 18, 2007. The FPHR has called a meeting of all the workers to discuss what to do about the Capitalist situation. The meeting is held in a large lecture center at SUNY Albany. Representative members from all worker rights groups at present. The first speaker of the night is General Justice. He has been asked to prepare a statement explaining the current situation.

Scene 4

"Inequality report"

In this scene, DW Coon tells Jack about the Inequality Report. DW pleads with the Elites not to start a war. He begs that a peaceful resolutions to the problems at hand. There is another way to bring equality and balance to the world, other then war.

(In the office of DW Coon)

Scene 5

"Official Statement of Purpose"

The General reads the Official Statement of purpose that was sent to the Elites. This is like the Olive Branch Treaty sent to King George by the founding fathers of the US back in 1770s. It was a plea for fair and just treatment or else the people will be force to bring about war to the oppressors. Justice also reads excerpts from the Declaration of Independence of the United States and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as adopted by the United Nations General Assembly.

Scene 6

"Declaration of War"

Justice lively declares war on the Elites. Justice has been made the official spooks person of the people’s Revolution of Equality. He is also officially put in charge of the workforce (later becomes the Bloody Revolutionary army. He provides complete proof and rational for the decision made by the people.

Scene 7

"Naming of Targets"

The complete list of targets that are named in The Inequality Report.

Act 3

"Personal Recounts of The Great War"

(Time and Setting) After The Great War. This is the final act.

Scene 1

"The War for Equality"

This scene vididly describes the individual battles of the war. It covers the invasion of the Long Island Fortress and the crumbling of the Californa Fortress. Also recaps the horrors of the war on the working people.

Scene 2

"The Final Battle"

The final battle took place on Christmas Eve, 2009. The People's Army had finally over run both the West Coast Fort and The Long Island Fortress. All that was left was the main Elite Fortress in Florida. It has recently been hit by two back to to back hurricanes, in what the people call God answering their prays. The massive hurricanes have over turned all the battleships, leave the Dead Zone unguarded by enemy artillery. General Justice Jericho leads the Blood Revolutionary Army on the final assault...

Introducing the rest of the cast.

Professor Diligence

"The Teacher"

Professor Diligence was the first great mind to take advantage of the Age of Information. He is the Einstein of the 21st century. He has collaborated with the Truth Commission for the publication of The Inequality Report. The Professor represents all the knowledge and wisdom that society needs to obtain the highest degree of freedom the world has ever seen.

Nicknames: Dilan, Professor Dil, P Diddy

Zeal

"The Employee"

Zeal is the Ideal Partner Professor Diligence's son. The idea partner is anyone that believes in these values. Justice, Freedom and Equality. Anyone, does not matter who you are, if you believe in this, then you are the perfect candidate for the job. What job you ask? The job of being a productive member in society. All you have to do is something that helps the world in some way. This includes washing dishes or being a NASA scientist. But you have to be doing something.

Nicknames: Integrity, hard working

Avarice

Greedy Capitalist "Evil"

Avarice is the representation of Evil. He was the driving force behind ever truly evil dick, I'm sorry i mean dictator that world has ever seen. He gave Hitler power to nearly take over the world. He has also been know to work with Saddam Hussein and George W Bush. He is a evil man.

Nicknames: Satan, All that is Evil, Vlad

Average Joe, Then and Now

Today's Wage Worker, represents the The working people. This character has two counter parts. One that is the wage worker before the war. And the other is the profit worker from the Era of Equality. This character is who the war for fought for. He did not want to start a war, they just no other choice. He had to do something.

Nicknames: Temperance, self-restraint

DW Coon

The DW Anthology is the first of the 'new wave of information'. Fueled by the wealth of information in this new age of computers, DW complied the true democratic opinion of the people. The report was the complete work of the working people. Completely written by the people, for the people.

Nicknames: Y2J, Founding Father of Equality

Jack

Jack is the narrator of our play. He represents you. He asks the questions that you want to know the answers too. Jack is not even a real person. He is a computer program. He has read everything that has ever been written on the Internet. He is the collective voice of all of us. He is the good and bad of every single person that has ever interacted with the Internet. It's funny, because we have all know him all of our lives (or since the creation of the Internet), and yet most people don't even know his name.

Nicknames: You, them, US, us, the people, the worker, the government

Now that you have met everyone, let the show begin.

Please continue on to ACT 1








Closing Credits

Afterwards