writing a play...
 

UPDATE:
Thanks for all the help! I think i'm gonna change a lot of the plot and add make it a little more interesting.

hey so I am entering a one act play contest and I have an idea for what I want to write.

My idea is a story about a women who has this crush on this guy and the first scene starts in kindergarden, then the next is the begning of middle school, etc. the idea is she is inlove with this boy and as time goes on she gets more love for him, but the odds of him liking her back become less and less. Finally as the senior ball gets closer she builds up the gut to ask him out but she is turned down and runs away before he can explain his reasoning. She goes home and goes into depression.



Now heres where I need help. How do I end this? I had the idea of her commiting scuicide and then the last scene is a scene of her crush at her grave telling her he said no because he promised to bring his best friend to the dance, and how he wanted to bring her because he had the biggest crush on her since

Or is this to deep and sad?!?!?! I want this play to be very realstic, and funny, but still has a serious and awkward vibe around it
Any ideas how to end this, or ideas for the play?

Maybe it could need that the guy goes to her house, says the reason he turned her down is because he thought she was with someone and didn't want her to be caught cheating on him? (Idk) then she says she wasn't dating anyone * awkward moment * Then he puts on a slow song on his phone and ask her for one last dance and they dance have a dance were in the beginning the girl steps on his foot?

This isn't a good idea, but I guess it can be semi reasonable

Maybe he's gay

omg yes good idea!!

Wtf, the ending is dumb af.

Might as well read this off to them instead of making a full blown play out of it.

Listen, if you think having the end be the two getting together is too cliche then you aren't wrong.

But just straight up saying "Oh well, she didn't find true love and went home and killed herself." is waaaaaaaaay worse.

yeah I see your point. Idk just thoughts. I still have 3 months to write it just spilling ideas out

she goes home, plays Fire Emblem and get a husband on there.

For real though, perhaps you can have the guy perform some unexpected romantic action in front of a bunch of people in public? Idk, like bring a **** ton of flowers be like, "Gomen ne, daisuki yo." The girl looked at him like wot? Then in some unexplained way, he breaks physics and make a heart ring out of fire around them and kiss her. She then cries of happiness and they both hug each other while everybody else standing there watching claps.

A few minutes later, he explains why he said no before and the reason was his mom didn't let him get a girl but she does now. The girl then tripped because she was shocked and the dude ask, "Are you daijobu?" the girl smiled and they both kissed again

If you want honesty then the entire plot sounds kinda bland imo. I think it'd be much more exciting if there were some other types of elements in the story. If your teacher/instructor/director is fine with it then I guess it's okay, but in all honesty I think the plot is just overdone.

Yeah now that I read it over....good point. I'll try and change some main aspects tonight and add on to it

Wolfie, m'boy. You just went full weeb.

Never go full weeb.

I have a feeling the main body of the story has some real potential if you've got good writing skills.

But that ending really needs some work.

Are there any guidelines to how the plays are supposed to be written or is it just basically do whatever the hell you want?

Well usually its gotta have a main story line, and thats about it. You gotta be pretty creative with it and yeah

IM SORRY BUT IS YOUR SIG A HAMILTON REF

Also Im an awful play write, and wish I could help more. But in my opinion you definitely need a little bit more going for your story, maybe even a subplot, a boy who is so in love with her he does everything for the said girl, including trying to help her get boy #1's attention.

I like the whole idea up until she goes home with depression and such, sooo I have my own input although it's kinda eh.

So, instead of rejecting her at first, he accepts her invite. Night of the dance arrives, she's dressed in a pitch black, sparkling dress. She arrives by herself only to see him there with another girl and she kisses him. (The kiss between the two was unintentional on the guys part.) She storms out sobbing and runs through the streets until
she's hit by a car who hadn't seen her.

She's in a coma for a month and awoke to his tears falling on her face, but she couldn't move to console him. The doctor arrives and informs her that she had been paralyzed from the waist down and may never walk again.

He stays with her through her months of therapy, she stays motivated and would always repeat to herself, "I'll walk."
Eventually he proposes to her, and the day of the wedding arrives. She had always dreamt her father would walk her down the isle. She looks up at her father from her wheelchair, tears welling up in her eyes and says, " I'll walk"

All this but more in depth, mine was kinda made up on the spot. Hope I maybe helped idk

what if she finally asked him about it and said no, so she held him hostage and shot him, then ready to shoot herself until the cops got a hold on her. She has to live with her guilt in a ward for the rest of her life.

OMG YES HAMILTON!!